Fordham Law China Law Society hosts symposium on legal clashes and cooperation between US and China
FORDHAM UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW — The student-led Fordham China Law Society persevered through three months of uncertainty, rescheduling, and technical learning curves to virtually host its first annual symposium, titled “Recognition and Enforcement of Judgments between China and the U.S.,” on June 18. Five attorneys were invited to discuss how the recognition and enforcement of foreign…
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LEWIS AND CLARK LAW SCHOOL — On May 21, 2020, Earthrise, and their co-counsel Sea Shepherd Legal, filed a lawsuit on behalf of Sea Shepherd New Zealand and Sea Shepherd Conservation Society challenging the U.S. government’s failure to protect New Zealand’s critically endangered Māui dolphin.
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INSIDE HIGHER ED — Harvard and MIT file suit to block a new directive from Immigration and Customs Enforcement that would prohibit international students in the U.S. from taking an all-online course load this fall.
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INSIDE HIGHER ED – The Department of Education this week launched a new online reporting system that will require colleges to disclose far more information about gifts and contracts coming from foreign sources than they have in the past. Colleges are required under the Higher Education Act to report foreign gifts and contracts valued at $250,000…
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UCLA SCHOOL OF LAW – Four members of an immigrant family who fled persecution in Mexico were recently granted legal asylum in the United States, thanks to the dedicated work of students and faculty at UCLA School of Law’s Immigrant Family Legal Clinic.
Read More about UCLA Law Immigrant Family Legal Clinic helps family to receive asylum statusCase Western Reserve Law co-dean Michael Scharf hosts Q&A with International Criminal Court competition participants
CASE WESTERN RESERVE SCHOOL OF LAW – As Chairman of the Board of the International Criminal Court (ICC) Moot Court Competition, Dean Michael Scharf annually drafts the problem and bench memo for the competition, which this year included participants from 75 schools from over 50 countries.
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SPICY IP — We’re pleased to inform you that Texas A&M School of Law, together with O.P. Jindal Global University, is launching a program that will allow students to spend one semester in both universities, and earn an LL.M degree from either university.
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UNITED NATIONS HUMAN RIGHTS OFFICE OF HIGH COMMISSIONER — The UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination has called on the United States to make immediate structural reforms to end racial discrimination, and to uphold its obligations under the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination.
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UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA CAREY LAW — At a time of a global pandemic, international experts and thought leaders from around the world, from India, China, Zimbabwe, London, France, Brazil, Egypt and Lebanon convened on June 8-19 through the University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School’s Global Institute for Human Rights.
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LLM GUIDE — A number of institutions run summer programs ahead of LL.M. start dates, especially for overseas lawyers hoping to improve their command of the English language. But the coronavirus is disrupting summer programs that are usually held on campus. Many are being put online instead.
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