Center for International & Comparative Law

Events

Below you will find a schedule of upcoming international events at or affiliated with the Law School.

Outside of the Law School there are a number of Duke University organizations that regularly plan events on international issues. In the right sidebar of this page, we've provided links directly to the event calendars at those organizations with which we are most connected, as well as a link to the comprehensive list of international centers and programs at Duke.

Students interested in planning events please click here for Funding Application Form.

 

Upcoming Events

  • Co-sponsored Conference: Duke Journal of Comparative & International Law Symposium: Terrorism and Changes to the Laws of War
    Friday, Jan. 22, 2010

  • Scholarship Roundtable: "Opting Out of Customary International Law"
    This roundtable will focus on the ability of nations to opt out of, or withdraw from, a rule of customary international law. Participants will consider the theoretical justifications for this conventional wisdom, whether it is descriptively and historically correct, and whether it is normatively desirable.
    Saturday, Jan. 30, 2010

  • Public Lecture: Patricia Wald
    Former Judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
    Former Judge of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia
    Topic: "International Criminal Tribunals"
    Monday, Feb. 15, 2009
    12:15-1:15 p.m. • Room 3037

  • Public Lecture: Beth Simmons
    Clarence Dillon Professor of International Affairs, Harvard University
    Director, Weatherhead Center for International Affairs
    Topic: "Mobilizing for Human Rights"
    Thursday, March 4, 2010
    12:15 - 1:15 p.m. • Room 3037

  • Public Lecture: Kal Raustiala
    Professor, UCLA School of Law and UCLA International Institute
    Director, UCLA Ronald W. Burkle Center for International Relations
    More details to follow.
    Wednesday, March 24, 2010
    12:15 - 1:15 p.m. • Room 3037

  • Public Lecture: Mark Osiel
    Aliber Family Chair in Law, University of Iowa Law School
    More details to follow.
    Monday, April 5, 2010
    12:15 - 1:15 p.m. • Room 3037

  • Public Lecture: Abdullahi Ahmed An-Na'im
    Charles Howard Candler Professor of Law, Emory Law School
    Topic: "The Compatibility of Islamic Law and State Law"
    (co-sponsored with Duke Islamic Studies Center)
    Wednesday, April 7, 2010
    4:00-5:30 p.m.

  • Public Lecture: Susan Sell
    Professor of Political Science and International Affairs, George Washington University
    Director, Institute of Global and International Studies
    Topic: "Cat and Mouse: the Intellectual Property Enforcement Agenda"
    Wednesday, April 14, 2010
    12:15-1:15 p.m. • Room 3037

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