The United States, the Rule of Law, and the Use of Force Roundtable Series

Director: Davis R. Robinson, Adjunct Senior Fellow
December 2008 - Present

Taking place primarily in Washington, DC, during the 2008-2009 programming year, this series examines the international law ramifications of the use of force and attendant foreign policy concerns.

Meetings

Roundtable Meeting

"Preemptive" Self-Defense and "Preventive" Self-Defense

Speakers:

David Abramowitz, U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Foreign Affairs, John B. Bellinger III, Council on Foreign Relations, Michael J. Matheson, The George Washington University Law School

Presider:

Davis R. Robinson, Council on Foreign Relations
April 15, 2009

This meeting is not for attribution.

Roundtable Meeting

Humanitarian Intervention and International Law

Speakers:

Morton H. Halperin, Open Society Institute, Sean Murphy, The George Washington University Law School

Presider:

Davis R. Robinson, Council on Foreign Relations
March 4, 2009

This meeting is not for attribution.

Roundtable Meeting

The Impact of Decisions of the World Court: Nicaragua, Oil Platforms, and the Wall

Speakers:

Stephen M. Schwebel, Former President, International Court of Justice, Ruth Wedgwood, Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies, The Johns Hopkins University

Presider:

Davis R. Robinson, Council on Foreign Relations
February 12, 2009

This meeting is not for attribution.

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Roundtable Meeting

The Practice of States Since the Adoption of the UN Charter

Speakers:

Thomas M. Franck, New York University School of Law, Michael Glennon, The Fletcher School, Tufts University

Presider:

Davis R. Robinson, Council on Foreign Relations
January 16, 2009

This meeting is not for attribution.

Roundtable Meeting

The Use of Force in International Law and Two Mistaken Models: Anything Goes or Nothing Goes

Speaker:

John Norton Moore, Center for National Security Law, University of Virginia School of Law

Presider:

Davis R. Robinson, Council on Foreign Relations
December 4, 2008

This meeting is not for attribution.