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Faculty & Research
Faculty Insights
Chris Buccafusco
Duke Law’s Christopher Buccafusco puts a dollar value on the uniqueness of a name by studying the Bordeaux wine market
Shitong Qiao
Duke Law’s Shitong Qiao says China has improved systems of governance by partnering with tech companies on digital platforms with a wide public reach
Paul Grimm
Paul Grimm proposes new rules to reduce the risk of AI-generated fake content being presented to juries as real evidence
Sara Sternberg Greene
Duke Law’s Sara Sternberg Greene on changing laws that prevent low-income Americans from saving and securing a stable retirement
Laurence R. Helfer
Duke Law’s Laurence Helfer reflects on how the UN Human Rights Committee holds countries accountable to a core UN treaty on individual liberties
Community Impact
International Human Rights Clinic: Developing the next generation of human rights leaders
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Community Updates
“I feel like Indiana Jones, except I’m working with files!”
A Duke Law student’s passion for art law unravels a 200-year provenance
Professor Laurence Helfer involves Duke Law students in the real-world monitoring of international human rights through his service on the UN Human Rights Committee
Duke Law students Beret Dernbach JD/LLM ’26, Joelle Jarjoura JD ’26, and Sabrina Li Shen JD/LLM ’26 are externing with the U.S. Department of State’s Office of the Legal Advisor
The team will head to Charlottesville in the spring to represent Duke Law at the UVA Law School Invitational.
Community Updates
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“I feel like Indiana Jones, except I’m working with files!”
A Duke Law student’s passion for art law unravels a 200-year provenance
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Professor Laurence Helfer involves Duke Law students in the real-world monitoring of international human rights through his service on the UN Human Rights Committee
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Duke Law students Beret Dernbach JD/LLM ’26, Joelle Jarjoura JD ’26, and Sabrina Li Shen JD/LLM ’26 are externing with the U.S. Department of State’s Office of the Legal Advisor
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The team will head to Charlottesville in the spring to represent Duke Law at the UVA Law School Invitational.