M. Cherif Bassiouni, A Man of Many Flags

M Cherif Bassiouni was a towering figure in international law. He was personally connected to some of the most historically relevant moments of the past century: the Suez War; the Camp David Accords; the fall of Muammar el-Qaddafi in Libya and the establishment of the International Criminal Court. A true global citizen – raised in Egypt, educated in Europe and emigrated to the United States – his life cut across cultures and religions. This fascinating memoir, titled "A Man of Many Flags: Memoirs of a War Crimes Investigator", gives an immediate and personal eye-witness account of the operation of international events during a tumultuous period.

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Professor Bassiouni was appointed as Associate Secretary General of the International Association of Penal Law (AIDP) in 1972 and Secretary General from 1974 to 1989. He was elected as President at the International Congress of Vienna (1989), and he served three terms as President, until he was appointed as Honorary President at the Congress of Beijing in 2004 (click here for his bio).