Michael P. Scharf

Publications

• Foreword: Turning Points and Paradigm Shifts in International Law
  58 CASE W. RES. J. INT'L L. 1 (2026) · Case Western Reserve Journal of International Law · 2026
• Foreword: The Geneva Conventions at 75: Need for Innovation
  57 CASE W. RES. J. INT'L L. 1 (2025) · Case Western Reserve Journal of International Law · 2025
• Tribute to Professor Kevin C. McMunigal
  76 CASE W. RES. L. REV. 15 (2025) · Case Western Reserve Law Review · 2025
• Will Climate Change Be the Next Grotian Moment?
  56 CASE W. RES. J. INT'L L. 9 (2024) · Case Western Reserve Journal of International Law · 2024
• Foreword: Climate Change and International Law at a Crossroads
  56 CASE W. RES. J. INT'L L. 1 (2024) · Case Western Reserve Journal of International Law · 2024
• Introduction of the 2023 Klatsky Endowed Lecture in Human Rights
  56 CASE W. RES. J. INT'L L. 515 (2024) · Case Western Reserve Journal of International Law · 2024
• Distinguished Welcome and Remarks
  48 CAN.-U. S. L.J. 29 (2024) · Canada-United States Law Journal · 2024
• Introductory Remarks
  48 CAN.-U. S. L.J. 115 (2024) · Canada-United States Law Journal · 2024
• Introduction, Awards, and Keynote Address
  48 CAN.-U. S. L.J. 17 (2024) · Canada-United States Law Journal · 2024
• Foreword: International Law and the New Cold War
  55 CASE W. RES. J. INT'L L. 1 (2023) · Case Western Reserve Journal of International Law · 2023
• Power Shift: The Return of the Uniting for Peace Resolution
  55 CASE W. RES. J. INT'L L. 217 (2023) · Case Western Reserve Journal of International Law · 2023
• Foreword: The Academy and International Law: A Catalyst for Change and Innovation
  54 CASE W. RES. J. INT'L L. 1 (2022) · Case Western Reserve Journal of International Law · 2022
• Hugo Grotius and the Concept of Grotian Moments in International Law
  54 CASE W. RES. J. INT'L L. 17 (2022) · Case Western Reserve Journal of International Law · 2022
• A Tribute to an Institution Builder and Leader in Global Legal Education
  71 CASE W. RES. L. REV. 1213 (2021) · Case Western Reserve Law Review · 2021
• Foreword: American Society of International Law's 10th Midyear Meeting
  53 CASE W. RES. J. INT'L L. 1 (2021) · Case Western Reserve Journal of International Law · 2021
• Tribute to Professor Peter M. Gerhart
  72 CASE W. RES. L. REV. 249 (2021) · Case Western Reserve Law Review · 2021

• Foreword: International Law and Policy in the Age of Trump
  51 CASE W. RES. J. INT'L L. 1 (2019) · Case Western Reserve Journal of International Law · 2019
• Responding to Chemical Weapons Use in Syria
  51 CASE W. RES. J. INT'L L. 189 (2019) · Case Western Reserve Journal of International Law · 2019
• Striking a Grotian Moment: How the Syria Airstrikes Changed International Law Relating to Humanitarian Intervention
  19 CHI. J. INT'L L. (2019) · Chicago Journal of International Law · 2019
• Foreword: Corporations on Trial for Human Rights Violations
  50 CASE W. RES. J. INT'L L. 1 (2018) · Case Western Reserve Journal of International Law · 2018
• Tribute to Professor Paul Giannelli
  68 CASE W. RES. L. REV. 675 (2018) · Case Western Reserve Law Review · 2018
• Tribute to Professor Jonathan L. Entin
  67 CASE W. RES. L. REV. 1004 (2017) · Case Western Reserve Law Review · 2017
• Foreword: The Art of International Law
  49 CASE W. RES. J. INT'L L. 1 (2017) · Case Western Reserve Journal of International Law · 2017
• Talking Foreign Policy: Art, Diplomacy and Accountability
  49 CASE W. RES. J. INT'L L. 251 (2017) · Case Western Reserve Journal of International Law · 2017
• Foreword: The International Law Legacy of the Obama Administration
  48 CASE W. RES. J. INT'L L. (2016) · Case Western Reserve Journal of International Law · 2016
• How the War Against ISIS Changed International Law
  48 CASE W. RES. J. INT'L L. 16 (2016) · Case Western Reserve Journal of International Law · 2016
• Talking Foreign Policy
  47 CASE W. RES. J. INT'L L. 319 (2015) · Case Western Reserve Journal of International Law · 2015
• Talking Foreign Policy: A Roundtable on Piracy
  46 CASE W. RES. J. INT'L L. 411 (2014) · Case Western Reserve Journal of International Law · 2014
• Foreword: End Game! An International Conference on Combating Maritime Piracy
  46 CASE W. RES. J. INT'L L. (2014) · Case Western Reserve Journal of International Law · 2014
• Accelerated Formation Of Customary International Law
  20 ILSA J. INT'L & COMP. L. 305 (2014) · ILSA Journal of International & Comparative Law · 2014
• Confronting Complexities through the Diversity of International Law
  44 CASE W. RES. J. INT'L L. 527 (2012) · Case Western Reserve Journal of International Law · 2012
• Katyn: Justice Delayed or Justice Denied - Report of the Cleveland Experts' Meeting
  44 CASE W. RES. J. INT'L L. 535 (2012) · Case Western Reserve Journal of International Law · 2012
• Foreword: Presidential Power and Foreign Affairs.
  45 CASE W. RES. J. INT'L L. 1 (2012) · Case Western Reserve Journal of International Law · 2012
• The International Court of Justice's Treatment of Circumstantial Evidence and Adverse Inferences
  13 CHI. J. INT'L L. (2012) · Chicago Journal of International Law · 2012
• International Law in Crisis: Foreword
  44 CASE W. RES. J. INT'L L. (2011) · Case Western Reserve Journal of International Law · 2011
• Panel 3: Lessons Yet to Be Learned
  Loyola of Los Angeles International and Comparative Law Review · 2011
• Tribute to Henry T. King, A
  60 CASE W. RES. L. REV. 621 (2010) · Case Western Reserve Law Review · 2010
• Foreward: Lawfare!
  43 CASE W. RES. J. INT'L L. (2010) · Case Western Reserve Journal of International Law · 2010
• Is Lawfare Worth Defining - Report of the Cleveland Experts Meeting - September 11, 2010
  43 CASE W. RES. J. INT'L L. 11 (2010) · Case Western Reserve Journal of International Law · 2010
• Seizing the Grotian Moment: Accelerated Formation of Customary International Law in Times of Fundamental Change
  43 CORNELL INT'L L.J. 439 (2010) · Cornell International Law Journal · 2010
• The Torture Lawyers
  20 DUKE J. COMP. & INT'L L. 389 (2010) · Duke Journal of Comparative & International Law · 2010

• International Law in Crisis: A Qualitative Empirical Contribution to the Compliance Debate
  31 CARDOZO L. REV. 45 (2009) · Cardozo Law Review · 2009
• Foreword
  40 CASE W. RES. J. INT'L L. 315 (2009) · Case Western Reserve Journal of International Law · 2009
• Foreword and Dedication
  41 CASE W. RES. J. INT'L L. 273 (2009) · Case Western Reserve Journal of International Law · 2009
• Foreword: After Guantanamo
  42 CASE W. RES. J. INT'L L. (2009) · Case Western Reserve Journal of International Law · 2009
• International Law and the Torture Memos
  42 CASE W. RES. J. INT'L L. 321 (2009) · Case Western Reserve Journal of International Law · 2009
• No Way Out? The Question of Unilateral Withdrawals or Referrals to the ICC and Other Human Rights Courts
  9 CHI. J. INT'L L. (2009) · Chicago Journal of International Law · 2009
• Tainted Provenance: When, If Ever, Should Torture Evidence Be Admissible?
  65 WASH. & LEE L. REV. 129 (2008) · Washington and Lee Law Review · 2008
• On Terrorism and Whistleblowing
  38 CASE W. RES. J. INT'L L. 567 (2007) · Case Western Reserve Journal of International Law · 2007
• Chaos in the Courtroom: Controlling Disruptive Defendants and Contumacious Counsel in War Crimes Trials
  39 CASE W. RES. J. INT'L L. 155 (2007) · Case Western Reserve Journal of International Law · 2007
• Foreword: To Prevent and Punish
  40 CASE W. RES. J. INT'L L. (2007) · Case Western Reserve Journal of International Law · 2007
• Lessons from the Saddam Trial
  39 CASE W. RES. J. INT'L L. (2007) · Case Western Reserve Journal of International Law · 2007
• The Elephant in the Room: Foreword: Torture and the War on Terror
  37 CASE W. RES. J. INT'L L. 145 (2006) · Case Western Reserve Journal of International Law · 2006
• From the eXile Files: An Essay on Trading Justice for Peace
  63 WASH. & LEE L. REV. 339 (2006) · Washington and Lee Law Review · 2006
• Will Saddam Hussein Get a Fair Trial
  37 CASE W. RES. J. INT'L L. 21 (2005) · Case Western Reserve Journal of International Law · 2005
• Errors and Missteps: Key Lessons the Iraqi Special Tribunal Can Learn from the ICTY, ICTR, and SCSL
  38 CORNELL INT'L L.J. 911 (2005) · Cornell International Law Journal · 2005
• Defining Terrorism as the Peacetime Equivalent of War Crimes: Problems and Prospects
  36 CASE W. RES. J. INT'L L. 359 (2004) · Case Western Reserve Journal of International Law · 2004
• Foreword: Terrorism on Trial
  36 CASE W. RES. J. INT'L L. 287 (2004) · Case Western Reserve Journal of International Law · 2004
• Introduction: Security and Freedom...
  29 CAN.-U. S. L.J. 329 (2003) · Canada-United States Law Journal · 2003
• Functions of Justice and Anti-Justice in the Peace-Building Process
  35 CASE W. RES. J. INT'L L. 161 (2003) · Case Western Reserve Journal of International Law · 2003
• The Role of Justice in Building Peace: Foreword
  35 CASE W. RES. J. INT'L L. 153 (2003) · Case Western Reserve Journal of International Law · 2003
• Earned Sovereignty: Juridical Underpinnings
  31 DENV. J. INTL'L L. & POL'Y (2003) · Denver Journal of International Law & Policy · 2003
• Resolving Sovereignty-Based Conflicts: The Emerging Approach of Earned Sovereignty
  31 DENV. J. INTL'L L. & POL'Y (2003) · Denver Journal of International Law & Policy · 2003
• The International Trial Of Slobodan Milosevic: Real Justice Or Realpolitik?
  8 ILSA J. INT'L & COMP. L. 389 (2002) · ILSA Journal of International & Comparative Law · 2002
• Internationalizing the Study of Law
  20 PENN ST. INT'L L. REV. 29 (2001) · Penn State International Law Review · 2001
• The ICC’s Jurisdiction over the Nationals of Non-party States: A Critique of the U.S. Position
  64 LAW & CONTEMP. PROBS. 67 (2001) · Law and Contemporary Problems · 2001
• Defining Terrorism As The Peace Time Equivalent Of War Crimes: A Case of Too Much Convergence Between International Humanitarian Law And International Criminal Law?
  7 ILSA J. INT'L & COMP. L. 391 (2001) · ILSA Journal of International & Comparative Law · 2001
• The United States And The International Criminal Court: A recommendation For The Bush Administration
  7 ILSA J. INT'L & COMP. L. 385 (2001) · ILSA Journal of International & Comparative Law · 2001
• International Institutions
  35 INT'L LAWYER 761 (2001) · The International Lawyer · 2001
• The Tools for Enforcing International Criminal Justice in the New Millennium: Lessons from the Yugoslavia Tribunal
  49 DEPAUL L. REV. 925 (2000) · DePaul Law Review · 2000
• Terrorism On Trial: The Lockerbie Criminal Proceedings
  6 ILSA J. INT'L & COMP. L. 355 (2000) · ILSA Journal of International & Comparative Law · 2000
• International Institutions
  34 INT'L LAWYER 779 (2000) · The International Lawyer · 2000

• The Amnesty Exception to the Jurisdiction of the International Criminal Court
  32 CORNELL INT'L L.J. 507 (1999) · Cornell International Law Journal · 1999
• International Institutions
  33 INT'L LAWYER 567 (1999) · The International Lawyer · 1999
• Clear and Present Danger: Enforcing the International Ban on Biological and Chemical Weapons Through Sanctions, Use of Force, and Criminalization
  20 MICH. J. INT'L L. 477 (1999) · Michigan Journal of International Law · 1999
• A Critique of the Yugoslavia War Crimes Tribunal
  25 DENV. J. INTL'L L. & POL'Y (1997) · Denver Journal of International Law & Policy · 1997
• The Case for a Permanent International Truth Commission
  7 DUKE J. COMP. & INT'L L. 375 (1997) · Duke Journal of Comparative & International Law · 1997
• An Assessment Of The Yugoslavia War Crimes Tribunal
  2 ILSA J. INT'L & COMP. L. 655 (1996) · ILSA Journal of International & Comparative Law · 1996
• The International Trial of the Century: A Cross-Fire Exchange on the First Case before the Yugoslavia War Crimes Tribunal
  29 CORNELL INT'L L.J. 635 (1996) · Cornell International Law Journal · 1996
• The Letter of the Law: The Scope of the International Legal Obligation to Prosecute Human Rights Crimes
  59 LAW & CONTEMP. PROBS. 41 (1996) · Law and Contemporary Problems · 1996
• Musical Chairs: The Dissolution of States and Membership in the United Nations
  28 CORNELL INT'L L.J. 29 (1995) · Cornell International Law Journal · 1995
• The Politics of Establishing an International Criminal Court
  6 DUKE J. COMP. & INT'L L. 167 (1995) · Duke Journal of Comparative & International Law · 1995
• Interpreting UN Sanctions: The Rulings and Role of the Yugoslavia Sanctions Committee
  19 BROOK. J. INT'L L. 771 (1993) · Brooklyn Journal of International Law · 1993
• The Jury Is Still Out on the Need for an International Criminal Court
  1 DUKE J. COMP. & INT'L L. 135 (1991) · Duke Journal of Comparative & International Law · 1991