by Harris Institute | May 26, 2017 | Foreign Affairs, Foreign Relations Law, ICTY, International Criminal Law, Rule of Law, The International Criminal Court
By: Emily Brewster On Tuesday, May 23, Maryville University hosted legal thriller writer Scott Turow (author of One L and Presumed Innocent among others) for its speaker series to discuss his new novel, Testimony. As part of the discussion, Harris Institute...
by Harris Institute | May 19, 2017 | Commercial Law, International Commercial Arbitration, International Legal Education, Uncategorized
By: Lei (Iris) Yu On April 12-15, 2017, I had the wonderful opportunity to take part in the American Society of International Law (ASIL) 2017 Annual Meeting in Washington, DC, thanks to the support of the Harris Institute. Attending the meeting was an inspiring...
by Harris Institute | May 18, 2017 | EU Law, Foreign Affairs, Foreign Relations Law, Negotiations, Refugee and Asylum Law, Rule of Law
By: Mattia Cutolo The following analysis sets its framework on a particular date: Wednesday March 29th, when Theresa May “Brexit!” dixit (latin: “When Theresa May said: “Brexit!”). That is when the UK Ambassador to the EU, Tim Barrow, delivered a letter signed by...
by Harris Institute | May 8, 2017 | Uncategorized
By: Jing Geng The Trump administration has now surpassed 100 days in office. The UK has triggered Article 50 of the Lisbon Treaty, thereby formalizing the procedure for Brexit. Turkey is increasingly sliding towards dictatorship. In France, despite ultimately...
by Harris Institute | May 3, 2017 | EU Law, Foreign Affairs, Human Rights, International Humanitarian Law, Refugee and Asylum Law, United Nations
By: Fizza Batool On March 28th, 2017, Washington University School of Law and the Whitney R. Harris World Law Institute had the privilege of welcoming Firas Kayal, Senior Policy Advisor to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR). Coming to Washington...