M. Elizabeth Magill, the former dean of Stanford Law School, provost of the University of Virginia and president of the University of Pennsylvania, has been named the executive vice president and dean of Georgetown Law.
At its 29th World Law Congress in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic on May 6, the World Jurist Association (WJA) presented both Georgetown Law and Dean William M. Treanor with awards recognizing their efforts to defend and advance the rule of law. The…
Academics, legal experts and policymakers gathered at Georgetown Law on April 15 for the third annual “Rethinking World Trade” conference hosted by Georgetown Law’s Center on Inclusive Trade and Development (CITD), which develops inclusive, sustainable solutions to international trade challenges through collaboration among students, scholars and advocates.
On April 22, Georgetown Law honored five faculty members for their excellence in teaching and service to the Law Center community at the Faculty Scholarship and Teaching Awards Luncheon.
Georgetown Law's 2025 commencement ceremony, scheduled for Sunday, May 18 at Georgetown University's historic Hilltop campus, will feature two distinguished speakers, both of whom will receive honorary Doctor of Laws degrees.
Georgetown Law Dean William M. Treanor announced on April 22 that the Law Center would offer tuition discounts on select LL.M. degrees and continuing education programs to current or recently separated government lawyers. In a message to the Georgetown…
Leading academics, lawyers and international human rights advocates gathered on April 8 for “Truth, Solidarity, and Repair: Haiti and the Global Movement for Reparations,” the 2025 Samuel Dash Conference on Human Rights hosted by Georgetown Law’s Human Rights Institute (HRI).
On April 9, United States Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) visited the Georgetown Law campus for a wide-ranging conversation convened by The Georgetown Law Journal about executive power and the role of lawyers, lawmakers and the judiciary in upholding democratic norms and the rule of law.
Interim President of Georgetown University Robert Groves announced today that Professor Joshua Teitelbaum, the David Belding Professor of Law and Professor of Economics (by courtesy), will serve as interim dean of Georgetown Law and Executive Vice President…
Former National Security Council and National Economic Council official Daniel Schuker has been appointed the new Executive Director of Georgetown Law’s Institute of International Economic Law (IIEL). [caption id="attachment_527307" align="alignright"…
Once among the most famous Black men in 1930s America, Angelo Herndon — a Communist Party organizer wrongly convicted of attempting to incite insurrection and sentenced to a chain gang by an all-white jury — has largely faded from public recollection in recent decades.