Professor Bismuth Speaks on the American Legal System on French Radio

Professor Régis Bismuth was invited to participate in a radio debate about the extraterritorial impact of the American judicial system. Reflecting on the role of the US legal intervention in revealing the corruption network within FIFA, the discussion went on to question the extensive application of domestic law enabling the US to take legal action involving non-American citizens or organizations. Speakers examined this question in light of the larger political context of the European Union integration and the wariness of part of the international community toward the United States hegemony. The radio show was aired on the French leading radio station France Culture on June 10th, under the title "Y a-t-il un impérialisme judiciaire américain?" ("Is there an American Judicial Imperialism"). The recording is available (in French) on this link.

Professor Bismuth teaches International Public Law in the International Relations and Diplomacy programs at AGS. He is also a Professor of Public Law at Université de Poitiers. He received his doctorate in Law degree from Université Panthéon-Sorbonne in Paris, as well as an LL.M. from Columbia Law School. He recently co-edited Sensibilité animale. Perspectives Juridiques, a collective work about animal rights published by CNRS Editions, the publishing branch of CNRS, the French National Center for Scientific Research.