Sarah Cleveland
Encyclopedia
Sarah H. Cleveland is the Louis Henkin
Professor of Human and Constitutional Rights at Columbia Law School
. She is a noted advocate of the use of international law in U.S. courts, and a noted international human rights expert. She is a graduate of Brown University
, University of Oxford
as a Rhodes Scholar, and Yale Law School
. She currently is on leave to serve as Counselor on International Law with the Office of the Legal Adviser of the U. S. State Department in the administration of President Barack Obama
. Professor Cleveland will serve in this position until 2011.
Louis Henkin
Louis Henkin , widely considered one of the most influential contemporary scholars of international law and the foreign policy of the United States, was a former president of the American Society of International Law and of the American Society for Political and Legal Philosophy and University...
Professor of Human and Constitutional Rights at Columbia Law School
Columbia Law School
Columbia Law School, founded in 1858, is one of the oldest and most prestigious law schools in the United States. A member of the Ivy League, Columbia Law School is one of the professional graduate schools of Columbia University in New York City. It offers the J.D., LL.M., and J.S.D. degrees in...
. She is a noted advocate of the use of international law in U.S. courts, and a noted international human rights expert. She is a graduate of Brown University
Brown University
Brown University is a private, Ivy League university located in Providence, Rhode Island, United States. Founded in 1764 prior to American independence from the British Empire as the College in the English Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations early in the reign of King George III ,...
, University of Oxford
University of Oxford
The University of Oxford is a university located in Oxford, United Kingdom. It is the second-oldest surviving university in the world and the oldest in the English-speaking world. Although its exact date of foundation is unclear, there is evidence of teaching as far back as 1096...
as a Rhodes Scholar, and Yale Law School
Yale Law School
Yale Law School, or YLS, is the law school of Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut, United States. Established in 1824, it offers the J.D., LL.M., J.S.D. and M.S.L. degrees in law. It also hosts visiting scholars, visiting researchers and a number of legal research centers...
. She currently is on leave to serve as Counselor on International Law with the Office of the Legal Adviser of the U. S. State Department in the administration of President Barack Obama
Barack Obama
Barack Hussein Obama II is the 44th and current President of the United States. He is the first African American to hold the office. Obama previously served as a United States Senator from Illinois, from January 2005 until he resigned following his victory in the 2008 presidential election.Born in...
. Professor Cleveland will serve in this position until 2011.