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Master of Laws students from Peru, Ukraine, Uganda, and Nigeria spoke about legal issues of importance in their home countries during the first International Student Speaker Series event of the Spring 2020 semester. The lecture took place in the Faculty Lounge at Inlow Hall on January 16.

Brenda Alexandra Salas Lopez, an attorney from Universidad Andina del Cusco in Peru, discussed "The Constitutional Grievance Resource in the Peruvian Constitutional Tribunal: Former President Ollanta Humala Case."

Olena Protsekno is a Fulbright scholar from Ukraine, where she is a human rights attorney working for the Ukrainian Helsinki Human Rights Union. She presented a lecture titled, "Social Care Homes in Ukraine: Life Sentence without a Crime."

Geofrey Lukwago Mpamulungi is the founding and managing partner of Iragaba, Lukwago & Co. Advocates in Uganda, where he has worked for six years. He discussed " Access to Justice for the Poor, Marginalized and Vulnerable People: Uganda’s Legal Position."

Oluwafemi Oladunni is a lawyer from Nigeria. He presented on "The Challenges of Living with Disabilities in Nigeria."

In the photo from left are Vice Dean Karen Bravo, Oluwafemi Oladunni, Brenda Alexandra Salas Lopez, Olena Protsekno, Geofrey Lukwago Mpamulungi, and Professor Max Huffman.