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International Law News

International Law News, Spring 2021

Chair’s Column

Joseph L. Raia

Summary

  • So, how does one effectively introduce a collection of short, thoughtful articles that address significant issues of the day?
  • Section Chair Joe Raia says, be brief and let the articles speak for themselves.
  • Joe Raia urges you to peruse the table of contents and pick one. Your investment of time will be amply rewarded; as was his.
Chair’s Column
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So, how does one effectively introduce a collection of short, thoughtful articles that address significant issues of the day? I say, be brief and let the articles speak for themselves.

If you peruse the table of contents you will find an article that will pique your interest. You will find a thoughtful history of Venezuela’s descent, a proposal for a “grassroots” approach to buttressing the rule of law, and the words of a Uyghur lawyer – each offering different insights into the rule of law. We have two perspectives on business and human rights – an emerging UN Treaty approach and more general recognition that business is beginning to “get it”- and how women’s rights are faring in Poland. Professor Cindy G. Buys, the Section’s latest Mayre Rasmussen Award recipient, honors Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg by describing RBG’s views on foreign and international law. 

And, I have not even mentioned the focused discussions of M&E and immigration; CITES and the pandemic; and the new tools being used by the EU to investigate, and prosecute, sophisticated white-collar crime.

Again, I confidently urge you to peruse the table of contents and pick one. Your investment of time will be amply rewarded; as was mine.