Few legal scholars have shaped modern thinking on international law and dispute resolution as profoundly as Gary Born. One of the world’s foremost authorities in the fields of international public and private international law, Born brings decades of unmatched experience at the intersection of international arbitration, constitutional interpretation, and global legal practice. Born’s new book, International Law in American Courts, examines the status and applicability of rules of international law in the United States—specifically, in federal and state courts. The work addresses how the Constitution’s drafters regarded the “law of nations” at the end of the 18th century and how those views were implemented in the Constitution; how the Framers’ treatment of international law continued to be adopted over the next 200 years or so of the Nation’s history; how the Constitution’s drafters and subsequent generations regarded the direct applicability of international law by American courts; and how modern judicial interpretation has strayed from the original design of the U.S. Constitution.

In conversation with David Bigge, partner at Wordstone Dispute Resolution and Adjunct Professor at Georgetown University Law Center, Born will explore these and other topics at a critical moment for the United States and the international rule of law.

Please join us for a light reception following the program.

This event is co-sponsored by Wolters Kluwer, King & Spalding, and the ASIL International Legal Attachés of Washington (Int-LAW) Cohort.

This event is free but registration is required.

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A Conversation with Gary Born on his New Book, International Law in American Courts