Center for International & Comparative Law

About

The Center for International & Comparative Law (CICL) coordinates and supports Duke Law School's programs, resources, and events relating to the study and practice of international and comparative law. CICL is co-directed by Professors Curtis A. Bradley and Laurence R. Helfer. Bradley, the Richard A. Horvitz Professor of Law and Professor of Public Policy Studies, is an expert in the areas of public international law and U.S. foreign relations law. Helfer, the Harry R. Chadwick, Sr. Professor of Law, is an expert in the areas of human rights, international law and institutions, and international intellectual property law and policy. Many other faculty members at Duke have research and teaching interests in various aspects of international and comparative law and are involved in the CICL activities described below.

Public Lectures

During the 2009-2010 academic year, CICL will host a number of public lectures by distinguished government officials, judges, academics, and practitioners. Unless otherwise noted, all lectures are held from 12:15-1:15 p.m. Speakers confirmed to date are:

Scholarship Roundtables (open only to faculty)

A new feature of CICL this year is a series of scholarship roundtables on interdisciplinary approaches to international law and cooperation. The roundtables offer an intimate forum for a small group of legal scholars and social scientists to travel to Duke to present their works in progress and receive detailed commentary and feedback from their colleagues.

Conferences and Workshops

The Center also sponsors or co-sponsors several conferences throughout the year and participates in the Duke-Harvard Foreign Relations Workshop, which is held at Duke biennially. Visit the Events page for information about upcoming events and our Events Archive and News Archive pages to read about previous event speakers and programs.

Teaching

CICL sponsors the Global Law Workshop, which Professors Bradley and Helfer will co-teach in both the Fall 2009 semester (along with Professor Deborah DeMott) and in the Spring 2010 semester. In addition to the workshop, Bradley's course offerings include Foreign Relations Law, International Law, and Federal Courts. Helfer offers courses that include International Protection of Human Rights, International Law, and International Civil Litigation in U.S. Courts.