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With a total of 196 state parties, there are no other international treaties as widely ratified as the four 1949 Geneva Conventions on the Laws of War. But these important treaties are showing their age. The rules and principles they established for the conduct of war were created before the advent…

In November, the Compliance, Risk Management and Financial Integrity Institute hosted a lecture by Sanjeev Bhasker on digital assets and cybersecurity. Bhasker serves as Deputy General Counsel with the Office of the National Cyber Director (ONCD), the White House. ONCD is a component of the…

In what has become a regular occurrence, faculty members at the School of Law at Case Western Reserve are often the first contact for journalists trying to make sense of a news story. Perhaps more meaningful, these researchers’ important work often creates the headlines. From business law and the…

CWRU Law Alum Su He, who earned both her LLM and JD from our law school, was recently honored as one of Crain’s 40 Under 40 leaders. Su He came to Case Western Reserve after graduating from Southwest University of Politics and Law in Chong Quinn, China.  In addition to her Immigration and Business…

When Daniel Leizerman entered law school, he learned one thing very quickly: studying textbooks was not his ideal method of learning.  “I wasn’t satisfied sitting in class and reading cases all day,” Leizerman laughs. “So I talked to my parents and they suggested reaching out to Legal Aid in…

A decade after Tanisha Anderson was killed after being restrained by Cleveland police during a mental health crisis, Case Western Reserve University School of Law students are working to change local policy to honor her memory—and prevent such tragedies from happening again. Members of the…

A decade after Tanisha Anderson was killed after being restrained by Cleveland police during a mental health crisis, Case Western Reserve University School of Law students are working to change local policy to honor her memory—and prevent such tragedies from happening again. Members of the Student…

This week, our team at the CWRU Veale Institute for Entrepreneurship and Sears think[box] is mourning the loss of our dear friend and coworker Bob Sopko.  The ripple effect of this loss has been felt throughout the entrepreneurship community in Northeast Ohio and beyond. Bob selflessly helped so…

Before Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the School of Law had entered into a Memorandum of Understanding with Taras Shevchenko National University in Kyiv (Shevchenko) and helped establish the School’s American Common Law Center. Since 2013, the Common Law Center has provided academic services at…