The Harvard Asia Law Society (student organization) presents:

Harvard Asia Law Society (HALS) is hosting an event with HLS Visiting Professor James Kraska. Professor Kraska will discuss focal points in the South China Sea, the shifting role of the international law of the sea in the Indo-Pacific region, and implications for the future of international law and U.S.-China relations. After his talk, Professor Kraska will have a Q&A session with students.

Professor James Kraska is a tenured professor and chair of the Stockton Center for International Law at the U.S. Naval War College and teaches International Law of the Sea at Harvard Law School. Professor Kraska has written numerous books, including Maritime Power and Law of the Sea, which won the Alfred Thayer Mahan Award for Literary Achievement, and co-authored The Free Sea: The American Fight for Freedom of Navigation (USNI). He is a permanent member of the Council on Foreign Relations and served as a U.S. Navy officer and lawyer, including service with operational forces in the Indo-Pacific region.

Sponsored by the Harvard Asia Law Society.