Rutgers Law professor Jorge Contesse elected to United Nations Committee Against Torture
RUTGERS — Rutgers Law Professor Jorge Contesse was elected to the United Nations (UN) Committee Against Torture (CAT) on October 19, 2023 in Geneva, Switzerland.
Read More about Rutgers Law professor Jorge Contesse elected to United Nations Committee Against TortureTemple Law sees increase in international student enrollment
TEMPLE UNIVERSITY BEASLEY SCHOOL OF LAW — This semester Temple Law School received 69 international students and scholars in our Master of Laws (LLM), exchange student, SJD, and visiting research scholar programs.
Read More about Temple Law sees increase in international student enrollmentUniversity at Buffalo Law welcomes first members of Scholars at Risk fellowship program
UBNOW — An internationally known scholar facing immediate persecution in his native Ethiopia. A former tenured professor of early modern Ottoman history who was harassed, taken into custody and put on trial by a threatening Turkish government apparatus. These two scholars are the first who have joined the UB faculty as part of the university’s…
Read More about University at Buffalo Law welcomes first members of Scholars at Risk fellowship programCase Western Reserve Law hosts discussion on the role of international law in climate change
CASE WESTERN UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW — On Sept. 28-29, two dozen of the foremost experts in climate change and international law gathered at Woodland Hall at the Cleveland Botanical Garden to debate how to respond to the increasing threat of global climate change.
Read More about Case Western Reserve Law hosts discussion on the role of international law in climate changeFordham Law Leitner Center releases report on humanitarian evacuations
FORDHAM LAW NEWS — Can lessons be learned from the chaos of the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan in August 2021 to prevent a future humanitarian crisis? A new report from Fordham Law’s Leitner Center for International Law and Justice examines the disastrous evacuations and provides a series of guidelines aimed at policy- and decision-makers and…
Read More about Fordham Law Leitner Center releases report on humanitarian evacuationsRutgers Law Associates help abducted child return to Ireland
RUTGERS — RLA is on a list of law firms occasionally asked by the State Department to take on cases involving individuals from countries falling within The Hague Convention.
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UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH DAKOTA — Seven second-year law students – Jessa Howes, Sarah Varney, Josh Brower, Caitlin Hoeffner, Kate Anderson, Lauren Alpers and Justin Larson – spent their summers abroad learning about the law through study abroad opportunities in different EU nations.
Read More about USD Knudson Law students take study abroad opportunities in EuropeUniversity of Virginia Law dean Risa Goluboff shares message to the law school community reflecting on the Hamas attack on Israel
UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA SCHOOL OF LAW — Dean Risa Goluboff shared the following message with the Law School community Wednesday.
Read More about University of Virginia Law dean Risa Goluboff shares message to the law school community reflecting on the Hamas attack on IsraelAmerican students in Israel consider leaving amid war
THE WASHINGTON POST — Amid war, U.S. students in Israel face questions of whether to evacuate. Violence in Israel disrupts study-abroad plans for American students.
Read More about American students in Israel consider leaving amid warA look at the University of Miami International Moot Court Program
UMIAMI SCHOOL OF LAW — Miami Law’s International Moot Court Program, the only one of its kind in the United States, is an extraordinary opportunity for law students to gain practical legal skills, exposure to international law, and the chance to compete in global moot competitions.
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