ILSA Chapter Happenings
The student panels were complemented by a keynote address by the University of Ottawa’s President Allan Rock. Rock was formerly Cana- da’s Minister of Justice and for several years he served as Canada’s Ambassador to the United Nations. The Conference also featured an expert panel of leading academics and practitioners cur- rently engaging with R2P as well as international justice and governance issues. The expert panel was chaired by Professor Errol Mendes (Univer- sity of Ottawa), and the panel included Professor Jennifer Bond (University of Ottawa), Kyle Mat- thews (Montreal Institute for Genocide and Hu- man Rights Studies), Jayne Stoyles (Canadian Centre for International Justice) and Fergus Watt (World Federation Initiative – Canada).
Many thanks to ILSA for its support and assis- tance in making the Global Generations Confer- ence a successful event.
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Several members of the University of Ottawa’s ILSA Chapter executive are graduating this year. The reins will be passed along to a new group of students that will certainly make important con- tributions to the field of international law.
INDIANA UNIVERSITY ILS
Indiana Univ. Robert H. McKinney School of Law
Indianapolis, Indiana USA
The International Law Society of Indiana Uni- versity Robert H. McKinney School of Law has enjoyed a robust and active year. The group has grown in number, visibility, and commitment. All the while we have stayed true to our vision of promoting the study of international law, collabo- rating with other like-minded organizations, en- abling students to connect with legal profession- als in the field of international law, and expanding the means to accomplish these goals.
Our organization has branded a signature panel-
series promoting the study of international law through experiential commentary from legal pro- fessionals: the International Law Hours. Our first installment featured three reputable professors from our institution who forecasted how students can get involved in the study of international law within our school. The second episode featured an attorney in the international group at Faegre Baker Daniels LLP, the Director of Economic De- velopment at the Indiana State Department of Agriculture, and the Vice President & General Counsel at the Indiana Economic Development Corporation (IEDC). This episode displayed the eclectic career opportunities available in inter- national law. Finally, episode III featured: Bruce Bean - Lecturer in Global Corporate Law, Michi- gan State University College of Law; Mohamed Arafa -S.J.D. Candidate, Indiana University Rob- ert H. McKinney School of Law & Professor of Criminal Law and Criminal Justice Systems, Al- exandria University (Alexandria, Egypt); and Dr. A. Neil Campbell - Partner, McMillian LLP (Toronto, Canada). This panel portrayed global examples of careers in international law.
The ILS could not have found its success this year without collaborating with the International Human Rights Law Society and the Asian Law Students Association. With sponsorship by The United States Department of State, the three groups helped host a panel of impressive, politi- cally charged women from Yemen to speak at the law school. Live translation of Arabic to English allowed the audience to ask questions of the guests. The ILS also co-sponsored the Asian Law Students Association’s showing of the Japanese satirical comedy, “Tompopo.” Finally, the three organizations have held successful collaborative monthly dinners at internationally diverse restau- rants. The social sphere of our organization, to- gether with other law school groups, is alive and well.
A special project was spearheaded by the ILS this year: the creation of a petition to ensure that
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