IU McKinney Students Attend American Society of International Law Conference
04/21/2017
A total of five IU McKinney students received scholarships to attend the American Society of International Law (ASIL) annual meeting in Washington, D.C. The event took place April 12-15.
Juris doctor students Tex Boonjue, Jason Clark, Kayleigh Long, and Derrick Morgan; and master of laws student Linh Chu attended the event through scholarships they received from IU McKinney. They were joined at the meeting by Associate Dean for Graduate Studies and International Affairs Karen Bravo, and LL.M. student Faisel Sadat. They also had an opportunity to visit with Mostafa Soliman Ahmed Mohamed, LL.M. ’16, who was at the event as an ASIL volunteer staff member.
Clark wanted to attend the conference to explore career options in available in international law. He met associates at international law firm, government lawyers, founders of non-governmental organizations, and students from around the world.
As an international student studying law in the United States, Chu said he found the discussion of topics drawn from the latest news headlines of great interest. “I learned so many new things regarding current international issues and met a number of inspirational people who shared their diverse points of view,” Chu said.
Another McKinney student was pleased with the opportunity to network. Morgan says he has a strong interest in international sports law, and hopes to live and work abroad during his career. At the ASIL meeting, he became acquainted with someone who works in a sports law capacity. “I met many people who could potentially be great resources in my future and I plan to expand upon these fostered relationships that were created at ASIL,” Morgan said.
Long has been interested in international law since her undergraduate days. The conference offers panel discussions in various aspects of law. Thanks to attending some of those discussions, “I was able to quickly explore areas of international law I had not considered before,” Long said. “The panels and networking with international law professionals reconfirmed my commitment to pursuing international law in my own career.”
“We offer the ASIL annual meeting scholarships to our students in order to enhance their opportunities to make connections in the international legal community and to be exposed to cutting-edge issues of international law,” said Dean Bravo.
ASIL’s mission is to foster the study of international law and to promote the establishment and maintenance of international relations on the basis of law and justice. IU McKinney is an ASIL Academic Partner, which provides for heavily-discounted memberships for McKinney students, faculty, and staff. All IU McKinney students who are interested in international law careers are strongly encouraged to join ASIL, Dean Bravo said.
Professor Yvonne Dutton was elected Midwest Vice Chair of the group.
In the photo from left are Jason Clark, Linh Chu, Kayleigh Long, Derrick Morgan, Dean Karen Bravo, and Tex Boonjue.
