by Harris Institute | Oct 25, 2019 | Foreign Affairs, Global Public Interest Law Internships, International Legal Education
By: Dylan Davis, JD 2020 This summer I had the privilege of attending the Xiamen Academy of International Law in Xiamen, China. I would like to thank the Whitney R. Harris Institute for this opportunity, from whom I had the fortune to be granted the 2019...
by Harris Institute | Nov 8, 2017 | Human Rights, International Criminal Law, International Humanitarian Law, International Legal Education, United Nations
By: Marianne Guéry I had the incredible opportunity to attend the 2017 International Law Weekend organized in New York by the American Branch of the International Law Association and the International Law Students Association. In light of the theme “International...
by Harris Institute | Nov 8, 2017 | Foreign Affairs, Foreign Relations Law, International Legal Education, Uncategorized, United Nations
By: Léa Garriga-Lafabregue In today’s world, we are facing various crises in justice, economy, immigration, and ecology. The global landscape is rapidly changing and those changes require solutions. International law provides a framework for modern international...
by Harris Institute | Nov 7, 2017 | International Criminal Law, International Humanitarian Law, International Legal Education
By: Rose Lyu Since their adoption in 1949, the Geneva Conventions, which contain the most important rules limiting the barbarity of war, have been employed and applied broadly. The Conventions have been subjected to the rapidly changing environment of the...
by Harris Institute | Nov 7, 2017 | International Legal Education, Uncategorized
By: Nicholas Lamparski The Philip C. Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition, the world’s largest simulated court competition, tackles the question of how international disputes can be resolved in the courtroom rather than on the battlefield. In Jessup, law...
by Harris Institute | Sep 19, 2017 | Comparative Law, Global Public Interest Law Internships, International Legal Education, Uncategorized
By: Anton Krayniy Humanity suffers from an ailment which individuals can rarely escape: the state of constantly overlooking the present in preparation for the future or setting it aside to brood over the past. This is even more prevalent in law school; when one is...
