Northeastern Law Program on Human Rights and the Global Economy releases report on Massachusetts municipalities

November 1, 2023

NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW — Northeastern Law’s Program on Human Rights and the Global Economy (PHRGE) has released a new report, “Safe Communities in Massachusetts: The Response of Massachusetts Municipalities to the Immigration Enforcement Policies of the Trump Administration.” 

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University of the Pacific McGeorge Law hosts discussion on conflict in the Middle East

November 1, 2023

UNIVERSITY OF THE PACIFIC — Two professors—one Palestinian-American, one Jewish, both with scholarly expertise in the history and politics of Israel-Palestine—shared their growing concern and continuing hope for the future in a virtual discussion sponsored by the McGeorge School of Law on Oct. 17.

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New US Department of Education regulations keep universities from withholding transcripts

October 31, 2023

INSIDE HIGHER ED — A federal policy change could give thousands of students access to transcripts and academic credits their colleges have withheld because they owed the institutions money. 

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UCLA Law launches Institute for Human Rights in the Hague

October 26, 2023

THE MIRAGE — UCLA School of Law has launched Promise Europe, an institute dedicated to advancing the study, teaching and advocacy of international human rights policy and law at a time when the world needs it most.

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Elon Law hosts meeting for transnational commercial law experts

October 25, 2023

TODAY @ ELON — International experts in the laws that govern trade and commercial activity between countries met in Greensboro this fall for an annual gathering of scholars whose ongoing work shapes legal principles that promote global economic growth.

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UIC Law International Human Rights Clinic supports coalition work in the United Nations

October 25, 2023

UIC LAW — This week is the United Nations Human Rights Committee review of the United States in relation to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights. 

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Pace Law honors ambassadors from Finland and Sweden for environmental law and diplomacy

October 25, 2023

PACE UNIVERSITY ELISABETH HAUB SCHOOL OF LAW — The Elisabeth Haub School of Law at Pace University is pleased to announce that the 2023 Elisabeth Haub Award for Environmental Law and Diplomacy will be jointly awarded to Ambassador Marja Lehto of Finland and former Ambassador Marie Jacobsson of Sweden for their pivotal roles advancing environmental

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Rutgers Law professor Jorge Contesse elected to United Nations Committee Against Torture

October 24, 2023

RUTGERS — Rutgers Law Professor Jorge Contesse was elected to the United Nations (UN) Committee Against Torture (CAT) on October 19, 2023 in Geneva, Switzerland. 

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Temple Law sees increase in international student enrollment

October 24, 2023

TEMPLE UNIVERSITY BEASLEY SCHOOL OF LAW — This semester Temple Law School received 69 international students and scholars in our Master of Laws (LLM), exchange student, SJD, and visiting research scholar programs.

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University at Buffalo Law welcomes first members of Scholars at Risk fellowship program

October 18, 2023

UBNOW — An internationally known scholar facing immediate persecution in his native Ethiopia. A former tenured professor of early modern Ottoman history who was harassed, taken into custody and put on trial by a threatening Turkish government apparatus. These two scholars are the first who have joined the UB faculty as part of the university’s

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