AOI: International and Comparative Law
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![Learning on the Ground in Rwanda Thumb Clinic students (in the center, from left to right) Lindsey Corbett, Emily Unger, and Jessica Carter met with Nyiransenguwera Mayimuna (far left), a BioMassters client, and Benjamine Barihuta (far right), a member of the BioMassters team, on a site visit.](/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail/public/2024-05/rwanda-photo-7-web-thumb.jpg.webp?itok=1OTlNkuo)
![Learning on the Ground in Rwanda Thumb Clinic students (in the center, from left to right) Lindsey Corbett, Emily Unger, and Jessica Carter met with Nyiransenguwera Mayimuna (far left), a BioMassters client, and Benjamine Barihuta (far right), a member of the BioMassters team, on a site visit.](/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/2024-05/rwanda-photo-7-web-thumb.jpg.webp?itok=w0aBXyXZ)
Features Summer 2024
Learning International Transaction Law on the Ground in Rwanda
During spring break in February, three Michigan Law students traveled to Kigali, Rwanda to meet with the management of BioMassters Limited, a client with whom they had been working all year in the International Transactions Clinic.
![Fall 2023 In Memoriam Eric E. Bergsten, ’56 Thumb Portrait of Eric E. Bergsten, ’56](/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail/public/2023-11/fall2023-in-memoriam-eric-bergsten-56-thumb.jpg.webp?itok=W-r4Lj1N)
![Fall 2023 In Memoriam Eric E. Bergsten, ’56 Thumb Portrait of Eric E. Bergsten, ’56](/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/2023-11/fall2023-in-memoriam-eric-bergsten-56-thumb.jpg.webp?itok=0a-l_bnL)
In Memoriam Fall 2023
Eric E. Bergsten, ’56
Eric E. Bergsten, ’56, of Vienna, died on July 1, 2023, at the age of 91. He co-founded the Vis Moot, a Vienna-based international commercial law and arbitration competition.
![Fall 2023 UMICHLAW International Faculty Thumb Exterior architectural view of the Reading Room.](/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail/public/2023-11/fall2023-umichlaw-international-law-faculty-thumb.jpg.webp?itok=wxVu0SXj)
![Fall 2023 UMICHLAW International Faculty Thumb Exterior architectural view of the Reading Room.](/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/2023-11/fall2023-umichlaw-international-law-faculty-thumb.jpg.webp?itok=bvwsCn43)
@UMICHLAW Fall 2023
At the Cutting Edge of International Law: Four Michigan Law Faculty Discuss Their Latest Work
The University’s founding statute in 1837 required the law department to hire a faculty member devoted to international law. Ever since, Michigan Law has been uniquely committed to the study of law beyond US borders.
![Fall 2023 UMICHLAW Law and the Global Economy Thumb Conference participants sitting around a large table.](/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail/public/2023-11/fall2023-umichlaw-law-global-academy-forum-2023-thumb.jpg.webp?itok=V7HbGIdl)
![Fall 2023 UMICHLAW Law and the Global Economy Thumb Conference participants sitting around a large table.](/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/2023-11/fall2023-umichlaw-law-global-academy-forum-2023-thumb.jpg.webp?itok=KW-Vvfsv)
@UMICHLAW Fall 2023
Conference Launches New Program on Law and the Global Economy
Michigan Law inaugurated the Program on Law and the Global Economy this fall by hosting an international conference on investment arbitration.
![Fall 2023 Feature In Service Around the World thumb A map with pins marking different locations and a flag with the block M.](/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail/public/2023-11/fall2023-feature-in-service-map-thumb.jpg.webp?itok=T72afmNI)
![Fall 2023 Feature In Service Around the World thumb A map with pins marking different locations and a flag with the block M.](/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/2023-11/fall2023-feature-in-service-map-thumb.jpg.webp?itok=YsuQcszk)
Cover Story Fall 2023
Michigan Law in Service around the World
The University of Michigan Law School is an international institution in every sense of the word. Students come from around the globe to study in the Law Quad, and they go on to represent the Law School all over the world through opportunities as students and throughout their careers. The fall 2023 issue of Law Quadrangle shares some of their stories.
![Fall 2023 Feature Susanne Baer, LLM ’93 thumb A portrait of Susanne Baer, LLM ’93.](/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail/public/2023-11/fall2023-feature-in-service-baer-susanne-thumb.jpg.webp?itok=0reZIgyR)
![Fall 2023 Feature Susanne Baer, LLM ’93 thumb A portrait of Susanne Baer, LLM ’93.](/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/2023-11/fall2023-feature-in-service-baer-susanne-thumb.jpg.webp?itok=vhepMieB)
Features Fall 2023
Susanne Baer, LLM ’93: “It's the Highest Honor to Serve”
With her election as a justice on Germany’s Federal Constitutional Court in 2011, Susanne Baer made history. She became only the second nominee of the country’s Green Party and the first out and elected lesbian and radical feminist to serve as one of the court’s 16 justices.
![Fall 2023 Feature Voices from the Foreign and Civil Service Emily Boening, ’12 Thumb 002 A portrait of Emily Boening, ’12.](/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail/public/2023-11/fall2023-feature-foreign-and-civil-service-boening-emily-thumb-002.jpg.webp?itok=i5Wp7I8s)
![Fall 2023 Feature Voices from the Foreign and Civil Service Emily Boening, ’12 Thumb 002 A portrait of Emily Boening, ’12.](/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/2023-11/fall2023-feature-foreign-and-civil-service-boening-emily-thumb-002.jpg.webp?itok=rlfzJJqU)
Features Fall 2023
Emily Boening, ’12: Voice from the Civil Service
“I have worked on some extremely challenging issues—Afghanistan, Syria, terrorism, Russia…. It probably won’t be me who solves the world’s problems, but whoever succeeds will be someone unafraid to fail.”
![Fall 2023 Feature Voices from the Foreign and Civil Service Seth Oppenheim, ’04 Thumb 002 A portrait of Seth Oppenheim, ’04.](/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail/public/2023-11/fall2023-feature-foreign-and-civil-service-oppenheim-seth-thumb-002.jpg.webp?itok=vHmrPlg-)
![Fall 2023 Feature Voices from the Foreign and Civil Service Seth Oppenheim, ’04 Thumb 002 A portrait of Seth Oppenheim, ’04.](/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/2023-11/fall2023-feature-foreign-and-civil-service-oppenheim-seth-thumb-002.jpg.webp?itok=NRfbWe78)
Features Fall 2023
Seth Oppenheim, ’04: Voice from the Foreign Service
“It’s been a fascinating time to be posted to Brussels. Commercial and trade issues intersect so many of the topics important to the relationship between the United States and the European Union: climate change, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, China, and artificial intelligence—to name a few.”
![Fall 2023 Feature Voices from the Foreign and Civil Service Priyadarshi “Pri” Sen, ’93 Thumb 002 A portrait of Priyadarshi “Pri” Sen, ’93.](/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail/public/2023-11/fall2023-feature-foreign-and-civil-service-sen-pri-thumb-002.jpg.webp?itok=Hmignjpl)
![Fall 2023 Feature Voices from the Foreign and Civil Service Priyadarshi “Pri” Sen, ’93 Thumb 002 A portrait of Priyadarshi “Pri” Sen, ’93.](/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/2023-11/fall2023-feature-foreign-and-civil-service-sen-pri-thumb-002.jpg.webp?itok=zRzMph0t)
Features Fall 2023
Priyadarshi “Pri” Sen, ’93: Voice from the Foreign Service
“Those of us who serve overseas in the United States Foreign Service represent our country 24/7. In a small place like Suriname, everyone knows who we are. What we say and how we behave outside of work—and even what we buy at the local grocery store—is seen as representative of the United States.”
![Fall 2023 Feature Bates Thumb A portrait of Karima Bennoune, '94.](/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail/public/2023-11/fall2023-feature-bates-karima-bennoune-thumb.jpg.webp?itok=g5YeQWo5)
![Fall 2023 Feature Bates Thumb A portrait of Karima Bennoune, '94.](/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/2023-11/fall2023-feature-bates-karima-bennoune-thumb.jpg.webp?itok=fiz8UiHD)
Features Fall 2023
Bates Fellowship: Forty Years of Life-changing Experiences Abroad
In the 40 years since it was established, the Clara Belfield and Henry Bates Overseas Fellowship has supported nearly 400 Michigan Law students and alumni in their international pursuits, including internship positions at international institutions, independent research, and teaching.