UConn Law professor Ángel Oquendo discusses human rights in Latin America at University of Houston Law
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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DREXEL UNIVERSITY THOMAS R. KLINE SCHOOL OF LAW — A new book by Professor David S. Cohen and UCSF sociologist Carole Joffe describes the many ways a woman seeking an abortion is burdened by the state, government and society, from the moment she finds out she’s pregnant to the moment of the procedure – if she…
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DREXEL UNIVERSITY THOMAS R. KLINE SCHOOL OF LAW — John Cannan, research and instructional services librarian at Drexel University’s Kline School of Law, was awarded the first LexisNexis Research Grant of 2020, receiving $2,730 for a study titled “The New Orthodoxy: How Congress Passes Laws Now.”
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DUKE TODAY — Today, women make up roughly 62 percent of the education, legal, community service, media and arts industries, and 73 percent of health practioner and technical occupations. At Duke, women comprise 66 percent of the workforce. To commemorate Women’s History Month, here are some reflections from Duke women in leadership.
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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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DUKE LAW — Duke Law professor Brandon Garrett has been appointed independent monitor for a landmark bail reform settlement in Texas that could become a national model for cash bail reform. Garrett will monitor implementation of bail reform in the nation’s third-largest county in a seven-year project involving research teams at Duke, Texas A&M University, and the University of…
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FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY LAW — At the 2020 Inaugural Eleventh Judicial Circuit Black History Month Program, Professor H.T. Smith, founding director of the FIU College of Law Trial Advocacy Program, honored the life and career of pioneer judge and civil rights activist Judge John David Johnson, and commemorated Judge Johnson’s legacy with the unveiling of a bronze bust…
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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 — On Thursday, March 5, at Georgetown Law, leading experts on torture and interrogation programs will unpack new revelations about U.S. actions after 9/11 and discuss ongoing efforts to ensure ethical approaches to securing critical national security information.
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GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY — Georgia State Regents’ Professor and Bobby Lee Cook Professor of Law Paul Lombardo is known across the globe for his work on the legal history of the American eugenics movement, but what’s now the focal point of his career actually came about by accident.
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