Tips for international students applying to law school in the US
WTOP NEWS — Because the U.S. is a global hub of legal education and practice, American law schools attract many foreign applicants. Most commonly, applicants come from countries with similar common law legal systems, like Canada, the United Kingdom, India and English-speaking nations in Africa and the Caribbean. But growing numbers of applicants from Asia, Latin America…
Read More about Tips for international students applying to law school in the USStanford Law professor Erik Jensen discusses the future of Legal Education in Afghanistan
STANFORD LAW SCHOOL — What is the legacy of the American invasion of Afghanistan, twenty years on? For Erik Jensen, faculty director of Stanford Law School’s Rule of Law Program (ROLP), who helped launch the Afghanistan Legal Education Project(ALEP) in 2007 as a student-driven initiative in ROLP, the answer for him is simple: legal education.
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UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON LAW CENTER — The Association of International Petroleum Negotiators (AIPN) Board of Directors and Scholarship Committee has recently provided awards to two University of Houston Law Center students.
Read More about University of Houston Law students receive Association of International Petroleum Negotiators scholarshipsCase Western Reserve Law professors partner with US Department of State for discussion with Thai human rights experts
CASE WESTERN RESERVE SCHOOL OF LAW — Using simultaneous translation, the conversation centered on best practices to protect the human rights of marginalized communities and indigenous people in Thailand, including issues of mass detention, mistreatment and expulsion from national parks.
Read More about Case Western Reserve Law professors partner with US Department of State for discussion with Thai human rights expertsPenn Law graduates pursue public interest fellowships
PENN LAW — Upon graduation, 18 graduates of the University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School’s Class of 2021 will pursue important and diverse public interest work with the support of prestigious fellowship funding.
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PENN LAW — Two 2021 graduates of the University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School’s LLM program have secured post-graduate positions advocating for the protection of human rights. The work of Hugh Fitzgibbon LLM’21 and Meri Baghdasaryan LLM’21, supported through the Law School’s LLM Postgraduate Public Interest Fellowship, concentrates on the fair administration of global trials as…
Read More about Penn Law students selected for LLM Postgraduate Public Interest FellowshipCornell Law professor Elizabeth Brundige to offer international human rights course
CORNELL CHRONICLE — Summer Session at Cornell is a well-known way for students to catch up or get ahead by earning credits before the fall and spring semesters, but many may not realize there are opportunities to take incredible classes offered only during the summer with top Cornell faculty.
Read More about Cornell Law professor Elizabeth Brundige to offer international human rights courseUniversity of Virginia Law professor Camilo Sánchez examines Cuba’s human rights crisis
UVA TODAY — As protests grow against the communist regime in Cuba and state forces crack down on the citizen movement, University of Virginia School of Law professor Camilo Sánchez looks at legal questions surrounding the human rights crisis.
Read More about University of Virginia Law professor Camilo Sánchez examines Cuba’s human rights crisisUSC Gould Law honors international students
USC GOULD SCHOOL OF LAW — In recognition of their academic accomplishments, the USC Gould School of Law commemorated the outstanding efforts of its Graduate and International Programs Class of 2021 with a virtual celebration on May 13.
Read More about USC Gould Law honors international studentsPandemic continues to pose challenges for international students and scholars
INSIDE HIGHER ED — The State Department is continuing to prioritize applications for student visas, but department officials do not expect to return to full capacity quickly. Higher education leaders have been worried for months about pandemic-related disruptions to visa processing for prospective students.
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