Welcome to the Center for International Law

INFORMATION SESSION: New York Law School’s study abroad program in London, England

• Date: Wednesday, November 28, 2012
• Time: 12:50 pm - 1:50 pm
• Location: W-402
• Lunch: Free pizza and beverages
• RSVP: Michael.Rhee@nyls.edu

Are you interested in studying abroad in London, England, this summer where you can take various international law courses (for a letter grade) taught by New York Law School professors along with a possible internship in London? Attend our information session and find out more from the professors who will teach the courses. (You can also find more information here.) Free pizza and beverages will be provided. For more detailed information on the Law School's policies concerning summer abroad programs, please click here.
 

LUNCHTIME DEBATE: Is it okay to invade a nation to stop massive suffering?

• Date: Thursday, November 15, 2012
• Time: 12:50 p.m.–1:50 p.m.
• Location: New York Law School, 185 West Broadway, Room W204 (Boardroom)
• Lunch: A free lunch will be provided.
• RSVP: Michael.Rhee@nyls.edu

In the last few decades, nations and non-state groups have carried out (or even failed to stop) atrocities and other events within their borders which have led to massive suffering. Do nations have a responsibility to stop massive suffering in other nations? What criteria would be used before carrying out a humanitarian intervention? Does international law address this issue? How do critics respond? STUDENTS WILL TAKE THE LEAD IN THE DEBATE!
 

INFORMATION SESSION: C.V. Starr Summer Stipends in International Business Law

• Date: Thursday, November 8, 2012
• Time: 12:50 pm - 1:50 pm
• Location: Boardroom (W-204)
• Lunch: Will be provided for free.
• RSVP: Michael.Rhee@nyls.edu

Meet and listen to the experiences of students who received funding from the Center for International Law to pursue unpaid internships in international business law last summer. Through a generous grant from the Starr Foundation, the Center for International Law will grant stipends to a limited number of students to pursue internships in the area of international business law during the summer of 2013. For application procedures, click here.

INFORMATION SESSION: New York Law School’s study abroad program in London, England

• Date: Wednesday, November 7, 2012
• Time: 1:00 pm - 1:45 pm
• Location: W-302
• Lunch: Free pizza and beverages
• RSVP: Jill.Rodgers@nyls.edu (212-431-2848)

Are you interested in studying abroad in London, England, this summer where you can take various international law courses (for a letter grade) taught by New York Law School professors along with a possible internship in London? Attend our information session and find out more. (You can also find more information here.) Free pizza and beverages will be provided. For more detailed information on the Law School's policies concerning summer abroad programs, please click here.

C.V. Starr Lecture II: European Integration at a Turning Point: Switzerland's Distinctive Approach

• Date: Tuesday, October 30, 2012
• Time: 4:45 p.m.–6:00 p.m.
• Location: New York Law School, 185 West Broadway, Room W-203 (Faculty & Staff Commons)
• CLE credit: is available.
• RSVP: Click on the link above

Dr. Andreas Kellerhals of the University of Zurich will discuss Switzerland's approach to European integration and whether that nation (which is not an EU member nation) can continue to carry out its policy of bilateral agreements with other EU nations in the face of a growing economic crisis on that continent.

 

C.V. Starr Lecture I: The Right to Enjoy the Benefits of Scientific Progress

• Date: Monday, October 29, 2012
• Time: 4:45 p.m.–6:00 p.m.
• Location: New York Law School, 185 West Broadway, Room W-203 (Faculty & Staff Commons)
• CLE credit: is available.
• RSVP: Click on the link above

Farida Shaheed, the UN Special Rapporteur in the field of cultural rights, will discuss the findings and recommendations of her 2012 report on the right to benefit from scientific progress.A recipient of several national and international human rights awards, Ms. Shaheed has worked for more than 25 years promoting and protecting cultural rights.
 

LUNCHTIME DEBATE: Should nations prohibit people from insulting religions?

• Date: Thursday, October 18, 2012
• Time: 12:45 p.m.–1:50 p.m.
• Location: New York Law School, 185 West Broadway, Room W402
• Lunch: A free lunch will be provided.
• RSVP: Michael.Rhee@nyls.edu

Muslims around the world have been protesting a purported film called The Innocence of Muslims and also several cartoons in a French magazine which they say insult their religion. They have called on nations to punish the filmmakers and the publishers of the cartoon. But others argue otherwise. Come and debate these issues and others. STUDENTS WILL TAKE THE LEAD IN THE DEBATE!
 

LUNCHTIME LECTURE: What It Means to be In-House Counsel for a Multinational Corporation

• Date: Wednesday, October 17, 2012, and Wednesday, October 24, 2012
• Time: 12:45 p.m.–1:45 p.m.
• Location: New York Law School, 185 West Broadway, Room W402
• Lunch: A free lunch will be provided.
• RSVP: Michael.Rhee@nyls.edu

In a two-part lecture, Thomas Hickey will give an overview of his work as Assistant General Counsel of Hess Corporation, a Fortune 100 global energy company engaged in the exploration and production of crude oil and natural gas. 

 

Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition team try-outs

The Jessup Competition is the world’s largest moot court competition and also the oldest one dedicated to international law. New York Law School has long participated in the Jessup competition. One team had even reached the semi-finals in the international tournament during the 1990s.

The Center for International Law has extended the deadline for try-outs for the New York Law School team to Wednesday, September 19, 2012. For more information on try-outs, click on this link.
 

LUNCHTIME LECTURE: Transactional Law Practice in a Global Marketplace

• Date: Thursday, September 13, 2012
• Time: 12:45 p.m.–1:50 p.m.
• Location: New York Law School, 185 West Broadway, Room W320
• Lunch: A free lunch will be provided.
• RSVP: Michael.Rhee@nyls.edu

James Hagy will discuss the role of the U.S. transactional lawyer when working on projects in other countries, and how the coordinating lawyer can contribute most effectively in international transactions. He will also discuss how students can build skills necessary for the future while here at New York Law School. James Hagy is Distinguished Adjunct Professor at New York Law School and Director of The Rooftops Project at the Center of Real Estate Studies. He spent almost 30 years with one of the largest global law firms, leading one of its global practices.

Spring/Summer 2012 Center newsletter now available

The Spring/Summer 2012 issue of The International Review – the only academic newsletter published by an ABA-accredited law school that reports on a wide range of contemporary international and comparative law topics – is now available online for viewing and downloading. Unlike many international law publications laden with dense prose and technical jargon, the articles in our newsletter are written in PLAIN ENGLISH.

First published by the Center for International Law in 1999, The International Review was awarded the 2009 Gold Award for “Most Improved Editorial (Print Newsletter)” in the Sixth Annual Magnum Opus Awards by a panel of journalism professors and publishing professionals. It was also awarded the 2007 Gold Award for “Best Edited Organization Newsletter” by the publisher of The Newsletter on Newsletters, which TIME magazine described as "the bible of the [newsletter] industry."



 

NEW BOOK FROM THE DIRECTOR OF THE CENTER

Professor Lloyd Bonfield, Director of the Center for International Law, has published a new book -- Devising, Dying and Dispute: Probate Litigation in Early Modern England. According to Ashgate Publishing, the book investigates, catalogs, and systematizes the legal issues that were raised in will disputes in the Prerogative Court of Canterbury, the probate jurisdiction which probated wills of the more wealthy English property owners as well as some of those with a more modest quantity of property during the last half of the seventeenth century. By focusing on property law as reflected in cases of disputed wills, the book provides a glimpse at a much fuller spectrum of society than is often the case. Even people of relatively modest means were concerned to pass on their possessions, and their cases provide a snapshot of the type of objects owned and social relationships revealed by patterns of bequests.

For the full description from Ashgate Publishing and information on how to order a copy, click on this link.