Welcome to the Center for International Law

C.V. Starr Lecture: The Role of International Law in the Arab-Israeli Conflict

• Date: Thursday, February 14, 2013
• 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.

Ambassador (Ret.) Robbie Sabel, Ph.D., of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem will discuss the role of international law in addressing a wide range of complex legal issues which must be resolved during the peace process between Israel and the Palestinians.


 

C.V. Starr Lecture: Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards in Chinese Courts

• Date: Monday, February 11, 2013
• Time: 5:00 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.
   

Judge Jianli Song of the Supreme People’s Court of China will discuss the recognition and enforcement of foreign arbitral awards in Chinese courts and related issues.



 

International Law Information Session

• Date: Wednesday, February 6, 2013
• Time: 12:50 p.m.–1:50 p.m.
• Location: Room W-402
• RSVP: Michael.Rhee@nyls.edu

Are you interested in studying and getting involved in international law? What courses should you take? What kinds of activities, events, and study abroad programs does New York Law School offer in international law? How can you get more involved? Come to this lunchtime information session and find out more from the Director of the Center for International Law, Professor Lloyd Bonfield, along with staff members from the Center.
 

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

• Date: Monday, February 4, 2013
• 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.

 
LUNCH IN THE BOARDROOM: The Supreme Courts of France and the United States: A Comparative Perspective

• Date: Thursday, January 24, 2013
• Time: 12:50 p.m.–1:50 p.m.
• Location: Boardroom (W204)
• Lunch: A free lunch will be provided.
• RSVP: Michael.Rhee@nyls.edu
   

Anne-Emmanuelle Deysine, Professor at Paris Ouest Nanterre University, will give an overview of the Supreme Courts of France and the United States, and compare and contrast these institutions within their respective cultural and political contexts. Click here for more information on the lecture and speaker.

 
LUNCH IN THE BOARDROOM: A Conversation with F. Peter Phillips, International Arbitrator and Mediator

• Date: Tuesday, January 22, 2013
• Time: 12:50 p.m.–1:50 p.m.
• Location: New York Law School, 185 West Broadway, Boardroom (W-204)
• Lunch: A free lunch will be provided.
• RSVP: Michael.Rhee@nyls.edu
   

F. Peter Phillips will discuss the challenges that cross-cultural business presents to attorneys who consult clients in forming deals; in monitoring and recalibrating deals in light of changed circumstances; and in negotiating and obtaining the value of deals in international enforcement proceedings. Peter Phillips is an arbitrator, mediator, and consultant practicing through Business Conflict Management LLC. Click here for more information on the lecture and speaker.