Projects

January 12, 2007: Dream Speech project

The Center for International Law has partnered with Network 20/20 on a project sponsored by the New America Foundation in Washington, D.C., called the Dream Speech. Five students associated with the Center have drafted foreign policy speeches that they would like to see the new President deliver at his or her inauguration in January 2009. New America plans to announce the project to the media before the 2007 State of the Union Address to signal the concerns of Americans. More releases are planned in the run up to the election to contribute, and perhaps, even to shape the public debate about what Americans want from a President.

Notably, one of the student associates on this project, Patrick Romero, served as a staff sergeant in Iraq from 2004-2005, and was decorated for his service.

The speeches submitted by New York Law School students are now online. Please note that the views expressed in these speeeches are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Center for International Law or New York Law School.


July 5, 2006: Iran Project (Read press release 1 and press release 2)

The Center for International Law has embarked on its Iran Project in collaboration with global security think tank Network 20/20. With funding from the Flora Family Foundation and the Rockefeller Brothers Fund, the Iran Project will appraise the impact of non-governmental organizations on democracy and development in Iran. It also plans to organize a high-level summit between U.S. and Iranian non-governmental leaders in a neutral third country.

Network 20/20 and the Center for International Law named two New York Law School students as Network 20/20 Fellows: Messrs. Matthew B. Abrams and Shabab D. Ghalambor.

From July to September 2006, Messrs. Abrams and Ghalambor will work closely with Network 20/20 President, Dr. Patricia Huntington, to "map" civil organizations and NGOs in Iran. During the 2006-2007 academic year, they will be invited to participate in Network 2002's closed-door, off-the-record discussions with global leaders.


July 17, 2006: International Law Fellowship (Read the press release)

Under the stewardship of Professor Sydney M. Cone, III, the Center for International Law has created an International Law Fellowship for outstanding New York Law School students. It has appointed Bryan S. Johnson as the inaugural International Law Fellow.

The Fellowship will be a semester-long appointment, with the possibility of reappointment at the end of each semester. During the period of the Fellowship, the Fellow will provide timely international law memoranda to practitioners, government bodies, civic groups, and international organizations.