Institute for International Law and Politics
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The Institute for Law, Science and Global Security http://lsgs.georgetown.edu/ in the Department of Government at Georgetown University
was established to promote teaching and research in the area of intersection between international law
and international relations
. The Institute sponsors undergraduate and graduate courses and runs a Master's Program in International Law and Global Security http://lsgs.georgetown.edu/programs/maprogram/. The Institute seeks to inform the public policy debate about the nature, role and importance of international law as it connected to issues of science and global security. To this end, it sponsors a series of specific programs including the Program on Non-Proliferation Law and Policy http://lsgs.georgetown.edu/programs/nlp/, which is jointly run with the James Martin Center of the Monterey Institute of International Studies
.
Most recently, the Institute has begun a special initiative in the area of cyber security http://lsgs.georgetown.edu/events/disciplines/http://lsgs.georgetown.edu/events/colloquium/cybersecurity/. Among the participants in this initiative have been former Director of the Central Intelligence Agency
General Michael Haydenhttp://explore.georgetown.edu/news/?ID=48778, Siobhan Gorman, national security correspondent of The Wall Street Journal
, and Suzanne Spaulding, former General Counsel for the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence. Since its creation, the Institute has also sponsored events with a variety of other speakers, including Paul D. Clement, former Solicitor General of the United States, Bill Richardson, the Governor of New Mexico, Neal Katyal
, Deputy Solicitor General of the United States and legal counsel to former detainee Salim Hamdan, and David H. Remes
, a former partner at Covington & Burling
and currently representing detainees in the Guantanamo Bay detention camps.
The Institute was founded by Professors Christopher C. Joyner
and Anthony Clark Arend
, and was initially called The Institute for International Law and Politics. It is currently directed by Professor Joyner, and Professor Catherine Lotrionte
serves as the Associate Director of the Institute. Amit Yoran
, former Chief of the National Cyber Security Division at the Department of Homeland Security and Phillip A. Karber serve on the Board of Advisers of the Institute.
Georgetown University
Georgetown University is a private, Jesuit, research university whose main campus is in the Georgetown neighborhood of Washington, D.C. Founded in 1789, it is the oldest Catholic university in the United States...
was established to promote teaching and research in the area of intersection between international law
International law
Public international law concerns the structure and conduct of sovereign states; analogous entities, such as the Holy See; and intergovernmental organizations. To a lesser degree, international law also may affect multinational corporations and individuals, an impact increasingly evolving beyond...
and international relations
International relations
International relations is the study of relationships between countries, including the roles of states, inter-governmental organizations , international nongovernmental organizations , non-governmental organizations and multinational corporations...
. The Institute sponsors undergraduate and graduate courses and runs a Master's Program in International Law and Global Security http://lsgs.georgetown.edu/programs/maprogram/. The Institute seeks to inform the public policy debate about the nature, role and importance of international law as it connected to issues of science and global security. To this end, it sponsors a series of specific programs including the Program on Non-Proliferation Law and Policy http://lsgs.georgetown.edu/programs/nlp/, which is jointly run with the James Martin Center of the Monterey Institute of International Studies
Monterey Institute of International Studies
The Monterey Institute of International Studies is a graduate school of Middlebury College, located in Monterey, California, United States...
.
Most recently, the Institute has begun a special initiative in the area of cyber security http://lsgs.georgetown.edu/events/disciplines/http://lsgs.georgetown.edu/events/colloquium/cybersecurity/. Among the participants in this initiative have been former Director of the Central Intelligence Agency
Central Intelligence Agency
The Central Intelligence Agency is a civilian intelligence agency of the United States government. It is an executive agency and reports directly to the Director of National Intelligence, responsible for providing national security intelligence assessment to senior United States policymakers...
General Michael Haydenhttp://explore.georgetown.edu/news/?ID=48778, Siobhan Gorman, national security correspondent of The Wall Street Journal
The Wall Street Journal
The Wall Street Journal is an American English-language international daily newspaper. It is published in New York City by Dow Jones & Company, a division of News Corporation, along with the Asian and European editions of the Journal....
, and Suzanne Spaulding, former General Counsel for the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence. Since its creation, the Institute has also sponsored events with a variety of other speakers, including Paul D. Clement, former Solicitor General of the United States, Bill Richardson, the Governor of New Mexico, Neal Katyal
Neal Katyal
Neal Kumar Katyal is an American lawyer and chaired professor of law. He served as Acting Solicitor General of the United States from May 2010 until June 2011. As Acting Solicitor General, Katyal succeeded Elena Kagan, who was President Barack Obama's choice to replace the retiring Associate...
, Deputy Solicitor General of the United States and legal counsel to former detainee Salim Hamdan, and David H. Remes
David H. Remes
David H. Remes is an American lawyer.Remes was a partner at the law firm Covington & Burling.Remes has been recognized for his human rights work.-Volunteered to serve Guantanamo captives:...
, a former partner at Covington & Burling
Covington & Burling
Covington & Burling LLP is an international law firm with offices in Beijing, Brussels, London, New York, San Francisco, Silicon Valley, San Diego, and Washington, DC. The firm advises multinational corporations on significant transactional, litigation, regulatory, and public policy matters...
and currently representing detainees in the Guantanamo Bay detention camps.
The Institute was founded by Professors Christopher C. Joyner
Christopher C. Joyner
Christopher C. [Clayton] Joyner was and Foreign Service at Georgetown University. With Anthony Clark Arend, he founded the Institute for International Law and Politics, which he directed.Dr...
and Anthony Clark Arend
Anthony Clark Arend
Anthony Clark Arend is Professor of Government and Foreign Service at Georgetown University. On July 1, 2008, he became the Director of the Master of Science in Foreign Service Program at the Walsh School of Foreign Service at Georgetown University. With Christopher C...
, and was initially called The Institute for International Law and Politics. It is currently directed by Professor Joyner, and Professor Catherine Lotrionte
Catherine Lotrionte
Catherine Lotrionte is the Associate Director of the Institute for Law, Science and Global Security at Georgetown University. She also teaches in the Master of Science in Foreign Service Program and Security Studies Program at Georgetown.In 2002, Dr...
serves as the Associate Director of the Institute. Amit Yoran
Amit Yoran
Amit Yoran was the National Cyber Security Division director within the United States Department of Homeland Security. He took up the post in September 2003 and resigned in October 2004....
, former Chief of the National Cyber Security Division at the Department of Homeland Security and Phillip A. Karber serve on the Board of Advisers of the Institute.
External links
- Institute for Law, Science and Global Security Home Page
- Video: Cyber Security, Law and Policy: An Integration of Disciplines http://explore.georgetown.edu/news/?id=45081