Program announces Winter 2012 Speaker Series

The Program for International Legal Studies at Wayne State University Law School is pleased to announce its Winter 2012 Speaker Series. The Winter 2012 Speaker Series features the following events: --Thursday, Feb. 2, 12:15-1:30 p.m., Spencer M. Partrich Auditorium, "Finding Authority to Kill: Targeting Terrorism Suspects Under International Law" with Monica Hakimi, assistant professor of law, University of Michigan Law School. --Wednesday, Feb. 22, 12:15-1:30 p.m., Spencer M. Partrich Auditorium, "The Regulatory Turn in International Law" with Jacob Katz Cogan, professor of law, University of Cincinnati College of Law. --Tuesday, March 27, 12:15-1:30 p.m., Damon J. Keith Center for Civil Rights Lecture Hall, "Reform of International Financial Institutions" with Daniel Bradlow, professor of law, American University Washington College of Law and SARCHI Professor of International Development Law and African Economic Relations, University of Pretoria, South Africa. "Each of these speakers is a leading authority on an issue that has been highly controversial among international lawyers and in the media," said Gregory Fox, Wayne Law professor and director of the Program for International Legal Studies. "We are very lucky to have such well-regarded scholars address such important public policy questions." The events are free and open to the public, and lunch will be served. Parking is available for $5 in WSU Structure #1 across from the Law School on West Palmer Street in Detroit. For directions to the Law School or to view a campus map, visit campusmap.wayne.edu/location/LAW. For more information about the Speaker Series or the Program for International Legal Studies, visit law.wayne.edu/international-studies or email international.law@wayne.edu. Published: Wed, Feb 1, 2012