Fordham Law to host symposia exploring LGBTQIA+ identity through an international lens
FORDHAM LAW NEWS — To mark its ninth annual symposium, Fordham Law’s OUTLaws student association is bringing together those involved in the international human rights system to discuss the state of LGBTQIA+ identity around the world and how regional organizers are tackling issues pertaining to anti-LGBTQIA+ legislation. The symposium, “International LGBTQIA+ Rights: Bridging Activism from Grassroots…
Read More about Fordham Law to host symposia exploring LGBTQIA+ identity through an international lensHarvard Law team advances in international moot court competition after win
HARVARD LAW TODAY — Harvard Law School’s team has won the national round of the 2021-2022 Philip C. Jessup International Moot Court Competition and will advance to the international rounds, to be held from March 24 through April 10. The Harvard Law team, comprised of J.D. students Marta Canneri ’22, Katherine Shen ’22, Stephanie Gullo ’22,…
Read More about Harvard Law team advances in international moot court competition after winLewis & Clark Law professor Kathleen M. Maloney advocates for forced marriage victims
LEWIS & CLARK LAW SCHOOL — Visiting Law Professor Kathleen M. Maloney shared her expertise with the International Criminal Court (ICC) in the Hague this February, in a first of its kind appeal regarding groundbreaking convictions for forced marriages of young girls and women. The ICC is the world’s only permanent, independent tribunal with jurisdiction to investigate…
Read More about Lewis & Clark Law professor Kathleen M. Maloney advocates for forced marriage victimsLewis & Clark Law professor Dan Rohlf teaches environmental law course in Italy
LEWIS & CLARK LAW SCHOOL — Noted environmental law professor Dan Rohlf received a Fulbright Award to serve as the Distinguished Chair in Law at the University of Trento in northern Italy, teaching a class there entitled “Environmental Law, Sustainability, and Resilience” this Spring. The Fulbright teaching award is part of a busy year-long sabbatical for Rohlf…
Read More about Lewis & Clark Law professor Dan Rohlf teaches environmental law course in ItalyNorthwestern Law professor Uzoamaka Emeka Nzelibe represents asylum seekers in court
NORTHWESTERN MAGAZINE — Five floors up from the cacophony that is Chicago’s West Loop, inside a stone-still hearing room at the U.S. Department of Justice’s Chicago Immigration Court, where the ratcheted-up nerves and quickened breaths make for the sort of place you do not want to be, Uzoamaka Emeka Nzelibe ’96 is there to get the…
Read More about Northwestern Law professor Uzoamaka Emeka Nzelibe represents asylum seekers in courtPenn Law students Hermes Hein Aedo and Maria Alejandra Maldonado Ibaceta apply lessons from law school in Chile
PENN LAW — Hermes Hein Aedo LLM’22 and María Alejandra Maldonado Ibaceta LLM’22 came to the University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School together from their home country of Chile, where they both worked in different sectors of criminal law. As students in the LLM program, they have delved deeply into both U.S. criminal law and international…
Read More about Penn Law students Hermes Hein Aedo and Maria Alejandra Maldonado Ibaceta apply lessons from law school in ChileCase Western Reserve Law dean Michael Scharf to moderate discussion on the Ukraine invasion
CASE WESTERN UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW — Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has abruptly transformed the world. The unprovoked and brutal military campaign has resulted in destruction of cities, widespread civilian casualties and millions of refugees. The West has responded with crippling sanctions, and Russia has answered with implied threats to use nuclear and chemical weapons. As…
Read More about Case Western Reserve Law dean Michael Scharf to moderate discussion on the Ukraine invasionUniversity of Dayton Law professor Ericka Curran assists Ukranian refugees with immigration needs
DAYTON DAILY NEWS — Lebanon resident Oksana Knapp has a sister in war-torn Ukraine, but for the moment, that relative is as safe as might be expected, given her uncertain situation. “She’s as fine as she can be under the circumstances,” Knapp, a Ukrainian national, said of her sister Thursday. “I mean, her hometown is…
Read More about University of Dayton Law professor Ericka Curran assists Ukranian refugees with immigration needsUniversity of Miami Law clinic director Denisse Córdova Montes appointed to international human rights board
UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI SCHOOL OF LAW — Denisse Córdova Montes was recently elected to the International Board of FIAN International, an international human rights organization with headquarters in Germany. This is a 3-year position with the possibility of being elected two more times. FIAN’s mission is to expose violations of people’s right to food wherever they…
Read More about University of Miami Law clinic director Denisse Córdova Montes appointed to international human rights boardPace Law Women’s Association of Law Students honors Australian legislative assembly member
PACE UNIVERSITY ELISABETH HAUB SCHOOL OF LAW — On Tuesday, March 8, Elizabeth Lee, Member of the Legislative Assembly of the Australian Capital Territory, was presented with the Pioneer of Justice Award by the Women’s Association of Law Students. The Pioneer of Justice and Equality for Women and the Law Award is awarded annually to an…
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