Southwestern Law adjunct professor Iryna Zaverukha to give lecture on the invasion of Ukraine

April 12, 2022

SOUTHWESTERN LAW SCHOOL — The discussion will address Russian manipulation of the international legal framework; the inefficiency of the global response to the Russian threat; and the Ukrainian fight for their very lives and for democracy.

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St. Louis University Law professor Afonso Seixas-Nunes participates in international war crimes conference

April 12, 2022

THE UNIVERSITY NEWS — On March 4th, the prestigious London-based policy institute Chatham House held a virtual conference attended by many leading academic and diplomatic figures. The goal of the conference was to explore the creation of a special tribunal to prosecute war crimes committed by the Russian Federation in Ukraine.

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University of Virginia Law students take prizes in international tax moot court competition

April 12, 2022

UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA SCHOOL OF LAW — A team of students from the University of Virginia School of Law placed second in this year’s International and European Tax Moot Court competition, which culminated April 1. This year’s team members are Timothy Blauch ’22, James Collins ’22, Natalie Mauch ’23 and Hunter Shaw ’23, with Bolton Smith ’22,

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West Virginia University Law to host Notre Dame Law’s Michael K. Addo for lecture on international human rights

April 12, 2022

WEST VIRGINIA COLLEGE OF LAW — A specialist in international human rights law and business policy is delivering the annual Archibald McDougall Lecture at the West Virginia University College of Law. Michael K. Addo will speak at noon on April 7 in the Marlyn E. Lugar Courtroom. He will address the United Nation’s guiding principles on business

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Law schools and students across the country offer support to Ukraine

April 11, 2022

REUTERS — As a lawyer in Ukraine pursuing a U.S. law degree, Dmytro Tymoshchenko is well versed in contracts, negotiation and intellectual property. Over the past month, he has picked up new skills: preparing Molotov cocktails and sourcing supplies to help Ukraine’s military repel Russian forces.

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Opinion: US law schools play an important role in advancing the rule of law around the world

April 11, 2022

ABA JOURNAL — World leaders getting a degree in the law should not be surprising. Many in key positions in corporations or media and many other professions have studied law. Leading a country is just another area in which the skills attained in law school can be beneficial.

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UC Davis Law to host discussion on the invasion of Ukraine

April 11, 2022

UC DAVIS — GMC Affiliates Raquel Aldana and Joanna Regulska were featured as panelists during a recent UC Davis Law panel discussion on the current war in Ukraine. Aldana and Regulska both emphasize the humanitarian issues that stem from the event, noting incidents of racism and mass internal displacement due to the war.

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UC Irvine Law Pro Bono Program assists in local Afghan Asylum Intake Clinic

April 11, 2022

UCI LAW — UCI Law students, faculty and staff joined the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) at the Islamic Society of Orange County Saturday, March 19, 2022, to complete legal intakes for recent Afghan arrivals.

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University of Utah Law hosts panel on Russia’s invasion of Ukraine

April 5, 2022

S.J. QUINNEY COLLEGE OF LAW –Doctor Martin Steinfeld, Professor Amos Guiora, David Schwendiman and Professor Tony Anghie will discuss the Russia-Ukraine War. Dr. Martin Steinfeld is also the author of the forthcoming book titled, Fissures in EU Citizenship. This book argues that core concepts in EU citizenship law are riddled with latent fissures traceable back to

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European law offices open doors to displaced Ukrainian law students

April 4, 2022

REUTERS –A group of international law firms and academics is working to get Ukrainian law students out of the country and into legal internships across Europe, organizers of the effort said as Russia’s invasion of Ukraine passed the one-month mark. So far organizers say 32 Ukrainian law students in Stockholm, Dusseldorf, Frankfurt, Berlin, Vienna and Warsaw

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