News and Developments in International Law and Legal Education

Published as an information resource for the ASIL membership, the ASIL Academic Bulletin reports on program developments at ASIL 2008 Academic Partner institutions.

January 2008
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ASIL Academic Partners
American University, Washington
College of Law
Case Western School of Law
Columbia Law School
Duke University School of Law, Center for International and Comparative Law
Fordham Law School, Leitner Center for International Law and Justice
George Washington University
School of Law
Georgetown University Law Center
Hofstra Law School
Indiana University School
of Law –Bloomington
Loyola University College of
Law – New Orleans
Luiss Guido Carli University – Rome, Italy
Northwestern University School of Law
Penn State University,
Dickinson School of Law
Saint Thomas University School of Law
Seton Hall Law School
Stanford Law School
Stetson University College of Law
Thomas Jefferson School of Law
Tufts University, Fletcher
School of Law & Diplomacy
University of Georgia School of Law
University of Illinois College of Law
University of the Pacific,
McGeorge School of Law
University of San Francisco School of Law
University of Utah, Quinney College of Law
Vanderbilt University Law School
Washington & Lee University
School of Law
Washington University in St. Louis
School of Law
 

American University
This spring semester, the Washington College of Law will host its Annual Founders' Celebration. The Founders' Celebration offers numerous events and conferences which highlight a diverse array of legal issues in today’s world. The following events may be of interest...click here for more.
 

Case Western School of Law
Six months ago, the Iraqi High Tribunal handed down its decision in the Anfal Campaign trial, convicting “Chemical Ali” (Ali Hassan al-Majid) and five other former Iraqi military leaders of genocide and other international crimes related to their role in a 1980s crackdown against...click here for more.
 

Columbia University School of Law
From Francis Lieber, whose work formed the basis of the modern laws of war, to Professor Louis Henkin, the widely regarded father of modern international human rights law, Columbia Law School’s faculty have long been on the cutting edge of comparative...click here for more.
 

Duke University School of Law
The Center for International and Comparative Law was established in 2006, under the inaugural directorship of Professor Curtis Bradley, to organize and support programs, resources, and events relating to international and comparative law at Duke University School of Law...click here for more.
 

Fordham Law
September 2007 marked the launch of the Leitner Center for International Law and Justice as well as the 10th anniversary of the Crowley Program in International Human Rights. Professors Martin Flaherty and Tracy Higgins founded the program in 1997...click here for more.
 

George Washington University
School of Law

The Program in International Human Rights Law is offered jointly by the University of Oxford and The George Washington University Law School and is held in Oxford. It is intended to prepare students to contribute to the improvement...click here for more.
 

Georgetown University School of Law
Georgetown University Law Center offers one of the largest transnational and international legal education programs in the world. Located in the nation’s capital and with a campus of major new buildings that include an international....click here for more.
 

Indiana University School
of Law - Bloomington

On March 19-21, 2008, the Indiana Journal of Global Legal Studies will host a symposium entitled “Operationalizing Global Governance” at the Indiana University School of Law-Bloomington. Global governance scholarship...click here for more.
 

Luiss Guido Carli University
Our Master Programme is particularly designed for managers, experts and counsels who have a university degree in Law, Political Science, or Economics. The programme aims at providing participants with an in depth knowledge of the rules, problems and processes...click here for more.
 

Northwestern University School of Law
With a substantive focus on two areas, international human rights and the globalization of business, Northwestern University School of Law prepares both domestic and international students for practice in the changing world. Our distinguished...click here for more.
 

Penn State University, Dickinson School of Law
The Penn State University’s School of International Affairs (SIA), first approved by Penn State's Board of Trustees in January 2007 and officially launched on July 1, 2007, will shortly begin accepting applications for its inaugural class in fall 2008. The SIA offers a professional...click here for more.
 

St. Thomas University
School of Law

The Graduate Program in Intercultural Human Rights started in August 2001 with the LL.M. Program in Intercultural Human Rights. Today it has expanded into a powerful tool of education and scholarship consisting of the following components...click here for more.
 

Stanford Law School
The Stanford Program in International Law has undergone tremendous expansion in recent years to keep pace with the rapid growth of global interdependence. The program is founded on the premise that law is a living body of rules ...click here for more.
 

University of Georgia School of Law
In 1990, Dean Rusk, former Secretary of State under Presidents Kennedy and Johnson, took part in the 8th Annual Report of the Secretaries of State held in Athens, Ga. Eighteen years later, as part of the commemoration...click here for more.
 

University of Illinois
School of Law

Established in 1897, the University of Illinois College of Law has a century-old tradition of excellence, consistently regarded as one of the Top 10 public law schools in the United States. The College of Law is part of the University of Illinois, one of the premier institutions among 37 public land grant ...click here for more.
 

University of Utah S.J. Quinney College of Law
The University of Utah S.J. Quinney College of Law is dedicated to global legal education. Drawing on a multilingual student body and an exceptional faculty of world-leading expertise, the Quinney College’s Global Initiative supports an exciting array of contributions to issues of conflict...click here for more.
 

Vanderbilt University Law School
The International Legal Studies Program at Vanderbilt University Law School prepares students to practice law in a global environment by combining classroom exposure to cutting-edge areas of international law with practical experience in their application through the International Law Practice Lab...click here for more.
 

Washington and Lee University
School of Law

Established in 2006, the Transnational Law Institute oversees pedagogical innovations, a speaker’s series, externships, internships, and visiting faculty to help prepare students for the increasing globalization of legal practice...click here for more.
 

Washington University School of Law
In the summer of 2007, Washington University School of Law was pleased to announce the new leadership of its Whitney R. Harris Institute for Global Legal Studies. Leila Sadat, the Henry B. Oberschelp Professor of Law...click here for more.