Join us for a book launch and discussion with The Honorable Charles Brower on his upcoming book Judging Iran: A Memoir of the Hague, the White House, and Life on the Front Line of International Justice. Lunch will be provided. Cosponsored by the American Society of International Law (ASIL), GW International Law Society, GW International Arbitration Student Association, the Georgetown International Arbitration Student Association, International Law Journal, and the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (World Bank Group).

Judge Brower's book will be available for purchase during the event.

Please note that this event will be IN-PERSON ONLY.

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About Judging Iran: A Memoir of the Hague, the White House, and Life on the Front Line of International Justice

From a divided Berlin to The Hague, the Reagan White House, the forests of Costa Rica, and more, The Honorable Charles N. Brower shares a personal history of a life spent at the forefront of international justice-- and a case for the role of law in preserving global peace.

A judge of the Iran - United States Claims Tribunal for four decades, Charles N. Brower is an internationally recognized leader in arbitration and has handled cases on six continents. With quick wit and a keen eye for adventure, he takes readers on a tour of his extraordinary career.

As a young lawyer fresh from Harvard, Brower quickly made partner at a Wall Street firm. After just four months, however, he left the expected path to join the U.S. State Department, embarking on a career that put him in the thick of Cold War Europe and led to a lifelong focus on international law.

Judge Brower's drive carried him to the heart of pressing issues, including globalization, governmental ethics, environmentalism, and human rights. At each stop, Judge Brower encountered criminals and victims, advocates, and miscreants, especially at the Iran- United States Claims Tribunal, where heated disagreements between judges once erupted into physical violence. His work at The Hague was interrupted only by his time as an advisor to President Ronald Reagan at the height of the Iran- Contra scandal, and Judge Brower eventually became the most-appointed American judge ad hoc of the International Court of Justice.

Judging Iran is a frank insider account of the highest echelons of international law. As an active judge to this day, Brower offers a nuanced history of modern arbitration between nations, from our earliest concept of international law to today's efforts for justice. And, as a global citizen, he argues that the law is essential in our work for peace.