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With recent appointments, four CWRU law alums serve as immigration law judges
CWRU’s Immigration Law program is having a big year. Renowned alumnus Austin Fragomen (LAW ‘68) recently made a $1 million gift to endow our Immigration Law Clinic and local immigration law luminary Margaret Wong, whose son Stephen Chan (LAW ‘10) is a graduate of our law school, made a $100,000…
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Fighting for human rights - Alum shares insights and wisdom from his international law career
While many of his law school peers were pursuing careers in corporate law, Andres Perez (LAW ’04) felt called to a a different path: international criminal law and human rights. This is what led him to enroll at ӰƵ School of Law, where he availed himself of every…
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On Aug. 14, CWRU School of Law’s Talking Foreign Policy radio show/podcast will tackle the challenge of today’s foreign tyrants
Every American generation has had to respond to foreign tyrants. The Greatest Generation stood up to Hitler, Mussolini, Hirohito and Stalin. The Baby Boomers grappled with Castro, Khomeini, Hussein, and Gaddafi.  In his acclaimed book, “The Age of the Strongman,” author Gideon Rachman argues that…
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Student Spotlight: Léa Cazaudumec Lucas
With her family originating in Bordeaux, Léa Cazaudumec Lucas was fortunate to avoid the experience of culture shock when she jetted to Lyon, France, to begin her summer internship with Interpol. Despite her familiarity with the French language and culture, she spent time adjusting to her new…
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Student Spotlight: Nicholas Vanarthos
As an associate editor of the War Crimes Prosecution Watch newsletter, 3L Nicholas Vanarthos spent much of his second year learning about the conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan, as well as issues related to the Ivory Coast, the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia and the…
Student Spotlights: Jessica Chapman and Harper Fox
Third-year law students Jessica Chapman and Harper Fox spent their summer on a self-designed international law research project around Western and Central Europe to study a topic they are both passionate about: memorialization and the impact of legacy work on local communities and visitors…
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CWRU Law’s Yemen Accountability Project Publishes 4th Annual White Paper Analyzing the Impact of the Civil War on Yemen’s Youngest Victims
Over 11,000 children dead or injured, 13 million in need of humanitarian assistance, 9.2 million without access to drinking water, 2 million out of school, 3,904 recruited to fight, and the Traumatization of War -- this is the reality of children living through Yemen’s civil war.   The Yemen…
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Now Available: The Indictment of Vladimir Putin -- A Podcast
This spring, the International Criminal Court issued an arrest warrant for Russian President Vladimir Putin for international crimes in Ukraine.  This was a historic moment.  It’s the first time a major world leader has been indicted by the International Criminal Court.  How will this affect the…
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2023 Case Global Service Awards
Following remarks by Michele Connell, the Global Managing Partner of Squire Patten Boggs, the international law faculty gathered to present eight outstanding student leaders with the 2023 Case Global Service Awards. The 2023 student award winners were: Sydney Warinner, the Captain of the school’s…
Where does CWRU School of Law Rank?
U.S. News and World Report, which belatedly issued its controversial 2023 law school rankings in May, is one of several organizations that publish annual law school rankings. Some of these rankings prioritize areas of specialization, where ӰƵ School of Law particularly…