International Legal Studies Program
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Russia should not be designated a state sponsor of terrorism: Opinion by Ingrid Wuerth
Wuerth's column, published in Just Security and in the Transnational Litigation blog, suggests the designation would be largely symbolic and could ultimately harm the interests of the Ukrainian government and the people of Ukraine. Read MoreJul. 20, 2022
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Leah Kehoe ’23 discusses her work on State Department grants in the International Law Practice Lab
"The International Law Practice Lab provided a unique opportunity to develop my technical understanding of international legal frameworks concerning counterterrorism policy while obtaining practical experience researching, analyzing and writing in a professional environment," Kehoe said. Read MoreJul. 7, 2022
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Mike Newton discusses the role of international and hybrid courts in bringing justice in Ukraine on June 24 panel
Newton presented portions of his USAID report for Ukraine at a June 24 conference, "Responsibility for War Crimes and Other Violations of IHL: What Are Possible Models for Adjudicating in Such Cases for Ukraine?", cosponsored by USAID and EU Project Pravo-Justice. The conference schedule appears here. Read MoreJun. 24, 2022
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Mike Newton quoted in discussion of death sentences handed down by Russian-backed court
Newton is quoted in Politico coverage of a "show trial" against three foreign nationals fighting with the Ukraine army against Russian troops. "There is no legal basis for the trial," Newton said, addng that "The Russians have the obligation to accord prisoner-of-war status to all persons who come into their custody" under the Geneva Convention. Newton has served in the State Department as the senior adviser to the ambassador-at-large for War Crimes Issues. Read MoreJun. 15, 2022
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Seventy-five Vanderbilt Law students working as interns for government and nonprofit legal employers this summer
VLS students are working for government and nonprofit legal employers in 15 states, Washington, D.C., and The Hague, Netherlands during summer 2022. Read MoreJun. 14, 2022
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Newton discusses ICC’s role in holding Russia accountable for its acts in Ukraine in panel sponsored by the EUCTER-Jean Monnet Network on EU Counter-Terrorism
The panel, "Russia's Acts in Ukraine: Terrorism, War Crimes or Genocide?", also featured experts in war crimes, state-sponsored terrorism and genocide from the University of Birmingham, Bryant University and the Geneva Graduate Institute. Read MoreJun. 8, 2022
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Mikkaela Salamatin ’21 receives Honorable Distinction for Governance Insight Award from Investments & Wealth Institute
Salamartin accepted the award at the institute’s 2022 ACE conference for her article, “Balancing Innovation and Protection: Understanding the Landscape of DeFi Regulation,” which she wrote as a VLS student with support from Professor Michael A. Newton. Salamatin is an associate at Norton Rose Fulbright in New York. Read MoreJun. 3, 2022
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Gautam Rana ’97 nominated to serve as ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary to the Slovak Republic
Rana is a career member of the Senior Foreign Service and currently serves as Deputy Chief of Mission of the U.S. Embassy in Algeria. Read MoreMay. 26, 2022
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Chris Giancarlo ’84 named Chevalier in the National Order of Merit by French government
J. Christopher Giancarlo, Class of 1984, former chairman of the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission, has been awarded the rank of Chevalier in the French National Order of Merit by President Emmanuel Macron. J. Christopher Giancarlo ’84 Giancarlo is a Wall Street lawyer and business figure renowned in… Read MoreMay. 19, 2022
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Ingrid Wuerth cited in Lawfare discussion of legislative proposals to allow the seizure of frozen Russian assets
Wuerth's March 7 Lawfare blog post, "Does Foreign Immunity Apply to Sanctions on Central Banks?", and her Fordham Law Review article, "The Due Process and Other Constitutional Rights of Foreign Nations," are both cited extensively in UVA Law Professor Paul Stephan's April 26 Lawfare blog post, "Giving Russian Assets to Ukraine—Freezing Is Not Seizing." Read MoreApr. 28, 2022