To my Karmic Guru-Dev with Gratitude: Wiktor Osiatyński, February 1945–April 2017

To understand Wiktor’s Osiatyński's contribution requires noting that during the 1990s, American constitutional law and public international law (including human rights) evolved in parallel ways. (As a result, fewer scholars noted how their own constitutions were historically integral to, and intersected with, international law. And, conversely, the majority of international law scholars unwittingly ignored, and so shrouded, the constitutional dimension of many critical post-1989 developments-e.g., peace-building and UN territorial administration.) Credit goes to Wiktor, who as early as 1995, made understanding and exploring these intersections possible. Notable was his signature course, which he taught at CEU since 1995 and at other universities, including Harvard and Stanford. Small wonder that his fame spread to India. I therefore contacted him in 2001 at Chicago University School of Law, where he was teaching his signature course. Typically, emails bearing foreign names are ignored. But not if Wiktor is the recipient. Wiktor very kindly couriered me his course materials, encouraging me to keep in touch. And, in touch I kept.