Allen S. Weiner

Senior Lecturer in Law
Director, Stanford Program in International and Comparative Law
Co-Director, Stanford Center on International Conflict and Negotiation

aweiner@stanford.edu

650 724.5892

Room N238, Neukom Building

Download Curriculum Vitae

Expertise

Human Rights International Law
International & National Security
International Conflict Resolution
International Criminal Law
International Dispute Resolution
International Environment
Law of Armed Conflict
Military Trials
National Security Law
Separation of Powers
Transnational Justice

Biography

Director, Stanford Program in International and Comparative Law; Co-Director, Stanford Center on International Conflict and Negotiation

Allen S. Weiner, JD ’89, is an international legal scholar with expertise in such wide-ranging fields as international and national security law, the law of war, international conflict resolution and international criminal law (including transitional justice). His scholarship focuses on international law and the response to the contemporary security threats of international terrorism, the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction and situations of widespread humanitarian atrocities. He also explores the relationship between international and domestic law in the context of asymmetric armed conflicts between the United States and nonstate groups and the response to terrorism. In the realm of international conflict resolution, his highly multidisciplinary work analyzes the barriers to resolving violent political conflicts, with a particular focus on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Weiner’s scholarship is deeply informed by experience; he practiced international law in the U.S. Department of State for more than a decade advising government policymakers, negotiating international agreements and representing the United States in litigation before the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia, the International Court of Justice and the Iran-United States Claims Tribunal.

Senior Lecturer Weiner is director of the Stanford Program in International and Comparative Law and co-director of the Stanford Center on International Conflict and Negotiation. Before joining the Stanford Law School faculty in 2003, Weiner served as legal counselor to the U.S. Embassy in The Hague and attorney adviser in the Office of the Legal Adviser of the U.S. Department of State. He was a law clerk to Judge John Steadman of the District of Columbia Court of Appeals.

Education

BA Harvard University 1985
JD Stanford Law School 1989

Related Organizations

Courses

Affiliations & Honors

Affiliated Faculty, Center on Democracy, Development, and the Rule of Law, Freeman-Spogli Institute for International Studies, Stanford University
Affiliated Faculty, Center for International Security and Cooperation, Freeman-Spogli Institute for International Studies, Stanford University
Affiliated Faculty, Ford Dorsey Program in International Policy Studies, Stanford University
Trustee, Sequoia Union High School District Governing Board Member, Council on Foreign Relations
Member, American Society of International Law
Member, Council on Foreign Relations
Member, Pacific Council on International Policy
Member of the Board of Directors, Palo Alto University
Member of the Board of Directors, Immigrant Legal Resource Center
Recipient, State Department Superior Honor Award, 1992 (individual), 1995 (group), 1999 (group)
Recipient, Federal Bar Association Younger Federal Lawyer Award, 1997
Honorable Mention, Associated Students of Stanford University Teacher of the Year Award (2006)

Policy Practicum: Preparing for Transition in Syria

Syria is in the midst of a devastating civil war, during which almost 200,000 persons have been killed, many more have been injured, and millions have been displaced. One major coalition of Syrian opposition groups, known as the National Coalition for Syrian Revolution and Opposition Forces, or the Syrian National Coalition, seeks to replace the current Syrian government, led by President Bashar al-Assad

view practicum