I would like to welcome all of our members back from the summer break.  I trust that all had a satisfactory summer.  Mike and I are looking forward to a very productive and full year.  Orientation will be held August 18th and 19th in the Castle Boardroom.  I hope to see you all there.

Timothy Kaufmann

Executive Editor

Come join us Thursday and Friday, Feb. 18-19, for presentations and stimulating debate on Torture, Rendition, Guantanamo, and Obama's Preventative Detention from some of our country's leading experts and scholars in areas of international law.

Our symposium speakers include:

Michael P. Scharf (Thursday Keynote Speaker) - John Deaver Drinko/Baker & Hostetler Professor of Law and director, Frederick K. Cox International Law Center at Case Western Reserve University School of Law

Scott Horton (Friday Keynote Speaker) - human rights activist and Harper’s Magazine columnist

John Baker - Ph.D., LSU Law; visiting professor of Law at Universidad Peruana de Ciencias Aplicadas in Lima, Peru
Karima Bennoune - University of Michigan Law School, Rutgers School of Law
Alexander Domrin - SJD, University of Iowa College of Law; Pepelyaev, Goltsblat & Partners
Catherine Grosso - Michigan State University College of Law
Joseph Margulies - Northwestern University Law School
Lumen Mulligan - Michigan State University College of Law
John H. Riley, Jr. - Ph.D., Kutztown University of Pennsylvania
Kyndra Rotunda - Chapman University School of Law and UC Berkeley Boalt Hall School of Law, former Guantanamo JAG
Mark Totten, Ph.D., Michigan State University College of Law
Mtende Mhango - University of the Witwatersrand in South Africa

Visit www.law.msu.edu/jil/terror and register now!

Conference Fee: $10 for students (non-law), $30 for non-students, and free for members of the Journal of International Law and the MSU International Law Society.

 On behalf of the E-board, I would like to congratulate Peter Cummings and Ala'a Wafa for having their student notes selected for publication in our upcoming Issue 18.2.

Pete's note is titled From Germany to Australia: Opportunity for a Second Tier Patent System in the U.S.

Ala'a's note is titled Manufacturer Responsibility for End Use Violations of Domestic and International Laws: American White Phosphorus in Gaza

Again, we encourage all members to continue to submit their quality works of authorship for publication!

Come join JIL this Friday, September 25, 2009 at 5:00 pm at the East Lansing Softball Complex on Abbott Rd. to team up with the Journal of Medicine and Law to take on Law Review in a game of softball.  Aside from pride on the line, we will be battling for the 1st Annual Tri-Journal trophy, so bring your mitt, cow bell, air horn, or loud voice to help us all have a good time.

On behalf of the E-board, I'm excited to congratulate Scott Burger for having his student note selected for publication in our upcoming Issue 18.1.  Mr. Burger  offered an excellent student note, demonstrating his detailed research and thoughtful analysis.  We encourage everyone to continue to submit their quality works of authorship for publication!

Scott's note is titled Eradiction of a Secondary Infringer's Safe Havens: The Need for a Multilateral Treaty Addressing Secondary Liability in Copyright Law.

Look for this note to appear soon in the Recent Publications section of our Home page.

The MSU Journal of International Law has launched its long awaited updated website!  As you can see, the new site will not only be a great source of JIL news, past issues, and member info, but also the home of our new International Law and Journal News page.

Come back soon to read and comment on our sure-to-be thoughtful and intellectually stimulating news entries!

JIL E-Board