Adventures and Misadventures in International Justice
A Memoir

This thrilling memoir by award-winning author Michael Scharf is full of tales of adventures and misadventures in international law, spanning Scharf's four-decade career as a State Department lawyer, head of an NGO, special assistant to the prosecutor of an international tribunal, radio program host, and law school dean. Written in the breezy style of the autobiography of Mark Twain and told with a mixture of excitement and humility, this book is, in the words of the Executive Director of the International Bar Association, "part travelogue, part action-adventure story—and entirely mesmerizing."
"Michael Scharf offers a rare inside look at the life of an international lawyer who has pursued justice and accountability in some of the most dangerous and difficult places in the world. Tireless and relentlessly upbeat despite immense challenges, Scharf offers a vision of what it is to lead a life of commitment to the rule of law." — Oona Hathaway, Professor of Law at Yale Law School & President of the American Society of International Law
"If I could choose one person to journey with through the adventures and misadventures of international justice, it would be Michael Scharf. A true giant in the field of international law, Scharf brings both intellect and humanity to the pursuit of accountability. His new book is part travelogue, part action-adventure story—and entirely mesmerizing. — Mark Ellis, Executive Director, International Bar Association
"A committed, adventurous international lawyer offers an engaging memoir that is one part playful journey from Shaker Heights to moving and shaking, one part retelling of the international law crises of the last four decades, and one part life lessons about how aspiring international lawyers can find their calling by resolving to boldly go wherever their life passions lead them." — Harold Hongju Koh, Sterling Professor of International Law and former Dean of Yale Law School, former Legal Adviser of the U.S. Department of State