On Friday, February 21, 2020, Temple Law’s Institute for International Law and Public Policy held an all-day roundtable discussion of a forthcoming book manuscript by Professor Darryl Robinson of Queen’s University Faculty of Law entitled “Exploring Justice in Extreme Cases: Criminal Law Theory Meets International Criminal Law.” Twelve experts in international …
For the second year in a row, a team of Temple Law students has traveled to The Hague to represent the United States at the international round of the International Criminal Court Moot Court competition. Their path to the Netherlands went through Pace Law School, where Alison Smeallie LAW ’19, …
This year for the first time the Temple University International Criminal Court (ICC) Moot Court team made it to the international round held in The Hague, Netherlands. To proceed to The Hague, we had to qualify in the Regional Round for the Americas and Caribbean as one of two …
In a recent post for Just Security, Professor Pamela Bookman analyzed the extraterritoriality issues at play in United States v. Microsoft, a data privacy case argued before the United States Supreme Court on February 27. The case, known as Microsoft Ireland, involves whether Section 2703 of the Stored Communications Act allows …
Professor Jaya Ramji-Nogales recently joined lawyers worldwide in signing an open letter addressed to the head of Iran’s High Council for Human Rights, Mr. Mohammad Javad Larijani, asking him to acknowledge and take steps to remedy the persecution of the Baha’is in Iran. In the letter, twenty-five prominent professors, lawyers, and judges …
Professor Jaya Ramji-Nogales spoke at the 2nd Annual Conference of the Refugee Law Initiative (RLI) that took place from June 5-7, 2017 at the Senate House of the University of London. The chosen theme for this year’s conference – “Mass Influx? Law, Policy and Large-Scale Movements of Refugees and Migrants” – reflected a need …
On November 1, the Institute for International Law and Public Policy hosted a talk by Sean Hagan entitled “The International Monetary Fund-A Case Study in the Evolution of Public International Law.” Mr. Hagan currently serves as General Counsel and Director of the Legal Department at the International Monetary Fund. In …
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 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 …
