Jamie Mayerfeld is professor and chair of Law, Societies & Justice and professor of Political Science at the University of Washington. He is the author of The Promise of Human Rights (University of Pennsylvania Press, 2016), Suffering and Moral Responsibility (Oxford University Press, 1999), and articles on various topics in political theory, moral philosophy, human rights, and international criminal law. He is currently writing a book entitled Shelters of Injustice, which examines theoretical excuses used to ignore justice and violate its precepts. A recent publication on this theme is his article “Religion, Scripture, and Morality.” He is co-coordinator of Political Scientists for Sustainability.