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 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 | Oct 2, 2017 | Crimes Against Humanity Initiative, Uncategorized
By: Fizza Batool The Whitney R. Harris World Law Institute at Washington University School of Law is proud to announce that the film Never Again: Forging a Convention for Crimes Against Humanity has been accepted to the 26th Annual St. Louis International Film...
by Harris Institute | Sep 21, 2017 | Human Rights, Rule of Law, The International Criminal Court, Uncategorized, United Nations
By: Leila Nadya Sadat Today is the International Day of Peace at the United Nations. It is celebrated with a theme, with meetings, with videos, and is undertaken each year with a view to bringing the voice of peace into the halls of the United Nations during the...
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...
by Harris Institute | Sep 8, 2017 | Comparative Law, Foreign Affairs, Global Public Interest Law Internships, International Legal Education, Negotiations, Uncategorized
By: Nicole Gougeon The summer of 2017 is one I will never forget. I had the amazing opportunity to travel to and work in Seoul, Republic of Korea for eight weeks thanks to the Dagen-Legomsky International Public Interest Fellowship which I received through...
