Dr. Vivek Sehrawat researches drones from an international point of view As he was getting ready to apply to Doctor of Juridical Science (S.J.D.) programs, Dr. Vivek Sehrawat was looking for an angle. He had been reading about technology – specifically, drones – and came up with an idea that stood out. “This is a hot topic right now. There’s …
Comparing laws
Dr. Lijuan Xing, SJD’12 Dr. Lijuan Xing explores intersections of laws When Chinese scholar Dr. Lijuan Xing decided to bolster her legal education with an American doctorate degree, she set her heart on KU Law. It is one of the few law schools in the U.S. that offers a Doctor of Juridical Science (S.J.D.) degree. Xing earned an S.J.D. from …
Centered on sustainability
KU Law faculty research addresses environmental concerns Sustainability is a global issue. As sustainability concerns and environmental threats occupy an ever-growing role in international affairs, KU Law faculty have placed an emphasis on scholarship, policy work and course offerings in this area. “We see sustainability as a core focus of our international and comparative law programs,” said Virginia Harper Ho, …
Justice after genocide
KU Law grad excels at local, state and international prosecution At least 800,000 people were killed in 100 days during the 1994 Rwandan genocide. Deborah Wilkinson, L’82, helped bring some of the perpetrators of that violence to justice. As senior appeals counsel at the United Nations International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda in Tanzania, Wilkinson and a team of fellow prosecutors …