PILPG: 2005 Nobel Peace Prize Nomination

PILPG Update
21 July 2005
PILPG Managing Director Michael Scharf Profiled in Cleveland Plain Dealer Magazine

On July 10, Public International Law & Policy Group (PILPG) co-founder and Managing Director Michael Scharf was profiled in a cover story in the Cleveland Plain Dealer Sunday Magazine. Entitled "A Nobel Cause," the article describes the events that led to the formation of PILPG, as well as PILPG's work during the past decade, culminating in the nomination for the 2005 Nobel Peace Prize.

About the Public International Law & Policy Group (PILPG)
The Public International Law & Policy Group is a non-profit organization that operates as a global pro bono law firm providing free legal assistance to developing states and states in transition involved in conflicts. PILPG was founded with the support of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace and is a UN-designated Non-Governmental Organization. PILPG receives funding from a number of sources, including the Carnegie Corporation of New York, United States Institute of Peace, the Ploughshares Fund, and the Compton Foundation.

The Managing Board of PILPG includes

Paul Williams - Executive Director,
Michael Scharf - Managing Director, and
James Hooper - Managing Director.

To learn more about the Public International Law & Policy Group, please visit our website at http://www.pilpg.org