Semester Abroad Information Session

Wednesday, January 18, 2012
12:00 – 1:00 p.m.

Bannan 135

Interested in earning up to 12 units of credit during a semester abroad?

• Study abroad for a semester at one of our partner schools in Europe or Asia
• Spend a semester overseas and get practical experience by working for an international governmental or non-governmental organization
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Come hear more about our semester abroad opportunities!
Refreshments will be provided.

For more information about our semester
abroad programs, please contact:

Center for Global Law & Policy
(408) 551-1955, cglp@scu.edu
 

International Humanitarian Law Workshop

January 3-6, 2012

Presented by: International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC)
Hosted at: Santa Clara University School of Law
Santa Clara, California

This workshop combines lectures and hands-on exercises that guide U.S. law students through an intensive workshop on international humanitarian law (IHL). The workshop will be led by legal professionals from the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), lawyers for the U.S. Armed Forces, and law professors who specialize in IHL.

Topics will include:
• Introduction to International Humanitarian Law
• When Does IHL Apply?
• Human Rights and IHL
• Protected Persons
• Internment/Detention
• Armed Conflicts of a Non-International Character
• The IHL/Terrorism Interface
• Implementation and Enforcement of IHL

Students will receive a Certificate of Completion from the ICRC. The program is available only to full- and part-time law students. There is NO FEE. Registration is limited and competitive. Students are encouraged to apply early, as the workshop does fill up.

Applications must be received by Friday, November 18, 2011.

For more information and an application, please visit the website or contact:

Center for Global Law and Policy
Santa Clara University
School of Law
Email: cglp@scu.edu
Phone: 408-551-1955
800-728-1873
Fax: 408-554-5047
Web: www.scu.edu/law/international
 

International Humanitarian Law Workshop

January 3-6, 2012

Presented by: International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC)
Hosted at: Santa Clara University School of Law
Santa Clara, California

This workshop combines lectures and hands-on exercises that guide U.S. law students through an intensive workshop on international humanitarian law (IHL). The workshop will be led by legal professionals from the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), lawyers for the U.S. Armed Forces, and law professors who specialize in IHL.

Topics will include:
• Introduction to International Humanitarian Law
• When Does IHL Apply?
• Human Rights and IHL
• Protected Persons
• Internment/Detention
• Armed Conflicts of a Non-International Character
• The IHL/Terrorism Interface
• Implementation and Enforcement of IHL

Students will receive a Certificate of Completion from the ICRC. The program is available only to full- and part-time law students. There is NO FEE. Registration is limited and competitive. Students are encouraged to apply early, as the workshop does fill up.

Applications must be received by Friday, November 18, 2011.

For more information and an application, please visit the website or contact:

Center for Global Law and Policy
Santa Clara University
School of Law
Email: cglp@scu.edu
Phone: 408-551-1955
800-728-1873
Fax: 408-554-5047
Web: www.scu.edu/law/international
 

International Humanitarian Law Workshop

January 3-6, 2012

Presented by: International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC)
Hosted at: Santa Clara University School of Law
Santa Clara, California

This workshop combines lectures and hands-on exercises that guide U.S. law students through an intensive workshop on international humanitarian law (IHL). The workshop will be led by legal professionals from the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), lawyers for the U.S. Armed Forces, and law professors who specialize in IHL.

Topics will include:
• Introduction to International Humanitarian Law
• When Does IHL Apply?
• Human Rights and IHL
• Protected Persons
• Internment/Detention
• Armed Conflicts of a Non-International Character
• The IHL/Terrorism Interface
• Implementation and Enforcement of IHL

Students will receive a Certificate of Completion from the ICRC. The program is available only to full- and part-time law students. There is NO FEE. Registration is limited and competitive. Students are encouraged to apply early, as the workshop does fill up.

Applications must be received by Friday, November 18, 2011.

For more information and an application, please visit the website or contact:

Center for Global Law and Policy
Santa Clara University
School of Law
Email: cglp@scu.edu
Phone: 408-551-1955
800-728-1873
Fax: 408-554-5047
Web: www.scu.edu/law/international
 

International Humanitarian Law Workshop

January 3-6, 2012

Presented by: International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC)
Hosted at: Santa Clara University School of Law
Santa Clara, California

This workshop combines lectures and hands-on exercises that guide U.S. law students through an intensive workshop on international humanitarian law (IHL). The workshop will be led by legal professionals from the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), lawyers for the U.S. Armed Forces, and law professors who specialize in IHL.

Topics will include:
• Introduction to International Humanitarian Law
• When Does IHL Apply?
• Human Rights and IHL
• Protected Persons
• Internment/Detention
• Armed Conflicts of a Non-International Character
• The IHL/Terrorism Interface
• Implementation and Enforcement of IHL

Students will receive a Certificate of Completion from the ICRC. The program is available only to full- and part-time law students. There is NO FEE. Registration is limited and competitive. Students are encouraged to apply early, as the workshop does fill up.

Applications must be received by Friday, November 18, 2011.

For more information and an application, please visit the website or contact:
 

Center for Global Law and Policy
Santa Clara University
School of Law
Email: cglp@scu.edu
Phone: 408-551-1955
800-728-1873
Fax: 408-554-5047
Web: www.scu.edu/law/international
 

Please visit the website for more information.

CGLP Special Speaker: Lori Wallach
Director of Public Citizen’s Global Trade Watch

From the “Battle of Seattle” to Occupy Wall Street – “Free Trade” as a tool of global corporate power

Tuesday, November 15
Bannan Hall 135
12 – 1 p.m.
Food Provided!

Ms. Wallach has promoted the public interest regarding globalization and international commercial agreements in every forum: Congress and foreign parliaments, the courts, government agencies, and the media. Described as “Ralph Nader with a sense of humor” in a Wall Street Journal profile and dubbed "the Trade Debate's Guerrilla Warrior" in a National Journal profile, Wallach has testified on NAFTA, WTO, and other trade issues before 30 U.S. congressional committees.

She has been a trade commentator on CNN, ABC, CNBC, C-SPAN, CNBC, Fox, Bloomberg, PBS, NPR and numerous foreign outlets and been published and quoted in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post, USA Today, the Financial Times, and more.

She has contributed to numerous anthologies on globalization and in 1999 co-authored Whose Trade Organization? Corporate Globalization and the Erosion of Democracy and in 2004 Whose Trade Organization? A Comprehensive Guide to the WTO, published by The New Press.

Co-sponsored by ILSA

A film and discussion: “Justice and the Generals”

with Carlos Mauricio of The Stop Impunity Project

Presented by the Center for Global Law & Policy

In 1983 Professor Carlos Mauricio was abducted from his classroom at the University of El Salvador by a special unit of the Salvadoran Army. He was kept in a clandestine cell for nearly three weeks and tortured daily before his chance release.

In 2002, Carlos successfully sued General Vides Casanova, the former Minister of Defense who was responsible for this crime. Carlos will talk about these experiences and his subsequent activism as founder of the Stop Impunity Project, including his current efforts in a growing international movement to bring justice and accountability to war criminals.

Carlos will show "Justice and the Generals", a 90-minute documentary about the murder of four American churchwomen who were raped and murdered by members of the Salvadoran National Guard under the command of the same General Vides Casanova who was responsible for his own torture.

Wednesday, November 2, 2011

Film screening: 1:00-2:30 pm, BH 139
Optional discussion: 2:40 pm, BH 238
 

With classes in 15 countries and internships in 24 countries around the globe, Santa Clara Law's summer abroad programs offer you a unique opportunity to gain critical skills in a global economy. Its never been easier for you to find an internship abroad — we do the ground work so that you can do some real work.

Come find out about our various programs at either one of our information sessions:

Monday, Oct. 24 from 5-6 pm in Bannan 135
Thursday, Oct. 27 from 12-1 pm in Bannan 142

With classes in 15 countries and internships in 24 countries around the globe, Santa Clara Law's summer abroad programs offer you a unique opportunity to gain critical skills in a global economy. Its never been easier for you to find an internship abroad — we do the ground work so that you can do some real work.

Come find out about our various programs at either one of our information sessions:

Monday, Oct. 24 from 5-6 pm in Bannan 135
Thursday, Oct. 27 from 12-1 pm in Bannan 142

CGLP Special Speaker:
Christine Keller

Current Issues in International Criminal Law
“From Arrest Warrant to Judgement: Comparisons Between the ICTY and ICC”

Tuesday, October 4, 2011
Bannan Hall 135
12:00 – 1:00 PM

Christine Keller graduated from SCU Law in 2007. Since then she has worked at the International Criminal Court in the Appeals Section of the Office of the Prosecutor, in the Office of the President, and in Pre-Trial Chamber I.

She has been an Associate Legal Officer in Trial Chamber II at the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia since 2009. Specifically, Christine assists the judges hearing the case of The Prosecutor v. Zdravko Tolimir, which pertains to events that occurred in the aftermath of the fall of the Srebrenica U.N. safe area in eastern Bosnia in July 1995.

Christine will give an overview of the various international criminal tribunals with particular attention given to the differences in their respective jurisdictions and procedures and will discuss her experiences working at the ICC and ICTY.

In compliance with the ADA/504 please direct your accommodation requests to the Center for Global Law & Policy at 408-551-1955 or call TTY- California Relay, at 1-800-735-2929 at least 72 hours prior to the event.

The Center for Global Law & Policy and the Center for Social Justice and Public Service present:

Americans on Hold:
Profiling, Prejudice, and National Security

A film and panel discussion

Panelists: Professor Gulasekaram, Professor Hsieh and Professor Sloss

Please join the Center for Global Law & Policy and the Center for Social Justice and Public Service for a screening of the film, Americans on Hold: Profiling, Prejudice, and National Security. The film is produced by the Center for Human Rights and Global Justice at New York University School of Law. Through the personal stories of Anila Ali and Zuhair Mahd, and expert testimony, the film exposes the harmful effects of U.S. counter-terrorism and immigration policies implemented over the past decade.

After the film, Professor Gulasekaram, Professor Hsieh, and Professor Sloss will host a panel discussion about U.S. conduct in the war on terror, as we commemorate the tenth anniversary of 9/11.

Monday, September 12
Bannan Hall 135
4:00 – 5:30 pm

Refreshments provided!

In compliance with the ADA/504 please direct your accommodation requests to the Center for Global Law & Policy at 408-551-1955 or call TTY- California Relay, at 1-800-735-2929 at least 72 hours prior to the event.
 

More information can be found here: http://law.scu.edu/international/semester-abroad.cfm

If you have any questions, please contact the Center for Global Law & Policy at CGLP@scu.edu.

Dr. Nidal Jurdi
Program Officer, Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) United Nations, Middle East Region

“The International Criminal Court and National Courts: A Contentious Relationship”

In August 2005, Dr. Jurdi joined the ICC as a Law Clerk at the Office of the Prosecutor, with a primary focus on Darfur and the Middle East. In September 2006, he worked as a Legal Consultant for a UN International Independent Investigative Commission (UNIIIC) in the Middle East. He has also worked as a Human Rights Advisor for the Beirut Bar Association.

Since 2007, he also worked as a Human Rights Officer at OHCHR-ROME, and currently serves as a Lecturer in International Law and Organizations at the American University of Beirut. He participated as a resource person in a number of Human Rights and International Criminal Law trainings in Morocco, Jordan, Qatar, Bahrain, United Arab Emirates, Oman, Egypt, Tunisia, and Lebanon.

"International Criminal Justice: Recent Developments"

Monday, April 11, 2011

12 - 1 PM

Bannan Hall 135

Richard Joseph Goldstone is a former Justice of the South African Constitutional Court and former Chief Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court for the Former Yugoslavia.

Lunch will be provided.

Last date to submit Application Form and Deposit for classes.

http://law.scu.edu/international/summer-abroad-application-information.cfm#Important_Dates_and_Deadlines

Summer abroad advising in the Bannan Lounge from 5 -6 pm on March 3rd.

Friday, Feb. 18 and Saturday, Feb 19, 2011

California Mission Room, Benson Center, Santa Clara University

HOSTED BY:
Santa Clara University School of Law
Santa Clara Journal of International Law
Center for Global Law & Policy

For more information and to register online, visit: http://law.scu.edu/religionintlaw/index.cfm

Keynote Speaker: Robert A. Seiple

Ambassador Robert A. Seiple was the first Ambassador-at-Large for International Religious Freedom at the Department of State. Until his retirement in 2008, he was the President of the Council on America’s First Freedom and founder of the Institute for Global Engagement. Seiple also served as a Marine aviator during the Vietnam War, the president of Eastern College and Eastern Baptist Theological Seminary, and the president of World Vision. Seiple is the author of several books, including Ambassadors of Hope: How Christians can Respond to the World's Toughest Problems (2004) and, with Dennis R. Hoover, co-editor of Religion and Security: The New Nexus in International Relations (2004). He is a member of the Multi-Faith Board of Advisors of the Council on Faith & International Affairs, Vice President of the International Religious Liberty Association, and a board member at Denver Seminary.

For more information, please contact Pearl Geronimo at pgeronimo@scu.edu

Friday, Feb. 18 and Saturday, Feb 19, 2011
California Mission Room, Benson Center, Santa Clara University

HOSTED BY:
Santa Clara University School of Law
Santa Clara Journal of International Law
Center for Global Law & Policy

For more information and to register online, visit: http://law.scu.edu/religionintlaw/index.cfm

Keynote Speaker: Robert A. Seiple
Ambassador Robert A. Seiple was the first Ambassador-at-Large for International Religious Freedom at the Department of State. Until his retirement in 2008, he was the President of the Council on America’s First Freedom and founder of the Institute for Global Engagement. Seiple also served as a Marine aviator during the Vietnam War, the president of Eastern College and Eastern Baptist Theological Seminary, and the president of World Vision. Seiple is the author of several books, including Ambassadors of Hope: How Christians can Respond to the World's Toughest Problems (2004) and, with Dennis R. Hoover, co-editor of Religion and Security: The New Nexus in International Relations (2004). He is a member of the Multi-Faith Board of Advisors of the Council on Faith & International Affairs, Vice President of the International Religious Liberty Association, and a board member at Denver Seminary.

For more information, please contact Pearl Geronimo at pgeronimo@scu.edu

February 15, 2011

http://law.scu.edu/international/semester-abroad.cfm

Last date to submit Application Form and Deposit for internships. All students applying for internships must have all their application materials turned in today.

http://law.scu.edu/international/summer-abroad-application-information.cfm#Important_Dates_and_Deadlines

Where in the world do you want to study and intern?

Summer abroad advising will be available in Bannan Lounge on February 8, 2011, from 12-1pm and 5-6pm. Feel free to ask questions about particular programs. Scholarship information for the summer abroad programs will also be available.

CGLP Special Speaker:
Hauwa Ibrahim

Women, Justice, and Shariah

Working as the lead attorney with a team devoted to the cause of human rights for women in Nigeria, Hauwa Ibrahim has won a number of precedent-setting cases before Islamic Shariah courts. The European Parliament presented Ibrahim with its 2005 Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought, which honors individuals or organizations for their efforts on behalf of human rights and freedoms.

Ibrahim has been a Visiting Professor at Saint Louis University School of Law, a World Fellow at Yale University, and a fellow at both the Human Rights Program and the Islamic Legal Studies Program at Harvard University. Her book, "Practicing Law in Shariah Courts: Seven Strategies," is currently being prepared for publication and dissemination to legal practitioners who have responsibility for interpreting Shariah law.

Ibrahim has earned an LLB and a master's in international law and diplomacy from the University of Jos in Nigeria; a BL for legal practice from Nigeria Law School; and a master's of law degree in international studies at American University's Washington College of Law.

Tues, Feb. 1, 2011
Bannan Hall 127
4:00 – 5:30 PM

Please join us after the talk for a reception in the Arts & Sciences Building.

In compliance with the ADA/504 please direct your accommodation requests to the Center for Global Law & Policy at 408-551-1955 or call TTY- California Relay, at 1-800-735-2929 at least 72 hours prior to the event.
 

Thursday, January 20, 2011

5:00-6:00 pm

Bannan Hall 238

Come learn about semester-long externship opportunities in Asia, Europe and Central America. Through these externships, current 2nd and 3rd year law students and recent graduates will have the opportunity to gain practical experience and learn about the functioning of lawyers in an international legal environment. Students may earn up to 12 units of credit over a semester. Overseas externships are available at international organizations and NGOs at locations including Geneva (Switzerland), San Jose (Costa Rica), and New Delhi (India).

For more information about this and other opportunities, please contact the Center for Global Law and Policy at CGLP@scu.edu or (408) 551-1955.

In compliance with the ADA/504 please direct your accommodation requests to the Center for Global Law & Policy at 408-551-1955 or call TTY- California Relay, at 1-800-735-2929 at least 72 hours prior to the event.
 

Tuesday, January 18, 2011
12:00-1:00 pm
BH 139

Come learn about semester-long externship opportunities in Asia, Europe and Central America. Through these externships, current 2nd and 3rd year law students and recent graduates will have the opportunity to gain practical experience and learn about the functioning of lawyers in an international legal environment. Students may earn up to 12 units of credit over a semester. Overseas externships are available at international organizations and NGOs at locations including Geneva (Switzerland), San Jose (Costa Rica), and New Delhi (India).

For more information about this and other opportunities, please contact the Center for Global Law and Policy at CGLP@scu.edu or (408) 551-1955.

In compliance with the ADA/504 please direct your accommodation requests to the Center for Global Law & Policy at 408-551-1955 or call TTY- California Relay, at 1-800-735-2929 at least 72 hours prior to the event.
 

Presented by:

International Committee for the Red Cross
Center for Global Law & Policy, Santa Clara Law

January 4-7, 2011

This workshop is a combination of lecture and hands-on exercises that guide U.S. law students through an intensive workshop on international humanitarian law (IHL). The workshop will be led by legal professionals from the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), lawyers for the U.S. Armed Forces, and law professors who specialize in IHL.

Topics will include:
* Introduction to International Humanitarian Law
* When Does IHL Apply?
* Human Rights and IHL
* Protected Persons
* Internment/Detention
* Armed Conflicts of a Non-International Character
* The IHL/Terrorism Interface
* Implementation and Enforcement of IHL

Students who complete the workshop will receive a Certificate of Completion from the ICRC. The program is available only to full- and part-time law students. There is NO FEE. Registration is limited and competitive. Students are encouraged to apply early, as the workshop does fill up.

Application deadline has passed. We are no longer accepting applications for this Workshop.

For more information, contact:

Center for Global Law and Policy
Santa Clara University
School of Law
email: cglp@scu.edu
phone: (408) 551-1955
(800) 728-1873
fax: (408) 554-5047

Presented by:

International Committee for the Red Cross
Center for Global Law & Policy, Santa Clara Law

January 4-7, 2011

This workshop is a combination of lecture and hands-on exercises that guide U.S. law students through an intensive workshop on international humanitarian law (IHL). The workshop will be led by legal professionals from the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), lawyers for the U.S. Armed Forces, and law professors who specialize in IHL.

Topics will include:
* Introduction to International Humanitarian Law
* When Does IHL Apply?
* Human Rights and IHL
* Protected Persons
* Internment/Detention
* Armed Conflicts of a Non-International Character
* The IHL/Terrorism Interface
* Implementation and Enforcement of IHL

Students who complete the workshop will receive a Certificate of Completion from the ICRC. The program is available only to full- and part-time law students. There is NO FEE. Registration is limited and competitive. Students are encouraged to apply early, as the workshop does fill up.

Application deadline has passed. We are no longer accepting applications for this Workshop.

For more information, contact:

Center for Global Law and Policy
Santa Clara University
School of Law
email: cglp@scu.edu
phone: (408) 551-1955
(800) 728-1873
fax: (408) 554-5047

Presented by:

International Committee for the Red Cross
Center for Global Law & Policy, Santa Clara Law

January 4-7, 2011

This workshop is a combination of lecture and hands-on exercises that guide U.S. law students through an intensive workshop on international humanitarian law (IHL). The workshop will be led by legal professionals from the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), lawyers for the U.S. Armed Forces, and law professors who specialize in IHL.

Topics will include:
* Introduction to International Humanitarian Law
* When Does IHL Apply?
* Human Rights and IHL
* Protected Persons
* Internment/Detention
* Armed Conflicts of a Non-International Character
* The IHL/Terrorism Interface
* Implementation and Enforcement of IHL

Students who complete the workshop will receive a Certificate of Completion from the ICRC. The program is available only to full- and part-time law students. There is NO FEE. Registration is limited and competitive. Students are encouraged to apply early, as the workshop does fill up.

Application deadline has passed. We are no longer accepting applications for this Workshop.

For more information, contact:

Center for Global Law and Policy
Santa Clara University
School of Law
email: cglp@scu.edu
phone: (408) 551-1955
(800) 728-1873
fax: (408) 554-5047

International Humanitarian Law Workshop

Presented by:

International Committee for the Red Cross
Center for Global Law & Policy, Santa Clara Law

January 4-7, 2011

This workshop is a combination of lecture and hands-on exercises that guide U.S. law students through an intensive workshop on international humanitarian law (IHL). The workshop will be led by legal professionals from the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), lawyers for the U.S. Armed Forces, and law professors who specialize in IHL.

Topics will include:
* Introduction to International Humanitarian Law
* When Does IHL Apply?
* Human Rights and IHL
* Protected Persons
* Internment/Detention
* Armed Conflicts of a Non-International Character
* The IHL/Terrorism Interface
* Implementation and Enforcement of IHL

Students who complete the workshop will receive a Certificate of Completion from the ICRC. The program is available only to full- and part-time law students. There is NO FEE. Registration is limited and competitive. Students are encouraged to apply early, as the workshop does fill up.

Applications must be received by CGLP office by Monday, November 8, 2010.

Students must complete an application, including a statement of interest.

Please visit the website for an application: http://law.scu.edu/international/international-humanitarian-law-workshop-2011.cfm

For more information, contact:

Center for Global Law and Policy
Santa Clara University
School of Law
email: cglp@scu.edu
phone: (408) 551-1955
(800) 728-1873
fax: (408) 554-5047

The International Law Students Association
Along With
Center for Global Law & Policy, Law and Business Club and Phi Alpha Delta
Cordially Invite You to Attend The

International Law Students Association Wine & Cheese Mixer

Come mix and mingle with students, attorneys and professionals interested and practicing in international law!

Tuesday, November 16, 2010, 6:30pm-8:30pm
Adobe Lodge, Santa Clara University Campus

* Please RSVP by Friday, November 5 to Jill O’Sullivan at josullivan@scu.edu

CGLP Special Speaker: Ro Khanna
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Domestic Operations for the U.S. & Commercial Service

“Revitalizing American Manufacturing and Competitiveness in the Global Economy”

November 15, 2010
Bannan Hall 135

12:00 – 1:00 PM

Ro Khanna was appointed by President Obama to serve as the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Domestic Operations of the United States and Foreign Commercial Service, International Trade Administration at the United States Department of Commerce. The U.S. and Foreign Commercial Service is the key export promotion agency of the federal government with a worldwide network of employees and a mission of assisting businesses in exporting their goods and services worldwide.

In this capacity, Mr. Khanna is responsible for overseeing the domestic operations of 109 U.S. Export Assistance Centers operating in 48 states. In addition, Mr. Khanna is responsible for a number of trade promotion programs, the Trade Information Center, and the development and execution of marketing and communications strategies. Mr. Khanna will also be involved with planning and executing a number of critical trade missions for the Department.

Prior to joining the Department of Commerce, Mr. Khanna was counsel at O’Melveny & Myers where he practiced intellectual property and complex business litigation. He was named a Northern California Super Lawyers “Rising Star” in 2009.

Mr. Khanna also served as Chair of the Indo American Council at the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee where he helped Speaker Pelosi shape the innovation and clean tech agenda for the Democratic Party. For this work, he was awarded the Trailblazer Award by the San Francisco Democratic Party in 2008.

Mr. Khanna was an active member of Environmental Entrepreneurs, served on the Board of Sustainable San Mateo County and the Human Investment Project, and was a mentor to the Irvington High School We The People 2009 team. He is a Phi Beta graduate of the University of Chicago in Economics, and a graduate of Yale Law School.
 

Special Speaker: Kathleen Kelly

"Human Rights Advocacy: Theory & Practice"

Wednesday, November 3, 2010

12:00 - 1:00 PM

Bannan Hall 237

The Center for Global Law & Policy will be hosting an International Career Panel on November 2, 2010.

6:00-7:00 pm

Bannan Hall 142

Panelists

Larry Lowe, Senior Counsel - Apple Inc.
Charles Comey, Partner - Morrison & Foerster
Daniel Mao, Of Counsel - Jones Day
M. Scott Donahey - Arbitrator and Mediator
 

CGLP Special Speaker:

William Hernandez
LGBT Activist from El Salvador

“Human Rights for LGBTQ in El Salvador under the FMLN Revolutionary Party”

October 26, 2010
Bannan Hall 142
5:30 – 7:00 PM

William Hernandez is the head of a gay and lesbian organization in El Salvador called the Asociacion Entre Amigos – the Between Friends Association. This group has spoken out about human rights violations against LGBT people and the failure of authorities to investigate such abuses.

The outlook for gay rights in El Salvador remains bleak. LGBT people in El Salvador regularly face attacks and intimidation. The Asociacion Entre Amigos has reported seven raids on its offices during the last five years.

By speaking out on behalf of LGBT rights, William Hernandez has made himself a target of police harassment. He has been subjected to repeated death threats. The gay rights wing of Amnesty International selected him for its Greeting Card Campaign, which urges people to send messages of support to 25 people around the world who are victims of human rights abuses.
 

Bannan Hall, Room 135

Come learn about the summer abroad programs offered here at Santa Clara University School of Law and get your questions answered.

Where in the world do you want to study and intern?

Bannan Hall, Room 237

Come learn about the summer abroad programs offered here at Santa Clara University School of Law and get your questions answered.

Where in the world do you want to study and intern?

October 19, 2010

12-1 pm

Bannan Hall 135

"International Criminal Tribunals"

Thierry Cruvellier, former Nieman Fellow at Harvard University, brings a unique and personal perspective to international criminal courts and tribunals. His expertise has developed from years of close observation of the proceedings at the international courts in Cambodia, Rwanda, Sierra Leone and Bosnia-Herzegovina.

Currently based in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Mr. Cruvellier has been intimately involved with the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia (ECCC), a hybrid UN Court which is currently prosecuting criminals from the notorious Pol-Pot regime. Mr. Cruvellier will provide a brief and insightful introduction to international courts and tribunals, followed by his personal account of the recently concluded trial of Duch, the infamous head of the Tuol-Sleng prison in Phnom Penh.

Mr. Cruvellier’s book on the ICTR, Court of Remorse – Inside the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda has recently been published by Wisconsin University Press. He is currently writing a book about the notorious Duch Trial before the ECCC in Cambodia.

CGLP Special Speaker
Stephen J. Rapp
Ambassador - at - Large
War Crimes Issues

October 6, 2010
Bannan 238
12 - 1 pm

Stephen J. Rapp of Iowa is Ambassador-at-Large for War Crimes Issues. Appointed by President Obama, he was confirmed by the Senate, and assumed his duties on September 8, 2009. Prior to his appointment, he served as Prosecutor of the Special Court for Sierra Leone beginning in January 2007, leading the prosecutions of former Liberian President Charles Taylor and other persons alleged to bear the greatest responsibility for the atrocities committed during the civil war in Sierra Leone. During his tenure, his office achieved the first convictions in history for sexual slavery and forced marriage as crimes against humanity, and for attacks on peacekeepers and for recruitment and use of child soldiers as violations of international humanitarian law.

From 2001 to 2007, Mr. Rapp served as Senior Trial Attorney and Chief of Prosecutions at the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda, personally heading the trial team that achieved convictions of the principals of RTLM radio and Kangura newspaper-the first in history for leaders of the mass media for the crime of direct and public incitement to commit genocide.

Mr. Rapp was United States Attorney in the Northern District of Iowa from 1993 to 2001, where his office won historic convictions under the firearms provision of the Violence Against Women Act and the serious violent offender provision of the 1994 Crime Act. Prior to his tenure as U.S. Attorney, he worked as an attorney in private practice and served as Staff Director of the U.S. Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Juvenile Delinquency and as an elected member of the Iowa Legislature.

He received his BA degree from Harvard College in 1971. He attended Columbia and Drake Law Schools and received his JD degree from Drake in 1974.
 

SYMPOSIUM on FORCED MIGRATION and REFUGEES

Forced Migration refers to the coerced movement of a person or persons away from their home or home region.

Refugee is a person who, due to fear of being persecuted on account of race, religion, nationality, particular social group, economics or politics is outside the country of their nationality, and is unable or unwilling to avail him/herself of the protection of that country.

Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) are people forced to flee their homes but who remain within their country's borders.

SANTA CLARA UNIVERSITY

500 El Camino Real, Santa Clara

Benson Student Center, California Mission Room

Friday, April 23, 2010

9:30-11:30 a.m.

For more information, visit:

http://www.sccredcross.org/index.asp?IDCapitulo=77201HH3L1

To Register in Advance or for Further Information Regarding Attendance at any of these Events, Contact Jill Hofmann, ARC Monterey Bay at: 

jilljonn@hotmail.com or (831) 566-8841

Careers in International Human Rights Law

Special Speaker Event:
Professor Beth Van Schaack
Visiting Scholar 2009-2010,
Center on Democracy, Development & The Rule of Law
Stanford University
Associate Professor at SCU Law
 

Bannan 135
Monday, April 12, 2010
12 noon - 1 p.m.
Pizza Provided!

Santa Clara Law Professor Beth Van Schaack will provide helpful tips about what you can do while you're in law school to prepare yourself for a career as an international human rights lawyer.
 

For more information please contact Center for Global Law & Policy: cglp@scu.edu
 

Corporations and International Law
 

Friday, March 12 and Saturday, March 13, 2010
Williman Room, Benson Center, Santa Clara University

HOSTED BY:
Santa Clara University School of Law
Santa Clara Journal of International Law
Center for Global Law & Policy

Santa Clara University School of Law is proud to host a symposium on corporations and international law. Our keynote speaker is Professor Jose Alvarez, one of the leading academics in international and foreign investment law and the immediate past president of the American Society of International Law. The conference will feature four papers on the following topics: corporations as plaintiffs under bilateral investment treaties; operationalizing a global framework for the regulation of transnational corporations; the role of global governance in corporate social responsibility; and corporate accountability for human rights violations under the Alien Tort Claims Act. The symposium will include four panels, one for each of the papers, in which commentators will provide a range of perspectives on the topics addressed. The symposium will conclude with a roundtable discussion in which panelists will explore the implications of both American and international law for regulating, protecting, and holding corporations accountable for their operations around the world.

In fall 2010, the Santa Clara Journal of International Law will publish a Symposium Edition of the Journal comprised of articles by the Symposium panelists.

For more information: http://law.scu.edu/corplaw/index.cfm

Corporations and International Law

Friday, March 12 and Saturday, March 13, 2010
Williman Room, Benson Center, Santa Clara University

HOSTED BY:
Santa Clara University School of Law
Santa Clara Journal of International Law
Center for Global Law & Policy


Santa Clara University School of Law is proud to host a symposium on corporations and international law. Our keynote speaker is Professor Jose Alvarez, one of the leading academics in international and foreign investment law and the immediate past president of the American Society of International Law. The conference will feature four papers on the following topics: corporations as plaintiffs under bilateral investment treaties; operationalizing a global framework for the regulation of transnational corporations; the role of global governance in corporate social responsibility; and corporate accountability for human rights violations under the Alien Tort Claims Act. The symposium will include four panels, one for each of the papers, in which commentators will provide a range of perspectives on the topics addressed. The symposium will conclude with a roundtable discussion in which panelists will explore the implications of both American and international law for regulating, protecting, and holding corporations accountable for their operations around the world.

In fall 2010, the Santa Clara Journal of International Law will publish a Symposium Edition of the Journal comprised of articles by the Symposium panelists.

For more information: http://law.scu.edu/corplaw/index.cfm 

Special Speaker:
Fatou Bensouda
Deputy Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court
Bannan 127
Tuesday, March 9, 2010
12 noon - 1 p.m.
Lunch Provided

This event is made possible in part by a grant from The Planethood Foundation.

About Fatou Bensouda:

On September 8, 2004, Mrs. Fatou Bensouda, of Gambia, was elected Deputy Prosecutor by the Assembly of States Parties. She is in charge of the Prosecution Division of the Office of the Prosecutor.

Prior to her election, Mrs. Bensouda worked as a Legal Adviser and Trial Attorney at the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) in Arusha, Tanzania.
She rose to the position of Senior Legal Advisor and head of the Legal Advisory Unit.

Before joining the ICTR, she was the General Manager of a leading commercial bank in The Gambia. Between 1987 and 2000, she was successively Senior State Counsel, Principal State Counsel, Deputy Director of Public Prosecutions, Solicitor General and Legal Secretary of the Republic, then Attorney General and Minister of Justice, in which capacity she served as Chief Legal Advisor to the President and Cabinet of The Republic of The Gambia.

Mrs. Bensouda also took part in negotiations on the treaty of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), the West African Parliament and the ECOWAS Tribunal. She has been a delegate at United Nations’ conferences on crime prevention, the Organization of African Unity’s Ministerial Meetings on Human Rights, and the delegate of the Gambia to the meetings of the Preparatory Commission for the International Criminal Court. Mrs. Bensouda holds a masters degree in International Maritime Law and Law of The Sea and as such is the first international maritime law expert of The Gambia.
 

The Center for Global Law & Policy is hosting Professor Herbert Lazerow from the University of San Diego for a presentation entitled "Finding International Law Jobs & Summer Study Abroad".

Professor Herbert "Bert" Lazerow, professor of law and director of the Institute on International and Comparative Law, joined the University of San Diego law faculty in 1967.

He received his A.B. from the University of Pennsylvania in History; J.D from Harvard University; L.L.M. from George Washington University; and D.E.S.S. Conseil Juridique et Fiscal d'Entreprise from Université de Paris I Panthéon-Sorbonne. He is a member of Phi Beta Kappa.

He founded the University of San Diego's Institute on International and Comparative Law, the first American law school summer program on the European continent, and is currently the senior summer law program director in the country.

Contact: Monica Davis

Phone: (408) 551 - 3000 x 6445

Location: Bannan 137

Time: 2/18, 12-1pm

Special Speaker:
Daniel Taub
Principal Deputy Legal Adviser of
Israel's Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Co-sponsored by the Anti-Defamation League

“Law and Lawfare: The Role of International
Law in the Middle East”
Bannan 135
Thursday, February 11, 2010
12:00 – 1:00 p.m.
Lunch Provided

About Daniel Taub:
Daniel Taub is Principal Deputy Legal Adviser of Israel's Ministry of Foreign Affairs. His main areas of responsibility include counterterrorism, international organizations and humanitarian law. He has served as a member of Israel's negotiating teams with both Syria and the Palestinians, and currently serves as head of the Israeli side of the Israeli-Palestinian Culture of Peace negotiations.

Mr. Taub has represented Israel at many multilateral fora, including the hearings over Israel's security fence at the International Court of Justice and the negotiations for the entry of Magen David Adom into the Red Cross Movement, and has served as legal adviser to Israel's Mission to the United Nations. He regularly acts as spokesperson for the Israeli Government, and has been featured on numerous American news
programs.

He has taught extensively in the fields of international law, negotiation theory and Middle Eastern issues at universities and policy institutes in Israel and abroad.

Mr. Taub holds degrees from the universities of Oxford (University College), London (University College) and Harvard's Kennedy School of Government (Wexner Fellow).

He served in the IDF as a combat medic, and is a reserve officer in the IDF's international law division.

Mr. Taub lives in Jerusalem with his wife Zehava and their six children. He is in the United States as part of the Anti-Defamation League’s Eugene Warner Middle East Lecture Series.

Special Speaker:
Justice Albie Sachs
Former Justice on the Constitutional Court of South Africa
Wiegand Room, Arts & Sciences
Monday, February 8, 2010
5:30 p.m. – 6:30 p.m.

About Albie Sachs:
Albie Sachs’ career in human rights activism started at the age of seventeen, when as a second year law student at the University of Cape Town, he took part in the Defiance of Unjust Laws Campaign. Three years later, he attended the Congress of the People at Kliptown where the Freedom Charter was adopted. He started practice as an advocate at the Cape Bar at the age of 21. The bulk of his work involved defending people charged under racist statutes and repressive security laws.

In 1966, he was forced into exile. After spending eleven years studying and teaching law in England, he worked for a further eleven years in Mozambique as law professor and legal researcher. In 1988, he was blown up by a bomb placed in his car in Maputo by South African security agents, losing an arm and the sight in one eye.

Working closely with Oliver Tambo, leader of the ANC-in-exile, Justice Sachs helped draft the organization's Code of Conduct and statutes. After recovering from the attack, he devoted himself full-time to preparations for a new democratic Constitution for South Africa. In 1990, he returned home and, as a member of the Constitutional Committee and the National Executive of the ANC, took an active part in the negotiations which led to South Africa becoming a constitutional democracy. After the first democratic election in 1994, he was appointed by President Nelson Mandela to serve on the newly established Constitutional Court.

In addition to his work on the Court, Justice Sachs has travelled to many countries sharing South African experience in healing divided societies. He is a prolific author in law and philosophy and is engaged in art and architecture, playing an active role in the development of the South African Constitutional Court building and its art collection on the site of the Old Fort Prison in Johannesburg.