From October 19-21, the American Branch of the International Law Association (ABILA) and the International Law Students Association (ILSA) held the annual International Law Weekend conference in New York City. The event, entitled “International Law in Challenging Times,” brought together hundreds of scholars and practitioners, including three Temple Law professors …
On October 17, Temple Law hosted Brian Egan at a special symposium lecture entitled, Cybersecurity and International Law in the First Year of the Trump Administration. Mr. Egan spoke to a group of Temple Law students and professors about the intersection of international law, national security, cyberspace, and diplomacy. Brian Egan …
On October 11, Temple University Beasley School of Law Professors Spiro and Lee participated in a panel discussion on the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program (“DACA”). In an event moderated by Professor Ramji-Nogales, Professors Spiro and Lee explained the history and structure of DACA and discussed what the next …
In a recent post for Opinio Juris, Professor Duncan Hollis explained what we might expect as to how the Trump Administration will withdraw from the Paris Climate Agreement. Duncan B. Hollis is Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and James E. Beasley Professor of Law at Temple Law School. His scholarship focuses …
As a member of the Jamaican diaspora, I grew up acutely aware of how law and policy impact the socio-economic privileges of international communities and the space for diaspora members in development conversations. My decision to attend law school and my commitment to international human rights and advocacy derive from …
On April 21, Professor Jaya Ramji-Nogales spoke at the 2017 Senator Joseph I. Lieberman Conference & Lecture Series on Human Rights Practice, entitled Beyond Borders: The Human Rights of Non-Citizens at Home and Abroad. Speaking on the “Rights Across Borders: Human Rights and Obligations to Non-Citizens Outside Borders” panel, Professor Ramji-Nogales and her …
During the IntLawGrrls! 10th Birthday Conference on March 2-3, Professor Jaya Ramji-Nogales spoke on the plenary panel, “Strategies to Promote Women’s Participation in Shaping International Law and Policy mind the Global Emergence of Antiglobalism.” Joining Professor Ramji-Nogales were jurist Patricia A. Wald, American Society of International Law President Lucinda A. …
Professor Jaya Ramji-Nogales and Professor Peter Spiro recently co-authored the Introduction to Symposium on Framing Global Migration Law in AJIL Unbound: Volume 111. Both professors further contributed to the January 2017 publication with separate works: Professor Spiro with The Possibilities of Global Migration Law, and Professor Ramji-Nogales with Moving Beyond …
Throughout March and April, the Sheller Center for Social Justice at Temple Law held a series of lectures and panel discussions on the legal issues dominating the national press. Each discussion was led by at least one Temple Law faculty member with expertise in the field and included a resource …
I recently spoke about international refugee law at a conference hosted by the United World College of the American West (UWC-USA) in Montezuma, New Mexico. UWC-USA is part of an international education organization called the United World Colleges, comprised of seventeen international high schools and national committees who select high …
