Abraham D. Sofaer

• Biography



• International Law and the Use of Force



• The US Constitution and the War Powers



• The Middle East Peace Process



• Arbitration: Practice and Activities



• Significant Legal Representations



• Corporate Boards and Relationships



• United States District Judge, SDNY, 1979-1985



• Legal Adviser, US Department of State, 1985-1990


• State Department service bio


• Iran-Contra: Ethical Conduct and Public Policy Essay



• Singing, Numismatics, and other Fun

 

• The National Jazz Museum in Harlem

• Chronological List of Publications

Recent activities

• Ron Owens Show, February 7 2012 - Listen here.
• Seminar at Berkeley, November 18, 2011 - "Seminar on Cyber War, Ethics & Policy."
• Talk on Securing and Insuring Natural Gas off Israel's Coast. June 23, 2011, I delivered the presentation "Securing Israel's Offshore Gas Resources." Israel business daily Globes published this article on the talk.
• Interview on KQED: Libya and the War Powers Resolution. Please visit KQED or listen below.
  
• Exhibition of Holy Land Coins. Federal Bank of New York, 33 Liberty Street, NY, NY. An exhibition of coins from the Sofaer Collection arranged by the American Numismatic Society went on display on May 5, 2011. My opening speech is provided here.
  
  
  
• Sofaer discusses the role for preventive force in national security policy on Forum with Michael Krasny.


• Representing Spain in major oil spill. Preparing for appeal to the Second Circuit on immunity of Class Societies for reckless certification of oil tankers.


• Cyber Security and International Cooperation: Paper Prepared for the National Research Committee of the National Academy of Sciences, with David Clark and Whitfield Diffie