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Like an NCAA basketball or football powerhouse, CWRU School of Law has long been known for the strength of its international law moot court teams. Topping off a banner year for all three of its international law moot court teams, the School’s International Criminal Court (ICC) Moot Court team had it...

The Yemen Accountability Project (YAP) is proud to announce the publication of its seventh white paper, "Assessing the Legal Implications of the Military Response to Houthi Attacks in the Red Sea." This paper marks a pivotal expansion of YAP’s work, documenting not only atrocities committed within Y...

In a remarkable moment for international legal education, Case Western Reserve University (CWRU) School of Law has received a generous $100,000 gift from Stephen Petras (LAW ‘79), a respected attorney, professor and longtime supporter of cross-border cooperation. This generous gift establishes the i...

CWRU School of Law is pleased to announce the establishment of a spring break in the Hague program, recently approved by the faculty. The 2-credit program, to be run by professors Michael Scharf and Laura McNally, will provide 20 students and alumni the opportunity to spend a week in the Hague, Neth...

The CWRU Vis International Moot Court team recently excelled at their competition in Vienna, reaching the elimination round of 32 (out of 400 competing teams) for the first time in school history. The team was tied as the final remaining American school in the competition. The team is comprised of ...

The Yemen Accountability Project (YAP) is proud to announce the publication of its sixth white paper, Torture and the Yemen Civil War. Torture is a crime of such gravity that the International Court of Justice has identified it as jus cogens, or a peremptory norm of international law. Despite the cr...

The new 2025-26 U.S. News & World Report Best Graduate Schools listing include the rankings for 13 specialty programs at 196 law schools, with Case Western Reserve University School of Law earning top rankings in multiple areas of concentration. The law school has achieved impressive specialty rank...

The International Criminal Court (ICC) Moot Court team recently had its best performance ever, reaching the finals at the National Competition held at Elisabeth Haub School of Law at Pace University and taking third place in a split decision. The team, made up of Rose Lekan (3L, Defense Counsel), ...

In its war with Ukraine, Russia has targeted the environment as its most insidious means of warfare. It has blown up dams, flooded coal mines, burned down national forests, and even targeted the black sea dolphins that inhabit the waters off Ukraine’s coast. With an effort to obtain a peace agreemen...

The Winter 2025 preLaw magazine International Law Program rankings were announced last week, and for the seventh year in a row, Case Western Reserve University School of Law received the magazine’s top ranking. CWRU was one of just 12 Law Schools to receive the coveted A+ ranking this year. CWRU S...