Allen S. Weiner is an American academic who is a senior lecturer in

international law International law (also known as public international law and the law of nations) is the set of rules, norms, and standards generally recognized as binding between states. It establishes normative guidelines and a common conceptual framework for ...

Stanford Law School Stanford Law School (Stanford Law or SLS) is the law school of Stanford University, a private research university near Palo Alto, California. Established in 1893, it is regarded as one of the most prestigious law schools in the world. Stanford La ...

. Weiner is also the co-director of the Stanford Program in International and Comparative Law and the Stanford Center on International Conflict and Negotiation. He was formerly a Stanford Professor of International Law. He also teaches for undergraduates, working with

Scott Sagan Scott Douglas Sagan (born 1955) is the Caroline S.G. Munro Professor of Political Science at Stanford University and co-director of Stanford's Center for International Security and Cooperation (CISAC). He is known for his research on nuclear weap ...

on the popular "Face of Battle" and "Rules of War" courses, which introduce topics of

military history Military history is the study of armed conflict in the history of humanity, and its impact on the societies, cultures and economies thereof, as well as the resulting changes to local and international relationships. Professional historians no ...

and the

law of armed conflict International humanitarian law (IHL), also referred to as the laws of armed conflict, is the law that regulates the conduct of war (''jus in bello''). It is a branch of international law that seeks to limit the effects of armed conflict by pro ...

Awards

U.S. State Department The United States Department of State (DOS), or State Department, is an executive department of the U.S. federal government responsible for the country's foreign policy and relations. Equivalent to the ministry of foreign affairs of other natio ...

Superior Honor Award, 1992 (individual), 1995 (group), 1999 (group) *

Federal Bar Association The Federal Bar Association (FBA) is the primary voluntary professional organization for private and government lawyers and judges practicing and sitting in federal courts in the United States. Six times a year, The Association prints ''The Federa ...

Younger Federal Lawyer Award, 1997 *Honorable Mention, Associated Students of Stanford University Teacher of the Year Award, 2006

Select works

*
International Law
', with Barry E. Carter and Phillip R. Trimble, Aspen Publishers, 5th ed., July 2007 * Allen S. Weiner, "Hamdan, Terror, War", 11 ''Lewis & Clark Law Review'' 997 (2007). * Allen S. Weiner, "Law, Just War, and the International Fight Against Terrorism: Is it War?", in ''Intervention, Terrorism, and Torture: Challenges to Just War Theory in the 21st Century'', Stephen Lee, ed., Berlin: Springer Press, 2007. * Allen S. Weiner, "The Use of Force and Contemporary Security Threats: Old Medicine for New Ills?", 59 ''Stanford Law Review'' 415 (2006). *
Choice of limits, limits of choice: Argentina, Australia, and the process of political change
', Harvard University, 1985

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FSI bio

Sequoia Union High School District governing board
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