Staff Events

When private companies perform governmental functions and governments own companies, which acts should be attributed to the state? Which should be attributed to the corporation? And whose religious beliefs, speech rights, and moral standing can those entities claim?

You are invited to the first One Read event of the semester, our One Read Book Talk on "We Shall Not Be Moved: The Desegregation of the University of Georgia by Robert A. Pratt" Wednesday evening, September 30, from 7-8pm on Zoom.

This conference will address three crucial questions of global health governance. It will consider, first, whether and how the ailing global public health infrastructure might be reinvigorated; second, how the pandemic has threatened and exposed limitations of the social safety net in the United States and other economies around the world; and, finally, the phenomenon of vaccine refusal and what national and international legal institutions might do to curb it.

The American Branch of the International Law Association (ABILA) and the Dean Rusk International Law Center are hosting this year's International Law Weekend, South.

President of the American Branch of the International Law Association, Leila Sadat, will give an introductory address. Panels will be moderated by UGA Law faculty members.

Please visit the website for more information and to register.

Professor Jorge Contesse of Rutgers Law will present "The Rule of Advice in International Human Rights Law" as part of the International Law Colloquium Series.

UGA faculty, staff and students are invited to participate in the American Red Cross blood drive to be held on campus. You can sign up for a blood drive appointment by going to this link - https://forms.gle/wmF172CrqXnbrm526

Dr. Swati Vijay Kulkarni is India's Consul General in Atlanta. A career diplomat, her prior postings have included South Africa, Oman, the United Kingdom, Mauritius, Spain, Austria, Cyprus, Greece, Slovenia, Switzerland, Liechtenstein & Holy See, Malta, Portugal, Ireland, and Spain.

This event is part of the 2020-21 Dean Rusk International Law Center Consular Series, which presents perspectives on international trade, development, policy, and cooperation. Co-sponsored by the International Law Society. This event is part of the Rusk Center's Consular Series.