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Another Season Of Record-Breaking International Moot Court Achievements (Smu), Siyuan Chen, Eunice Chua

Research Collection Yong Pung How School Of Law

It was written in previous articles in this publication that both Singapore law schools participating in international moot court competitions have been putting up impressive results in the last few years. As the latest moot season draws to a close, we are happy to report that 2016/17 has been another good season for Singapore mooters. NUS and SMU reached a total of 12 international championship finals between them during this period, and ordered chronologically.

Academic Freedom As A Human Right: The Problem Of Confucius Institutes, Jay Todd Richey

Mahurin Honors College Capstone Experience/Thesis Projects

Academic freedom is the ability to explore, research, and analyze any topic without prohibitions or repercussions. In the Anglo-American tradition, it is both a fundamental aspect of academia and, as this thesis argues, a fundamental human right. Although the United States embraces this core principle of academia within American universities, the People’s Republic of China (PRC) seeks to suppress the acquisition of knowledge through restrictions on topics deemed politically-sensitive to the Chinese government. Although human rights abuses pervade the PRC and academic freedom is suppressed, PRC-funded entities known as Confucius Institutes (CIs) are widely embraced at universities in liberal democracies. …

Assessing The Influence Of Career-Linked Experiential Opportunities On The F-1 Undergraduate Student Enrollment Decision-Making Process, Harrison Fuerst

Capstone Collection

International mobility efforts in the United States have garnered increased attention and funding in recent years, with such government-led initiatives as Generation Study Abroad and 100,000 Strong driving up inbound and outbound student numbers. Recent inbound mobility reports from the Institute of International Education show double-digit percentage increases in international student enrollment. Other countries also experiencing an influx of international students continue to research these trends to shape their own education strategies. Research conducted by the International Education Association of Australia points specifically to hands-on professional experience and enhanced employability as key factors important to Australia’s international student population. As …

Lost & Found, Owen Gottlieb, Ian Schreiber, Kelly Murdoch-Kitt

Presentations and other scholarship

Lost & Found is a strategy card-to-mobile game series that teaches medieval religious legal systems with attention to period accuracy and cultural and historical context.

The Lost & Found games project seeks to expand the discourse around religious legal systems, to enrich public conversations in a variety of communities, and to promote greater understanding of the religious traditions that build the fabric of the United States. Comparative religious literacy can build bridges between and within communities and prepare learners to be responsible citizens in our pluralist democracy.

The first game in the series is a strategy game called Lost & …

Law And Order: Lawsuit, Regulations And Implementation Of S.T.E.M. O.P.T. At The University Of Arkansas, Alexandra M. Wallace

Capstone Collection

In 2015, Student and Exchange Visitor Program (SEVP) reported that over 1,054,000 international students were studying in the United States in F-1 student status (SEVP, 2015). F-1 status comes with many regulations and benefits, such as Optional Practical Training (OPT), which allows students with F-1 status to work after they complete a degree from an American higher education institution. Students in the Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) fields are allowed an additional 24-months of OPT, called STEM OPT. While this is a benefit in many senses, it is accompanied by a lot of responsibility for the student, the university …

Ilhan, Nura, Radwa, Ziagull And Children, Ilhan, Tsos

TSOS Interview Gallery

Ilhan, his wife Nura, and their children resided near Kabul, in a region where both the Taliban and ISIS were active. As Shias, Ilhan’s family faced numerous menaces, including threats from ISIS that they would be beheaded if they did not display ISIS flags. Ilhan’s sister Radwa, who is deaf and mute, was forced to marry a regional leader. In addition to being threatened on religious grounds, Ilhan’s family was also threatened by an elder of their town. Out of desperation, Ilhan’s family sold their house appliances, escaped Afghanistan, and arrived at the …

The Responsibility To Protect: Emerging Norm Or Failed Doctrine?, Camila Pupparo

Global Tides

This paper seeks to investigate the current shift from the non-intervention norm towards the “Responsibility to Protect,” commonly abbreviated as “RtoP,” which actually mandates intervention in cases of humanitarian intervention disasters. I will look at the May 2011 application of the R2P doctrine to the humanitarian crisis in Libya and assess whether it was a success or a failure. Many critics of the “Responsibility to Protect” norm consider it to be yet another imperial tool used by the West to pursue national interests, so this paper analyzes this argument in detail, referring to case study examples, particularly in the Middle …

Special-Education Law In Mexico And The United States, Charles J. Russo, Ricardo Lozano

Educational Leadership Faculty Publications

The challenges of meeting the requirements of students with special needs under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act and other laws are a particularly timely topic, as large numbers of native Spanish-speaking students move into the United States.

Against that backdrop, this article reviews the laws for special education in Mexico and the United States. The focus on the laws in Mexico stems from the fact that many students cross the border daily to attend public schools in the United States, and because Mexico has many laws in place dealing with special education. We offer school district leaders a comparative …

Embracing Change In International Program Planning: Strategies For Financing International Programs In Times Of Economic Turbulence, Diane Penneys Edelman, Toni Jaeger-Fine

International Legal Education Abroad Conference

Embracing Change in International Program Planning: Strategies for Financing International Programs in Times of Economic Turbulence

Law schools are being compelled to examine their ability to begin and continue international programs, and to market programs aggressively to keep them viable. Should a law school start a new program at this time? Should a law school discontinue any programs, or offset losses in programs with gains from other programs? Presentation will encourage an open discussion of strategies for developing or continuing economically feasible programs in these difficult times.

Presenters:

Diane Penneys Edelman, Director of International Programs, Villanova University School of …

Embrace Change By Embracing The Library!, Alison Shea, Stephen Young

International Legal Education Abroad Conference

Embrace Change By Embracing the Library!

With budgetary concerns abounding in almost every area of legal education, now more than ever is the time to exploit the existing synergies in your law school when thinking of how to enhance and support your international programs without undertaking unnecessary cost. Law school libraries are equipped not only with resources that can inform and educate students on the legal systems and cultures of other countries, but also with qualified librarians who are able to provide research training for students before they depart. This panel will discuss ways in which the library can help …

Rethinking Overseas Legal Experiences From The Top Down And Bottom Up, Amy Sugin, Colleen Graffy, Adam David Dubin

International Legal Education Abroad Conference

Rethinking Overseas Legal Experiences from the Top Down and Bottom Up

With the current strains and pressures that law schools are facing today, the new reality is that beloved programs are being cut--from clinics to moot programs to overseas programs. What is the justification for keeping law school “study abroad” programs? If there are compelling reasons for international legal education, who needs to be convinced and what is the most effective way of doing that?

Discussants:

Amy Sugin, Assistant Dean of Graduate and International Programs, Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law

Colleen Graffy, Director of the London Program, …

Converging Trends In Legal Education: Globalization Meets Experiential Education, Raquel Aldana, Linda Carter, Hannah Garry, Fatma Marouf

International Legal Education Abroad Conference

Converging Trends In Legal Education: Globalization Meets Experiential Education

Over the last decade, legal educators have increasingly recognized the need to prepare students for practice in an era of ever increasing globalization. More recently, changes in the legal market have imposed greater pressure to provide more experiential education for our students. To many, these trends create conflicting pressures. This panel will address that challenge and the means by which these trends can be complementary rather than competing, through innovative programs where students have transformative experiences in international legal practice.

Presenters:

Raquel Aldana, Director, Inter-American Program, University of the Pacific, McGeorge …

What Do Practitioners Look For When Hiring Law Graduates Who Have Studied Abroad?, Charles Borden, Clifford Young, Wade Channell

International Legal Education Abroad Conference

No abstract provided.

Eligibility And Academic Requirements For Participation In International Dual Degree Programs, Stephanie Farrior, Lesley Davis

International Legal Education Abroad Conference

Dual Degree Programs: Structure and Substance

• Stephanie Farrior, Professor of Law and Director of International and Comparative Law Programs, Vermont Law School
• Lesley Davis, Assistant Dean for International Programs, Indiana University Maurer School of Law

Designing And Implementing Jd/Llm Programs, Diane Edelman, Toni M. Fine, Matthew Wladyka, Emily Miletello

International Legal Education Abroad Conference

Designing and Implementing JD/LLM Programs

• Diane Penneys Edelman, Director of International Programs & Professor of Legal Writing, Villanova University School of Law
• Toni M. Fine, Assistant Dean, Fordham Law School
• Matthew Wladyka, Associate, Hunton & Williams, Washington, DC (J.D. Villanova ’11, LLM Commercial Law, University of Edinburgh ’11)
• Emily Miletello, Analyst, National Pollution Funds Center, U.S. Coast Guard, Washington, DC (J.D. Villanova ’10, LLM Public International Law, University of Leiden ’10)

Creating And Maintaining Quality In Programs Abroad, Natalie Mello, Jennifer Henderson, Cara Morris

International Legal Education Abroad Conference

Creating and Maintaining Quality in Programs Abroad

• Natalie Mello, Executive Director of Member Services and Training, The Forum on Education Abroad
• Jennifer Henderson, Director of the Canadian & American Dual J.D. Program, Director of the J.D./LED Program, University of Detroit Mercy School of Law
• Cara Morris, Director of Transnational Programs, Georgetown University School of Law

Keynote (Lunch) Speaker, Sylvia Crowder

International Legal Education Abroad Conference

Lunch with Keynote Speaker

• Sylvia Crowder, Senior Director, International and Foreign Language Education, Office of Postsecondary Education, U.S. Department of Education

Trends And Challenges In Aba-Approved Semester Abroad Programs, Lisa Lancia, John Cooper, Geoffrey Bennett, Marcella David

International Legal Education Abroad Conference

Trends and Challenges in ABA-Approved Semester Abroad Programs

• Lisa Lancia, Director International Strategic Initiatives and the Pace London Law Program, Pace University School of Law
• John Cooper, Associate Dean of International and Cooperative Programs, Stetson University College of Law
• Geoffrey Bennett, Director London Law Program, University of Notre Dame (USA) in England
• Marcella David, Associate Dean for International & Comparative Law, University of Iowa

Welcome Remarks And Keynote, Claudio Grossman, Laurel Terry

International Legal Education Abroad Conference

Opening Remarks

• Dean Claudio Grossman, American University Washington College of Law

Setting the Stage: Globalization and the Legal Profession

• Laurel Terry, Harvey A. Feldman Distinguished Faculty Scholar and Professor of Law, Penn State Dickinson School of Law

Collective Bargaining In United Kingdom Higher Education, Helen Fairfoul, Laurence Hopkins, Geoff White

Journal of Collective Bargaining in the Academy

This article provides an overview of the collective bargaining system in United Kingdom (UK) higher education and considers some of the current challenges. The arrangements for determining the pay of staff in UK higher education reflect both the historical context of the UK funding system and the unique nature of UK industrial relations law. From World War II, the funding of UK higher education has predominantly come from central government spending with a strong central framework of policy and governance. Since the 1960s, the higher education sector has grown dramatically, both in terms of student numbers and the number of …

Regulating The Boundaries Between The Public And Private Lives Of Teachers In Changing Cultural Contexts: An American Perspective, Charles J. Russo

Educational Leadership Faculty Publications

Regardless of whether they wish to be regarded as such, there can be little doubt that most teachers and parents in Australia, New Zealand, and the United States agree that teachers are role models for students regardless of whether educators act in or out of schools. Yet, during this time of changing cultural contexts, the boundaries between the private and professional lives of teachers are blurred such that teachers may face liability for what they say or post in a more contemporary application of free speech, via the internet.

In light of ongoing changes, this paper examines how shifts ranging …

Waging Peace For Colombia’S Youth: Countering The Attack On Education, Phil Price

Human Rights & Human Welfare

After nearly five decades of internal armed conflict, Colombia’s children and education system remain firmly under siege. Boys and girls as young as thirteen are pulled out of classrooms and thrown into battlefields. Teachers routinely disappear and/or are subjected to extrajudicial executions. Guerillas, paramilitaries, and the Colombian army all utilize school buildings as posts for their combatants. School zones have become littered with landmines. Child displacement and poverty have reached epidemic levels. In direct contradiction with the Rome Statute and the Colombian Ministry of Defense Directive 30743, the Colombian government is guilty of war crimes by employing children as spies …

Can Public International Boarding Schools In Ghana Be The Next Educational Reform Movement For Low-Income Urban Minority Public School Students?, Kevin D. Brown

Articles by Maurer Faculty

The past twenty-five years has witnessed dramatic changes in the world, including the rise of international trade, unprecedented movement of people across national borders, tremendous advances in communication technologies and new forms of knowledge. Due to the changes of this magnitude, the American public is aware of new and formidable global and international problems that did not exist before. However, these changes also provide the conditions for applying new solutions to domestic problems that have plagued American society for decades. This Article puts forward an innovative suggestion to a persistent problem of American society: the problem of how to improve …

Education For All Children, Sharon Harrall

Human Rights & Human Welfare

The UN Declaration of Human Rights, ratified in 1948, declared for the first time the right to education as a human right. Article 26 (1) states that “everyone has the right to education. Education shall be free, at least in the elementary and fundamental stages. Elementary education shall be compulsory.” Since then, the right to education has been reaffirmed in subsequent treaties and global conferences. These treaties have also highlighted the need to provide education to all children without discrimination, and particularly to ensure equal access for girls. Historically, we have seen great gender disparities in the enrollment rates of …

Lessons Learned From Comparing The Application Of Constitutional Law And Anti-Discrimination Law To African Americans In The U.S. And Dalits In India In The Context Of Higher Education, Kevin D. Brown, Vinay Sitapati

Articles by Maurer Faculty

In this Article the authors will compare the development of constitutional law and federal anti-discrimination law in the context of higher education of African-Americans in the U.S. and Dalits in India. Both groups suffer from oppression and discrimination based upon a hereditary trait and related to their integration into mainstream society; neither group is completely isolated from the majority population responsible for the discrimination; and African-Americans and Dalits approximate similar percentages of their country's population. Based upon the 2000 census, African-Americans constitute 12.7% of the American populations, and, according to the 1991 Census Report of India, Dalits make up 16.5% …

Special Methods For Educating The Transnational Lawyer, Raymond J. Friel

Journal of Legal Education

No abstract provided.

Educating Lawyers For Transnational Challenges–The Globalization Of Legal Regulation, Steven Freeland

Journal of Legal Education

No abstract provided.

Reforming Legal Education In Bangladesh, Mohammad Monirul Azam

Journal of Legal Education

No abstract provided.

Educating Lawyers For Transnational Challenges: Perspectives Of A Developing Country–Botswana, Emmanuel Kwabena Quansah

Journal of Legal Education

No abstract provided.

Educating The Transnational Lawyer: An Integrated Approach, Efrén Rivera-Ramos

Journal of Legal Education

No abstract provided.