2011 Calendar of International Programs
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FORTHCOMING EVENTS AT THE CENTER FOR INTERNATIONAL LEGAL EDUCATION:
MARCH 2012 EVENTS
Tuesday, March 13, 2012 at 12 noon in Room G-12: “Rule of Law Around the World II”
A group of this year's LL.M. students will discuss past struggles and future challenges related to the rule of law in their home countries. The second of two lectures, this event will feature discussions by Ivan Milosevic (Serbia), Cristian Minor (Mexico), Kustrim Tolaj (Kosovo), and Abeer Hashayka, Wael Lafee, and Mais Qandeel (Palestine).
Thursday, March 15, 2012, 12 noon. US Steel Lecture: "The Euro Crisis: Some Lessons for the European Union" by Visiting Professor Kurt Riechenberg
Kurt Riechenberg, Visiting Professor at the University of Pittsburgh School of Law, is a German lawyer and Senior Legal Secretary (Clerk) to Judge Silva de Lapuerta at the European Court of Justice in Luxembourg. He joined the Court in 1983 and was Clerk to three Judges until 1998, when he became Chief of Staff to the President of the Court, a position he held until assuming his current post in 2003. In 1993 and 1996-97, he was a Visiting Fulbright Professor of European Law at the University of Pittsburgh School of Law and held the same function thereafter at the Universidad de los Andes in Bogotá (Colombia). Between 2005 and 2007 Riechenberg was Secretary of the 'Group of Wise Persons' established by the Ministers of the Council of Europe in order to evaluate the functioning of the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg.
This event is co-sponsored by CILE and the European Union Center for Excellence (EUCE), and is made possible by a generous donation from the United States Steel Corporation.
This event has been approved for one substantive credit of Continuing Legal Education
Monday, March 19 at 6 p.m. in the main hall of Barco Law. “The American Lawyer & International Law: A Career Perspective.”
Attendees will have the opportunity to attend two different panels during the course of the event, followed by a networking reception featuring wine, cheese, and hors d’oeuvres, as well as our distinguished panelists. The panels will focus on law careers in government, law firms, corporate in-house, and nontraditional practice areas. Speakers include lawyers from the U.S. Attorney’s office at the DOJ, Buchanan Ingersoll ,and Leech Tishman, the United Steel Workers, Global Solutions Pittsburgh, in house counsel from Alcoa, Westinghouse, and Bayer, and a federal judge from the Western District of Pennsylvania. This is a networking event; business dress is advisable. Please RSVP by Wednesday, March 14 at http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/RDJ62ZV. For more information about the event, or to volunteer to help with the event, please contact John Paul Putney at johnpaul.putney@gmail.com. This event is sponsored by the International Law Society, the Center for International Legal Education, the Career Services Office and the Office of the Dean.
APRIL 2012
Tuesday, April 3, 2012, 12 noon, Room G-12, “The Hidden Costs of 'Green' Fuels: Biofuel, Human Rights and an Epidemic in Central America” by Jason Glaser
Jason Glaser, founder and president of the La Isla Foundation, will be speaking to students about the Foundation’s focus on industrial agriculture in Nicaragua, the impact of international human rights laws on workers’ health, and the role that international NGOs can play in promoting human rights in a substantive manner in-country. He will also discuss how law students can contribute to the promotion of international human rights development while still in law school.
The La Isla Foundation is a non-profit and non-governmental organization established to facilitate finding the cause of the Chronic Kidney Disease epidemic affecting five communities of sugarcane workers in Chichigalpa, Western Nicaragua. Mr. Glaser has been featured in an article published on The Huffington Post about this disease.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/02/12/mystery-disease-central-america_n_1272286.html
Tuesday, April 10th at noon, Room G-12. Pizza & Politics (European Union Center for Excellence graduate student research series)
This event, co-sponsored by EUCE and CILE, will be presented by law student Matthew Zwick with his co-author, attorney David Rosenberg. Their talk will be entitled “Legal Professional Privilege: Comparing Different Approaches within the United States and the European Union.” It is a review of an article they published together in the Defense Counsel Journal.
CONCLUDED CILE EVENTS IN 2012
JANUARY 2012
Tuesday, January 31, 2012, 12 noon, Room 113
Jean Monnet Lecture: Prof. Davor Babić
"Civil Jurisdiction of European Courts over U.S. Parties"
FEBRUARY 2012
February 2, 2012 “Rule of Law around the World”
A group of this year's LL.M. students will discuss past struggles and future challenges related to the rule of law in their home countries. The first of two lectures, this event will feature discussions by Long Zuo (China), Leyla Safarova (Azerbaijan), and Iryna Dasevich, Andrii Kril, Anna Udartsova, and Dmytro Vorobey (Ukraine).
February 3, 2012 “Opportunities for Legal Professionals in International Development Work.”
Mark Walter, former CILE Assistant Director and Pitt Law alumnus, spoke to a limited number of students on “Opportunities for Legal Professionals in International Development Work.” Walter is a Managing Director with Nathan Associates Inc. specializing in the areas of trade law, policy reform and assessment, and drafting and implementation of commercial law. He has worked extensively with USAID and was Chief of Party on the USAID-funded Doha Project for WTO Accession in Ethiopia, and on its redesigned successor project, the Ethiopia WTO Accession Plus Program. Walter has worked with trade law reform, and has lectured, and developed commercial law and legal education reform programs in regions across Africa, Eastern Europe, and Asia.
February 10, 2012 "Opportunities for Legal Professionals in International Law"
Ellen Goelz, Head of Legal and Consular Section, Consulate General of the Federal Republic of Germany Born in Wiesbaden, Germany, Ellen Goelz studied law at the universities of Trier, Munich, and Oxford (UK). After joining the German Diplomatic Service in 2003, she worked as a Political Officer in the German Embassy Islamabad as well as in the Disarmament and Legal Departments of the Federal Foreign Office in Berlin. In July 2011, she took up her current posting as Head of the Legal and Consular Section of the German Consulate General in New York.
Wednesday, February 15, 2012, 12-1:30 p.m., 3431 Posvar Hall, “John Prendergast’s Perspective: Navigating the International Development Job & Internship Market”
John Prendergast, co-founder of the Enough Project, will speak about his extensive experience in the international, non-profit, and public interest fields and will specifically address employment and internship issues. Prendergast worked for the Clinton White House, the State Department, two members of Congress, the National Intelligence Council, UNICEF, Human Rights Watch, the International Crisis Group, and the U.S. Institute of Peace, before creating the Enough Project. Food will be provided following the session.
Thursday, February 16, 2012, 6 p.m., Room 107, “War Don Don”
The International Law Society is showing the documentary “War Don Don,” which chronicles the rise of the rebel group responsible for the atrocities committed in Sierra Leone. Professor Charles Jalloh, who served as a member of the staff of the Special Court for Sierra Leone, will provide commentary and answer questions following the film. Food and refreshments will be provided. This event is co-sponsored by the Center for International Legal Education.
Monday, February 20, 2012, 5:15-6 p.m., Teplitz Memorial Courtroom “Constitutions, Justice and Public Interest in Uganda and Abroad”
Bob Goff, Founding Director of Restore International, an NGO working to improve access to justice in Uganda and throughout the world, primarily through enhancing rule of law and criminal prosecution of human rights abuses in those countries, will be speaking on his work in international law and public interest law. Goff is a founding partner of Goff and DeWalt LLP and the Honorary Consul from the Republic of Uganda to the United States, and was involved in the process of writing the Ugandan constitution. Pizza and soda will be provided following the talk. This event is co-sponsored by the Center for International Legal Education.
Tuesday, February 21, 2012, 12 noon, Room 113, Opportunities for Study Abroad in Croatia
Professors Ronald A. Brand and Harry Flechtner will discuss the summer program of the Institute in International Commercial Law and Dispute Resolution, cooperatively managed by the Touro Law Center, the University of Zagreb Faculty of Law, and the University of Pittsburgh School of Law. Students have the opportunity to gain five credits of study abroad experience in Zagreb and Zadar, Croatia from July 15 to August 11, 2012. Former Pitt participants in the program will also be present to answer questions.
Tuesday, February 28, 2012, 12 noon, Room 107: “Corporations and Human Rights Violations”
Pitt Law Professors Vivian Curran and Jules Lobel will be joined by U.S. Steelworkers’ Senior Associate General Counsel Dan Kovalik to discuss the role of the Alien Tort Claims Act in the Kiobel v. Royal Dutch Petroleum and Mohamad v. Rajoub cases pending before the U.S. Supreme Court. The panelists will address whether corporations and political organizations are immune to lawsuits in U.S. courts for overseas acts of torture, murder, or other human rights violations. The lecture will be held on the same day that the Supreme Court will hear oral arguments on the cases. Food and refreshments will be provided. This event is cosponsored by the American Constitution Society, the Center for International Legal Education, and the National Lawyers Guild.
This event has been approved by the Pennsylvania Board of Continuing Legal Education for one (1)
CONCLUDED CILE EVENTS IN 2011:
JANUARY 2011
Tuesday, January 25, 2011, 12 noon
Jean Monnet Lecture on European Law
“US Implications of New Developments in European Private International Law”
by Jean Monnet Visiting Professor Volker Behr and Professor Ronald A. Brand –
Alcoa Room
FEBRUARY 2011
Tuesday, February 8, 2011 12 noon in room 113
Summer Law Program in Croatia
Professors Brand and Flechtner will talk about the summer law school program and their particular courses in Zagreb and Zadar, Croatia. They will also discuss how this program will prepare students for try outs for the Vis international arbitration moot court competition held in Vienna every year. See also http://www.tourolaw.edu/summerprograms/pages/programInfo.aspx?pID=6.
Tuesday, February 22, 2011, 12 noon, Room 107: Rule of Law Around the World I
Members of the Pitt Law LL.M. Class of 2011 will address some of the past struggles and future challenges to the rule of law in their countries. Speakers include: Kaltrina Ahmeti (Kosovo); Abdullah Alaoudh (Saudi Arabia); Shafiq Jamoos (Palestine); and Marta Shchavurska (Ukraine).
MARCH 2011
Tuesday, March 15, 12 noon, Room G-12: Rule of Law Around the World II
Members of the Pitt Law LL.M. Class of 2011 will address some of the past struggles and future challenges to the rule of law in their countries. Speakers include: Prajitha Ganga (India); Sigee Koech (Kenya); Cristina Mariottini (Italy); Johana Pool Narrias (Chile); and Clara Pujol (Argentina).
Tuesday, March 22, 2011, 12 noon in the Alcoa Room
Jean Monnet Lecture on European Law
by Jean Monnet Visiting Professor Thomas Moellers
“Investor Protection in the System of European Capital Market Law: Legal Foundations and Outlook”
APRIL 2011
Alumni Lecture: Ginny Nagy (JD ’06)
Friday, April 1, 2011, 1:00 p.m., Room 113
Pitt Law Alumn Ginny Nagy (JD ’06) will speak about international and public health career opportunities. Nagy works for the Center for Disaster and Humanitarian Assistance Medicine at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences in Bethesda, Maryland. She will talk about her experiences in law school that helped prepare her for an international career. Pizza and soda will be provided. Co-sponsor by the Centers for International Legal Education and Bioethics and Health Law.
Saturday, April 2, 2011, 2-4 p.m., Room 107
Film Screening of “Tapestries of Hope”
Michealene Cristini Risley will present a free screening of her award winning documentary "Tapestries of Hope." The film is a feature-length documentary following human rights activist Betty Makoni and her work with the Girl Child Network in Zimbabwe. The film reveals the impact of the long-held myth in many African societies that intercourse with virgin girls under the age of 14 will "cure" HIV/AIDS. The raw footage was seized by Zimbabwean officials as Ms. Risley attempted to leave the country and had to be smuggled out in order to make "Tapestries of Hope." Ms. Risley will answer questions following the film.
Monday, April 4, 2011, 6 p.m.
19th Annual McLean Lecture on World Law
by Judge Erik Møse– current Justice of the Norwegian Supreme Court and former President of the UN International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda
“Reflections on the ICTR and International Criminal Justice.”
Teplitz Moot Courtroom
with reception to follow in Alcoa room
Tuesday April 7, 2011 at noon
Internships in Europe -
The Nordenberg Fellows Program
Alcoa Room
Reflections from Previous Nordenberg Fellows: Andrew Disipio (European Court of Auditors, Luxembourg); Morgan Kronk (European Union Commission Legal Services, Brussels, Belgium); Andrew Vogeler (Max Planck Institute for Comparative & International Private Law, Hamburg, Germany)
Thursday, April 7th, 5:00 – 7:00 p.m., Room 107
Documentary Screening and Discussion – “Ghosts of Rwanda”
The International Law Society, the Center for International Legal Education, and Professor Charles Jalloh are pleased to invite all students and guests to a screening of the PBS Documentary "Ghosts of Rwanda." The documentary will be shown in observance of the United Nation's International Day of Reflection on the 1994 Genocide in Rwanda, which is April 7th. The Rwandan genocide, claiming 800,000 lives, took place 17 years ago. Following the screening, Professors Jalloh will lead a discussion on the legal environment then and now, and what if any justice has been brought to the perpetrators and victims. In light of current affairs and the quick international response to the situation in Libya (which was entirely lacking 17 years ago in Rwanda), we hope you will join us for an enlightening discussion. Dinner and refreshments will be provided.
AUGUST
Tuesday, August 30, 2011, 12:00 noon, Room 113: International Law Society (ILS) Meeting
Introductory meeting will be held for 1Ls and other ILS members. The meeting will be conducted by the 2011-2012 ILS officers and discussions of schedule events and IL leadership opportunities will be the topic over pizza.
Tuesday, August 30, 2011, 4:30 p.m., Room 113: International Moot Competitions
Introductory meeting for 2 & 3L students interested in participating in international mooting opportunities. Professors Ronald A. Brand, Harry Flechtner, Haider Hamoudi and Charles Jalloh, CILE Assistant Director Wes Rist, and Visiting Professor Matthias Grabmair will discuss the Vis, Jessup, and Niagara international moot competitions. Tryout instructions, deadlines, and team schedules will be presented during the meeting.
SEPTEMBER
Thursday, September 1, 2011, 12:00 noon, Room 109: 1L International Informational meeting
Introductory meeting for any 1L students interested in international law, international moot court opportunities, study abroad, or overseas internship programs, and more. The meeting will provide students with general information about the Center for International Legal Education and what opportunities are available to 1Ls through the Center. The International Law Society will be present to answer questions and discuss their programs for the academic year. Pizza and drinks will be provided.
Thursday, September 1, 2011, 4:30 p.m., Alcoa Room: Foreign Visitors Welcome Reception
CILE and the Pittsburgh community will welcome the LL.M. Class of 2012 and other foreign visitors to the University of Pittsburgh.
Thursday, September 15, 2011, 4:00 p.m., Alcoa Room: Alumni Lecture: Ravi Reddy (JD ’06)
Pitt Law alumnus Ravi Reddy (J.D. ’06) will talk about his experiences working in international organizations, including his time in the UN Mission in Kosovo and his new position as a Legal Officer in the United Nations Integrated Mission in Timor-Leste.
Thursday, September 15, 2011 5:00 p.m., Room 111: Speed Friending
This event is hosted by the International Law Society (ILS). Meet other students interested in the field as well as the law school’s international law students in the LL.M. Program.
Tuesday, September 20, 2011, 5:30 p.m., University Club Ballroom A, William F. Schulz III
Activist Dr. Schulz served as executive director of Amnesty International USA from 1995 to 2006. He is currently a Senior Fellow in human rights policy at the Center for American Progress. He will present a lecture on “Do Human Rights Have a Future?”
Thursday, September 22, 2011, 12 noon p.m., Room 111: Study Abroad meeting
Introductory meeting will be held for law students interested in participating in study abroad opportunities. Summer, semester, and full-year study abroad options will be discussed, as well as logistical and administrative requirements. J.D. students who previously studied abroad will share their experience and help answer questions. Pizza and drinks will be provided.
Thursday, September 29, 2011, 12:00 noon, Courtroom: “Libya: Where do we go from here?”
CILE Assistant Director Wes Rist will moderate a panel presentation by Professors Haider Hamoudi and Charles Jalloh about issues related to regime change, legal and economic reform, and post conflict justice in formerly autocratic governments and their particular relevance to Libya.
OCTOBER 2011
Tuesday, October 11, 2011, 12 noon, Room 107: International Internships meeting
Introductory meeting for 1L and 2L students interested in an international internship opportunity. Information about selecting, applying for, funding, and participating in international internships will be provided. J.D. students who participated in international internships will be available to discuss their experiences. Pizza and drinks will be provided.
Tuesday Oct. 18, 2011at Noon in the Alcoa RoomJean Monnet Lecture on European Union Law
The Present Situation of the European Union: Legal and Political Reflections by Dr. Bernhard Schloh
Thursday, October 20, 2011, 12 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.: Joint Degree Programs session (check the calendar location and program of interest)
The School of Law will host a meeting with information about the joint degree programs available to Pitt Law J.D. students. CILE will be present to answer questions concerning internationally-focused joint degree programs and their impact on a student’s legal study.
Thursday, October 27, 2011, 6:00 – 10:00 p.m., Barco Lobby: Oktoberfest
This event is hosted by the International Law Society (ILS). Join ILS for an evening of food, drinks, & fun! There will be a fee for admission.
NOVEMBER
Tuesday, November 1, 2011, 12 noon, Room G-12: U.S. Peace Corps Opportunities
CILE will be host an informational meeting for JD Students interested in opportunities with the United States Peace Corps. University of Pittsburgh Peace Corps Recruiter Annie Nagy will be present to speak with students about the programs that exist for JD students in the Peace Corps following graduation from law school. Second and third year students are especially encouraged to attend.
Monday, November 7 & Tuesday, November 8, 2011, Room 111 (M) & 113 (T): ILS Student Symposium
This event is hosted by the International Law Society (ILS). Build your resume by studying, interning, or doing research abroad. This is an opportunity for the ILS members to showcase their experiences of going abroad.
Thursday, November 10, 2011, 12:00-2:00 p.m., Teplitz Memorial Courtroom: Judges’ Panel on Foreign & Comparative Law in the US & French Courts
Judge William A. Fletcher, of the Ninth Circuit, and Judge Oliver Dutheillet de Lamothe, France’s Supreme Court of Public Law and is a former (currently honorary) member of France’s Constitutional Council, having served as a Constitutional Council Judge for the maximum possible term, will be on the panel.
Tuesday, November 15, 2011, 12 noon, Room 113: UCIS Opportunities for Pitt Law Students
FLAS Fellowship information session featuring representatives from the University Center for International Studies (UCIS) centerss. The UCIS reps will answer students' questions and provide all attendees with information about Area Studies Certificates.
DECEMBER 2011
Friday Dec. 2, 2011
CILE Advisory Board Meeting
8:00a.m. -noon in the Alcoa Room
Tuesday Dec. 6, 2011
“Bolivarianism, Economic Integration
and Regional Cooperation”
By Vladimir López Ríos,
Senior Economic Researcher, Central Bank of Venezuela
With comments by Daniel Kovalik, Senior Associate General Counsel, United Steelworkers
2:00 in the Alcoa Room
