Cox International Law Center

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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 InstituteInstitute for Global Security, Law and PolicyHenry T. King, Jr. War Crimes Research OfficeYemen Accountability Project and Talking Foreign Policy.

Recent News From the Center

  • Now Available: The Indictment of Vladimir Putin -- A Podcast

    This spring, the International Criminal Court issued an arrest warrant for Russian President Vladimir Putin for international crimes in Ukraine.  This was a historic moment.  It’s the first time a major world leader has been indicted by the International Criminal Court.  How will this affect the course of world events? 

  • 2023 Case Global Service Awards

    Following remarks by Michele Connell, the Global Managing Partner of Squire Patten Boggs, the international law faculty gathered to present eight outstanding student leaders with the 2023 Case Global Service Awards.

    The 2023 student award winners were:

  • Where does CWRU School of Law Rank?

    U.S. News and World Report, which belatedly issued its controversial 2023 law school rankings in May, is one of several organizations that publish annual law school rankings.

  • Jessup Team Shines at World Championship Rounds

    After winning the Midwest regional in February (as well as the Best Brief Award and Best Oralist Awards), the law school’s Jessup International Law Moot Court team competed at the World Championships from April 8-15 in Washington, DC.

  • US Government Endorses Dean Scharf’s Proposal for an Internationalized Ukraine War Crimes Court to Prosecute Russian Aggression

    Last summer, Case Western Reserve University School of Law Co-Dean Michael Scharf and his colleagues at the Public International Law and Policy Group (PILPG) drafted model legislation to establish the Ukraine High Court for War Crimes. The project was the result of weeks of research and meetings with Ukrainian and U.S. legal experts.