by Harris Institute | Mar 5, 2015 | Uncategorized
The Harris Institute and Washington University School of Law mourn the death of Thomas “Tom” Schweich, who passed away on February 26, 2015. A fifth generation Missourian, Schweich was serving at Missouri State Auditor at his death, a position to which he was elected...
by Harris Institute | Feb 23, 2015 | Comparative Law, Uncategorized
By: Marla Borkson Date: February 23, 2015 This Tuesday February 17, 2015 Professor Curtis Milhaupt delivered The 8th annual William C. Jones Lecture to students, faculty, and professors. The lecture was cosponsored by the Whitney R. Harris World Institute and...
by Harris Institute | Feb 9, 2015 | Uncategorized
By: Marla Borkson The Harris Institute recently hosted Professor Ronald Glossop to give a presentation on Esperanto. Esperanto, created by Polish Physician Ludwig Lazarus Zamenhof in the late 1800’s, was crafted as a neutral global language to facilitate...
by Harris Institute | Jan 27, 2015 | Foreign Affairs, Uncategorized
By Madaline George Today, January 27th, marks the 70th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz. It was designated International Day of Commemoration in memory of the victims of the Holocaust by the UN General Assembly Resolution 60/7 on November 1, 2005. Some 300...
by Harris Institute | Jan 21, 2015 | International Criminal Law, The International Criminal Court, Uncategorized
By: Jarrod Jolly, January 2015 On 1 December 2014, the Appeals Chamber of the International Criminal Court (ICC) confirmed the verdict and sentence against Thomas Lubanga Dyilo (Lubanga), who was convicted in March 2012 of committing war crimes as a ‘co-perpetrator’....
by Harris Institute | Jan 20, 2014 | Uncategorized
Dear colleague, Greetings from the Whitney R. Harris World Law Institute! Allow me to wish you a happy, healthy and peaceful New Year, and welcome you to Lex lata, lex ferenda, the Harris Institute’s blog. It features commentary on issues of foreign affairs and...
