Michael E. Tigar

Michael E. Tigar is an American legal scholar and activist known for his work in constitutional law and human rights.

Michael E. Tigar (1941 - Glendale, California) is a lawyer and law professor.

He is the Edwin A. Mooers Scholar and Professor of Law at American University Washington College of Law. Until 1998, he held the Joseph D. Jamail Chair at the University of Texas School of Law.

His areas of expertise include constitutional law, the French legal system, criminal law, and human rights. He has taught at law schools and bar associations in Europe, Africa, and Latin America.

An advocate and activist for human rights, Tigar has opposed state-led injustices in the U.S. since the 1960s as a lawyer and legal scholar. He coined the concept of \"The Law of Rebellion.\"

Major Works

• A Practice Manual of Selective Service Law (1968)
• The Ministry of Culture: Connections among Art, Money and Politics (1980)
• Federal Appeals: Jurisdiction and Practice (1993)
• Persuasion: The Litigator’s Art (1999)
• Fighting Injustice (2002)
• Examining Witnesses (2nd ed., 2003)
• Thinking about Terrorism: The Threat to Civil Liberties in Times of National Emergency (2007)
• Nine Principles of Litigation and Life (2009)