U.S.- Iraq ProCon.org HOME | CLOSE

Name: William Bradford
Title: Former Assistant Professor of Law, Indiana University
Position: Pro to the question "Should the U.S. have attacked Iraq?"
Reasoning:

"The question of state responsibilities in the event that the Security Council fails to grant the requested authorization while doing little to quell the impression that subsequent acts of self-defense against the alleged threat would lack the requisite quantum of legal legitimacy is precisely the issue presented in the case of Iraq in March 2003. Although states generally tailor their conduct to conform with principles of international law, where they perceive, rightly or wrongly, an emergent threat to their survival or their vital interests their propensity is to react without regard to legal ramifications or the potential for condemnation by the international community."

"The Duty to Defend Them: A Natural Law Justification for the Bush Doctrine of Preventive War", Notre Dame Law Review, 2004
Credibility
Ranking:		  Organization/VIP/Other
Those individuals and organizations involved in the U.S.- Iraq debate who do not fit into the above star categories.

Involvement:
  • 2002 - 2005 - Faculty member at Indiana University School of Law, Indianapolis
  • Served at the War Gaming and Simulation Center, National Defense University
  • Advisor to Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Shalikashvili
  • 1995 - 2001 - U.S. Army Reserve

Education:
  • J.D. - University of Miami School of Law
  • LL.M. - Harvard School of Law
  • Ph.D. - Northwestern University

Affiliations/
Honors:
  • Chiricahua Apache Indian

Contact Info:
Phone: none listed Fax: none listed
E-Mail:   none listed
Web Site: none listed

Other:
  • Published article in the Notre Dame Law Review titled "The Duty to Defend Them: A Natural Legal Justification of the Bush Doctrine of Preventative War" in 2004
HOME | CLOSE