- Brad R. Roth
Brad R. Roth is a professor of
political science andlaw atWayne State University ,Detroit .Biography
His research has focused on
international law ,political theory , andhuman rights . He received hisB.A. fromSwarthmore College ,J.D. fromHarvard Law School ,LL.M. fromColumbia Law School , andPh.D. from theUniversity of California at Berkeley .cholarship
Brad R. Roth is a prolific scholar. His books include [http://www.oup.com/us/catalog/general/subject/Philosophy/Law/?view=usa&ci=9780199243013 Governmental Illegitimacy in International Law] (Oxford University Press), [http://www.cambridge.org/catalogue/catalogue.asp?isbn=9780521660952 Democratic Governance and International Law] (edited with Greg Fox, Cambridge University Press), and a forthcoming book on sovereignty. In recent years, Brad Roth has advised the government of
Taiwan , including PresidentChen_Shui-bian , on issues of sovereignty and independence from China under international law.Activism
Roth has been a strong supporter of Palestinian rights. In recent years, he has also emerged as as a strong critic of torture policies advocated by people such as
John Yoo .Quotes
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