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Grotius, Vanderbilt, Kelsen & Hauser Scholars in International Law
On this webpage we list all of the current Grotius scholars and also current Vanderbilt and Hauser LLM scholars who are specializing in international law (For full lists of all Vanderbilt and Hauser Scholars, see the Hauser Global Law School Program website.
Grotius Scholars Vanderbilt Scholars Kelsen Scholars Hauser Scholars
Grotius Scholars
The Grotius Scholarships are specifically designated for students who wish to specialize in International Legal Studies, whereas the Vanderbilt Scholarship is awarded to students in all other graduate LL.M. specialization.
Olivier Barsalou
Olivier Barsalou studied law at the Faculty of Political Science and Law where he earned a B.A. (2005) in International Law and International Relations and an LL.M. (2007) in International Law. While attending the Faculty, Olivier has been a research assistant and a teaching assistant in Public International Law and Constitutional Law as well as a member of the team who won the 2005 edition of the Charles-Rousseau moot court competition in public international law. He also worked for the last three years for the Quebec Journal of International Law as an Executive Editor. He is interested in the areas of history, philosophy, and theory of international law. At the New York University School of Law, he will prepare an LL.M. thesis on the history of the Geneva Conventions of 1949.
Yunpeng Fan
Yunpeng Fan received his LL.B. from Wuhan University magna cum laude and graduated from Peking University with an LL.M. in international law. Mr. Fan provided legal aid to the underprivileged as a volunteer of the Centre for the Protection of Rights of Disadvantaged Citizens of Wuhan University. Mr. Fan conducted field research on the human rights of minorities in the Sichuan province of China and on environmental protection in Inner Mongolia, China. In 2007, Mr. Fan placed 5th as an oralist in the Chinese round of Jessup Moot Court. Mr. Fan attended summer courses at the Macau Academy of International Trade Law, Xiamen Academy of International Law and the University of Tokyo.
Mary Hernandez
Mary Tere Hernandez received her Law Degree in 2006 from Universidad Iberoamericana (UIA) in Mexico City, where she graduated first in her class. Mary was recognized for her Academic Excellence and was also granted a Honorific Mention. She was also valedictorian for the class of 2006. While attending law school, Mary actively participated in the organization of a non-profit center created by the law faculty of the UIA to provide free legal assistance and to promote mediation in Mexico. During her studies, Mary also worked as an intern in the Consulate General of Mexico in Chicago collaborating mostly in the criminal and civil law areas. Before graduation, Mary worked as an intern in a law firm dealing mostly with International Arbitration and Corporate Law.
After graduation, Mary Tere worked as an Associate at Baker & McKenzie in Mexico City, in the Banking and Finance Law Department.
In August 2007 Mary will join the LL.M. in International Legal Studies at NYU Law School as a Grotius Scholar.
Michelle Ann Juan
Michelle earned her J.D. in 2002 from the Ateneo de Manila School of Law. She graduated 3rd in her batch, earned a special commendation for her J.D. thesis (on the use of force in international law), and was the recipient of the St. Thomas More Award – the highest award bestowed by the University. She was also Editor-in-Chief of the Law Journal, and oralist of the Jessup Team. Michelle went on to place 4th in the 2002 Philippine National Bar Examinations, and then, aside from teaching at her alma mater, worked at a leading Philippine law firm, specializing in domestic and international arbitration, cross-border transactions, capital markets, and commercial litigation.
She then worked with the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner of Human Rights, as well as various foundations and non-governmental organizations in the Philippines, focusing on the rights and integral development of indigenous peoples. She also currently serves as the Legal Director of the World Youth Alliance – an international non-governmental organization based in New York City that is committed to promoting the dignity of the person in international policy.
Nadia Kalb
Nadia Kalb studied law in Vienna, Austria and Geneva, Switzerland, specializing in International Law. She received her Master's degree from the University of Vienna in 2005, and was awarded several scholarships for outstanding academic achievement. Nadia also represented her University at the Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition in 2005.
During most of her studies, Nadia worked in a Vienna law office and was active in the Austrian Students' Union. She interned at the Permanent Mission of Austria to the United Nations in New York and at the Austrian Trade Commission in Montreal, Canada.
After completing her law degree, Nadia clerked for several judges in Vienna before becoming a legal adviser to the Senate of the University of Vienna. She is a member of the Austrian Society of Women in International Law.
Nadia is also a Fulbright scholar and an LL.M. candidate in International Legal Studies. She has been selected as a Research Associate for Professor Philip Alston.
Elisabetta Morlino
Elisabetta Morlino graduated magna cum laude in Law (2005) from the Universita degli Studi di Firenze, Italy, defending a dissertation in Comparative Administrative Law. In 2003 she participated in the Exchange Program between NYU and the Universita di Firenze, ranked first among candidates and received a scholarship for a semester of study at NYU School of Law. In 2006 she entered-with a three year merit-based fellowship, ranked first among candidates-the Ph.D. program in 'Global Law: History and Theory' at the 'Istituto Italiano di Scienze Umane', Universita di Firenze-Universita di Roma 'La Sapienza'. Professor Sabino Cassese, current Justice of the Italian Constitutional Court, is her Ph.D. dissertation supervisor. Her research focuses on contracts between international organizations and private/public subjects, with a special view on accountability problems.
Research. In 2006, Ms. Morlino took part in a research project on 'The Global Limits to National Administrative Laws' directed by Professor Cassese and sponsored by the Italian Ministry of University and Research. Currently, in addition to the research for her dissertation, Ms. Morlino is involved in a new research project on 'The Italian Administrative System in the XXI century' directed by Professor Luisa Torchia (Universita degli Studi Roma Tre) and sponsored by the Istituto di Ricerche sulla Pubblica Amministrazione- IRPA.
Working experience. In 2006, Ms. Morlino entered into a two-year internship at the Studio Legale Chiti, a law firm that specializes in Italian and European Administrative Law issues, as a pre-requisite for the Italian Bar exam. In Spring 2007 Ms. Morlino taught an advanced course on Administrative Law at the Facolta di Scienze Politiche, Universita degli Studi di Urbino "Carlo Bo", Italy.
Publications. 2007– "La 'vita senza pareti' nello spazio giuridico globale", (A 'no-walls' life' in the global arena), Giornale di diritto amministrativo, 4, pp.433-443; 2006 – " Giocare oltre lo Stato: il caso Antigua contro USA" (Gambling beyond the State: Antigua vs. USA), Giornale di diritto amministrativo, 9, pp. 1021-1031; 2006 – "La relazione annuale dell'Ispettorato Generale di Finanza" (Comment on the Annual Report of the General Inspection Office of the Finance Ministry), Rivista trimestrale di diritto pubblico, 3, pp.896-898; forthcoming – (co-authored), "Armonizzazione e mutuo riconoscimento nel General Agreement on Trade in Services" (Harmonization and Mutual Recognition in the General Agreement on Trade in Services), Rivista trimestrale di diritto pubblico. In addition, Ms. Morlino has made several translations of legal and political science texts.
Ms. Morlino will be pursuing at NYU her Master of Laws in International Legal Studies as a Hugo Grotius Scholar.
Deyong Yin
Biography forthcoming.
Vanderbilt Scholars
with International Law specialization
Kelsen Scholars
with International Law specialization
Hauser Global Scholars
The Hauser Scholars Program was founded in 1995 as part of the Hauser Global Law School Program at the initiative of Rita Hauser (NYU 59') and the NYU School of Law. Since its inauguration, the Hauser Scholars Program has become the leading initiative pursuing the adaptation of legal education in the United States towards an increasingly global perspective. It reflects the Law School's conviction that the practice of law and legal research has escaped the bounds of any particular jurisdiction and that legal education can no longer ignore the interpenetration of legal systems. For more information on Hauser Scholars, visit the Hauser Global Law School Program website.
Jan Bischoff
Jan Asmus Bischoff has studied law at Hamburg University with a focus on international public law and received his first law degree with distinction in 2005.
After his graduation he started to work as a researcher at the Max Planck Institute for Comparative and International Private Law, Hamburg. He is writing his Doctoral Thesis on "The European Community and the Uniform Private Law Conventions" under the supervision of Prof. Dr. Dr. hc. Jurgen Basedow. He has published articles on Community Law as well as on Public International Law. He also gave courses on German Constitutional Law. During his studies, he has been working on public international law issues at the German Federal Ministry of Defense, Bonn.
In August 2007, Jan will begin his studies in the LL.M. in International Legal program.
Kabir Duggal
Kabir Ashok Nina Duggal has completed his Bachelor in Commerce (Honors); LL.B. from Government Law College (Mumbai University); Post graduate diploma in Human Rights from Department of Civics and Politics (Mumbai University); Post graduate diploma in International Humanitarian Law (NALSAR University) and the BCL (Masters in Law) from the University of Oxford, in international law and human rights.
Kabir was the University topper at the LL.B. Course (from about 1500 students), and secured the First rank in the Diploma in Human Rights (from 54 students) and Diploma in International Humanitarian Law (from 34 students). He received 5 scholarship awards from the Mumbai University for his performance on the LL.B. examination. He was also awarded the 'Ranganath Rao Trophy' by the Government Law College for securing the highest marks for all three years of the LL.B. course. He was the Senior Editor for the Government Law College Law Review.
Kabir has worked as a full time consultant for UNICEF in India for two years. He has been involved in several projects relating to child policy and legal reform with the Government of India and Maharashtra. As a programming professional, his expertise lies in the field of child protection which includes child exploitation for commercial sex, child labour and juvenile justice administration and reform. He has also worked as a research assistant to Hon'ble Justice Sujata Manohar (retired Supreme Court Judge and Member of National Human Rights Commission, India) for a year.
Kabir is currently pursuing the LL.M. course in International Legal Studies at NYU and hopes to augment his interests in international organization reform and human rights. In addition, Kabir has also been admitted to NYU as a "Transitional Justice Scholar".
Claire Inder
Claire Inder graduated from the University of New South Wales (Australia) in 2005 with a LL.B, and was awarded the University Medal in Law. Claire also earned a B.A. in Politics and International Relations with a High Distinction average. Claire studied at Harvard University, as a recipient of the UNSW Harvard Travel Scholarship (2005), and at the University of Aix-Marseille III (2003). She was a student editor of the UNSW Law Journal, the Australian Indigenous Law Reporter and the Australian Human Rights Journal. Prior to commencing her LL.M at NYU, Claire worked as a Consultant with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees in Geneva, Switzerland. Her work focused on many aspects of international law relating to the asylum-migration nexus, and included the drafting of a legal and policy handbook on this subject intended for operational use world-wide by States and the UNHCR. From 2005-2007, Claire was Research Officer (Legal/Political) at the Australian Embassy in Washington D.C., where she provided advice on a range of U.S. legal and political issues: notably, the laws of war and international humanitarian law, public international law, terrorism and Iraq. Claire has also worked for the Australian Law Reform Commission and the law firm Mallesons Stephen Jaques in Sydney, and interned with the UNHCR and the International Organization for Migration (IOM) in Geneva.
Kenneth Lim
Kenneth Lim received his LL.B. with First Class Honors from the National University of Singapore in 2004. He received the Law Society of Singapore Prize as the top student in the LL.B. third-year examination, the Leow Chia Heng Prize as one of the top students in the LL.B. final examination and the Koh Han Kok Prize as the top student in Public International Law. He also received the Shook Lin & Bok Scholarship and the Kwa Geok Choo Scholarship. Kenneth was associate editor of the Singapore Journal of International and Comparative Law. He represented NUS at the 2003 Philip C. Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition in Washington D.C., the 2003 Asia Cup Moot Court Competition in Tokyo, Japan, and was on the NUS team that won the 2004 Red Cross International Humanitarian Law Moot Court Competition in Hong Kong SAR.
After graduation, Kenneth clerked for the Hon. Chief Justice Yong Pung How at the Supreme Court of Singapore. In 2005, he was legal counsel at the Competition Commission of Singapore. Kenneth was admitted as an Advocate and Solicitor of the Supreme Court of Singapore in 2006, having received the Justice Tah Ah Tah Prize as the top student in Professional Responsibility in the Singapore bar examinations. He then joined Allen & Gledhill LLP, a leading law firm in Singapore, as an associate. His areas of practice included civil and criminal litigation, commercial arbitration, antitrust law and corporate insolvency. Kenneth also serves as a member of the Legal Commission of the Singapore Red Cross.
