Lecture and Career Talk: The Practice of International Law

Activity Type: 
Lecture
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Presenter: 
Cody Corliss
Date: 
Friday, February 26, 2016 - 12:00 to 13:00
Event Status: 
As Scheduled
Location: 
3415 Posvar Hall

Cody Corliss is a war crimes prosecutor at the United Nations International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY) where he is part of trial team prosecuting Bosnian Serb General Ratko Mladic on charges of genocide, crimes against humanity, and violations of the laws and customs of war. Mr. Corliss is an expert on international truth commissions and his work has appeared in magazines, newspapers, and legal journals throughout the United States. As a Rotary Scholar in the Netherlands, he researched the European integration of immigrants from majority-Muslim nations, with a particular focus on Dutch integration policies. Before joining the United Nations, Mr. Corliss practiced law in Pittsburgh with the international law firm K&L Gates, worked as a political consultant, and was a television news reporter. A native of West Virginia, he has degrees from Harvard, Universiteit Leiden, and Cornell.

NOTE: Room Change!

UCIS Unit: 
Center for Russian East European and Eurasian Studies
European Studies Center
European Union Center of Excellence
Global Studies Center
Other Pitt Sponsors: 
University Center for International Studies
World Regions: 
International