Allen S. Weiner is Senior Lecturer in Law and Director of the Program in International and Comparative Law at Stanford Law School. His teaching and research focus on the fields of international security and international conflict resolution. In the realm of international security, his work spans such issues as international law and the response to the contemporary security threats, the relationship between international and domestic law in the context of armed conflict, the law of war, just war theory, and international criminal law (including transitional justice). In the realm of international conflict resolution, his highly multidisciplinary work analyzes the barriers to resolving violent political conflicts, with a particular focus on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Weiner's scholarship is deeply informed by experience; he practiced international law in the U.S. Department of State for more than a decade advising government policymakers, participating in international negotiations, and representing the United States in litigation before international courts and tribunals. Weiner is earned his B.A. from Harvard College and his J.D. from Stanford Law School. He clerked for Judge John Steadman of the District of Columbia Court of Appeals.