Penn State Dickinson Law professor Dermot Groome provides resources for international humanitarian law in support of Ukraine

April 12, 2022

PENN STATE DICKINSON LAW — Penn State Dickinson Law Professor Dermot Groome, a former war crimes prosecutor for the United Nations, has launched Justice for Ukraine, a webpage offering resources to support the work of prosecutors and human rights investigators in Ukraine as they gather and preserve evidence of international crimes. An expert in the field of…

Read More about Penn State Dickinson Law professor Dermot Groome provides resources for international humanitarian law in support of Ukraine

Southern Illinois University Law professor Cindy Buys to teach international and comparative law in Poland

April 12, 2022

THE DAILY EGYPTIAN — Southern Illinois University (SIU) Law Professor Cindy Buys is visiting Nicolaus Copernicus University in Torun, Poland as a part of its one-year International and Comparative Law Program for the next two months.

Read More about Southern Illinois University Law professor Cindy Buys to teach international and comparative law in Poland

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.

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

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.

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

University of Utah Law professor Leslie Culver recognized by university’s Black Cultural Center

April 12, 2022

S.J. QUINNEY COLLEGE OF LAW — Professor Leslie Culver recently received the Marcus Garvey Black Star Excellence Award from the University of Utah’s Black Cultural Center. In collaboration with the Black Faculty and Staff Association, the Black Cultural Center honors Black faculty and staff for their work on campus and in the community with the Black Faculty…

Read More about University of Utah Law professor Leslie Culver recognized by university’s Black Cultural Center

UC Berkeley Law dean Erwin Chemerinsky: Free speech doesn’t mean protesters can shut down campus events

April 11, 2022

THE WASHINGTON POST — Freedom of speech does not include a right to shout down others so they cannot be heard. Two recent incidents at law schools where protesting students sought to keep invited speakers from addressing their audiences are deeply troubling. In both cases, those defending the disruptive students have said their actions came…

Read More about UC Berkeley Law dean Erwin Chemerinsky: Free speech doesn’t mean protesters can shut down campus events

Podcast: Campbell Law dean J. Rich Leonard discusses the transition from working in government to becoming a law school dean

April 11, 2022

ED UP LEGAL — Legal education is experiencing large swings in applications; a call for innovation & adaptation; demand for increased diversification of the profession; & cries for social justice impact & protection of the Rule of Law. Host Patty Roberts, Dean of St. Mary’s University School of Law, will discuss innovations in legal education…

Read More about Podcast: Campbell Law dean J. Rich Leonard discusses the transition from working in government to becoming a law school dean

Baylor Law professor Josh Borderud honored by American Inns of Court

April 11, 2022

BAYLOR UNIVERSITY LAW — Baylor Law faculty member and Waco City Councilman Joshua G. Borderud (J.D.’ 09) received the 2020 American Inns of Court Sandra Day O’Connor Award for Professional Service at the Supreme Court of the United States in Washington, D.C. on Saturday, March 26th, 2022.

Read More about Baylor Law professor Josh Borderud honored by American Inns of Court

UC Berkeley Law dean Erwin Chemerinsky hosts new podcast on teaching constitutional law and the Supreme Court

April 11, 2022

BERKELEY LAW –How should law professors teach about the foundations of constitutional law when it’s clear the current Supreme Court won’t respect precedent and approach the law as the institution once had? Berkeley Law Dean Erwin Chemerinsky explores the impact on legal education — and the public’s perception of the legal system — of the court’s…

Read More about UC Berkeley Law dean Erwin Chemerinsky hosts new podcast on teaching constitutional law and the Supreme Court

UC Davis Law professor Irene Oritseweyinmi to deliver lecture on attorney ethics at Pace Law

April 11, 2022

PACE UNIVERSITY ELISABETH HAUB COLLEGE OF LAW — The Elisabeth Haub School of Law at Pace University is proud to announce that Professor Irene Oritseweyinmi Joe will deliver the 2022 Philip B. Blank Memorial Lecture on Attorney Ethics. Professor Joe joined the faculty at the UC Davis School of Law in 2016. Her lecture, Learning from…

Read More about UC Davis Law professor Irene Oritseweyinmi to deliver lecture on attorney ethics at Pace Law