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Recent News
January 14, 2016
Starting next fall semester, a new concurrent degree program will allow Case Western Reserve University law students to complete their third year in China, while simultaneously earning an LLM (Master of Laws) degree in Chinese Law at Zhejiang University - Guanghua Law School and a JD from CWRU Schoo...
January 11, 2016
Case Western Reserve University School of Law, with a grant from the Ohio Attorney General's Office, will launch a human trafficking law clinic in which students, under faculty supervision, will represent victims of human trafficking and sexual assault.
Professors Judith Lipton and Maureen Kenny wi...
January 08, 2016
In an initiative to make its faculty expertise available to a wider audience, Case Western Reserve University School of Law has introduced a new video podcast series and speakers’ bureau.
The video podcast series, “Faculty View from CWRU,” features brief expert commentaries on cutting-edge legal de...
December 23, 2015
Brian K. Gran, associate professor of sociology and law, was invited to serve on the National Conference of Lawyers and Scientists (NCLS), a 14-member joint committee of the American Association for the Advancement of Science and the American Bar Association.
The NCLS is a joint effort on the part ...
December 04, 2015
Dalindyebo Shabalala, visiting assistant professor of law, recently presented on his papers.
He was a presenter and commenter at the 2014 Report of the UN Special Rapporteur on Cultural Rights on "The impact on advertising and marketing practices on the enjoyment of cultural rights" Nov. 12-13.
Sh...
November 04, 2015
Michael Benza, senior instructor of law, will give a lecture on capital punishment Friday, Nov. 6, from 12:30 to 1:45 p.m. in Sears Hall, Room 356.
Benza will address “A View from the Death House: An Inside Look at Capital Punishments and Executions.”
Lunch will be provided at this event. RSVP to ...
October 16, 2015
Martha Woodmansee, professor of English and law, participated in a panel discussion at the International Society for the History and Theory of Intellectual Property’s seventh annual workshop this summer.
The University of Pennsylvania School of Law hosted the workshop. Other panel participants incl...
October 12, 2015
Phi Alpha Delta, the prelaw fraternity, will hold an informational event for students interested in attending law school Friday, Oct. 16, from 12:30 to 1:45 p.m. in the School of Law.
Jim Stanton, the assistant director of admissions in the School of Law, will talk about what factors to consider wh...
October 12, 2015
The Healthcare Financial Management Association will host a panel discussion and networking event, “The Future of Health Care,” Oct. 22 from 1 to 5 p.m. in the Thwing Center ballroom.
The panel will include faculty members from the Weatherhead School of Management, School of Law and School of Medic...
October 07, 2015
Michael Scharf, dean of the School of Law and director of the Frederick K. Cox International Law Center, will present at a prelaw event Friday, Oct. 9, from 12:30 to 1:45 p.m. in Sears Hall, Room 356.
First, he will give a talk on ISIS, Syria and international law. After, he will discuss the changi...