Michael Scharf

Michael Scharf
Michael P. Scharf
Professor of International Law

Born April 25, 1963 (1963-04-25) (age 48)
Nationality United States
Fields International law
Institutions Case Western Reserve University School of Law
Alma mater Duke University
Duke University School of Law

Michael P. Scharf (born April 25, 1963 in Shaker Heights, Ohio) is the John Deaver Drinko-Baker & Hostetler Professor of Law, Director of the Frederick K. Cox International Law Center at Case Western Reserve University School of Law, and Director of the Summer Institute for Global Justice. Prof. Scharf is also co-founder of the Public International Law & Policy Group (PILPG),[1] a Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) which provides pro bono legal assistance to developing states and states in transition. Since 1995 PILPG has provided pro bono legal assistance to states and governments involved in peace negotiations, drafting post-conflict constitutions, and prosecuting war criminals. In February 2005, Scharf and the PILPG were nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize[2] by six governments and the Prosecutor of an International Criminal Tribunal for the work they have done to help in the prosecution of major war criminals, such as Slobodan Milošević, Charles Taylor (Liberia), and Saddam Hussein.

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Career

In 2004-06, Scharf served as a member of the international team of experts that provided training and assistance to the judges of the Iraqi High Tribunal, and in 2008 he served as Special Assistant to the International Prosecutor of the Cambodia Tribunal.

In 2002, Scharf established the War Crimes Research Office at Case Western Reserve University School of Law, which provides research assistance to the Prosecutors of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda, the Special Court for Sierra Leone, the International Criminal Court, the Cambodia Genocide Tribunal, and the Iraqi High Tribunal on issues pending before those international tribunals.[3]

During the first Bush and Clinton Administrations, Scharf served in the Office of the Legal Adviser of the U.S. Department of State, where he held the positions of Attorney-Adviser for Law Enforcement and Intelligence, Attorney-Adviser for United Nations Affairs, and delegate to the United Nations Human Rights Commission. In 1993, he was awarded the State Department's Meritorious Honor Award "in recognition of superb performance and exemplary leadership" in relation to his role in the establishment of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia.

An internationally recognized expert in international criminal law, Scharf has testified before the U.S. Senate Committee on Foreign Relations[4] and the House Armed Services Committee;[5] his interviews and op eds have appeared in the Washington Post,[6] Los Angeles Times, Boston Globe, Christian Science Monitor, and International Herald Tribune; and he has appeared on ABC World News Tonight, the NBC Today Show, Nightline, The O=Reilly Factor, The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer,[7] Minnesota Public Radio,[8] Public Radio International (PRI),[9] The Charlie Rose Show,[10][11] the BBC, CNN, Voice of America,[12] and NPR. Scharf also hosts Grotian Moment, an award-winning International Criminal Law Blog. He is a frequent contributor of scholarly articles to the American Society of International Law.

Star Trek

Michael Scharf is also a fan of Star Trek and in 2003 co-authored an article titled "The Interstellar Relations of the Federation: International Law and Star Trek the Next Generation" which was subsequently published in Star Trek Visions of Law and Justice.[13]

Bibliography

Books

Articles & Op Eds

References

  1. ^ Public International Law & Policy Group
  2. ^ "Michael Scharf '88 nominated for Nobel Peace Prize." Duke Law News and Events.
  3. ^ Mortland, Shannon. (June 18, 2007.) "Case law prof's dedication to preventing atrocities leads to renown for war crimes tribunal work." Crain's Cleveland Business
  4. ^ "Is a U.N. International Criminal Court in the U.S. National Interest?" (July 23, 1998). Washington, D.C.:U.S. Government Printing Office. Available on the Internet from the Coalition for the International Criminal Court.
  5. ^ "House Armed Services Committee Hearing on Standards of Military Commissions and Tribunals" (July 26, 2006).
  6. ^ Kevin Sullivan and Peter Finn. (July 24, 2008). "Karadzic Case Offers Court a Chance to Repair Its Image: Hague Tribunal Stumbled In Prosecution of Milosevic" Washington Post
  7. ^ NewsHour with Jim Lehrer, "Trying Saddam," June 30, 2004
  8. ^ Minnesota Public Radio, “Karadzic Trial a Test for War Crimes Tribunal,” July 30, 2008 (1 hour interview). Audio available at minnesota.publicradio.org.
  9. ^ PRI “The World,” “Saddam’s Final Chapter,” July 16, 2008, Newton and Scharf interview about Saddam on Trial. Audio available at www.theworld.org.
  10. ^ The Charlie Rose Show: A conversation about Osama Bin Laden's crimes
  11. ^ Charlie Rose Show, October 29, 2001, video available on Google.
  12. ^ Voice of America, "US Professors and Students Laid Groundwork for Charles Taylor Trial," July 12, 2007
  13. ^ http://books.google.com/books?id=QI4zk6H48kwC&printsec=frontcover#v=onepage&q=&f=false

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