Prof. Hurst Hannum is Professor of International Law at The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, Tufts University, USA, where he has taught courses on international human rights law, peacekeeping, international organizations, self-determination, and nationalism. He was visiting professor of international law at Central European University, Budapest, Hungary, in 2010-2011, and served as Sir YK Pao Professor of Public Law at the University of Hong Kong from January 2006 to July 2008; he also has taught at Harvard University, American University, and the University of Virginia. Among many other publications, he is the author or editor of International Human Rights: Problems of Law, Policy, and Process (5th ed. 2011, with S.J. Anaya and D. Shelton); Guide to International Human Rights Practice (4th ed. 2004); and Autonomy, Sovereignty, and Self-Determination: The Accommodation of Conflicting Rights (rev. ed. 1996).