UGA Law International Law Society

04/25/2022

Happening TODAY! Link in bio to join!

04/07/2022

Come one, come all! ILS and MELSA are excited to host an international law mixer on April 14 at 6 pm!

02/28/2022

THIS Wednesday, join ILS and some of UGA's renowned international law faculty to discuss the Ukraine-Russia Conflict.

11/10/2021

Come join the Dean Rusk International Law Center this Friday to hear about next semester’s international law course offerings! No registration required.

11/02/2021

ILS and various other student organizations are co-sponsoring “Civility in the Legal Profession”, a panel featuring distinguished legal professionals. Please join us this Thursday, November 4, 2021, at 12 PM in Room B of the Law School.

10/27/2021

08/26/2021

Head to the link in our bio to purchase merchandise from the joint efforts of ILS and the Middle Eastern Law Students Association! Our dri fit shirts and quarter zips make great gifts for family and friends too!

03/15/2021

Please join ILS at this event hosted by the Dean Rusk International Law Center occurring TODAY, Monday, March 15th at 12pm via Zoom. This event is a conversation with LTC Yevgeny Vindman, a UGA alum who currently serves as an Army Judge Advocate and the Staff Judge Advocate for the U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Command in Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD. He previously served as the deputy legal adviser on the White House National Security Council where his portfolio included NATO, the ICC, African Affairs, International Organizations, Emerging Technologies, IHL, Human Rights, and Ethics. For anyone wishing to attend, please be sure to register at https://cutt.ly/RuskVindman

We look forward to seeing you in attendance!

03/02/2021

Please join us tomorrow as we host our Young Alumni Panel event: Careers in International Law. This panel event features recent UGA Law graduates who have gone on to be involved in a wide variety of international law careers including government work, public interest, and international trade. For those interested in pursuing international law, this is a wonderful event to attend! Our panelists will be talking about the nature of their work, their career trajectories, and how they got to where they are.

We can't wait to see you TOMORROW, March 2nd, at NOON via ZOOM!

For more information, be sure to email Paige Medley ([email protected]).

02/21/2021

Please join us, TOMORROW, Monday, February 22, 2021 at 11AM for "Peaceful Assembly as a Human Right at a Critical Time: A Discussion of General Comment No. 37 on Article 21 of the ICCPR." This event will be a discussion led by Dr. Jonathan Peters, Associate Professor of Journalism at UGA's Grady College and featuring panelists:

Ilze Brands Kehris, the Assistant Secretary-General for Human Rights
Christof Heyns, the Human Rights Committee Rapporteur who drafted General Comment No. 37
Yuval Shany, who just rolled off the Human Rights Committee, for which he had been chair.

To attend, please be sure to register to receive Zoom information at: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSem9rJzMfj5B5Dm8p0eOLAwvHJzUFqIsL23VrpiIVTd9U-cMA/viewform

As always, if you have any questions, please be sure to reach out to Sarah Quinn ([email protected]). We'll hope you'll join us for this wonderful discussion!

This discussion will be led by Dr. Jonathan Peters, Associate Professor at Grady College. Panelists will include: Ilze Brands Kehris, Assistant-Secretary for Human Rights Christof Heyns, Human Rights Committee Rapporteur and drafter of General Comment No. 37 Yuval Shany, former Chair of the Human Ri...

02/19/2021

Please join us TOMORROW, Friday, February 19, 2021 at NOON, for "Decision making process within the EU: how to reconcile legitimacy and supra-nationality," a conversation with Mr. Michel Gerebtzoff, the Consul General of Belgium.

Register to attend the event: https://cutt.ly/CGBelgium21. For additional information or questions, please email Sarah Quinn ([email protected]).

We look forward to seeing you all there!

01/25/2021

We hope to see you all tomorrow at this event!! If you haven't registered already, don't forget to do so tonight!

Hello, everyone! We hope you all enjoyed your holiday break, but now it's time to get back to business as usual. It's been a long time since we've announced an event, so here is the latest upcoming one!

Please join us next Monday, January 25th in attending "The Future of Global Healthcare Governance", a virtual conference hosted by the Georgia Journal of International and Comparative Law and the Dean Rusk Center. The conference will be exploring the local, national, and international structures used to respond to global public health emergencies like COVID-19.

Anyone is welcome to attend the conference, but the link will be sent out to only those who register through the website, http://www.law.uga.edu/gjiclspring2021 so make sure to secure your spot by registering! If you have any questions, feel free to email Catrina Martin ([email protected]).

We hope to see you all there!

01/19/2021

Hello, everyone! We hope you all enjoyed your holiday break, but now it's time to get back to business as usual. It's been a long time since we've announced an event, so here is the latest upcoming one!

Please join us next Monday, January 25th in attending "The Future of Global Healthcare Governance", a virtual conference hosted by the Georgia Journal of International and Comparative Law and the Dean Rusk Center. The conference will be exploring the local, national, and international structures used to respond to global public health emergencies like COVID-19.

Anyone is welcome to attend the conference, but the link will be sent out to only those who register through the website, http://www.law.uga.edu/gjiclspring2021 so make sure to secure your spot by registering! If you have any questions, feel free to email Catrina Martin ([email protected]).

We hope to see you all there!

11/10/2020

On Wednesday, November 11, 2020, from 12pm-1pm, be sure to attend the Dean Rusk International Law Center's latest event: "International Experiences & The Legal Profession: A Panel Discussion with Returned Peace Corps Volunteers." The event will feature four panelists (see flier to learn more about them) that have interesting and varied experiences, which will be particularly interesting to students who have an interest in international experiences and how those experiences can lead to many different opportunities.

To attend the event, be sure to register at: https://forms.gle/YcTdG44QXDtXvAPn6

If you have any questions, please direct them to Sarah Quinn ([email protected]).

We hope to see you there!

10/30/2020

Please join the Dean Rusk International Law Center at the University of Georgia School of Law this upcoming Monday, November 2, 2020 from 12-1pm for a panel offered by Professors Amann, Bruner, Cade, Cohen, and Durkee on the international law curriculum course offerings available this upcoming spring. If you plan to attend, please be sure to register at http://www.law.uga.edu/events/53271

If you have any questions, don't hesitate to reach out to Catrina Martin ([email protected]). We hope to see you there!

10/28/2020

Have an interest in going abroad next summer? Be sure to attend the Dean Rusk Center's International Opportunities Information Session TODAY at noon hosted via Zoom. This section will discuss both the Global Governance Summer School and Global Externships Overseas (GEOs)! This event provides a great chance to learn more about these international opportunities and ask questions.

We hope to see you there!

10/19/2020

ILS is proud to co-sponsor an upcoming event with the Dean Rusk Center, "International Trade and the European Parliament featuring Mr. Jan Zahradil, the Vice Chair of the Committee on International Trade for the European Union. The event is taking place this Wednesday, October 21, 2020 at 12pm via Zoom.

This event is also being co-sponsored by the Business Law Society and the Terry College of Business.

If you have any additional questions, please feel free to email Sarah Quinn ([email protected]).

To secure attendance at the event, please register at the link below (https://cutt.ly/rcITEP). We look forward to seeing you all there!

10/12/2020

ILS is proud to co-sponsor the Dean Rusk Center's upcoming event: Navigating the Post-Graduation Landscape: A Discussion with Dr. Jarpa Dawuni taking place this Wednesday, October 14th at 12-1pm on Zoom.

If you are interested in attending, please make sure to register at https://cutt.ly/RCdawuni.

Dr. Jarpa Dawuni is an Associate Professor of Political Science at Howard University and a qualified Barrister-at-Law before the Ghana Superior Courts of Justice. Her primary areas of research include judicial politics, women in the legal professions, gender and the law, international human rights, women's civil society organizing, and democratization.

We hope to see you all there on Wednesday!

10/07/2020

Join ASIL TOMORROW at 1PM for Session 4 of "International Law and the 2020 Presidential Election: What is at Stake."

This panel will discuss the U.S. immigration system and laws, as well as recent executive actions, in light of international laws and norms. Panelists will focus particular attention on the positions and policies of the two U.S. presidential candidates and their respective parties, as they seek to "fix" U.S. immigration law, policy, and practice. Topics for discussion will include immigration enforcement matters, including especially extraterritorial detention centers, refugee camps, border walls, biometric screening and surveillance, family separation practices, and deportation practices. The panel will also discuss the implications of international law and norms for U.S. refugee and asylum law, policy, and practice.

Speakers:
Leon Fresco, Holland & Knight LLP
Enrique Gonzalez, Fragomen, Del Rey, Bernsen & Loewy, LLP
Sandra Grossman (moderator), Grossman Young & Hammond
A full description of the series, information about each session as confirmed, previously streamed sessions, and registration can be found at www.asil.org/2020Election.

See you all there!

09/23/2020

This Thursday, join ASIL's next installment o "International Law and the 2020 Presidential Election: What is at Stake?"

This session examines how a Trump or Biden administration will deal with the global phenomenon of climate change. Climate change is a defining issue of our time, representing a fundamental threat to the earth’s citizens and even the existence of certain states. The international community has mobilized in different ways in response to this challenge, and states vary in their ambitions for future initiatives. Speakers will address what specific laws, regulations, strategies and plans the two U.S. presidential candidates aim to put in place. Do they aim to adhere closely to the multilateral system of mitigation and adaptation initiated by the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change? Will they reassess the United States’ relationship with the Paris Agreement, including the general commitment to take continuing efforts to adapt to climate change and mitigate its effects? How will a Biden or Trump administration take into account different national and international interests when formulating and implementing U.S. climate change policy? What partners from different sectors could be most usefully engaged to limit or reduce global emissions? Finally, the panel will assess how a Trump or Biden administration plans to engage with the national and international scientific community over the next four years.

For more information, including how to register, can be found at https://online.asil.org/asilssa/ecmssamsganalytics.click_through?p_mail_id=E176626A6524934B1C973944

09/09/2020

When private companies perform governmental functions and governments own companies, which acts should be attributed to the state? Which should be attributed to the corporation? And whose religious beliefs, speech rights, and moral standing can those entities claim?

In international law, scholars and practitioners struggle to attribute rights and responsibilities between state and private entities in areas as diverse as military contracting, environmental accountability, human rights, international investment, and cyber espionage and warfare. In the corporate governance realm, attributing responsibility to entities is increasingly challenging in the context of globally dispersed corporate families with intricate parent-subsidiary structures; identity attribution has also produced headlining debates. This conference will draw together corporate and international legal scholars, as well as thinkers outside the law, in order to cross-pollinate these two fields and the questions at their intersection and to unearth promising theoretical tools.

The virtual forum is organized by UGA Law Professor Melissa J. (“MJ”) Durkee, and co-sponsored by the American Society of International Law; the Society’s Interest Group on International Legal Theory; and the Dean Rusk International Law Center.

If interested, please email [email protected] and note which session(s) you would like to join. Attendance is limited.

09/04/2020

Please join the Dean Rusk Center in signing up and attending the upcoming open forum on with UGA's Office of Immigration Services and the ensuing lecture and discussion on India-US Bilateral Relations with India's Consul General of India, Dr. Swati Vijay Kulkarni.

Both events are occurring next Tuesday, September 15th starting at 11am. However, if you want to attend you must register by TOMORROW [Friday, September 4, 2020] at 5PM EST for one or both events.

Students are invited to attend both events, but the open forum is designed for Indian International students who may have visa questions.

The Dean Rusk International Law Center Consular Series presents perspectives on international trade, development, policy, and cooperation. Dr. Kulkarni's visit is co-sponsored by the International Law Society, the Asian Law Student Association, and the Indian Student Association.

All questions may be directed to Sarah Quinn ([email protected]).

09/02/2020

Make sure to join ASIL in its second session of its new series examining what the 2020 Presidential Election will mean for international law.

This session will focus on addressing the difficult questions regarding trade and investment policy awaiting the next administration.

Be sure to register to attend tomorrow at 1pm.
https://www.asil.org/international-law-and-2020-presidential-election-what-stake