Boston College Law places restrictions on travel to China, South Korea and Italy

March 10, 2020

BOSTON COLLEGE — In light of new advisories issued by the U.S. State Department and the Centers for Disease Control, Boston College is extending its BC-sponsored travel prohibition to Italy. As of today, travel prohibitions for members of the BC community include China, South Korea, and Italy, and we expect that other countries may be added

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Case Western Reserve Law student Kristinia Aiad-Toss publishes paper on war crimes during El Salvador civil war

March 10, 2020

CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW — Last summer, second-year law student Kristina Aiad-Toss spent two months in El Salvador interning for International Partners in Mission (IPM), a non-profit that engages in community development projects abroad to help women and children in 66 countries. The testimonials, along with additional research, formed the backbone of the white

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Case Western Reserve Law students receive highest average score at EODID Athens Vis Pre-Moot competition

March 10, 2020

CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW — On February 15, the CWRU Vis International Commercial Arbitration Moot Court Team received the highest average score of the 10 competing teams in the EODID Athens Vis Pre-Moot competition. The team was represented by 3Ls Teresa Azzam and Kathleen Burke. This semester, the team will also compete in

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UConn Law professor Ángel Oquendo discusses human rights in Latin America at University of Houston Law

March 10, 2020

UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON LAW CENTER –Pulling from his work titled, “The Politicization of Human Rights: Within the Inter-American System and Beyond,” University of Connecticut School of Law professor Ángel Oquendo spoke about conflict surrounding pervading the Inter-American Human Rights System engendered by opposition from countries such as Venezuela, Ecuador, Bolivia and Nicaragua.

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Duke Law students participate in Salzburg Culter Fellows Program on international law

March 10, 2020

DUKE LAW — Four Duke Law students were among 56 from the nation’s leading law schools to explore the future of public and private international law through the Salzburg Cutler Fellows Program, held Feb. 20 to 22 in Washington, D.C.

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Fordham Law International Judicial Research and Training Program welcomes delegation from Brazil

March 10, 2020

FORDHAM LAW NEWS — Fordham Law welcomed a delegation of more than 60 legal professionals from Brazil from February 24-26, 2020, as part of the International Judicial Research and Training Program run by the Office of International and Non-J.D. Programs. The visitors included judges, prosecutors, and attorneys.

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Georgetown Law hosts conference on International trade

March 10, 2020

GEORGETOWN LAW — On Thursday, March 5, and Friday, March 6, Georgetown Law’s Office of Executive and Continuing Legal Education will host a two-day conference, the 41st Annual International Trade Update, at Georgetown Law.

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American University Law professor Claudio Grossman speaks at University of Miami Law on Bolivian-Chilean maritime case

March 10, 2020

UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI SCHOOL OF LAW — International and humanitarian law expert Claudio M. Grossman presented the lecture, “The Obligation to Negotiate Access to the Pacific Ocean: The Decision of the International Court of Justice in the case between Bolivia and Chile,” recently at the University of Miami School of Law. Grossman discussed the ICJ’s rejection of Bolivia’s claim

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Penn Law professor Tobias Barrington Wolff and student Adam Garnick play role in federal court reassessment of deportation policy

March 10, 2020

UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA CAREY LAW SCHOOL — Three individuals closely associated with the University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School – Professor Tobias Barrington Wolff, Attorney Amy Maldonado L’98, and Adam Garnick L’21 – played a crucial role in the Third Circuit’s recent decision that federal district courts have subject matter jurisdiction in immigration cases involving “Migrant Protection Protocols,” which send immigrant detainees to

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Penn Law professor Christopher S. Yoo selected for UNICEF working group on internet access

March 10, 2020

UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA CAREY LAW SCHOOL — Christopher S. Yoo, the John H. Chestnut Professor of Law, Communication and Computer & Information Science, University of Pennsylvania , has been named an External Expert for the Broadband Commission Working Group on the Common Bid for School Connectivity. The group will also serve as an advisory group for GIGA,

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