Columbia Wins 2006 Jessup International Moot Court

After seven months of practice, research, and intense regional and national competitions involving over 2,000 students at 565 law schools worldwide, the final 104 Jessup teams from 81 countries converged in Washington, D.C. for the Jessup International Tournament. The Jessup competition simulates a case before the International Court of Justice in The Hague, the Netherlands. […]

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Refugees and Reality: Legal Disconnect between Refugees and Forced Migrants

Three professionals in international human rights spoke this evening on the legal disconnect between refugees and other forced migrants as part of International Law Week at Georgetown University Law Center. The panelists specifically addressed internally displaced persons, the indistinct line between economic migrants and forced migrants, and the immigration challenges faced by victims of human […]

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