Leitner Center for International Law and Justice

09/13/2023

Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung together with The Rule of Law Asia Program at the Leitner Center for International Law and Justice are pleased to announce that we will be launching our report, "International Law and Humanitarian Evacuations in Afghanistan: The Role of Non-State Entities" on Wednesday, 20 September 2023, at 6.30pm CEST/12.30pm EDT.

The launch event will be in the format of a hybrid roundtable to encourage open and honest discussions among participants that will include representatives from academia, NGOs, think-tanks, and political entities. The Chatham House Rule applies.

We invite you to join us online by registering here:
https://shorturl.at/coqJ4

We look forward to seeing you at the event.

05/24/2023

📣The 2023 Summer Human Rights Institute is around the corner! 📣
Join us in the heart of NYC this summer for a comprehensive introduction to human rights legal practice and theory in a dynamic setting! ☀️📚

CLE credit available.

Register now! : https://t.co/SNlFBK1fdx

Please visit our website, www.leitnercenter.org for more information and to join our mailing list.

03/21/2023

Yumna Kamel, EarthRefuge

03/21/2023

Join us today, March 21, for "“Navigating the Legal Landscape in Addressing Climate-Induced Migration"!

Yumna Kamel is the co-founder and Executive Director of Earth Refuge, a think tank dedicated to exploring legal solutions to climate migration. She spearheads the Legal Advocacy project –– conducting legal research for live cases featuring elements of climate migration and raising the international legal community’s awareness for the issue –– all of which sets the foundation for Earth Refuge’s future social impact litigation.

Register: https://bit.ly/3YZwkEB

03/08/2023

Join us on Thursday, March 9, for "UNFPA Coalition for Reproductive Justice in Business – Prioritizing Women’s Health Equity in Business​"!

Date: March 9, 2023 5:00PM - 7:00 PM
Location: Lowenstein 12th Floor Lounge, Fordham University
Register: https://bit.ly/3YtpgQn
*Pre-event cocktail reception will take place at 5pm in the Lowenstein Cafeteria Atrium.

The event hosted by the UNFPA Coalition for Reproductive Justice in Business in partnership with the Leitner Center for International Law and Justice will serve to engage stakeholders including auditing and accounting firms, academia, and corporates on how the private sector can contribute to advancing UNFPA’s mandate to end preventable maternal deaths, end the unmet need for family planning, and eliminate gender-based violence through corporate strategy and operations.

02/28/2023

02/28/2023

Join us today for "Strategic Litigation as a Tool for the Protection of Human Rights- analyzing cases from the Republic of Georgia"!

Marine Kapanadze (she/her) is a human rights lawyer currently serving as the Civil and Political Rights Program Director at the Georgian Democracy Initiative, a local non-governmental organization in Georgia. She is actively engaged in the protection of different vulnerable groups including LGBTQ+ activists and journalists and has represented them before state bodies and courts.

Register: https://bit.ly/3y3BjZO

02/13/2023

Registration for the 2023 Summer Human Rights Institute (SHRI) is now open!

The SHRI will take place in the heart of NYC, and is also offering an online course for students who prefer it. The course will take place June 12 - June 23.

Register: https://bit.ly/3E540cj
More information: http://leitnersummerhumanrightsinstitute.org/

02/07/2023

Join us today for the first human rights speaker series event of the spring semester! Eva Nudd '13 is a legal advisor with Dignity focusing on preventing torture in Africa and working to raise awareness on the use of non-custodial measures as ways to prevent torture in prisons and police settings.

Register: https://fordham.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZwvcuytqzMpGdfJH8Ms8zYVwawv_PPX70nr

01/31/2023

There’s still time to apply for the Regional Course on Lawyering! Apply by February 10 to join this free online course and hear from expert speakers.

Course begins February 24!

PILnet and the Leitner Center are launching their second virtual Regional Course on Public Interest Lawyering for lawyers and representatives of NGOs in the Asian region on February 24. This 5-week, online course aims to create a channel for young public interest-minded lawyers to gain experience an...

01/25/2023

Join us this Thursday, January 26 for, "International Law and the Russia-Ukraine War with Harold Hongju Koh".

Speaker:
Harold Hongju Koh, Sterling Professor of International Law at Yale Law School, Bacon-Kilkenny Distinguished Visiting Fellow at Fordham Law School, and former Legal Adviser of the U.S. Department of State

In Conversation with:
Thomas H. Lee, Leitner Family Professor of International Law at Fordham Law School and former Special Counsel at the U.S. Department of Defense

Martin S. Flaherty, Leitner Family Professor of International Law and Founding Co-Director of Leitner Center for International Law and Justice

When: January 26, 6:30 PM EST
Where: Fordham Law School
Costantino Room, Second Floor
150 West 62nd Street
New York, NY 10023

Live Broadcast available via Zoom.

For more details, and to register: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdqA8X3GS64H9lq25QrkAwosxIaIxtqDy3HdZXZJIQ6TtG3oA/viewform

11/07/2022

The Leitner Center was ecstatic to officially launch the Global Anti-Racism Clinic at Fordham Law, along with our colleagues at the Center on Race, Law and Justice on November 1st! The evening was highlighted by a conversation with members of the various anti-racism mechanisms of the U.N., jointly, for the first time, led by our own Distinguished Scholar-in-Residence and Expert Member on the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD), Professor Gay McDougall.