Public International Law and Policy Group

The Public International Law & Policy Group (PILPG), "a 2005 Nobel Peace Prize nominee, is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, which operates as a global pro bono law firm providing free legal assistance to states and governments involved in conflicts. To facilitate the utilization of this legal assistance, PILPG also provides policy formulation advice and training on matters related to conflict resolution. To date, PILPG has advised over two dozen states and governments on the legal aspects of peace negotiations and post-conflict constitution drafting, and over two dozen states and War Crimes Tribunals in Europe, Asia and Africa concerning the protection of human rights, self-determination, and the prosecution of war crimes."

Financial Supporters
Accessed August 2008:


 * American Society of International Law
 * Carnegie Corporation of New York
 * Compton Foundation
 * Open Society Institute
 * Ploughshares Fund
 * United States Institute of Peace

Managing Board
Accessed August 2008:


 * Paul R. Williams
 * Michael P. Scharf
 * James Hooper

Advisory Board
Accessed August 2008:


 * Richard J. Goldstone - Chair
 * John Barton - George E. Osborne Professor of Law, Stanford University Law School
 * David M. Crane - Former Chief Prosecutor, Special Court for Sierra Leone; Distinguished Professor of Practice, Syracuse University College of Law
 * Maurice Copithorne - Former Legal Advisor, Canadian Ministry of Foreign Affairs
 * Malcolm Grant - Provost and President, University College London
 * Zorica Maric-Djordjevic
 * Jiri Toman - Former Deputy Director, Henry-Dunant Institute, and Professor of Law, Santa Clara University School of Law
 * Edwin Williamson - Partner, Sullivan & Cromwell, and Former Legal Adviser for the US Department of State
 * Louis W. Goodman - Dean of American University's School of International Service

Contact

 * Web: http://www.publicinternationallaw.org

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 * Norman Cigar