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Three faculty members named Distinguished University Professors
Case Western Reserve University is home to exceptional faculty scholars across a wide range of fields. They drive innovation, collaboration and creativity, inspiring their students to do the same.Each year, in recognition of the important role faculty play at our institution, the university selects…
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July 02, 2021
When the fledgling international criminal court mock trial competition foundered a decade ago, School of Law Co-Dean Michael Scharf co-founded the International Criminal Court Moot Court Competition in The Hague with Professor Carsten Stahn, Director of the Grotius Center at Leiden University…
July 02, 2021
In May, Brian Gran, professor of sociology and law, was invited by the Oxford Children's Rights Network to give a presentation to Oxford University's Bonavero Institute of Human Rights. Gran's presentation concentrated on his book, The Sociology of Children's Rights, which Polity Press recently…
June 30, 2021
In a time when Cleveland, like many communities across the country, is grappling with the need for police reform, voters want to be informed on political candidates’ positions on police reform.
Case Western Reserve University (CWRU) School of Law held an online forum on police reform for the…
June 28, 2021
After qualifying by reaching the finals of the Americas Region of the International Criminal Court Moot Court Competition in March, Case Western Reserve University School of Law advanced to the World Championship Rounds of the global competition for the first time in its history. The event,…
June 25, 2021
President Biden recently declared June as National Immigrant Heritage Month, a topic about which Aleksandar Cuic, adjunct professor of law and director of the Immigration Clinic at the Milton A. Kramer Law Clinic Center, is very familiar. Originally from Serbia (the former Yugoslavia), Cuic’s…
June 25, 2021
Aleksandar Cuic On June 1, United States President Joseph R. Biden Jr. issued a proclamation declaring June National Immigrant Heritage Month, encouraging reflection on the stories of “courageous families who ventured here—be it centuries ago, or just this year—from every part of the world to seek…
June 22, 2021
At a time when many communities across the United States are grappling with the need for police reform, voters want to be informed on local political candidates’ positions on the subject. The Cleveland Community Police Commission and Case Western Reserve University School of Law are co-sponsoring…
June 21, 2021
On June 8, 2021, Case Western Reserve University School of Law professors had an online discussion with a team of Thai Human Rights experts, organized by the U.S. Department of State International Visitor Leadership Program and the Cleveland Council on World Affairs. Participating from Case…
June 17, 2021
With its new JumpStart program CWRU School of Law is providing incoming 1L students the opportunity to begin their law school career a few months early. Designed by Associate Dean Bryan Adamson and Professor Liam Dunn, the JumpStart program offers an eight-week summer experience designed to help…
June 16, 2021
Director of the First Amendment Clinic Andy Geronimo was quoted recently in an article about a new, interactive course offered by Northeast Ohio Solutions Journalism Collaborative and the Cleveland Documenters which teaches people how to access local public records. In the article on wksu.org,…