The Center for International and Comparative Law was launched in 2006 to coordinate and support the Law School's programs, resources, and events relating to those areas. A reflection of Duke Law's growing strength in the field, CICL deepens the already rich international and comparative law curriculum through initiatives such as the Global Law Workshop, and enhances the intellectual life of the Law School through an ambitious roster of speakers and panel discussions. It works hand in hand with the Office of International Studies, which supports international students and programs at Duke Law School, and with the JD/LLM program, which enables students to acquire both a JD and an LLM in just over three years.
Events
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Professor James Nickel
Arizona State University School of Law
Thursday, Oct. 23
12:15-1:15 p.m. • Room 3041
Nickel to speak about his paper, Rethinking Indivisibility: Towards a Theory of Supporting Relations between Rights. -
Robert Archer keynote speaker for Duke Law International Week
Monday, Oct. 27
12:15-1:20 p.m. • Room 3041
Archer, the executive director of the International Council on Human Rights Policy to speak. -
International Week 2008
Oct. 27-31, 2008: A week designed to showcase the many cultures of the Law School community and to consider emerging issues relating to international law. » Event Details -
Global Law Workshop
Professor Christine Windbichler
Humboldt University Berlin School of Law
Monday, Oct. 27, 2008
4:30 - 6:00 pm • Room 4042
Professor Windbichler to present a paper entitled "The Structural Requirement of Independent Financial Oversight: A Comparative Analysis."
News
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Outsourcing the U.S. military
Contractors need greater accountability and alignment of corporate cultures to military norms, says expert on Oct. 6. As the trend toward hiring private contractors to support — and in some cases, supplant — military personnel in America’s foreign wars continues to grow, the government should examine methods to hold contractors accountable for their actions. -
Michael Scharf ’88
Scharf, who has advised and trained judges for a number of war crimes tribunals, talks about his work on the Saddam Hussein trial. Having publicly opposed the U.S. invasion of Iraq, Michael Scharf said he was surprised to be invited to help train the judges, prosecutors, and defense counsel of the Iraqi High Tribunal who would try Saddam Hussein. -
Lawyers for detainees contrast federal court and military commission process
Classified information presents particular challenges they tell students. Two veteran trial lawyers who represent “high-value” detainees at Guantanamo Bay offered Duke Law students insights into the military commission process, and contrasted it with the federal court process on Sept. 30. The lunchtime discussion was sponsored by Duke’s Center for International & Comparative Law and the Guantanamo Defense Clinic. -
Professor Michael Tigar, "A Human Rights Agenda for the New Administration: Accountability and Engagement"
Tigar explains what he believes to be the human rights challenge for a new administration in Washington.