When bodies are battlefields: The international struggle for justice in prosecuting gender crimes

Akua Kuenyehia, the first vice president of the International Criminal Court in The Hague, discussed the challenge of indictment and prosecution of gender crimes during a Law School workshop, April 28. (May 1, 2008)

Alumnus makes $1.5 million gift to support West Campus programming

Larry Salameno '66, J.D. '69, was inspired to give to the Far Above campaign because he was 'intrigued by the fact that Cornell is working to create a community' in the West Campus House System. (May 1, 2008)

Amnesty International leader criticizes legal system for human rights abuses in Iraq

When British and American forces invaded Iraq in 2003, they were unprepared for their obligations to keep local residents safe, said Director of Amnesty International for Asia Saman Zia-Zarifi '90, J.D. '93.

Leading Chinese economist Shi Zhengfu to give the Clarke Lecture at Cornell Law School, April 24

Economist Shi Zhengfu will address how recent market and political reforms are deeply linked in his talk, sponsored by the Clarke Program in East Asian Law and Culture. (April 16, 2008)

Harrowing tale of exoneration from death row emphasizes need for criminal justice reform

Kirk Noble Bloodsworth sported a blue silk necktie with a DNA model during two talks at Cornell Law School, April 1. The tie is far more than window dressing: It symbolizes the key to his freedom. (April 10, 2008)

U.S. News & World Report ranks CU's engineering graduate program ninth in nation

Cornell's College of Engineering has the ninth-best graduate program in the country, up one spot from year-earlier rankings, according to U.S. News and World Report. (April 7, 2008)

Visiting Iraqi judge who indicted Saddam Hussein says trials sent message that 'no one is above the law'

Judge Ra'id Al-Sa'edi, Cornell Law School's Clarke Middle East Fellow and chief investigative judge of the Iraqi High Tribunal, delivers his first public talk 'Iraqi High Tribunal: The End of Immunity.' (March 26, 2008)

Justice served: Reflections on the founding of the Council of Legal Education Opportunity

In 1968, Robert Summers was asked to serve as a co-consultant in the founding of the Council of Legal Education Opportunity. Since then more than 8,000 students have participated in the program. (Feb. 29, 2008)

Cornell's Legal Information Institute -- a place where even the IRS can get help

The IRS requests -- and gets -- Cornell's Legal Information Institute's Title 26 for the agency's top-drawer Tax Products CD/DVD package, which includes tax publications and forms, research tools and answers to FAQs. (Feb. 29, 2008)