http://blog.case.edu/case-news/public_policypolitics Public Policy/Politics en-us Tue, 03 Jun 2008 11:55:52 EST Tue, 03 Jun 2008 11:55:52 EST Copyright 2008 Case Western Reserve University heidi.cool@case.edu heidi.cool@case.edu http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Movable Type v3.121 http://blog.case.edu/case-news/2008/06/03/humanitarianlaw Noelle Shanahan Cutts, a third-year student at the Case Western Reserve University School of Law, was one of 40 law students nationally selected to attend the International Humanitarian Law Workshop in Santa Clara, Calif., earlier this spring. The program, presented by the International Committee for the Red Cross (ICRC) and Santa Clara University School of Law's Center for Global Law and Policy, is designed to teach law students the fundamentals of international humanitarian law while providing them opportunities to apply what they learned in hands-on simulations. http://blog.case.edu/case-news/2008/06/03/humanitarianlaw HeadlinesMain Provost Initiatives Public Policy/Politics School of Law features international Tue, 03 Jun 2008 11:55:52 EST http://blog.case.edu/case-news/2008/05/30/lavelle Kathryn Lavelle, the Ellen & Dixon Long Associate Professor of World Affairs at Case Western Reserve University, will spend the 2008-2009 academic year in Washington, D.C., as a fellow of the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars. http://blog.case.edu/case-news/2008/05/30/lavelle Awards College of Arts and Sciences Faculty HeadlinesMain Public Policy/Politics Research features Fri, 30 May 2008 09:16:11 EST http://blog.case.edu/case-news/2008/05/19/uchannel Campus community members interested in thought-provoking public policy issues and discussions can stay informed through Case Western Reserve University's participation on the University Channel (UChannel), a collection of public affairs lectures, panels and events from academic institutions all over the world. http://blog.case.edu/case-news/2008/05/19/uchannel College of Arts and Sciences Events Faculty General Podcasts Public Policy/Politics Research Technology WWW Stories Mon, 19 May 2008 12:33:12 EST http://blog.case.edu/case-news/2008/05/01/women The road to political office in the U.S. is fraught with obstacles for women. Some women have navigated the barriers to fill 17 percent of the seats in the U.S. Congress, but for many others these obstacles present real challenges to gaining office at state and national levels, according to Karen Beckwith, Case Western Reserve University political scientist. She is an editor of and contributing author to "Political Women and American Democracy", published this month by Cambridge University Press. http://blog.case.edu/case-news/2008/05/01/women Authors College of Arts and Sciences Faculty HeadlinesMain Provost Initiatives Public Policy/Politics Research news Thu, 01 May 2008 14:11:25 EST http://blog.case.edu/case-news/2008/04/14/energy The world is addicted to electrical power, and the demand is increasing. Annual global generation of electrical energy was 16,424 billion kilowatt-hours in 2004; it's predicted to increase to 30,364 billion kilowatt-hours by 2030. The increase in oil prices, along with the desire to balance the need for increasing demands without ruining the environment is just one of the topics that will be discussed during the "Wind Energy: A Resource for the Future?" forum beginning at 12:30 p.m., April 17 at Case Western Reserve University's Sixth Annual Research ShowCASE. http://blog.case.edu/case-news/2008/04/14/energy Events Faculty HeadlinesMain Provost Initiatives Public Policy/Politics Technology features Mon, 14 Apr 2008 10:00:14 EST http://blog.case.edu/case-news/2008/04/08/terrorist ow can financial institutions identify suspicious transactions that could be related to terrorism financing? Does creating a list of terrorists and terrorist organizations violate human rights? What is the future of international cooperation in stopping terrorism financing? These questions and more will be addressed during a day-long conference at Case Western Reserve University School of Law. The "World Conference on Combating Terrorist Financing" will be held on Friday, April 11, beginning at 9:00 a.m. in the school's Moot Courtroom (A59), 1075 East Boulevard, Cleveland, Ohio 44106. http://blog.case.edu/case-news/2008/04/08/terrorist Conferences/Symposia Events Faculty HeadlinesMain Provost Initiatives Public Policy/Politics School of Law international news Tue, 08 Apr 2008 10:12:46 EST