Professor Trey Childress Presents Argument in Certain Iranian Assets Case

Professor Donald Earl (Trey) Childress presented an oral argument on behalf of the United States at the International Court of Justice during public hearings on the Preliminary Objections raised by the United States in the matter of Certain Iranian Assets (Islamic Republic of Iran v. United States of America). The hearings are being held in The Hague, Netherlands.

Professor Childress serves as the Counselor on International Law in the Office of the Legal Adviser in the U.S. State Department. As the Counselor on International Law, Professor Childress works on litigation in U.S. courts that raises international and foreign relations law issues and serves as the liaison between the Legal Adviser’s Office, the Office of the Solicitor General, and the Department of Justice. He works on matters before the International Court of Justice and the Iran-US Claims Tribunal.

Professor Childress's argument may be found here (Professor Childress appears in third Monday 8 October video at 1:40:30)