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.
