Biography

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

Allen S. Weiner ’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 and the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction. He also explores the relationship between international law and the invocation of domestic “war powers” in connection with the U.S. response to terrorism. In the realm of international conflict resolution, his highly multidisciplinary work analyzes the barriers to resolving violent political conflicts. 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.

Key Works

• Barry E. Carter, Phillip R. Trimble and Allen S. Weiner, International Law, New York: Aspen Publishers, 5th ed., 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).

In the News

• Fadi Quran Returns To Campus
  The Stanford Daily, April 18, 2012
• Bay Area Congressional Delegation Renews Calls For Quicker Withdrawal From Afghanistan
  Contra Costa Times, March 14, 2012
• Obama's Stance On Rendition Different For Lawsuits
  San Francisco Chronicle, February 19, 2012
• U.S. Troops Need Better Training On Laws Of War, Experts Say
  Los Angeles Times, January 15, 2012

Courses & Programs

Courses

• International Conflict Resolution Colloquium
• International Conflict: Management and Resolution
• International Law

Programs

• Stanford Center on International Conflict and Negotiation (SCICN), Co-Director
• Stanford Program in International and Comparative Law, Director

Publications & Cases

Recent Publications View All

• Allen S. Weiner, Constitutions as Peace Treaties: A Cautionary Tale for the Arab Spring, 64 Stanford Law Review Online 8 (2011).
• Barry E. Carter, Allen S. Weiner, International Law, New York: Aspen Publishers, 6th ed., 2011.
• Allen S. Weiner, More on Judge Richard Goldstone and His Reversal, The Jerusalem Post, April 7, 2011.
• Allen S. Weiner, Working the System: A Comment on André Nollkaemper’s System Criminality in International Law, 8 Santa Clara Journal of International Law 353 (2010).
• Allen S. Weiner, The Torture Memos and Accountability, ASIL Insights, May 15, 2009.
• Sarah E. McCallum, Jenny S. Martinez, Allen S. Weiner, and Julian Davis Mortenson, Brief of Amici Curiae Experts in the Law of War, Al-Marri v. Spagone, Case No. 08-368, in the Supreme Court of the United States (January 2009).
• Allen S. Weiner, Chaim Bruan, Michael May and Roger Speed, Enhancing Implementation of U.N. Security Council Resolution 1540: Report of the Center on International Security and Cooperation, Stanford, CA: Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies, September 2007.
• Barry E. Carter, Phillip R. Trimble and Allen S. Weiner, International Law, New York: Aspen Publishers, 5th ed., 2007.
• Allen S. Weiner, The Iran-United States Claims Tribunal: What Lies Ahead? 6 Law and Practice of International Courts and Tribunals: A Practitioners' Journal 89 (2007).
• Allen S. Weiner, Book Review: War and the Law of Nations: A General History, by Stephen Neff, 101 American Journal of International Law 241 (January 2007).

Affiliations & Honors

Professional Affiliations

• 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 Researcher, European Forum, Freeman-Spogli Institute for International Studies, Stanford University
• Member, Council on Foreign Relations
• Member, Pacific Council on International Policy
• Member, American Society of International Law

Honors and Awards

• 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)