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Major Law School Conferences Focused on Issues Back in the News
Two major law school conferences focused on issues that are back in the news. The issue of art restitution was featured in a New York Times story over a German and Egyptian governmental dispute related to the bust of Queen Nefertiti. Interestingly, the law school’s Harris Institute held a conference on Imperialism, Art and Restitution in 2004 that featured a panel on this very topic. Visit the Web site for more information and to view the panel. Similarly, the Associated Press recently reported that Elinor Ostrom will receive a Nobel Prize in Economics. Ostrom was a key participant in the Center for Interdisciplinary Studies’ first program, which was on Norms and the Law, in 2001. View the conference Web site to access the videos. She also participated in a related readings course for Washington University Law students, and a few years later, returned for the Future of the Social Sciences Conference and Workshop.
Crimes Against Humanity Initiative Appoints Fellows
Washington University Law's Whitney R. Harris World Law Institute has launched a two-year project to study the international law regarding crimes against humanity and to draft a multilateral treaty condemning and prohibiting such crimes. This endeavor is made possible by a generous grant from Steven Cash Nickerson and the United States Institute of Peace. In conjunction with this “Crimes Against Humanity Initiative,” five Fellows have been appointed who will be performing valuable research on the commission of atrocities from 1900-2009 and working on both the draft convention and the book during the documentation process.
Left to right: Stephanie Anne Nickerson, BA ‘09; Don Taylor, Harris Institute Executive Director and Cash Nickerson Fellow; Margaret Wichmann, JD ‘10; Sarah Placzek, JD ‘10; Leila Sadat, Harris Institute Director and Henry H. Oberschelp Professor of Law; Kathryn Minton, JD ‘10; and McCall Carter, JD ‘10.
Students Pursuing International Public Interest Work
Approximately 30 Washington University Law students are interning overseas with legal aid agencies, public interest law offices, and international organizations this summer.
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Hague Intersessional Experts' Meeting
An expanded group of experts, including judges and practitioners from international criminal tribunals operating around the world, gathered at the Hague Intersessional Experts’ Meeting of the Crimes Against Humanity (CAH) Initiative. As they addressed key aspects of the draft convention, group members built on the substantial progress of the earlier St. Louis meeting. [more]
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Taylor named Harris Institute Executive Director, Nickerson Fellow
B. Don Taylor III has been named executive director of the Whitney R. Harris World Law Institute and Cash Nickerson Fellow. Taylor comes to Washington University Law after spending three years as a legal officer in Trial Chamber II of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia. During his tenure, he also worked on cases in the Appeals Chamber of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda .... [view news release]
Work Begins on Specialized Convention on Crimes Against Humanity
A distinguished group of international law experts from around the world gathered at the law school on April 13-15 to begin work on a Specialized Convention on Crimes Against Humanity. Participants presented research on specific substantive and procedural aspects of the draft convention and debated related issues.
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Harris World Law Institute Announces 2009 Fellows
The Whitney R. Harris World Law Institute is pleased to announce the Dagen-Legomsky Hague Fellow and the Dagen-Legomsky International Public Interest Fellows for 2009.
The Hague Academy Fellow will attend the three-week course in Public International Law at The Hague in The Netherlands; the International Public Interest Fellows will receive a summer stipend towards their unpaid internship at an international public interest organization.
We have an outstanding body of students who understand and welcome competition and are passionate about the opportunities offered in the field of international public law. This year was no exception and proved quite challenging. It is the pleasure of the Harris World Law Institute to announce the following awards:
Dagen-Legomsky Hague Fellow – Shannon Dobson
Dagen-Legomsky International Public Interest Fellows – McCall Carter and Maggie Wichmann
WU Law Congratulations Goldstone on MacArthur Foundation Award
WU Law and its Whitney R. Harris World Law Institute congratulate Justice Richard J. Goldstone on his receipt of the MacArthur Foundation’s International Justice Award. Justice Goldstone is a member of the Harris Institute’s International Advisory Council, a member of the Steering Committee of its Crimes Against Humanity Initiative, and recipient of the 2008 Harris Institute World Peace Through Law Award.
The International Justice Award is the highest honor the MacArthur Foundation bestows. Goldstone is the second recipient of the award, succeeding former United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan, who received the honor in 2008.
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2008 Harris World Law Institute Magazine Available Online
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2nd Annual International Humanitarian Law Dialogs
On August 25 and 26, 2008, the Harris World Law Institute helped co-sponsor the 2nd annual International Humanitarian Law Dialogs, an historic gathering at Chautauqua Institution of international prosecutors from Nuremberg through present day tribunals. [View]
Institute Launches Project to Study Crimes Against Humanity
April 2008 [View Release]
Schweich to serve as Ambassador-in-Residence
April 2008 [View Release]
Harris World Law Institute Announces 2008 Fellows
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The Whitney R. Harris World Law Institute is pleased to announce the Dagen-Legomsky Hague Fellow and the Dagen-Legomsky International Public Interest Fellow for 2008. We have an outstanding body of students who understand and welcome competition and are passionate about the opportunities offered in the field of international public law. This year was no exception and proved quite challenging. It is the pleasure of the Harris World Law Institute to announce the following awards:
Dagen-Legomsky Hague Fellow – Erika Detjen
Dagen-Legomsky International Public Interest Fellow
Thomas Burgess - will be going to Cape Town, South Africa, to work with the Black Sash and will be familiarizing himself with the South African context and work environment, assisting with research, acting as liaison with service providers, monitoring parliament, monitoring implementation of government programs, providing administrative assistance to paralegals, and sharing information and exchanging knowledge of social security systems.
Ambassador-in-Residence Hills Discusses U.S. Trade
February 2008 [View Release] [view video]
Law School Launches Transnational Law Program
February 2008 [View Release]
Justice Goldstone Honored, Harris Institute Rededicated
February 2008 [View Release]
Law School Partners with University in Portugal
February 2008 [View Release]
Harris Institute Hosts International Law Roundtable
January 2008 [View Release]
Justice Goldstone to Receive Award, Address Students
January 2008 [View Release]
Harris Institute Director Leila Sadat Participated in R2P Conference
December 2007 - Harris Institute Director Leila Sadat participated in the December 5-7, 2007 The Responsibility to Protect and the International Criminal court: America’s New Priorities Conference. The Responsibility to Protect (R2P) Coalition is a nonpartisan, nonprofit grassroots organization. The Coalition is comprised of a core group of prominent academic, legal, and religious organizations that provide guidance and oversight on how to best achieve R2P-appropriate action. [view final report]
Recent Graduate Working for UN in Afghanistan
October 2007 [View Release]
International Faculty Scholarship Wide-Ranging
October 2007 [View Release]
Sadat, Peil Directing Harris Institute
September 2007 [View Release]
Genocide, Biopiracy, Civil Rights Among Faculty Panels
September 2007 [View Release]
Legomsky Serving as Research Fellow in Singapore
September 2007 [View Release]
McManis Named McDonnell Ambassador
September 2007 [View Release]
Ahmad Opens Lecture Series, Marks Constitution Day
September 2007 [View Release]
New Intersession to Offer Areas of Intensive Study
August 2007 [View Release]
School Hires Six New Faculty Members
June 2007 [View Release]
Indian Law Program Wins Major Sovereignty Case
June 2007 [View Release]
Mediation Project Assists Ethnic Communities
May 2007 [View Release]
Legomsky Testifies at House Immigration Hearing
April 2007 [View Release]
Nepali Delegation Observing ADR Techniques
April 2007 [View Release]
Legomsky Lectures on Citizenship at Chair Installation
March 2007 [View Release]
Law Student Receives Supreme Court of Israel Clerkship
March 2007 [View Release]
Clark Elected to American Law Institute
February 2007 [View Release]
Legomsky to Receive University Professorship
January 2007 [View Release]
Newsweek Article on Harris Institute Lecture
November 2006 [View Release]
Gephardt Addresses America's Problems
November 2006 [View Release]
McManis to Attend WIPO Proceedings
November 2006 [View Release]
School Hosts Appellate Court, Ukrainian Judges
October 2006 [View Release]
Sadat's Article Receives National Award
October 2006 [View Release]
Bassiouni Kicks Off Nuremberg Conference
September 2006 [View Release]
Faculty Advance Partnership in China
August 2006 [View Release]
Clark Co-Authors Domestic Spying Brief
August 2006 [View Release]
Legomsky Brings Immigration Expertise to Belize
July 2006 [View Release]
Prof. Mutharika Named to Panels of International Center
June 2006 [View Release]
Prof. Legomsky to Receive Immigration Law Teaching Award
June 2006 [View Release]
