The Wisconsin International Law Society (WILS) is Wisconsin Law School's principal student group dedicated to issues involving international law.
WILS informs its members about opportunities to practice international law and current issues in international law; allows members the opportunity to meet leading scholars in international law; advocates for academic development in the field of international law; offers guidance and advice on career paths in the fields of public and private international law; permits opportunities for American and international law students and alumni to form connections with each other that span the globe after graduation from Wisconsin Law School.
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Announcements
Next general meeting + screening of the documentary "The Reckoning: The Epic Story of the Battle for the International Criminal Court"
7pm
Room 5246
for more information about The Reckoning, go to www.thereckoningfilm.com
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Support our friends at the EDGE Project (Empowerment through Development and Gender Equality) on Friday, November 13:
1st Annual EDGE Project BanquetFor more information, email wisconsin.edge@gmail.com or visit their blog at www.wisconsinedgeproject.
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Your board for the 2009 - 2010 academic year:
President: Katy Morgan-Davies
VP Internal Outreach: Saskia Lenaerts
VP Internal Outreach: Delanie Breuer
VP External Outreach: Jane Kleven
VP Communications: Brendan Fischer
VP Research: Amy McGann
VP Human Rights Clinic: Audrey Gilliam
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WILS Model Law Draft Is Well Received
by United Nations Working Group
The Wisconsin International Law Society (WILS), a student group at the UW Law School, has received word that its draft of a model law regulating private military and security companies operating internationally was well received by a UN Working Group at its Moscow Regional Consultation in October 2008.
The WILS group was asked to conduct the research in support of efforts by Jose Luis Gomez del Prado, Chair of the UN Working Group established to address regulation of such entities.
Many months of work were contributed by students in the International Law Society to drafting and revising the model law, under the leadership of Margaret Maffai 3L, the Research Project Coordinator. "Margaret was instrumental in securing the research assignment in the first place, as well as carrying the project through to completion," said Brian Edstrom 3L, WILS President. "We hope the Law School may take pride in her and other students' accomplishments on this project."
The WILS Model Law Draft was one of the main documents on the agenda of the Regional Consultation, and was introduced in both the Legislation session and the Government session. It was well received in both sessions, and will continue to be among the documents to be considered by the Working Group in the elaboration of an international instrument.
A proposal to publish the model law in Russian with an English summary in the International Criminal Law and International Justice Journal is under discussion.