Our faculty are leaders in scholarship, teaching and service, as detailed in our faculty profiles. Here are highlights of their recent achievements:
Associate Dean for International Programs & Post Professor Melissa J. "MJ" Durkee delivered the conference welcome message and participated as part of the "Where We're Headed" panel at the Georgia Journal of International Comparative Law/Dean Rusk International Law Center conference titled "The Law of Global Economic Statecraft" during October.
Associate Professor Laura Phillips-Sawyer presented as part of the keynote discussion of the book The Economic Weapon: The Rise of Sanctions as a Tool of Modern War at the Georgia Journal of International Comparative Law/Dean Rusk International Law Center conference titled "The Law of Global Economic Statecraft" during October.
Associate Professor Lindsey Simon was named to the American Bankruptcy Institute's 2022 "40 under 40" list. Notably, she is the only academic selected for this honor which identifies future industry leaders who have demonstrated "remarkable ability, leadership and achievement in the bankruptcy and insolvency community." Simon was selected out of more than 200 candidates nationwide.
Regents' Professor of International Law & Woodruff Chair in International Law Diane Marie Amann presented as part of the Legitimacy and Fundamental Principles of International Human Rights Law panel at the American Branch of the International Law Association's International Law Weekend. The annual three-day conference titled "The Next 100 Years of International Law" was held in New York City during October.
Associate Dean for International Programs & Post Professor Melissa J. "MJ" Durkee co-chaired the American Branch of the International Law Association's International Law Weekend. The annual three-day conference titled "The Next 100 Years of International Law" was held in New York City during October. She also delivered remarks introducing the keynote speaker at the conference, which celebrated the American branch's 100th anniversary and had more than 1,200 registrants.