Shaping Foreign Policy in Times of Crisis Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Foreword: America's Conscience on International Law
- Introduction
- SHAPING FOREIGN POLICY IN TIMES OF CRISIS
- 1 The Compliance Debate
- 2 A Brief History of L
- 3 The Path to L
- 4 The Carter Administration – Herbert J. Hansell (1977–1979)
- 5 The Carter Administration – Roberts B. Owen (1979–1981)
- 6 The Reagan Administration – Davis R. Robinson (1981–1985)
- 7 The Reagan and Bush Administrations – Abraham D. Sofaer (1985–1990)
- 8 The Bush (41st) Administration – Edwin D. Williamson (1990–1993)
- 9 The Bush (41st) Administration – Michael J. Matheson
- 10 The Clinton Administration – Conrad K. Harper (1993–1996)
- 11 The Clinton Administration – David R. Andrews (1997–2000)
- 12 The Bush (43rd) Administration – William H. Taft IV (2001–2005)
- 13 The Bush (43rd) Administration – John B. Bellinger III (2005–2009)
- 14 Department of State Legal Advisers' Roundtable
- 15 Foreign Legal Advisers' Roundtable
- 16 Lawyering the Treatment of Detainees in the War on Terrorism
- 17 Conclusion
- Glossary of Terms
- Notes
- Annex: Legal Advisers of the U.S. Department of State
- Select Bibliography of Legal Scholarship by Department of State Legal Advisers
- About the Authors
- Other Books by the Authors
- Index
14 - Department of State Legal Advisers' Roundtable
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 05 June 2012
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Foreword: America's Conscience on International Law
- Introduction
- SHAPING FOREIGN POLICY IN TIMES OF CRISIS
- 1 The Compliance Debate
- 2 A Brief History of L
- 3 The Path to L
- 4 The Carter Administration – Herbert J. Hansell (1977–1979)
- 5 The Carter Administration – Roberts B. Owen (1979–1981)
- 6 The Reagan Administration – Davis R. Robinson (1981–1985)
- 7 The Reagan and Bush Administrations – Abraham D. Sofaer (1985–1990)
- 8 The Bush (41st) Administration – Edwin D. Williamson (1990–1993)
- 9 The Bush (41st) Administration – Michael J. Matheson
- 10 The Clinton Administration – Conrad K. Harper (1993–1996)
- 11 The Clinton Administration – David R. Andrews (1997–2000)
- 12 The Bush (43rd) Administration – William H. Taft IV (2001–2005)
- 13 The Bush (43rd) Administration – John B. Bellinger III (2005–2009)
- 14 Department of State Legal Advisers' Roundtable
- 15 Foreign Legal Advisers' Roundtable
- 16 Lawyering the Treatment of Detainees in the War on Terrorism
- 17 Conclusion
- Glossary of Terms
- Notes
- Annex: Legal Advisers of the U.S. Department of State
- Select Bibliography of Legal Scholarship by Department of State Legal Advisers
- About the Authors
- Other Books by the Authors
- Index
Summary
IN THE EVENING FOLLOWING OUR GATHERING AT THE CARNEGIE Endowment for International Peace, we arranged for the Legal Advisers to participate in a roundtable discussion at the annual meeting of the American Society of International Law (ASIL), and crafted a series of questions to provide a basis for their further elaboration of the role of international law in the development of U.S. foreign policy. In particular, the panel focused on how the Legal Advisers saw their role in ensuring that international law shaped U.S. foreign policy. ASIL President Anne-Marie Slaughter moderated the panel.
Qualities and Characteristics of an Effective Legal Adviser
Question: In the late 1980s, a distinguished panel on which some of you gentlemen served (and some of your predecessors who are no longer with us were also on it) was convened under the auspices of this Society and several other organizations. The report on that panel, which was published in the American Journal of International Law in 1990 took up, among other things, the ideal – the Platonic template – for the Legal Adviser. The report noted that Legal Advisers have come from highly variable backgrounds in respect of their previous preparation in international law. It concluded that people have served with distinction (and this panel is evidence of that) without having had a previous advanced degree in international law – that everyone was a quick study, learned on the job, and had great staff support and other qualities to compensate for this.
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- Shaping Foreign Policy in Times of CrisisThe Role of International Law and the State Department Legal Adviser, pp. 147 - 168Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2010