The Faith and History of the Chaldean People

Wednesday, February 28, 2024 | 12:30 PM | Eck Hall of Law, Room 3130 Join us for an insightful discussion on the faith and history of the Chaldean people. This event will feature a panel discussion involving two Chaldean priests, offering a unique opportunity to delve into their rich cultural heritage and spiritual traditions. Chipotle will be served! Later, please join us in the law school chapel for Chaldean Liturgy at 6:00 p.m. Co-sponsors: St. Thomas More Society Middle Eastern Law Student Associationhttps://scholarship.law.nd.edu/ndls_posters/1812/thumbnail.jp

Talking Clerkships with NDLS Alumni

Thursday, April 11, 2024 | 12:30 PM | Eck Hall of Law, Room 1140 Talking Clerkships with NDLS Alumni On Thursday in Eck 1140, NDLS alumni Jenae Longenecker, Danielle M. Lyn, Zahraa Nasser, and Dillon Yang join the American Constitution Society to discuss their experiences as law clerks. NDLS Alumni Jenae Longenecker, Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals & previously Northern District of Illinois Danielle M. Lyn, Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals Zahraa Nasser, Northern District of Ohio Dillon Yang, Southern District of Florida Co-sponsors: American Constitution Society National Lawyers Guild First Generation Professionals Asian Pacific American Law Students Association Middle Eastern Law Students Associationhttps://scholarship.law.nd.edu/ndls_posters/1853/thumbnail.jp

The Palestine Exception to Free Speech

Wednesday, February 28, 2024 | 12:30 PM | Eck Hall of Law, Room 1130 The Palestine Exception to Free Speech is a term that acknowledges the widespread and growing suppression of Palestinian human rights advocacy in the United States. Rifqa Falaneh, Jinan Chehade, and Melat Kiros will visit NDLS to discuss their experiences as advocates for the human rights of Palestinians. Rifqa Falaneh is the Michael Ratner Justice Fellow at Palestine Legal, where she challenges the censorship, surveillance, and suppression of advocates for Palestinian liberation. Jinan Chehade is a Georgetown Law School graduate whose offer from Foley & Lardner was rescinded after she made social media posts expressing her support for Palestine. Melat Kiros is a Notre Dame Law School graduate and former Sidley associate terminated for writing an open letter about the Palestine/Israel conflict. Co-sponsors: National Lawyers Guild American Constitution Society Middle Eastern Law Student Association Student Voices for Palestinehttps://scholarship.law.nd.edu/ndls_posters/1811/thumbnail.jp

Summer Job Prep / OCI Affinity Panel

Join NDLS Affinity Groups to Hear 2L/3L Experiences and Advice about How to Get the Most Out of Your Summer and Prepare for OCIhttps://scholarship.law.nd.edu/ndls_posters/1624/thumbnail.jp

Summer Job Prep / OCI Affinity Panel

Join NDLS Affinity Groups to Hear 2L/3L Experiences and Advice about How to Get the Most Out of Your Summer and Prepare for OCIhttps://scholarship.law.nd.edu/ndls_posters/1624/thumbnail.jp

Explaining the ICJ Ruling on South Africa\u27s Genocide Case Aganist Israel

Wednesday, February 7, 2024 | 12:30 PM | Eck Hall of Law, Room 1130 Explaining the ICJ Ruling on South Africa\u27s Genocide Case Against Israel Featuring Professors Mary Ellen O\u27Connell and Ebrahim Moosa. Mary Ellen O’Connell and Ebrahim Moosa discuss the recent ruling by the International Court of Justice on South Africa\u27s genocide case against Israel. Professor O\u27Connell is the Robert and Marion Short Professor of Law and Professor of International Peace Studies at the Kroc Institute. Her work is in the areas of international law on the use of force, international dispute resolution, and international legal theory. Professor O\u27Connell holds an MSc from LSE, an LLB and PhD from Cambridge, and a JD from Columbia. Professor Moosa is the Mirza Family Professor of Islamic Thought and Muslim Societies in the Keough School of Global Affairs. He was born in South Africa, earned his M.A. and Ph.D. degrees from the University of Cape Town, and a degree in Islamic and Arabic studies from Darul Ulum Nadwatul `Ulama in Lucknow, India. Co-sponsored by Notre Dame Law School\u27s American Constitutional Society National Lawyers Guild International Human Rights Society Middle Eastern Law Student Associationhttps://scholarship.law.nd.edu/ndls_posters/1793/thumbnail.jp

Sacred Justice: A Very Different Worldview

With Chief Judge Michael Petoskey An introduction to the Pokagon Band of Potawatomi Court. How worldview and cultural values influence court processes to resolve conflicts and disputes within the Tribal community. Chief Judge Petoskey shares on the bench in Indian Country experiences spanning almost 40 years.https://scholarship.law.nd.edu/ndls_posters/1584/thumbnail.jp

Sacred Justice: A Very Different Worldview

With Chief Judge Michael Petoskey An introduction to the Pokagon Band of Potawatomi Court. How worldview and cultural values influence court processes to resolve conflicts and disputes within the Tribal community. Chief Judge Petoskey shares on the bench in Indian Country experiences spanning almost 40 years.https://scholarship.law.nd.edu/ndls_posters/1584/thumbnail.jp

Protecting All Women\u27s Rights in the Developing World

There are rising challenges to recognition and full protection of women\u27s rights in the developing world, especially in Latin America and besieged Islamic countries such as Afghanistan and Iran. Join us to explore the eroding recognition of women\u27s rights to equal citizenship and non-discrimination, including access to the rights to education, the right to work and just and fair conditions of work, social security and social protection, religious freedom, freedom of movement, the right to a nationality and rights to political participation, the right to own property, and equality before the law. Margarette May Macaulay Former Judge, Inter-American Court of Human Rights; Current Jamaica Commissioner, Inter-American Commission on Human Rights; OAS Special Rapporteur on Persons of African Descent and Against Racial Discrimination Tahmina Sabat Phd candidate, University of Minnesota, formerly with the Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission Roqia Samim Global Human Rights Fellow, Notre Dame Human Rights LL.M. Program, formerly with the UN Mission to Afghanistan (UNAMA) Discussant Christine Venter Director, Legal Writing Program, Notre Dame Law School Closing Remarks Jennifer Mason McAward Associate Professor of Law; Director, Klau Institute for Civil and Human Rights Moderator Diane Desierto Professor of Law & Global Affairs Faculty Director, Notre Dame Law School LL.M. Program in International Human Rights Lawhttps://scholarship.law.nd.edu/ndls_posters/1609/thumbnail.jp

Protecting All Women\u27s Rights in the Developing World

There are rising challenges to recognition and full protection of women\u27s rights in the developing world, especially in Latin America and besieged Islamic countries such as Afghanistan and Iran. Join us to explore the eroding recognition of women\u27s rights to equal citizenship and non-discrimination, including access to the rights to education, the right to work and just and fair conditions of work, social security and social protection, religious freedom, freedom of movement, the right to a nationality and rights to political participation, the right to own property, and equality before the law. Margarette May Macaulay Former Judge, Inter-American Court of Human Rights; Current Jamaica Commissioner, Inter-American Commission on Human Rights; OAS Special Rapporteur on Persons of African Descent and Against Racial Discrimination Tahmina Sabat Phd candidate, University of Minnesota, formerly with the Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission Roqia Samim Global Human Rights Fellow, Notre Dame Human Rights LL.M. Program, formerly with the UN Mission to Afghanistan (UNAMA) Discussant Christine Venter Director, Legal Writing Program, Notre Dame Law School Closing Remarks Jennifer Mason McAward Associate Professor of Law; Director, Klau Institute for Civil and Human Rights Moderator Diane Desierto Professor of Law & Global Affairs Faculty Director, Notre Dame Law School LL.M. Program in International Human Rights Lawhttps://scholarship.law.nd.edu/ndls_posters/1609/thumbnail.jp