Professor Milena Sterio presented at the American Society of International Law Midyear Meeting, held at Brooklyn Law School, on November 8th. Professor Sterio presented her paper, “Women at International Criminal Tribunals.” Professor Sterio’s paper was selected from a competitive call for papers.
Professor Ray Discusses Facial Recognition on News Channel 5
Professor Brian Ray appeared on News Channel 5 discussing the rising use of facial recognition in Ohio law enforcement. Professor Ray is a member of the Ohio facial recognition Task Force, created by Ohio Attorney General David Yost to propose a state-wide policy governing the use of facial recognition. In the news segment, Professor Ray discusses the risk that widespread use of facial recognition could chill lawful protest and other activities protected by the First Amendment.
Robertson speaks at the 19th Annual Great Lakes Water Conference
Professor Heidi Gorovitz Robertson spoke on Friday, November 8 at the 19th Annual Great Lakes Water Conference. The conference is presented annually by the Legal Institute of the Great Lakes at the University of Toledo College of Law.
Robertson’s presentation, WOTUS under the new (old?) Trump Rule: Where are we now?, addressed the US EPA and US Army Corps of Engineers continuing efforts to define “waters of the United States” under the Clean Water Act. The definition has been under constant review and revision for close to 40 years, the most recent action having occurring just weeks ago, on October 22, 2019, when the US EPA and US Army Corps of Engineers repealed the 2015 Clean Water Rule in favor of rolling back the definition to a 1986 version.
Additionally, Robertson served as the Moderator of the conference’s More Hot Topics panel.
Robertson is C|M Law’s Steven W. Percy Distinguished Professor of Law and a Professor of Environmental Studies at the Levin College of Urban Affairs.
Professor Chang Speaks on “Music as Diplomacy”
Professor Angelin Chang participated as a panelist in an event entitled “Music as Diplomacy,” which was part of the “Happy Dog Takes on the World” speaker series. This series is co-sponsored by the City Club of Cleveland and the Cleveland Council on World Affairs, and features monthly discussions in a panel format of global topics and events. Professor Milena Sterio serves on the planning committee of the Happy Dog event series and had participated in planning this month’s event featuring Professor Chang.
Sagers Testifies Before Ohio Senate Judiciary Committee
Chris Sagers, the James A. Thomas Professor of Law, was called to testify before the Ohio Senate Judiciary Committee on the antitrust implications of the rise of the Big Tech platforms, and what steps Ohio might take to address them. The hearing was a special field event held on the campus of Cleveland State University, on October 17. You can read his testimony here, and video is available at 6:10 at this link.
Professor Kalir Co-Hosts an LGBTQ+ Group from Brazil
On Tuesday, November 5, Clinical Professor Doron Kalir participating in a meeting held by the Cuyahoga County Legal Department for a Brazilian team of LGBTQ activists, participants in the U.S. Department of State’s International Visitor Leadership Program. Attorney Awatef Assad, a County Deputy Legal Director (and a proud CM Law alumna) hosted the event; County Executive Armond Budish congratulated the delegation. The stated reason for the visit was Cuyahoga County’s recent anti-discrimination ordinance, which was the first of its kind in Ohio and one of the first in the nation. The ordinance is designed to curtail LGBTQ discrimination in the workplace and in public accommodation.
Professor Kalir, who assisted the County with its legislative efforts and testified before the County Council, was invited to provide general constitutional background relating to LGBTQ litigation and legislation efforts. He then responded to a plethora of questions from the Brazilian guests, including ones on religion, racism, political participation, and the role of the courts in designing social policy.
Professor Sterio Hosts Delegation of Moldovan Judges
Professor Milena Sterio hosted a delegation of judges from Moldova on October 21 at the Cleveland-Marshall College of Law. The Moldovan judges visited Cleveland and the College of Law as participants in the Open World Program, organized and sponsored by the U.S. Library of Congress. The program hosts delegations of judges from former Soviet states in the United States, in order to provide exposure to the U.S. legal system.
Professor Sterio Publishes Book Chapter on “State Recognition”
Professor Milena Sterio’s book chapter on “Power Politics and State Recognition” was published the “Routledge Handbook of State Recognition,” edited by Professor Gezim Visoka (Dublin City University, Ireland), Professor John Doyle (Dublin City University, Ireland), and Edward Newman (University of Leeds, United Kingdom). This new handbook provides a comprehensive overview of the theoretical and empirical aspects of state recognition in international politics. Professor Sterio’s chapter focused on the role of geo-politics in state recognition practices.
Professor Daiker-Middaugh Leads Workshop on Clinical Legal Education
Clinical Professor Pamela Daiker-Middaugh led a faculty workshop at the 2019 Midwest Conference on Clinical Legal Education at the University of Michigan Law School in Ann Arbor on October 19th. The lively workshop, entitled “Making the Clinic a Welcome Place for Uniquely Vulnerable Clients,” aligned with the overall theme of the conference “Building Our Community: Fostering Collaboration within the Law School.”
Professor Sterio Writes Introductory Note to Georgia v. Russia
Professor Milena Sterio wrote an Introductory Note to Georgia v. Russia (Just Satisfaction) (European Court of Human Rights 2019), which will be published in International Legal Materials, a periodic compilation of International law sources edited and published by the American Society of International Law.
Introductory Notes are brief reflections on a current case or other significant international law event, and they are written by experts in the field, by invitation only. Professor Sterio’s Introductory Note focuses on the recent Georgia v. Russia case in the European Court of Human Rights, where the Court decided to award so-called “just satisfaction” damages to Georgia for various violations of international law committed by Russian forces prior to the 2008 Georgia-Russia war. These damages, paid by Russia to Georgia, are to be distributed by Georgia to approximately 1,500 Georgian nationals, who were victims of violations committed by Russia.
Although the Court has awarded monetary damages to numerous individuals in the past, this line of cases, where damages are awarded in an interstate case and are to be distributed by the applicant state to its own nationals, is relatively new and represents a new direction for the Court.
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