On April 19, Professor Michael Scharf, who formerly served as Counsel to the Counter-Terrorism Bureau at the State Department, appeared on Channel 3 News to discuss the possible connection between past Chechen terrorist acts and the Boston Marathon bombing.

GRANITO: How to Nail a Dictator
Movie screening followed by a panel discussion with the film's producer, Paco de Onis and its director, Pamela Yates moderated by Professor Michael P. Scharf Director of the Frederick K. Cox International Law Center.
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On July 17, 2012, Professor Scharf gave a workshop on transitional justice in Misratta, Libya. This location had been ground zero for the worst of the fighting in the civil war a year ago. Over 50 lawyers attended.

The Case Western Reserve University School of Law international law program ranked 11th in the 2012 U.S. News & World Report Specialty Area Rankings.

Prof. David Kocan is leading a grant project awarded by the USDA, with six student fellows, to compile a comprehensive report on Bankruptcy and Agricultural issues. The report will be used by the USDA in support of the Agency's efforts as a member of the U.S.-Canadian Regulatory Cooperation Council, established by the Canadian Prime Minister and the U.S. President.

Prof. Scharf and the Case Western Reserve University War Crimes Research Office were profiled in Erick Trickey, “Crime Fighters,” Cleveland Magazine, June 2012.

Prof. Colares' article "The Reality of EU-Conformity Review in France," will be published in the Columbia Journal of European Law in Fall 2012.