The Center for International and Comparative Law

CICL Student Fellows

The Center for International and Comparative Law (CICL) Fellows Program offers a unique opportunity for Emory Law students to play a central role in shaping the Center’s academic and professional community. Designed as a selective, professional student appointment, the program brings together a small cohort of highly motivated students who serve as the Center’s core operational, editorial, and programming team.

CICL Fellows work closely with faculty and practitioners in the field of international and comparative law, contributing to high-level events, publications, and initiatives that engage both the Emory community and a global network of scholars and professionals. More than a student organization, the Fellows Program functions as a structured, collaborative role that builds leadership, organizational, and scholarly skills in a dynamic and internationally focused environment.

Fellows are deeply involved in the intellectual life of the Center—helping design programming, develop content for our blog "CiCL Currents" (forthcoming), and sustain CICL’s public presence, while gaining valuable experience and mentorship that supports their academic and professional development.

We invite our Fellows to publish their papers, thoughts or notes on "CICL Currents," and to plan an academic or a career-focused event at Emory Law (with the logistical and financial support from CICL).

We invite students with a demonstrated interest in international or comparative law, strong writing skills, and a commitment to professionalism to apply and become part of this select group.

We offer a small stipend, depending on seniority, payable at the end of each semester.

Click here for more information on how to apply.

The CICL Student Fellows for the academic year 2025-2026 are:

Akosua Asafu-Adjaye Frimpong 26L

Akosua Asafu-Adjaye Frimpong is a third year JD candidate at Emory University School of Law. In June 2025, she traveled to South Africa to represent Emory at the Stellenbosch International Conference on Aggregate Litigation, where she presented her research on "Leveraging Aggregate Litigation to Achieve Economic Justice in Tobacco-Dependent Economies". Currently, she is working with the Carter Center on projects at the intersection of law, policy, and global development, serves as a teaching assistant for Business Associations, and is a team liaison of Emory’s Transactional Law Negotiations Team.

Her academic and professional interests center on international law, policy, and dispute resolution, with experience ranging from legal and regulatory affairs in Washington, D.C., to environmental law and global public health. Before law school, Frimpong graduated summa cum laudefrom McMaster University in Canada with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Justice, Political Philosophy, and Law, with minors in Globalization studies and Sociology.

As a CICL Student Fellow, Frimpong is excited to contribute to the Center—whether through writing for the Blog, helping plan conferences, seminars, career talks, and other events, or through supporting the International Law Alumni Network initiative. She is passionate about exploring how international law can be leveraged to advance justice and economic development worldwide.

Veronica DeGennaro 26L

Veronica DeGennaro is a J.D. candidate at Emory University School of Law who has dedicated her law school career to international and criminal law. DeGennaro has worked with the Center of International and Comparative Law since Fall 2023 and has been the Emory National Security and Military Law Society president since Fall 2024 to expose the larger law school community to international law topics and practitioners.

DeGennaro is a member of the Emory International Law Review, where she is currently the executive symposium editor. In addition to dedicating the Symposium to IHL Accountability, her comment also addresses IHL themes. DeGennaro's criminal law experience comes from her work with the Brooklyn District Attorney’s Office, where she will return after graduation, and her externship with the DeKalb Public Defender’s Office.

Jennings Dixon 27L

Jennings Dixon is a second-year law student at Emory University. He serves as a student fellow with the Center for International and Comparative Law, the public international law chair of the International Law Society, and a member of the law and religion moot court team. Dixon graduated from UNC-Chapel Hill with B.A.s in English and Political Science, during which he conducted transitional justice work in Sri Lanka.

Sydney Hamilton 27L

Sydney Hamilton is a second-year law student at Emory with a passion for human rights and international law. Hamilton currently serves as president of both the International Law Society and the International Refugee Assistance Project. During her 1L summer, she attended the Public International Law session of the Hague Academy of International Law and worked as a research assistant for Professor Laurie Blank exploring issues of international humanitarian law.

Hamilton graduated from Southern Methodist University with B.A.s in Human Rights with a focus in Public Policy, Political Science, and International Studies with a Regional Specialization in the Middle East and Africa as well as minors in Arabic and Ethics.