The Global Law Workshop
A year-round workshop on international and comparative law sponsored by the Center for International & Comparative Law and convened by Professor Ralf Michaels along with other Duke faculty, the Global Law Workshop offers an exciting opportunity for the Duke Law School community to engage in current issues in international and comparative law.
The workshop meets seven or eight times during both semesters. Prominent legal scholars present their latest work in the field of international or comparative law. Although there is always a variety of topics, each semester is held together by a loose theme. In the fall of 2008, that theme was "International Finance, Law, and Development," and in the spring semester of 2009, it is "Comparative Corporate Law & Governance." Professor Deborah DeMott is the co-convener of the workshop in the spring of 2009.
The workshop is unique in that it is run, and regularly attended, by Duke and UNC faculty active in the field. This offers students a great opportunity to meet and hear a number of faculty, and fascinating guest speakers, in one single class.
In addition, the workshop is open to Duke's burgeoning SJD and visiting scholars community, most of whom have an international focus. For both JDs and LLMs this offers a unique venue to interact with more advanced students and professionals. ยป See the spring 2009 Global Law Workshop schedule
