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“International Law and Women’s Human Rights in Afghanistan,” a lecture by Karima Bennoune March 31

Mar. 29, 2022—UC Davis scholar Karima Bennoune's talk is the 2022 Victor S. Johnson Lecture. Bennoune holds the Homer G. Angelo and Ann Berryhill Endowed Chair in International Law at UC Davis Law School. Her talk begins at 12:30 p.m. Thurs., March 31, and is free and open to the public.

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Jill Warnock ’20 serves on litigation team in Ukraine v. Russian Federation

Mar. 23, 2022—Warnock is an associate with Covington in Washington, D.C. The team shc supported successfully won an order on provisional measures on behalf of Ukraine from the International Court of Justice.

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Mike Newton argues that Russia should be investigated for war crimes in CNN email interview

Mar. 15, 2022—Congress is considering a resolution to investigate the Russian invaders of Ukraine for possible war crimes. In an email interview with CNN Opinion, conduct of hostilities expert Mike Newton argues that such an investigation is justified due to Russia's attacks on civilians.

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Yesha Yadav quoted in report about crytocurrency traders’ response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine

Mar. 8, 2022—Yadav told CBS MoneyWatch that "it's unlikely Russia can use crypto to evade sanctions" because the blockchain cannot convert cryptocurrency into rubles fast enough to prop up an economy the size of Russia's. Yadav is an expert in international financial regulation.

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Ingrid Wuerth discusses “International Law and the Russian Invasion of Ukraine” in Lawfare

Feb. 25, 2022—Wuerth is a leading scholar of foreign affairs and serves on the State Department's Advisory Committee on the American Law Institute's Restatement (Fourth) on U.S. Foreign Relations Law. In this Lawfare post, she states: "Russia's invasion of Ukraine violates Article 2(4) of the U.N. Charter, which prohibits the use of force against the territorial integrity of another state."

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Work by Mike Newton and VLS Practice Lab Students to support Iraqi judges profiled in Tennessean article

Dec. 22, 2021—Newton's work with Iraqi judges is funded by a grant from the U.S. State Department. The goal is to help Iraqi courts prosecute ISIS and process counterrorism cases in accordance with international human rights norms. The article quotes Practice Lab students Emily Webb '22 and Cait Martins '22, who worked to develop a 300-page manual to support the casework of attorneys in international criminal tribunals.

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Tim Meyer files amicus brief on behalf of 5 U.S. senators in Transpacific Steel v. U.S., a case challenging Trump steel tariffs

Dec. 16, 2021—Meyer is serving as counsel of record for the senators, whose brief urges the Supreme Court to grant certiori in the case and reverse a Federal Circuit Court of Appeals decision to sustain a Trump administration decision to double national security tariffs on steel imports from Turkey.

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Work by Mike Newton and VLS Practice Lab students to support Iraqi judges profiled in Tennessean article

Dec. 14, 2021—"How this Vanderbilt law professor and his student are helping Iraqis handle thousands of ISIS cases," an article by Mariah Timms, appeared in the Dec. 13, 2021, edition of The Tennessean. Timms' article profiles Newton's work helping Iraqi judges rebuild their nation's court system and prosecute a backlog of ISIS cases, some involving genocide charges.

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Ingrid Wuerth elected co-editor-in-chief of the American Journal of International Law

Nov. 17, 2021—The AJIL, which is published by the American Society of International Law, is the world’s preeminent peer-reviewed international law journal. Wuerth will share the appointment with co-editor-in-chief Monica Hakimi of Michigan Law.

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Meyer, Newton and Wuerth featured speakers at 2021 International Law Weekend: Reinvesting in International Law

Nov. 11, 2021—Meyer spoke on "Investment Law and the Future of International Energy Governance." Wuerth's talk was titled "Reinvesting in the Legitmacy and Fundamental Principles of Customary International Law." Newton's talk address "Renewing and Improving the United States' Relationship with the International Criminal Court."

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Ramon Ryan ’21 named to 2021 Law Program of the Fellowships at Auschwitz for the Study of Professional Ethics

Aug. 24, 2021—Ryan is one of 16 FASPE Ethics Fellows chosen for the program, which examines the conduct of lawyers in Nazi-occupied Europe as a way to reflect on legal ethics today.

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