Despite the well-exercise of its political rights, Data have shown Indonesian democracy has been declining in the past few years. Indonesians are struggling for the freedom of civil society (Freedom House, 2021). The obstacles faced by the civil society movement in campaigning civil rights and freedoms reflect the democratic recession. Through several obscure legislations and… Read more »
Events/News
The “Law to Use the Mark DelPaís”, Act 195-2016: A Case Study of Puerto Rico’s Attempt to Use Geographical Indications for Economic Development
On 2/3/2022, Paola G. Zaragoza Cardenales delivered a presentation on her dissertation, titled “THE “LAW TO USE THE MARK THE DELPAÍS,” ACT 195-2016: A CASE STUDY OF PUERTO RICO’S ATTEMPT TO USE GEOGRAPHIC INDICATIONS FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.” In 2016, the Puerto Rican Congress codified the “Law for the use of the DelPaís Mark” (the DelPaís… Read more »
Introduction to the Bluebook
On January 20th we were fortunate to have Professor Cindy Dabney talk about Bluebook citation at the Graduate Colloquium. Professor Dabney covered the basics of the Bluebook, including the different sections of the Bluebook and how to use them.
Doing business in India: Recent schemes of the government of Indiana and corresponding changes in company law.
Last Friday (11/5), the Graduate Colloquium were honored to host Professor Harpreet Kaur to talk about doing business in India. Professor Kaur talked about the recent schemes of the government of Indiana and corresponding changes in company law.
The Registration of Rights System: a framework for individual assessments of credits in real estate-backed securities
Asset-backed securities, mainly those having a mortgage as collateral, were the major conduits of systemic risk throughout the capital markets before the 2008-crisis. This risk materialized in an actual crisis when the real estate bubble burst after being inflated by a generous offer of credit, absorbed in the market via inaccurately rated securities, bundled into… Read more »
Publications in the Indiana Journal of Global Legal Studies: New Global Scholar Series and Publishing Tips
This talk with the Indiana Journal of Global Legal Studies’ Editor in Chief, Maddie Blaney, will cover the requirements for publication in the journal’s New Global Scholar Series. The series seeks submissions from SJD and LLM students to be published on the online website beginning next semester. Additionally, Maddie will cover publication tips in general,… Read more »
How to Study Judicial Decision-Making During a Pandemic: Lessons from my Book on Divorce Litigation
In this presentation, Michelson will discuss his forthcoming book, Decoupling: Gender Injustice in China’s Divorce Courts (Cambridge University Press, February 2022), with a particular focus on the materials and methods he used to make sense of the decision-making behavior of thousands of judges in over 250 lower courts in two large Chinese provinces. Michelson did… Read more »
Opportunities for Pedagogical Development for IU Graduate Students
On 9/23, we were fortunate to invite Katherine Kearns, the Assistant Vice Provost for Student Development at the University Graduate School, and Leslie Drane, the Instructional Consultant at the Center for Innovative Teaching and learning, to talk about “Opportunities for Pedagogical Development for IU Graduate Student.” Katherine Kearns talked about how she works with grad… Read more »
Academic Career Manual: The Triadic Model for a Successful Scholastic Career
Simon Sun, the Coordinator of the Graduate Colloquium, will deliver a talk on professional development in academia titled “Academic Career Manual: The Triadic Model for a Successful Scholastic Career.” Simon Sun, the Graduate Colloquium Coordinator, conducted a presentation titled “Academic Career Manual: The Triadic Model for a Successful Scholastic Career” on 9/9. During the presentation,… Read more »