Cox International Law Center

Before Ikenna Ezealah started law school at Case Western Reserve University in the summer of 2022, his professional goal was to be an international nation-building diplomat who works toward the progress and development of the African continent. As a first step, he resolved to work at the preeminent ...

Austin (LAW ’68) and Gwendolyn Robosson Fragomen have committed $1 million to help expand Case Western Reserve University School of Law’s impact in the field of immigration law. Their gift will establish the Austin Fragomen Distinguished Practitioner in the school’s Immigration Law Clinic—a position...

From March 7-9, the CWRU ICC Moot Court Team competed in the Round of the Americas International Criminal Court Competition hosted by Pace University in White Plains, NY. The team is composed of Lucas Christensen (3L), Kelsey Tschanen (2L), Spencer Luckwitz (2L), Madeline McDaniel (2L) and Rose Leka...

In February, the Case Western Vis Team participated in the annual Vis pre-moot competition hosted by Loyola University Chicago School of Law. Fourteen teams from seven different law schools competed against one another. Case Western’s team of Jim FitzGibbon (1L) and Nathaniel Sommers (1L) were award...

Broadcast out of Cleveland's NPR Station, on Feb. 21, CWRU Law School's "Talking Foreign Policy" provided an expert analysis of the Afghanistan debacle. Since the US withdrawal from Afghanistan in August 2021, the situation there has gone from bad to worse. Today, 20 million Afghans are starving an...

This weekend (Feb. 10-12, 2023), the Case Western Reserve University School of Law Jessup International Law Moot Court team, 3L Sydney Warinner (Captain), 2Ls William Baker and Elise Manchester, and 1Ls Brianna Schmidt and Ellen Buerk, emerged victorious at the regional competition in Chicago. In...

In January, the Yemen Accountability Project (YAP), a student-led initiative affiliated with the Global Accountability Network and hosted at Case Western Reserve University School of Law, published its third white paper, "Cultural Property: Building the Case for Prosecuting the Destruction of Cultur...

Ten years ago, Coursera asked CWRU Law Professor Michael Scharf to establish a Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) in his area of expertise, International Criminal Law. Coursera had just been established, and Scharf was one of its first online instructors. His Introduction to International Criminal L...

On Nov. 8, Co-Dean Michael Scharf was honored at Denver University School of Law, which bestowed on him the annual Cox Price International Human Rights Award. Scharf and Professor Ved Nanda, founder of DU’s Nanda Center for International and Comparative Law, then engaged in a discussion of prospects...

Oct. 24 broadcast/podcast will examine challenges of prosecuting Russian leaders for war crimes. Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has shocked the conscience of humanity. Daily reports of Russian atrocities appear in the news. Worldwide, the cries for accountability are rising. But are Vladimir Putin an...