University of Baltimore - Center for International and Comparative Law

08/11/2017

Prof. John Bessler taught in our Scotland Summer Study Abroad Program this summer and wrote about his experience in the University of Aberdeen blog.

"The study of comparative law allows students and faculty members alike to gain new perspectives, and by meeting and hearing from new people who are experts on another country’s laws and practices, the opportunity for learning is amplified and increased exponentially."

For the past four weeks, I taught a Comparative Crime and Punishment course at the University of Aberdeen. Teaching in the summer school was a very enjoyable and enriching experience for me and all…

08/03/2017

As our Baltimore and Maryland Summer School heads into its final few days, find out a little more about the summer school programme from John Bessler one of the visiting lecturers from the University of Baltimore. He is teaching a Comparative Crime & Punishment course. The class has explored the history of the Enlightenment and its influence on criminal justice issues, as well as sentencing policies and at the differences--and, in some cases, similarities--between justice systems around the world. One of the topics that has been explored in in greater detail is the death penalty, an issue John has been writing about for more than twenty years. His latest book, The Death Penalty as Torture: From the Dark Ages to Abolition, argues that death sentences and executions should be legally classified using the rubric of torture. "Mock" or simulated executions are already treated as acts of psychological torture. If simulated executions qualify as torture (as they should), then real executions should qualify, too. Dr Susan Stokeld, the University of Aberdeen co-teacher and various guest speakers have given the students a good overview of the Scottish legal system. To find out more about John and his recently published book click here:
http://law.ubalt.edu/faculty/profiles/bessler.cfm https://www.law.georgetown.edu/faculty/bessler-john-d.cfm
http://www.cap-press.com/books/isbn/9781611639261/The-Death-Penalty-as-TortureMy

07/27/2017

University of Baltimore School of Law and University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law students taking part in the summer study-abroad program in comparative law at the University of Abe…

07/25/2017

PUTTING THE LAW INTO PRACTICE, INTERNATIONALLY!
Last Friday, students in our Aberdeen Summer Study Abroad Program visited Edinburgh, including the Faculty of Advocates and Parliament House. They spent time with Advocates, learning about their practice in the area of criminal law and medical negligence.

Diane Hoffman, professor at the University of Maryland School of Law added: “Hearing about the role of advocates in both the civil and criminal processes from the advocates themselves gave the students a better understanding of how the law works in practice.”

On Thursday, students are headed to HMP & YOI Grampian, where it is certain that University of Baltimore School of Law (Official) professor, John Bessler, will be in his element.

A group of students from the US has enjoyed a visit to the Faculty of Advocates to help them learn about the Scottish justice system. The visit was part of the Summer Abroad Program run by the law schools of the University of Baltimore and the University of Maryland, in partnership with Aberdeen Uni...

07/24/2017

Read about Gary Collins (J.D. '87) and his international law career on the feature "UB Around the Globe." Read more: https://goo.gl/hw6gB6

"First, I want to point out that the UB School of Law was very good for me. I was a day student and enjoyed the fact that law can be viewed from many different perspectives. A positive aspect of a legal education is that one learns most things are relative. This is good training for one living in foreign land, usually with a foreign language, culture, cuisine, etc. Almost everything is different and there is always something positive in that."

07/24/2017

INTERNSHIP OPPORTUNITY

The UNHCR's regional office in Washington, D.C. is looking for fall interns with the U.S. protection unit. More about the position can be found here: http://www.unhcr.org/en-us/admin/internships/573f4cbf7/us-protection-legal-internship.html

To apply, please email a cover letter, resume, and writing sample to [email protected]. Preference will be given to full-time applicants.

U.S. PROTECTION UNIT – VOLUNTEER LEGAL INTERNSHIP OPPORTUNITY

07/21/2017

The students in our Aberdeen Summer Study Abroad program are now at the halfway point of the program. Thus far, the students have met with the Lord Provost of Aberdeen in the Town Hall, visited Fyvie Castle, experienced some Highland Games in Stonehaven, visited Loch Ness (no spotting of Nessie though), and saw where the Battle of Culloden took place. Today, our students are in Edinburgh, touring and visiting Parliament. There are two weeks left in the program and up next week is a field trip to visit Her Majesty's Prison Service Grampian.

07/11/2017

NETWORKING OPPORTUNITY - July 20, 2017 in Washington, DC

This breakfast roundtable conversation, sponsored by the Women in International Law Interest Group (WILIG) of ASIL, features accomplished professionals with experience working in international law, including at NGOs, law firms, international tribunals, and government. They will discuss their career paths and offer professional advice and insights for women interested in pursuing careers in international law. The facilitated conversation will be followed by a Q&A and networking opportunities among the panelists and participants.

Panelists:
Elizabeth Cafferty, UN Women
Ruchi Gill, Covington & Burling LLP
Siobhan McInerney-Lankford, Human Rights Institute
Leslie E. Vélez, UN High Commissioner for Refugees

Moderator: Tracy Roosevelt, Foley Hoag LLP

This breakfast roundtable conversation, sponsored by the Women in International Law Interest Group (WILIG) of ASIL, features accomplished professionals with experience working in international law, including at NGOs, law firms, international tribunals, and government. They will discuss their career…

06/22/2017

CICL Director, Prof. Mortimer Sellers, is returning from sabbatical in August. See what he has been up to this spring at Oxford!

Professors Mortimer Sellers and William Hubbard both spent the spring term on sabbatical at Oxford University in England. Sellers, the H.L.A. Hart Fellow of Jurisprudence, delivered a talk at Oxfor…

05/30/2017

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05/17/2017

This Thursday May 18 at 5:30 on the 12th Floor, please join the Young Lawyers Section of the Maryland State Bar Association and the Maryland Association for Justice for a Dinner and Discussion on "Current Challenges in Immigration Law"

Featured guests include Judge John F. Gossart, Jr. (retired), Cynthia B. Rosenberg (Rourke & Rosenberg) and Ana C. Zigel (Law Office of Ana C. Zigel)

Please RSVP to [email protected]

05/09/2017

CICL IN ACTION: Deputy Director Nienke Grossman is guest lecturing at the University of Ghent (Belgium) today, teaching an interactive seminar on "Gender and Diversity in Research: Women in International Legal Academia" and delivering a lecture on the legitimacy of the International Court of Justice

https://www.ugent.be/re/epir/nl/actueel/nieuws/hot-topic-lecture-by-prof-nienke-grossman-on-9-05-2017

"UNCLOS rules the waves" This special issue of the R***e belge de droit international features a range of contributions on the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea, dealing inter alia with the... Learn more