University of Miami Law professor Bernard Oxman selected as judge for International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea

November 26, 2019

UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI SCHOOL OF LAW — Professor Bernard Oxman, director of Miami Law’s LL.M. in Maritime Law has been appointed as a judge ad hoc of the Special Chamber constituted by the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea. He will hear the dispute between the Republic of Maldives and the Republic of Mauritius concerning…

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University of Miami Law hosts international arbitration moot court competition

November 26, 2019

UNIVERSITY MIAMI SCHOOL OF LAW — Such was the case that brought more than 300 students and 130 judges to the University of Miami School of Law recently for the four days of the 2019 Global Oral Hearings of the Foreign Direct Investment International Arbitration Moot Competition in cooperation with the Center for International Legal Studies…

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Northwestern Law team wins ABA Labor Law Trial Competition

November 26, 2019

NORTHWESTERN NOW — A team from Northwestern Pritzker School of Law’s Bartlit Center on Trial Advocacy won the Midwest Regional ABA Labor Law Trial Competition held in Chicago over the weekend. They now will compete for the national championship in January in New Orleans.

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Notre Dame Law hosts expungement clinic for survivors of domestic violence

November 26, 2019

THE LAW SCHOOL NOTRE DAME — In an effort to address the issue, Chris Kozelichki, a former deputy prosecutor and now assistant director for career development at Notre Dame Law School, and 45 law students hosted an expungement clinic Oct. 29 (Tuesday) at the YWCA of North Central Indiana in South Bend. From 1:30 to 6:30 p.m.,…

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Penn State Dickinson Law hosts legal writing and research workshop

November 26, 2019

PENN STATE DICKINSON LAW — Penn State Dickinson Law, in conjunction with the Legal Writing Institute, will host “Dismantling the Separate But Equal Paradigm: Integrating Legal Research and Writing into the Law School Curriculum”.  This program will explore why legal research and writing courses are often limited to the first-year curriculum, the hierarchical structure of legal research…

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Penn State Dickinson Law hosts symposium on genocide and justice

November 26, 2019

PENN STATE DICKINSON LAW — Penn State Dickinson Law Professor Dermot Groome has seen the personal, moral and legal implications of atrocity crimes firsthand. He led the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) prosecution of Bosnian Serb General Ratko Mladic for the 1995 Srebrenica massacre, the Siege of Sarajevo and the ethnic cleansing of…

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Penn State Dickinson Law establishes food pantry to help alleviate food insecurity for law students

November 26, 2019

PENN STATE DICKINSON LAW — In a study conducted earlier this year by the Hope Center for College, Community, and Justice, almost half of the college students surveyed (48%) reported food insecurity occurred in the previous 30-day period. Discussion about ways to help students at Dickinson Law with food and financial insecurity began at a Diversity…

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Quinnipiac Law professor Carolyn Wilkes Kaas purchases Children’s Divorce Center building to continue community legacy

November 26, 2019

WOODBRIDGE TOWN NEWS — There’s a new face but a familiar vibe and goal in the historic building at 88 Bradley Road.  The building, formerly known as the Children’s Divorce Center, which has been in operation for 40 years, was recently acquired by Carolyn Wilkes Kaas, a Quinnipiac University law professor.

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Santa Clara Law professor Vangie Abriel addresses American Immigration Lawyers Association Conference

November 26, 2019

SANTA CLARA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW — On November 8, Vangie Abriel spoke at the annual American Immigration Lawyers Association California Chapters Conference in Monterey, California. Her topic was the Migration Protection Protocols, which force asylum-seekers to wait out their immigration court proceedings in Mexico.

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Alexander Community Law Center at Santa Clara Law honored by Charles Houston Bar Association

November 26, 2019

SANTA CLARA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW — The Katharine & George Alexander Community Law Center will receive the Clinton W. White Advocacy Award at the Charles Houston Bar Association Dinner & Awards Gala on Saturday, Dec 7th in Oakland. The Gala supports scholarships for 2L/3L students law students, presented at the event.

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