Professor and Associate Dean published a post on Communis Hostis Omnium (an academic blog devoted to a discussion of legal issues related to maritime piracy), which was cross-posted on Intlawgrrls, entitled “European Court of Human Rights Orders France to Pay Damages to Somali Pirates.”  In this post, Professor Sterio discusses the recent European Court of Human Rights decision, ordering France to pay damages to Somali pirates, who had been held for 48 hours on French soil before being officially charged before judicial authorities.  The pirates had been held for multiple days overseas, by French authorities, but the European Court of Human Rights found that this delay was justified because of exceptional circumstances.  However, the Court found that the additional 48-hour delay on French soil could not be justified under article 5(3) of the European Convention on Human Rights.

Professor Brian Glassman’s article, “In the Mind’s Eye: Visual Lessons for Law Students,” was published by Perspectives: Teaching Legal Research & Writing, the online legal writing journal.  In this article, Professor Glassman explores the use of works of visual art as a tool in teaching writing lessons.  The article is available here.

Alan Miles Ruben, Emeritus Professor, Cleveland-Marshall College of Law, and Advisory Professor of Law, Fu Dan University, Shanghai, PRC, was appointed to an Arbitration Tribunal by the International Court of Arbitration to adjudicate a dispute between a Bolivian and an American Corporation.

Professor Ruben also lectured this fall on “The Past Practice Puzzle” at the San Francisco, California and Cleveland, Ohio Programs presented by the Labor Arbitration Institute.

Professor Gwendolyn Majette presented at the 2015 Annual Meeting of the Association of American Law Schools in Washington, D.C. on January 3.  Professor Majette presented on a panel entitled “Health Law Works-in-Progress,” which was organized by the Law, Medicine and Health Care section.

Professor and Associate Dean Milena Sterio presented at the 2015 Meeting of the Association of American Law Schools.  Professor Sterio presented on January 3, at a session organized by the International Law section, entitled “Adding Foreign and Comparative Law to Your Course: Guidelines, Materials, and Practical Advice for New Law Professors.”

In addition, Professor Sterio was elected Secretary of the International Human Rights Law section, and Treasurer of the International Law section.