I continue to draw on textbooks and notes from these courses more than a decade after graduating. Maryann Nolan Chong J. Chong served in the Peace Corps after earning her undergraduate degree at the University of Virginia. She came to the Law School intending to pursue an international career. Course work and research will explore practical applications of legal theories and draw on the academic community at William and Mary Law School and in each country to enable local citizens to participate in the reconstruction of their own countries.
Members of the Law School faculty will work with law students in conjunction with College faculty from other departments, such as the anthropology, religion, political science and government departments, to provide an interdisciplinary context for the work they do.
A number of Law School faculty members with strong international reputations will participate in the work of the Program.
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We have recognized experts in approximately ten areas of law and routinely produce cutting-edge scholarship on topics of international importance. Magliore welcomed Jeanty's help as a research assistant since she is fluent in French and proficient in Haitian Creole.
In her role as researcher for Magloire, Jeanty fulfilled a long-time ambition. Her parents immigrated to the United States from Haiti when they were teens, and she feels a strong connection to their homeland. Jeanty's research concerning Haiti originally focused on specific legal reform topics, including access to justice issues, the creation of a protocol for establishing legal aid clinics in law schools, and a nationwide public defender system.
The January return of Jean-Claude Duvalier, the former Haitian president, however, quickly altered the focus of her research to include issues relating to Haiti's prosecution of Duvalier for crimes against humanity committed while he was in office. Some of the related topics she researched include which judicial structures can be used to prosecute Duvalier, since Haiti's justice system has been largely destroyed by the earthquake, and what forms of evidence would be admissible in court that would comply with Haitian and international law.
It is feared that much of the physical evidence for a trial against Duvalier was destroyed by the earthquake and that many potential witnesses may have died or will be difficult to locate. She arranged this independent research course with Minister Magliore, and she was always ready to provide support and encouragement for this work. Pearl J.
Her guide will appear on USIP's web site, and will be sent to practitioners in post-conflict zones around the globe. Kim has a strong background in international policy issues.
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