Influences Karl Marx, John Rawls Influenced by Karl Marx, John Rawls | Name Brad Roth | |
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Fields Political Theory, International Law Institutions Wayne State University (Professor of Law, 1997–present)University of California, Berkeley (Visiting Professor of Law, 1996–1997) Alma mater University of California, Berkeley (PhD, jurisprudence and social policy, 1996)Columbia Law School (LLM, 1992)Harvard Law School (JD, 1987)Swarthmore College (BA, political science, Ivy Award, 1984) Books Sovereign Equality and Moral Disagreement, Governmental Illegitimacy in International Law Education Columbia Law School, Swarth College, Harvard Law School, University of California, Berkeley | ||
Brad R. Roth is a professor of political science and law at Wayne State University, Detroit.
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Biography
His research has focused on international law, political theory, and human rights. He received a B.A. from Swarthmore College, a J.D. from Harvard Law School, an LL.M. from Columbia Law School, and a PhD from the University of California at Berkeley. He has been describes as a neoconservative realist.
Scholarship
Brad R. Roth's books include Governmental Illegitimacy in International Law (Oxford University Press), Democratic Governance and International Law (edited with Greg Fox, Cambridge University Press), and a forthcoming book on sovereignty. In recent years, Brad Roth has advised the government of Taiwan, including President Chen Shui-bian, on issues of sovereignty and independence from China under international law.
Activism
Roth has been a strong critic of U.S. foreign policy in Nicaragua during the 70s and 80s, and supporter of Palestinian rights and a two-state solution. In recent years, he has also emerged as a strong critic of torture policies advocated by people such as John Yoo.