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Dean Scharf receives Association Internationale De Droit Pénal 2022 Book of the Year Award
At a ceremony at International Law Weekend Midwest on Sept. 30, Dean Michael Scharf and his co-authors, Dr. Paul Williams and Professor Milena Sterio, received the Association Internationale De Droit Pénal (AIDP) 2022 Book of the Year Award for “The Syrian Conflict's Impact on International Law” (Ca...
ϳԹ School of Law Conference on Sept. 30 to Examine the Consequences of the Russian Invasion of Ukraine
The Feb. 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine and the international response has ushered in the most dangerous period since the height of the Cold War. Just this week, Russia mobilized 300,000 troops, organized a sham referendum on independence in occupied Ukrainian territory and threatened the use of n...
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Student Summer Experiences: Harper Fox
Second-year law student Harper Fox traveled to London, England, over the summer for an externship with the International Bar Association. What was the best part of your experience? “I really enjoyed working to provide Ukrainian attorneys with webinars and materials so they would be in compliance w...
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Student Summer Experiences: Frankie Collins
Second-year law student Frankie Collins recently traveled to Athens, Greece, to attend a week-long summer law school program. She shared some reflections from the trip. What was the purpose of the program? “The focus was on International Investment Arbitration and it was organized by the Athens ch...
Following the reasoning of ϳԹ Amicus Brief, Supreme Court of the United States allows that discovery on detainee abuse might be permitted despite finding state secrets privilege applies
Last fall, ϳԹ School of Law students Reece Disney and Jessica Foo helped coordinate and draft amicus curiae briefs to the Supreme Court of the United States in a civil case involving efforts to obtain information about the brutal interrogation tactics the United States e...
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Holding Russian war criminals accountable
Michael Scharf, ϳԹ School of Law co-dean, leading panel to present legislation for war crimes court in Ukraine Following numerous atrocities in Ukraine, a team of international law experts is offering a proposal for a special court in Ukraine to investigate and prosecut...
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ϳԹ Law School's Yemen Accountability Project Enters its Fifth Year of Documenting Atrocities
While most of the world is focused on war crimes committed during the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the conflict in Yemen continues to be the site of some of the worst atrocities and suffering on the planet. ϳԹ School of Law is playing a unique role in documenting those c...
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Supreme Court Follows Reasoning of ϳԹ Amicus Brief in Landmark Case Interpreting the Hague Convention on Child Abduction
On June 15, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a unanimous decision in Golan v. Saada, a case about how to interpret the Hague Convention on Child Abduction in which the Frederick K. Cox International Law Center at ϳԹ School of Law filed an amicus brief. The brief was co-auth...
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ϳԹ Law's Radio Program Interviews International Law Professors Who Inspired Paramount Plus Series "Blood & Treasure"
It’s said that truth is sometimes more exciting than fiction. In a recent broadcast of ϳԹ School of Law's public radio program, "Talking Foreign Policy," host Michael Scharf, dean of the law school, talked with four international lawyers whose real-life adventures helped...
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Case Global Awards Ceremony Recognizes International Law Student Achievements
On Saturday, May 14, the School of Law honored 13 students with Case Global Service Awards. The students were recognized for their extraordinary contributions to the School of Law’s top-ranked international law program. The student honorees included the editors of the ϳԹ Journal ...