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From Trademark Law to Public Health Governance: Intellectual Property, International Treaties, and the Rule of Law in a Changing Global Order

From Trademark Law to Public Health Governance: Intellectual Property, International Treaties, and the Rule of Law in a Changing Global Order The European Society of International Law Interest Group on European and International Rule of Law is pleased to announce the next event in its Webinar Series: Wednesday, August 12, 202610:00–11:30 a.m. Central Time11:00 a.m.–12:30 […]

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Comparative Renewable Energy Law and the Energy Transition: An S.J.D. Dissertation Defense at the University of Pittsburgh

Congratulations to Dr. Ebrahim Alshaiban on the successful defense of his S.J.D. dissertation at the University of Pittsburgh School of Law! It was a pleasure to serve on Ebrahim’s dissertation committee alongside Professor Elena Baylis, Professor Charles T. Kotuby Jr., and Professor Grant B. McIntyre. It was especially meaningful to continue serving on Ebrahim’s dissertation […]

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Steven Dean on Juneteenth, Tax Justice, and the Upcoming ESIL Webinar

Steven Dean on Juneteenth, Tax Justice, and the Upcoming ESIL Webinar Juneteenth commemorates June 19, 1865, when enslaved people in Galveston, Texas, were informed of their freedom, more than two years after the Emancipation Proclamation. Steven’s reflections provide an especially meaningful historical frame for a conversation examining how law, taxation, and institutional structures have shaped […]

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Anthony Infanti on The Human Toll and the Upcoming ESIL Webinar

Anthony Infanti on The Human Toll and the Upcoming ESIL Webinar With only four days to go, I am greatly looking forward to chairing and moderating the webinar “Taxation, Racial Capitalism, and the International Rule of Law: From Colonial Slavery to Global Governance,” organized as part of the European Society of International Law (ESIL) Interest […]

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Call for Members: New ILA Study Group on International Law, Global Challenges, and the Impact of Emerging Powers on Global Governance

Call for Members: New ILA Study Group on International Law, Global Challenges, and the Impact of Emerging Powers on Global Governance I am pleased to share the official call for expressions of interest for the newly established International Law Association Study Group on International Law, Global Challenges, and the Impact of Emerging Powers on Global […]

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The Future of International and EU Energy Law

The Future of International and EU Energy Law Seven Questions That Will Shape Next-Generation Energy Lawyers – University of Tulsa College of Law • Summer 2026 The full post is available at: https://paolofarah.wordpress.com/2026/07/12/the-future-of-international-and-eu-energy-law/ One of the questions I posed to my students during the final session of my International and EU Energy Law course was […]

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6.2. International Cooperation in Action: Recovering Cultural Heritage Across Borders

6.2. International Cooperation in Action: Recovering Cultural Heritage Across Borders The recent recovery and return to Italy of ten paintings stolen from a private collection in Bassano del Grappa in 2024 provides another compelling example of why international cooperation remains indispensable for the protection of cultural heritage. The operation, carried out by the Italian Carabinieri […]

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Three Publications Recognized in the United States National Report for the 2026 Quadrennial Congress of the International Academy of Comparative Law

Three Publications Recognized in the United States National Report for the 2026 Quadrennial Congress of the International Academy of Comparative Law The full post is available at https://paolofarah.wordpress.com/2026/07/08/three-publications-recognized-in-the-united-states-national-report-for-the-2026-international-academy-of-comparative-law-congress/ I am pleased to share that three of my publications have been recognized in the United States National Report prepared for the 2026 Quadrennial General Congress of […]

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