ILSA Chapter Happenings UNIVERSITY OF DENVER ILS
Univ. of Denver Sturm College of Law Denver, Colorado USA Maha Kamal, President
The International Law Society at the University of Denver Sturm College of Law started off yet an- other lively fall semester with a Meet and Greet for first-year students in August. These new stu- dents were welcomed to the school by faculty and staff from the Ved Nanda Center for International and Comparative Law, as well as senior board members of the ILS.
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The first installment of our lunch lectures, entitled “The Arab Spring,” was an enormous success and attracted a large group of students and faculty. Pro- fessors Nader Hashemi and Ved Nanda discussed the role of democracy and religion in the Middle East. They also commented on the West’s role in shaping post-revolution governments in countries like Egypt, Tunisia, and Libya.
In September, ILS hosted another lunch lecture en- titled “Who’s Killing And Why?” with Mr. Don Fer- encz of the Planethood Foundation. An evening re- ception in Mr. Ferencz’s honor was held later in the day and was hosted by the Nanda Center. On Sep- tember 22, the Nanda Center hosted a welcome reception for Sir Shridath Ramphal, the former Commonwealth Secretary-General of Guyana.
ILS also recently teamed up with the Rocky Moun- tain Institute of International Education (IIE) and the DU Sports and Entertainment Journal and Society, to bring a vibrant panel of speakers from the U.S. Olympic Committee and the law firm Holme Rob- erts & Owen to the law school. The event, “Sports Diplomacy: Games or Negotiations?” was held in celebration of and conjunction with IIE’s 14th An- nual Diplomats Ball.
ILS is currently planning its biggest events of the semester: the 44th Annual Sutton Colloquium and the McDougal Lecture, which focus on “The Arab
Spring and Its Unfinished Business.” Mr. Edward Luck, United Nations Special Advisor at the As- sistant Secretary-General level on issues pertain- ing to the responsibility to protect, will deliver the morning keynote address. Gary Hart, former Dem- ocratic Senator and expert on national security and terrorism, will be this year’s Distinguished Myres S. McDougal Lecturer in International Law and will provide the afternoon’s keynote address.
UMKC ILS
University of Missouri-Kansas City Kansas City, Missouri USA
Maria Beg, Secretary
The International Law Society at the University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Law has an ex- tremely eventful year planned. ILS is proud to pres- ent its new executive board: Aaron Lukken, Presi- dent; Alec Locascio, Vice-President; Maria Beg, Secretary; and Catherine Larrison Brite, Treasurer. ILS is also pleased to welcome a new advisor, Tim- othy Lynch, who joins the UMKC faculty following a visiting position at Indiana University.
To start the year, ILS welcomed new members at an organizational fair hosted by the law school. With the addition of several foreign LL.M. students from around the world, the ILS is looking forward to new perspectives, innovative ideas and fresh faces. We have undertaken, as a primary mission, to bring more foreign students into the Chapter.
In September, ILS hosted “Bowling with Gino”, a relaxed event featuring a conversation with Gino Serra and local judges from around the city. Gino Serra is a partner at the international law firm Bryan Cave, President of the International Committee of the Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association, and Honorary Vice Consul of Italy in Kansas City. Gino provided students with his perspective on working with international law in the Midwest. This was a great opportunity for ILS members to network with
ILSA Quarterly » volume 20 » issue 1 » October 2011
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