Thursday, April 18, 2013

2013 Archive: Lecture with Professor Tonya Putnam

Professor Putnam will discuss her upcoming book: Courts Without Borders: The Politics and Law of U.S. Extraterritoriality! She is currently teaching undergraduate International Law course.  

Tonya Putnam is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Political Science and a Member of the Arnold A. Saltzman Institute of War and Peace Studies at Columbia University.  Putnam investigates issues at the intersection of international relations and international law.  Her primary research interests involve extraterritoriality, transnational regulatory disputes, and exploring how international legal processes shape and are shaped by international politics.  Other areas of interest include human rights, post-conflict transitional justice, international weapons prohibition regimes, and security in the post-Soviet region.

Pizza and desserts will be provided.

Location: Lerner 502
Time: 7:00pm-8:00pm

*Co-hosted with Columbia Political Science Students Association*