Metz program for Spring 2007- spaces still available
There are still spaces available for students who are interested in studying this spring 2007 in France as part of the Chicago-Kent/University of Metz exchange program. The Metz semester starts February 5th, 2007 and concludes with exams in late May. All students who participate will be placed in a summer internship in a European law firm.
There will be 3 courses offered in Metz this spring for our students: European Union Law, Comparative Constitutional Law, and Contracts, Competition and E-Commerce law and Economics, each for 3 credits. To make up a full semester of 12 credits, students will be enrolled in a 3 credit Independent Research Course and will write a paper under the supervision of Dean Lazar or a faculty member chosen by the student. Another option to sustain a sufficient credit load is to take the Intensive Trial Ad program in January, worth 3 credits. Students who select this option will have the Trial Ad credits added to their Fall semester credit load - even if they are already at the maximum of 16, the administration will permit students to register for 19 credits for Fall to accommodate Trial Ad. There is an administrative fee of $2500 to be paid to the University of Metz for this program.
For more information please contact Dean Lazar at llazar@kentlaw.edu.
International Law Weekend - October 26-28, 2006
International Law Weekend (ILW), organized by the
American Branch of the International Law Association
will be held Thursday, October 26 through Saturday,
October 28 at the Association of the Bar of the City
of New York. ILSA is a co-sponsor of the event. Driven
by the Weekend’s theme, "The Evolving World of
International Law," ILW will explore the rapid
evolution of public and private international law
and the resulting consequences for the global legal
environment. Experts will lead interactive sessions
dealing with such topics as the increasing importance
of international courts, escalating tensions between
state sovereignty and human rights, the reasons for
and consequences of the U.S.'s changing relationships
with the rest of the world, and the importance of
professional organizations in holding a mirror to
power. Jose Alvarez, Hamilton Fish Professor of International
Law & Diplomacy at Columbia University School
of Law and President of the American Society of International
Law, will deliver the luncheon address. For more information,
please go to the American Branch's website: http://www.ambranch.org/
Council on Foreign Relations Academic Conference
Call Series
This fall Dean Lydia Lazar will host Chicago-Kent
students in a series of hour long conference calls
with scholars and experts in pressing foreign policy
issues. After speaking briefly about the selected
topic, the foreign affairs expert will answer student
questions. Students interested in participating in
these conference calls should RSVP to Sarah Gillooly
at sgillooly@kentlaw.edu.
Council on Foreign Relations Academic Conference
Call Series Schedule:
Muslims in Europe
Thursday, September 14, 2006
Speaker: Stéphanie Giry, Senior Editor, Foreign Affairs
Dean Krent’s Conference Room
11:00 a.m.
The Shia Revival
Thursday, September 28, 2006
Speaker: Vali Nasr, Adjunct Senior Fellow for Middle
Eastern Studies, CFR
Dean Krent’s Conference Room
11:00 a.m.
U.S. Trade Policy: Challenges and Choices
Wednesday, October 11, 2006
Speaker: Daniel W. Drezner, Associate Professor of
International Politics, Tufts University's Fletcher
School of Law and Diplomacy
Room 325
11:00 a.m.
Asia Update
Thursday, October 26, 2006
Speaker: Evans Revere, Cyrus R. Vance Fellow in Diplomatic
Studies, CFR
Room 325
11:00 a.m.
Foreign Affairs Author
Thursday, November 9, 2006
Room 325
11:00 a.m.
War Made New: Technology, Warfare, and the Course
of History, 1500 to Today
Thursday, November 30, 2006
Speaker: Max Boot, Senior Fellow for National Security
Studies, CFR
Room 325
11:00 a.m.
Donate Your Used Legal
Textbooks
The
Circle of Legal Studies, Jatinangor City, Indonesia
is seeking donations of law books. As the nation is
in transition to democracy, the group would like to
participate in promoting equality before the law in
their country. The Circle for Legal Studies meets
to discuss and explore various issues in Law; however,
there is a shortage of Law books in Indonesia.
If
interested or for further information, e-mail the
Circle for Legal Studies Jatinangor at cls_jatinangor@yahoo.com
or write Cricle for Legal Studies, PMII Jalan Jatinangor,
Warung Kalda, Jatinangor- Sumedang, Indonesia 45363.
Donated
text books can be brought to the Office of International
Law and Policy, Suite 320B. A $5 donation is requested
to help cover the cost of shipping.
International Internship Program
The
ABA Section of International Law offers an
International
Internship Website. Moeller & Co. is an Argentine
law firm specialized and dedicated to provide legal
advise for intellectual and industrial property matters
throughout Latin America, which includes Mexico and
Central America. Moeller & Co. would be delighted
to have 2L and recent graduates from Chicago-Kent. This
internship provides placements in law firms oversears
for the summer. See the link for application information.
