On November 2, 2024, the Whitney R. Harris World Law Institute at WashU Law hosted its annual JSD Symposium. This year’s event, “The Next Generation of Scholarship,” welcomed student scholars from across the nation for a full day of discussion on critical legal issues and innovative research in law. The day began with opening remarks from WashU Law Associate Dean Michael Koby and Harris Institute Assistant Director Rachael Johnson before moving into a robust agenda of speakers.
Speakers and their presentations were as follows:
“Between the Rock and a Hard Place: Exploring the Relationship between Natural Disasters and Human Trafficking” — Portia Ozioma Chigbu, Notre Dame Law School
“Regulating Governmental Use of Facial Recognition Technology: A Comparative Case Study of Practices in the United States and Thailand” — Natcha Srikajon, WashU Law
“Introducing Obuntu-Balamu Model: Advancing Cultural Humility in Legal Aid for People with HIV in Uganda” — Elsa Zawedde, University of Illinois College of Law
“Rule or Principle: A Comparative Study on the U.S. and the E.U. Insurance Regulatory Approaches” — Yung-Cheng Lin, Penn Carey Law
“Tweeting Torts: A Research Note on Tort Litigation News on Twitter” — Oluwakemi Adeyemi, University of Illinois College of Law
“Normalizing Exception: International Law Perspectives on Derogation of Guarantees in El Salvador, Honduras, and Ecuador to Combat Organized Crime” — Angel Muñoz-Carpintero, Notre Dame Law School
“The Right to Prosecute in France and in the United States. Towards a Common Theory of Criminal Legal Action” — Pierre-Louie Sutton, University of Illinois College of Law and Paris Nanterre University
“Excusing Legal Requirements on Claims Based on Poverty Status” — Thallyta Laryssa Pedroza Ferreira Cavoli, University of Illinois College of Law
“Empirical Analysis of Democratic Backsliding in Modern Taiwan (2006-2021)” — Tsung-Chun Chen, University of Illinois College of Law
“Is Complementary DNA Obvious? A Comparative Approach for Brazil and the US” — Clarisse De La Cerda, Syracuse University
“Constitutionalism and Political Parties” — Juan Carlos Gazmuri, University of Notre Dame
Please join us in extending a special thank you to the Harris Institute for sponsoring the event, as well as a note of gratitude to all participants for their time and energy.
