U-M experts available to discuss NSA leaker Edward Snowden case

EXPERTS ADVISORY ANN ARBOR-As the extradition case involving National Security Agency leaker Edward Snowden continues to become more convoluted, University of Michigan experts are available to share their perspectives. They include: Jim Hathaway is an internationally recognized authority on refugee law whose work has been cited by the most senior courts of the common law world. Hathaway, the founding director of Michigan Law's Program in Refugee and Asylum Law, regularly provides training on refugee law to academics, NGOs, and official audiences around the world. He is available at (313) 443-7637 or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. . "All Edward Snowden has to do is walk up to any official in Sheremetyevo Airport and say, 'I'm a refugee, and if I'm sent home I'll be persecuted,' " Hathaway said.