UC Irvine Law supports Afghan academics through Scholars at Risk
DAILY PILOT — As Afghans flee their native country in search of safe harbor, following the recent takeover of capital city Kabul by Taliban forces, universities are engaging in a rescue mission to bring scholars and their families to California college campuses.
Read More about UC Irvine Law supports Afghan academics through Scholars at RiskNortheastern Law professor Alexandra Meise details efforts to assist Afghan refugees
NEWS@NORTHWESTERN — Alexandra (Xander) Meise was driving from Philadelphia to Boston en route to her new job as an associate teaching professor at Northeastern’s School of Law. The buzzing of her phone reminded her of more arduous journeys that were being attempted on the other side of the world. People she had never met were trying…
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AMERICAN UNIVERSITY WASHINGTON COLLEGE OF LAW — The Center for Human Rights & Humanitarian Law is thrilled to announce the release of its 2020-2021 Annual Report. The past year was a year of gratitude and transition as the Center celebrated its 30thAnniversary, saw transitions in its team, and worked with AUWCL leadership to prepare for…
Read More about American University Washington College of Law human rights center releases annual reportUniversity of Arizona Law professor Boris Kozolchyk nominated for Nobel Peace Prize for work on global economic justice
JAMES E. ROGERS COLLEGE OF LAW — The University of Arizona James E. Rogers College of Law congratulates Evo DeConcini Professor of Law Emeritus Boris Kozolchyk on his recent Nobel Peace Prize nomination. Kozolchyk was nominated by the University of Rio de la Plata and the Argentine Comparative Law Association for his work addressing issues of economic justice between countries as well as within each country, advancing…
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THE SALT LAKE TRIBUNE — Brigham Young University law students soon will have a new way to study the Israeli-Palestinian conflict — from within the Middle East itself. BYU Law’s Jerusalem initiative will launch in late April and early May, the school announced Wednesday, in conjunction with the BYU Jerusalem Center for Near Eastern Studies.
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THE DAILY CALIFORNIAN — As terror in Afghanistan continues to sweep the streets and more Afghans seek refuge, UC Berkeley School of Law has established a legal support system aiming to help the rising humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan.
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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.
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