Our faculty are leaders in scholarship, teaching and service, as detailed in our faculty profiles. Here are highlights of their recent achievements:
Associate Dean & Community Health Law Partnership Clinic Director Jason A. Cade recently published a report, coauthored with Project South, that details local law enforcement collaboration with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement in Georgia, North Carolina and South Carolina from 2016 to 2018. The report titled "Escalating Jailhouse Immigration Enforcement" revealed an increase in the issuance of ICE detainers across the three states during the period in question, among other findings.
Brock Associate Professor in Professional Responsibility Nathan S. Chapman was featured on Bloomberg Law regarding religious exemptions for the Covid-19 vaccine. The article titled" Religious Covid Vaccine Objections Can Come From 'Church of One'" was written by Robert Iafolla and published 11/30/21.
Wilner/UGA Foundation Professor in International Law Harlan Grant Cohen presented "Judicializaton and Public Support for Compliance with International Commitments" at the Midyear Meeting of the American Society of International Law during November (with R. Powers).
Associate Dean for International Programs & Post Professor Melissa J. "MJ" Durkee presented "International Lobbying by Industry Trade Groups: Context, Laws, Reforms" to the Department of Law at the North South University in Dhaka, Bangladesh, during November. This presentation drew on her publication "Welcoming Participation, Avoiding Capture: A Five-Part Framework" in 114 American Society of International Law Proceedings 39 (2021) and her work-in-progress titled "Industry Groups in International Governance: A Framework For Reform."
Wilner/UGA Foundation Professor in International Law Harlan Grant Cohen published "Culture Clash: The Sociology of WTO Precedent" in Precedents as Rules and Practice (A. Frese and J. Schumann, eds.) (C.H. Beck/Hart/Nomos, 2021).