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Philip Kaisary and Amaka Vanni to participate in Harvard Law School’s Institute for Global Law and Policy (IGLP) Workshop in Doha, Qatar

Philip Kaisary and Amaka Vanni have been accepted to participate in Harvard Law School’s Institute for Global Law and Policy (IGLP) 5th Workshop in Doha, Qatar. The workshop is an intensive residential program designed for young scholars and faculty from around the world developing innovative ideas and alternative approaches to issues of global law, economic policy and social justice in the aftermath of the economic crisis. The Workshop will bring together specialists from many fields focused on the intersections between law, economics and global policy.

The admissions process this year was extremely competitive, with more than 450 applications from 86 nations. As participants, Amaka and Philip will engage in debate and seek serious research collaboration. Amaka will discuss with participants her on-going PhD research on the TRIPS Agreement, Access to Medicine Debate and the Emerging Third World Jurisprudence while Philip will discuss the concept of "disaster justice" and the 2010 Haitian earthquake. The 2014 IGLP Workshop is to be held from January 3-11, 2014.

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