Each year, the St. John's Journal for International and
Comparative Law organizes and presents a symposium at St. John's
School of Law. The event provides a forum where leading scholars,
practitioners and other experts in the field of international and
comparative law engage important issues of the day. JICL publishes
the symposium proceedings and related commentary post-event.
In March 2010, JICL hosted its first symposium, "Poor
Huddled Masses or Enemy at the Gates? The Debate Over Immigration
Reform and National Security." The event brought scholars
and government officials together to discuss the need for
immigration reform and to debate policy change. The debate also
covered the connection between immigration in the United States and
concerns about national security.
To mark the official launch of the Center for International and
Comparative Law, in April 2011, JICL co-sponsored the symposium
“Challenges to International Law, Challenges from
International Law: New Realities and the Global Order”
with CICL and the American Society of International Law (ASIL). At
the event, preeminent academics, practitioners and past and present
government officials examined current challenges facing
international law through the lens of three areas of regulation—the
use of force, human rights and economic relations. Participants
also explored the United States’ role in international law-making
and enforcement.
To learn more about the symposia and other programs sponsored by
JICL, please contact
us.