The Center for International and Comparative Law hosts events throughout the academic year featuring experts on international law, national security, and foreign relations law.
Event Spotlight
View the Data Cartels book discussion, with author Sarah Lamdan, Rosa Arriaga of Georgia Tech and Jennifer Romig of Emory Law.
View the Annual Bederman Lecture: Destroying Democracy by Law featuring Kim Lane Scheppele.
Upcoming Events
The Center for International and Comparative Law, Emory University School of Law, and University of Leuven, Belgium, present Class Actions in Europe and in the United States – 2023 and Beyond: A Comparative Civil Justice Conference.
Convened by: Dr. Magdalena Tulibacka and Professor Richard Freer (Emory University) in conjunction with Professor Stefaan Voet (University of Leuven, Belgium)
Emory University School of Law, Gambrell Hall, Room G575 (In-Person and on Zoom)
Friday, September 15, 8:30 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
The landscape of collective litigation is rapidly changing. How are legal systems in Europe and in the United States reacting to these challenges? Can we learn from one another?
This Conference will address the latest developments in class/collective litigation, including litigation funding and digitalization.
Specific phenomena the participants will be reflecting on:
- Introduction of class actions (representative actions) by the European Union in mid-2023,
- ‘Dieselgate’ cases, data protection cases and other important collective cases in Europe,
- Recent growth in class actions – filings and settlements - in the U.S.,
- New developments in arbitration in the US,
- Rapid growth in the scope and size of Third-Party Litigation Funding,
- Digitalization of civil justice and its impact on class actions.
Continuing the tradition of comparative civil justice events at Emory University School of Law, this event will gather academics, policymakers and legal practitioners who will reflect on changes and reforms in civil justice systems on both sides of the Atlantic. The product of the Conference, the contributions of all participants, will be published in a special edition of the Emory International Law Journal.
The Center for International and Comparative Law presents Corporate Law as Decolonization featuring Professor Martin Sybblis, Associate Professor of Law with introduction and commentary by Hallie Ludsin, senior fellow at Emory Law's Center for the Study of Law and Religion, CICL affiliated faculty.
After centuries of colonial subordination, Black and Brown ex-colonies are still fighting to achieve the fruits of decolonization. The traditional theory is that former colonies will emerge from the colonial period with the legal mandate and international recognition needed to chart their own futures. But, for those Black and Brown British colonies that achieved political independence, it became clear that, without economic strength to care for their societies, legal separation may not deliver on its promise of freedom from subordination.
This project argues that investments in corporate law innovations by some jurisdictions, such as Bermuda, British Virgin Islands, and Cayman Islands, have provided a pathway to post-colonial self-determination.
This is part of the "What We've Been Up To" lectures hosted by the Center for International and Comparative Law.
Recent Events
Dr. Timothy Dodsworth, Senior Lecturer in Law and Director of Education (Law), Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, England, will visit from July 19 - 22, 2023. Dr. Dodsworth is currently working on a book titled 'The Underlying Values of German and English Contract Law,' which considers the values that have shaped judgments leading to cases with differing outcomes. His broad research interests lie in the areas of contract and commercial law (in particular the areas of 'mistake' and pre-contractual liability); Vulnerability Theory in the context of contract/consumer law; comparative European contract law (German and French contract law); and the theory/theories of contract law.
Chinwe Mary Joe Maduabum ("Mary Joe"), a PhD student in the Birmingham Law School, University of Birmingham, United Kingdom, has been awarded the Turing mobility scholarship to pursue critical doctoral archival work at the Feminist and Legal Collection at MacMillan Law Library, hosted by Professor Martha Fineman. She will visit July 25 - August 25, 2023. Mary Joe's research examines Intellectual Property Rights (IPRs) with a particular focus on patents under the WTO Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights ("TRIPS"), access to medicines, decolonization of IP regimes and health inequalities. As a result, the overall objective of this doctoral research is to contribute new legal perspectives on vaccines inequalities as experienced in the Global South, with particular focus on Nigeria. The ultimate aim is to identify socio-legal tools to determine flexibilities in IP standards of protection in the Global South while being mindful of domestic idiosyncrasies.
The Honorable Unity Dow has significantly impacted landmark legislation and made notable progress in gender equality, sustainability, LGBTQIA recognition, indigenous rights, and education as a lawyer, professor, human rights activist, writer, and specially elected member of parliament in Botswana. Please join us in welcoming her to Emory Law on Thursday, April 20, 2023 from 2 - 3 p.m. at the Center for International and Comparative Law. Lecture with reception to follow.
The Center for International and Comparative Law presents What We've Been Up To: Impact Litigation as a Child Welfare System Improvement Strategy featuring Melissa D. Carter, Clinical Professor of Law, Executive Director of the Barton Child Law and Policy Center with an introduction by Professor Sasha Volokh, Associate Professor of Law on Tuesday, April 18, 2023 at 4 p.m. in Gambrell G575 and via Zoom.
The Center For International and Comparative Law presents a lecture on " Environmental Justice: Continuing Challenges and New Opportunities" by Clifford J Villa, Senior Advisor, Office of Land and Emergency Management, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Tuesday, April 4, 2023 at 4:30 p.m. in Gambrell 575.
Dip Cons, Biodiversity, and Concrete? Oh My! featuring Margo Bagley, Asa Griggs Candler Professor of Law and Associate Dean for Research with commentary by Dr. Magdalena Tulibacka. Professor Bagley will discuss her involvement with three disparate issues with international implications.
Tuesday, March 28, 2023, 4 p.m – 5:15 p.m, Gambrell Hall, Room G575. This is part of the “What We’ve Been Up to” lectures hosted by the Center for International and Comparative Law.
Judging Elections for Judges featuring Joanna Shepherd, Vice Dean, Thomas Simmons Professor of Law with an introduction by Paul Koster, Professor of Practice and Director of LLM/MCL Programs on Tuesday, February 28, 2023 from 4:15 – 5:15 p.m. This is part of the “What We’ve Been Up to” lectures hosted by the Center for International and Comparative Law.
Data Cartels book discussion, with Rosa Arriaga of Georgia Tech and Jennifer Romig as the discussants with Sarah Lamdan on Thursday, February 23, 2023 at 4 p.m. It will be sponsored by the Constitution of Everyday Life project within CICL.
The ESG Movement in Corporate Law (part of the "What We've Been Up To" series) featuring George Georgiev on January 25, 2023 from 4 - 5 p.m. in G575
The Annual Bederman Lecture: Destroying Democracy by Law featuring Kim Lane Scheppele from 4 - 6 p.m. on January 11, 2023. View the lecture.
"Where are the European and American Civil Justice Systems Headed?" (Issues of Interest in International Law) with Magdalena Tulibacka on January 5, 2023 from 4 - 5 p.m. in G-575
