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Inside the UN: Start of a new HRC session in Geneva
Monday began the 25th Session of the Human Rights Council in Geneva. The function of the session over the next four weeks is for both the Council and Member States to present their perspectives on particular human rights issues or the human rights records of particular States. The session began with the High-level Segment, featuring statements from government…
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Lawyer as counselor, and the American dream
The UST Law mission is a defining characteristic that reverberates throughout all of its classes, programs, and publications, and sets the law school apart from its competitors. Through the mission, the UST Law not only trains and produces exceptional attorneys; it produces exceptional human beings and community leaders. While the mission has always meant a… -
Finding the Mission in Legal Ethics
Initially, I questioned whether my volunteer activity as a member of the 4th District Ethics and Professional Responsibility Committee fulfills the mission of the law school. “Mission,” I reasoned, was surely related to work cross-culturally, such as feeding the poor, ministering to children or homeless, or developing a program to eliminate social disease. Surely the… -
World Trade Institute Appoints Hernandez Crespo as Faculty Member
The World Trade Institute recently appointed Associate Professor Mariana Hernández Crespo as a faculty member. She joins a selective international network of experts, furthering WTI’s efforts in leading the global path in negotiation, implementation, and prevention of disputes under International Investment Agreements. -
World Bank Invites Professor Hernandez Crespo as Expert Guest in Bolivia Meeting
The World Bank invited Associate Professor Mariana Hernández Crespo to serve as its expert guest at a meeting in Bolivia with attorney generals from Bolivia, Paraguay, and Ecuador. Hernández Crespo was given an opportunity to address attorney generals that have been feeling the brunt of investor-State disputes in Latin America and introduce them to her research proposals. -
Hernández Crespo Assists Mongolian Government in Dispute Resolution
As Mongolia was preparing to negotiate an Economic Partnership Agreement with Japan, which represented a significant development for the country, Professor Mariana Hernández Crespo and a fellow from Harvard University were selected to assist members of the Mongolian government. They travelled to Ulaanbaatar to assist in the process of developing the necessary capacities to negotiate, implement, and prevent disputes under International Investment Agreements. -
Hernandez Crespo Drafts International Mediation Regulations
Professor Mariana Hernández Crespo was invited by the International Bar Association to serve as part of a distinguished team of global experts to draft regulations for governments considering alternatives to the arbitration process.