Subject: Incoming S.J.D. class 2015
From: "Alexa P. Freeman" <[email-masked]>
To: All Faculty and Staff <[email-masked]>, Alexandra Phelan(fwd) <[email-masked]>, Amy Uelmen <[email-masked]>, Abdulaziz Altuwaijri <[email-masked]>, Ada Siqueira <[email-masked]>, Edit Frenyo <[email-masked]>, "Agustin Ignacio Barroilhet(fwd)" <[email-masked]>, Guan-Wei Chao(fwd) <[email-masked]>, "Han-hsi Liu(fwd)" <[email-masked]>, "Hisham Alsabt(fwd)" <[email-masked]>, "Ido Kilovaty(fwd)" <[email-masked]>, Julia Cadaval Martins <[email-masked]>, John M Bentil <
Date: Fri, 19 Jun 2015 17:48:32 +0000

Greetings all:

I am delighted to introduce our incoming S.J.D. class.  Joining us this fall will be:

Giovanna Luis Gismondi, from Peru and the United States.  Her topic is, “The Latest Investor-State Disputes Against the Republic of Peru in the Context of Mining Operations: A Call for the Advancement of Human Rights within the Investment Regime.”  She earned her LL.M. from Georgetown in 2001 and comes to us from University of Oklahoma College of International Studies where she is a lecturer.  Professor David Stewart will be her supervisor.  Giovanna may be reached at:  [email-masked].

Won Kidane, from Ethiopia and the United States.  He will be conducting a systematic study of contemporary international arbitrations to examine the role of culture in proceedings involving parties and arbitrators from diverse cultural backgrounds. He earned his LL.M. from University of Georgia in 1997 and comes to us from Seattle University School of Law where he is an Associate Professor of Law.  Professor Anne-Al Whitesell will be his supervisor.  Won may be reached at:  [email-masked].

Akiko Ogawa, from Japan and the United States.  Her topic is, “Establishing International Standards without State Control and Consequent Implications for Sources of International Law and Adjudications by the World Court.”  She earned her LL.M. from Columbia in 2009 and comes to us from the World Bank where she has been legal counsel for 5 years.  Professor Chris Brummer will be her supervisor.  Akiko may be reached at:  [email-masked].

Joaquin Navarro Velez, from Columbia.  He is writing on the role of law in the war on drugs in Columbia, assessing its current drug trafficking legal regime and its prohibitionist approach, and challenging its supposed neutrality.  He earned his LL.M. from Columbia in 2015.  Professor Alvaro Santos will be his supervisor.  Joaquin may be reached at:  [email-masked].

Xiangyu Zhang, from China.  He is writing about the relationship between judicial power and institutional capacities of rural and local courts in China, specifically examining the circumstances when judicial power expands and contracts.  He earned his LL.M. from Berkeley in 2015.  Professor Jim Feinerman will be his supervisor.  Xiangyu may be reached at:  [email-masked].

Congratulations to our new colleagues!  I know I speak for all of us in welcoming them to Georgetown.

Best,

Lexi

Alexa P. Freeman

Visiting Professor of Law and Director, S.J.D. Program

Georgetown University Law Center

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