Peace & Justice

How Do We Reduce Violence, Injustice, and Global Instability?

Our Programs

These programs connect frontline innovators with policymakers to reconcile past conflicts, promote the rule of law, and advance pluralist values around the world.

Asia Peace Innovators Forum Global Innovations on Youth Violence Safety and Justice International Law Fellows Network Japan-India Transformative Technology Network Pathways to Peace Initiative Salzburg Global American Studies Program Salzburg Cutler Fellows Law Program Violent Threats to Democratic Systems

The Lloyd N. Cutler Center for the Rule of Law

Our Peace & Justice Pillar includes the Lloyd N. Cutler Center for the Rule of Law, which was established in 2010 to honor the legacy of long-serving Chair of the Board and Washington “superlawyer” Lloyd N. Cutler.

Today, the Cutler Center hosts the Salzburg Cutler Fellows Program in Washington, DC, as well as the International Law Fellows Network in Salzburg.

Additionally, under the Center’s auspices, the  Lloyd N. Cutler Lecture on the Rule of Law is presented annually in Washington, DC. It features a distinguished speaker on a vital legal issue of international interest. 

Lloyd Cutler’s influence on people and institutions is felt in the United States and around the world.

In his tradition and in his name, Salzburg Global continues to advance the Rule of Law. With a mission, focus, and the global connections equal to Lloyd Cutler’s interests and concerns, and with the support of his friends and colleagues worldwide, his commitment to the Rule of Law will endure.

Lloyd N. Cutler

Lloyd N. Cutler (1917–2005), described as the last “superlawyer,” had a brilliant legal career. A founder of the Washington, DC law firm, Wilmer Cutler & Pickering (now WilmerHale), and White House Counsel to two US presidents, he fulfilled the calling of a public servant over his lifetime.

He was repeatedly nominated for and accepted appointments in Democratic and Republican administrations alongside a vast array of charitable, educational, and legal organizations.

Cutler was a long-time champion of Salzburg Global, serving as chair of its Board of Directors for a decade and as a Board Director for more than 20 years.

Believing passionately in the role that law plays in nation-building and in the ability of the law and legal experts to contribute solutions to the world’s most pressing challenges, he attracted high court judges from around the world to Salzburg.

In addition, he was personally committed to ensuring that promising young international lawyers, academics, and jurists had access at Salzburg Global to a rich variety of judicial traditions, international legal institutions, and the international legal community at large.

Today, Salzburg Global remembers him not only for his intellectual brilliance, but also for his commitment to advancing respect for the law as a tool for resolving the great issues of our times.

The Cutler Lecture

The Cutler Lecture is held under the auspices of the Cutler Center for the Rule of Law and was inaugurated in 2010 to honor Washington “super lawyer” Lloyd N. Cutler (1917–2005). The Lecture focuses on international legal issues and the rule of law.

The Lecture is held annually in Washington, DC, in a discussion that underscores Salzburg Global’s roots in the United States and its enduring commitment to advancing the rule of law worldwide.

Former lecturers include Eric Schmidt, former CEO and chairman of Google; Justice Richard J. Goldstone, Former Chief Prosecutor of the United Nations International Criminal Tribunals for the former Yugoslavia and Rwanda; Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer; Dr. Fiona Hill, foreign affairs specialist and former deputy assistant to the U.S. President; and Hugh Verrier, Former Chair of White and Case LLP.