International Law

Ex-Law Student Leads Landmark Battle Against Sexual Harassment in Egypt

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"A recent study by the Egyptian Center for Women's Rights found that 83 percent of Egyptian women and 98 percent of foreign women experience public sexual harassment in [Egypt]..., including explicit comments, groping, men exposing themselves and assault," reports the Los Angeles Times.

A 27-year-old former law student, however, has fought back by pursuing a complaint in a landmark case. The young woman, who was groped by a truck driver, was urged to file a complaint by her father, documentary filmmaker Noha Rushdi Saleh. The truck driver was sentenced, in October, to three years of hard labor.

Call for Papers from JD Students - Yale Journal of International Law Young Scholars' Conference

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THE YALE JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL LAW ANNOUNCES ITS SIXTH ANNUAL YOUNG SCHOLARS' CONFERENCE

CALL FOR PAPERS FROM JD STUDENTS
Deadline: December 10, 2007

The Yale Journal of International Law (YJIL) is accepting submissions
for its Young Scholars' Conference, which will take place on March 1,
2008. The Conference aims to encourage scholarship in international
law among current J.D. students by giving them an opportunity to
present a paper and receive feedback from distinguished professors in

Public Lecture by Catharine MacKinnon: Women's Status, Men's States

Start: 04/19/2007 4:00 pm

End: 04/19/2007 5:00 pm

Timezone: EST

What is the gender of the international legal system? Noted teacher, scholar, lawyer, writer, and sex equality activist Catharine A. MacKinnon will address this question in her lecture on “Women’s Status, Men’s States.” She will also trace developments in women’s human rights on the international stage and inquire about the direction of international law on gendered concerns.