Wayne State University Law School’s Program for International Legal Studies this week will host a lecture on events in Libya by Temple Law School Professor Charles R. Weiner Professor of Law.
Weiner’s speech, entitled “The Libya Intervention and Executive War Powers,” will take place from 12:15-1:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 12, in the Law School’s Spencer M. Partrich Auditorium.
“President Obama approved U.S. participation in the Libya conflict without clear congressional authorization,” said Wayne Law Professor Gregory Fox, director of the Program for International Legal Studies.
“Many have argued that the president thereby violated the War Powers Resolution and a constitutional requirement for congressional approval.
“We’re thrilled to have Peter Spiro, a leading scholar of foreign relations law, to provide insight on this critical question.”
Spiro joined the Temple Law School faculty in 2006 as the inaugural holder of Charles R. Weiner Professorship in international law.
He previously was the Rusk Professor of Law at the University of Georgia Law School, where he also served as associate dean for faculty development.
A former law clerk to U.S. Supreme Court Justice David H. Souter, Spiro specializes in international law, the constitutional aspects of U.S. foreign relations, and immigration and nationality law.
Spiro is the author of “Beyond Citizenship: American Identity After Globalization” (Oxford University Press, 2008).
The event is free and open to the public, and lunch will be provided.
For more information about the event or the Program for International Legal Studies, visit www.law.wayne.edu/international-studies or contact Fox at gfox@wayne.edu.
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