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The Frederick K. Cox International Law Center was established in 1991 through a multimillion-dollar endowment from the George Gund Foundation. The Cox Center serves as the hub of the law school's international law program, which includes The Canada-U.S. Law Institute, Institute for Global Security, Law and Policy, Henry T. King, Jr. War Crimes Research Office, Yemen Accountability Project and Talking Foreign Policy.
Recent News From the Center
Lead ICC prosecutor Andrew Cayley presents Klatsky Lecture and receives Humanitarian Award
September 13, 2024The new arrivals to the Law School had an unforgettable welcome on August 28 when Andrew Cayley presented the first major lecture of the 2024-2025 academic year. The occasion was the annual Klatsky Endowed Distinguished Lecture in Human Rights Law. The Klatsky Lecture was created in 2001 by CWRU alum Bruce J.
On Aug. 26, CWRU’s “Talking Foreign Policy” radio show/podcast will examine how foreign policy will impact the 2024 election
August 23, 2024Conventional wisdom says that foreign policy doesn’t matter in U.S. Presidential elections. But this election is shaping up to be different. In the August 26, 2024 broadcast (9 a.m.
CWRU’s Talking Foreign Policy Radio Program examines need to update the Geneva Conventions
May 24, 2024This August, the world will celebrate the 75th anniversary of the Geneva Conventions on the Law of War. In conflict after conflict, they have successfully limited the savagery of warfare.
On 75th Anniversary of Universal Declaration, Dean Scharf outlines Law School’s unique contributions to Human Rights
May 13, 2024As the keynote speaker of the annual Canada-U.S. Law Institute (CUSLi) Conference on April 18, co-dean Michael Scharf traced Case Western Reserve University School of Law’s historic contributions to International Human Rights.
Capstone Spotlight: Jessica Chapman
May 08, 2024Jessica Chapman chose to complete her capstone requirement at the US Department of Justice Civil Rights Division Policy Section in Washington, D.C. Extremely active in the international law community at Case Western Reserve, Chapman moved to the nation’s capital for a semester to try out a different practice area: domestic civil rights.