Francis Anthony Boyle, is a professor of international law at the University of Illinois College of Law. He is a graduate of the University of Chicago and Harvard Law School. He also received a Ph.D. in political science from Harvard University. The University of Illinois is the set of three public universities in Illinois. ... The University of Chicago is a private university located principally in the Hyde Park neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois. ... The crest of Harvard Law School is drawn from the Royall coat of arms Harvard Law School (HLS) is one of the professional graduate schools of Harvard University. ... Political science is a social science discipline that deals with the theory and practice of politics and the description and analysis of political systems and political behavior. ... Harvard University (incorporated as The President and Fellows of Harvard College) is a private university in Cambridge, Massachusetts. ...

Between 1988 and 1992 Boyle was a member of the board of Amnesty International USA. He threatened to sue Amnesty for what he perceived as bias in its coverage of abuses against Palestinians' human rights; he has since been a critic of the organization. Boyle also charged that Amnesty's staff had been infiltraded by US and UK security services (see Covert Action intervew below). Amnesty International logo Amnesty International (commonly known as Amnesty or AI) is an international, non-governmental organization with the stated purpose of promoting all the human rights enshrined in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and other international standards. ... The term Palestinian has other usages, for which see definitions of Palestinian. ...

From 1991 to 1993, Boyle was a legal advisor to the Palestine Liberation Organization. Boyle is currently attorney of record for the Chechen Republic of Ichkeria and a member of the Nobel Peace Prize for Governor George H. Ryan Committee. The Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) (Arabic: منظمة التحرير الفلسطينية; or Munazzamat al-Tahrir al-Filastiniyyah) is a political and paramilitary organization regarded by Arab nations as the sole legitimate representative of the Palestinian people. ... // Error creating thumbnail: convert: unable to open image `/mnt/upload3/wikipedia/en/f/f5/Nobel_Peace_Prize_Medal. ... George Homer Ryan (born February 24, 1934 in Maquoketa, Iowa) was the Governor of the U.S. state of Illinois from 1999 until 2003. ...

Professor Boyle is a controversial figure at the University of Illinois. He worked to prevent a war between the United States and Libya in the 1990s, and speaks fondly of his interactions with Muammar al-Qaddafi. Professor Boyle has taken a strong stand against the actions taken by the United States in Afghanistan and Iraq following the September 11, 2001, attacks. Muammar Abu Minyar al-Qaddafi 1 — pronounced Gaddafi — (Arabic: معمر القذافي ) (born c. ...

Boyle keeps a low profile on campus, deleting his photograph from the faculty directory, and removing the nameplate from his office, after allegedly receiving death threats from Serbian terrorists following his appearance as counsel representing Bosnia-Herzegovina in the genocide trial against Serbia and Montenegro. He nevertheless maintains a highly visible public profile for a law professor, making appearances on such interview shows as Fox's The O'Reilly Factor and Moneyline with Lou Dobbs. Serbs (in the Serbian language Срби, Srbi) are a south Slavic people living chiefly in Serbia and Montenegro and Bosnia and Herzegovina. ... Bosnia and Herzegovina (also variously written Bosnia-Herzegovina, Bosnia and Hercegovina, Bosnia-Hercegovina) is a mountainous country in the western Balkans. ... Genocide is defined by the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide (CPPCG) article 2 as any of the following acts committed with intent to destroy, in whole or in part, a national, ethnic, racial or religious group, as such: Killing members of the group; Causing... // A Red Fox (Vulpes vulpes) A fox is a member of any of 27 species of small omnivorous canids. ... The Newest OReilly Factor Promotional Image from Fox News. ... Louis Dobbs (born September 24, 1945) is the anchor and managing editor of CNNs hour-long weeknight program Lou Dobbs Tonight, an editorial columnist, and host of a syndicated radio show. ...

Boyle is a United States citizen but also holds honorary citizenship of Bosnia-Herzegovina which he received in 1993 while he was an adviser to Bosnian war-time president Alija Izetbegovic. Bosnia and Herzegovina (also variously written Bosnia-Herzegovina, Bosnia and Hercegovina, Bosnia-Hercegovina) is a mountainous country in the western Balkans. ... Alija Izetbegović, former president of Bosnia and Herzegovina Alija Izetbegović (August 8, 1925 - October 19, 2003) was a Bosnian Muslim activist, philosopher, and politician, president of Bosnia and Herzegovina from 1990 to 1996 and member of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina from 1996 to 2000, and author of several...

Boyle has also taken a strong stand in favor of Hawaiian independence and against a University of Illinois "pub crawl" that occurs on St. Patrick's Day, arguing that the latter is offensive to persons of Irish nationality. In the former he uses a resolution signed by former U.S. President Bill Clinton apologizing for U.S. involvement in the overthrow of the Hawaiian monarchy as justification for Hawaiian independence. In the latter, he filed a complaint with the U.S. Department of Justice's Civil Rights Division, claiming that he had to endure a "hostile work environment." (See 'Reason' article, below.) St. ... In English usage, nationality is the legal relationship between a person and a country. ... William Jefferson Clinton, (born William Jefferson Blythe III on August 19, 1946) was the 42nd President of the United States, serving from 1993 to 2001. ... Official language(s) Hawaiian and English Capital Largest city Honolulu Honolulu Area  - Total   - Width   - Length    - % water  - Latitude  - Longitude Ranked 43rd 10,941 sq mi  28,337 km² n/a miles  n/a km 1,522 miles  2,450 km 41. ... The United States Department of Justice (DOJ) is a Cabinet department in the United States government designed to enforce the law and defend the interests of the United States according to the law and to ensure fair and impartial administration of justice for all Americans. ...

In 2002, Professor Boyle protested a speech by Ruth Wedgwood, a law professor performing consulting work for the George W. Bush Administration, by equating her advocacy of military tribunals in the War on Terror to kangaroo courts. George Walker Bush (born July 6, 1946) is the 43rd and current President of the United States and former governor of Texas. ... A military tribunal is a military court designed to trial enemy forces members during war time it, operates outside the scope of conventional criminal and civil matters; the judges are military officers; and the judges fulfill the role of jurors. ... The war on terrorism or war on terror (abbreviated in U.S. policy circles as GWOT for Global War on Terror) is an effort by the governments of the United States and its principal allies to destroy groups deemed to be terrorist (primarily radical Islamist organizations such as al-Qaeda... Look up kangaroo court on Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ...

More recently Professor Boyle has been on the vanguard of movement to impeach U.S. President George W. Bush. George Walker Bush (born July 6, 1946) is the 43rd and current President of the United States and former governor of Texas. ...

External resources

• Dennis Bernstein's interview with Francis Boyle
• Francis Boyle's Faculty Webpage
• Francis Boyle's statement on Hawaiian Independence
• Francis Boyle's interview with Bill O'Reilly
• Francis Boyle discusses the Bill O'Reilly interview and the War in Afghanistan