Francis Boyle, J.D., Ph.D.

Francis Boyle, J.D., Ph.D., holds his law degree and doctorate in political science from Harvard University. A scholar in the areas of international law and human rights, he is a professor at the College of Law, University of Illinois, and was a teaching fellow at Harvard and an associate at its Center for International Affairs. He formerly served as legal advisor to the Palestinian delegation to the Middle East peace negotiations, and has served on the board of directors of Amnesty International. Boyle is also attorney of record for the Chechen Republic of Ichkeria, conducting its legal affairs on a worldwide basis. His books include Destroying World Order (Charity Press, 2004); Defending Civil Resistance Under International Law (Juris Publications, Inc., 1987); and Foundations of World Order: The Legalist Approach to International Relations (1898-1922) (Duke University Press, 1999).