AOI: International and Comparative Law
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Features
A Multitude of Student Moots, On and Off the Quad
While the Henry M. Campbell Moot Court is the Law School’s most enduring competition, it is far from the only opportunity for students to hone their skills. From trial advocacy to international, bankruptcy, and other areas of the law, students have a variety of moot court choices.
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.
In Memoriam
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.
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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.
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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.
Cover Story
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.
Features
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.
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.”
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.”
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.”