Environmental Law

The Value of State of the Environment Reports

To cut through the polarization and promote effective environmental governance, experts at Vanderbilt are advocating for a more regional spin on a one-time federal initiative: the “State of the Environment” report.

International Law

The Prohibition of Annexations is Foundational to the World Order

In their article “The Prohibition of Annexations and The Foundations of Modern International Law,” Ingrid Brunk and Monica Hakimi argue that the prohibition of annexations is foundational to contemporary international law.

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Law & Business

The Effects of Mandatory Central Clearing on the U.S. Treasury Market

In a forthcoming paper, Yesha Yadav and Joshua Younger examine the impact of the 2023 SEC rule on the Treasury markets, spotlighting the potential benefits and trade-offs to be considered.

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Law & Government

Chisom v. Roemer’s impact on vote dilution and Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act

James Blumstein explains Section 2 in a new article, “The Case of the Missing Case: How Neglecting Chisom v. Roemer Leaves Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act Analytically at Sea."

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Professors in Conversation

In this Vanderbilt Law series, students engage in meaningful dialogues with our esteemed faculty. Each episode explores the research, teaching, and insights of professors across legal disciplines, offering a glimpse into their expertise and contributions to the field.

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Faculty Podcasts

Edward Cheng's Excited Utterance Podcast

Excited Utterance is a podcast focusing on scholarship on evidence law and proof.  The podcast aims to provide a weekly virtual workshop in the world of evidence throughout the academic year. More broadly, the podcast has four goals:

1) distribute evidence scholarship to a broader audience;
2) provide a biweekly forum on evidence scholarship;
3) demonstrate a new, more efficient medium for academic discourse; and
4) serve a democratizing function in the legal academy.

Meet the Vanderbilt Law Faculty

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Faculty Profile: Rebecca Haw Allensworth

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Faculty Profile: Edward K. Cheng

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Faculty Profile: Yesha Yadav

Hall-Hartman Awards

Each year, several Vanderbilt Law professors are honored with Hall-Hartman Awards for outstanding teaching during the previous academic year. The awards recognize faculty whose teaching is deemed outstanding in each of the three first-year student sections and for large and small upper-level elective courses and are based on the results of a student poll conducted by the Vanderbilt Bar Association.

Media Inquiries

For media-related inquiries please contact Nate Luce, Assistant Dean, Marketing & Communications, to speak with a member of the faculty or administration.