Edith Brown Weiss

Background

Weiss, Edith Brown was born on February 19, 1942 in Salem, Oregon, United States. Daughter of Leon Michael and Edith E. Brown.

Education

Bachelor of Arts, Stanford University, 1963. Juris Doctor, Harvard University, 1966. Doctor of Philosophy, University of California-Berkeley, 1973.

DDL (honorary) Chicago-Kent College Law, 1993.

Career

Bar: District of Columbia,1967, United States Court Claims, 1967, United States Court Customs and Patent Appeals, 1967, United States Court Military Appeals, 1967. Attorney advisory Arms Control and Disarmament Agency, Washington, 1966-1968. Research associate Columbia University, New York City, 1970-1972, Brookings Institution, Washington, 1972-1974.

Assistant professor сivil engineering and politics Princeton (New Jersey) University, 1974-1978.

Professor of law Georgetown University, Washington, 1978, Francis Cabell Brown professor international law, 1996. Consultant United Nations Environmental Program, 1974-1978, 94, United Nations University, since 1983.

Associate general county internatl law, Environmental Protection Agency, 1990-1992. Chairman Social Science Research Council Committee on Research on Global Environmental Change, 1989-1994.

Special legal advisory North American Commission Environmental Cooperative, 1996.

Board editors American Journal International Law, Global Governance.

Achievements

• Edith Brown Weiss has been listed as a noteworthy law educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member American Bar Association (standing committee world order), American Society International Law (chairman annual meeting 1979, nominating committee 1979-1980, executive county 1981-1985, vice president 1983-1985, president 1994-1996, Certified Merit 1990), National Academy Sciences (environmental studies bd.1981-1984, vice chairman United States national committee for Supervisory Control Of Program Execution 1984-1985, water science andtech. board 1985-1988, commission on geoscience, environment and resources 1992-1995), unites states department State advising committee public international law 1994, Council Foreign Relations, American Law Institute, International Council Environ Law, Cousteau Society (county advisory), Japanese Institute Global Environmental Strategies (board dirs.1996), Phi Beta Kappa, Sigma Xi. Club: Bannockburn Civic Association.

Connections

Married Charles Weiss, Junior, July 24, 1969. Children: Jed, Tamara.

Father:

Leon Michael

Mother:

Edith East. Brown

Spouse:

Charles Weiss

child:

Jed Weiss

child:

Tamara Weiss