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further LeArning opportunities
assume primary responsibility for the representation
of these refugees, whose requests for asylum have already
been rejected by the U.S. government. Working
in pairs, students interview the client; research the
human rights record of the country of origin; develop
documentary and testimonial records showing that
the client either suffered past persecution or will
suffer future persecution if forced to return; locate
and prepare witnesses; and represent the client at a
hearing before a federal immigration judge.
harrison insTiTuTe for Public laW
The Harrison Institute works with public officials
and nonprofit organizations on trade policy, health
policy, climate policy, and conservation of natural
resources. Internationally, the Institute helps
public officials assess the impact of trade policy
on domestic governance, influence international
negotiations on investment and services, and
develop initiatives that can shape the global
economy. Recent collaborators or clients include
the South Centre (Geneva), the Forum on
Democracy and Trade, the Heinrich Boell Foundation,
and the International Labor Organization.
communiTy JusTice ProJecT
The Community Justice Project engages students in
a wide range of transnational and comparative law
activities in partnership with foreign law school clinics
or non-governmental organizations. The clinic’s
students have collaborated with counterparts from
Egypt’s Alexandria Law School on a comparative
analysis of the impact of family courts on access to
justice. Other clinic students have partnered with an
Indian NGO on emerging rights issues for sexually
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marginalized people, doing legal analysis, developing
surveys, and conducting focus groups with affected
individuals in Baroda, India. On such international
projects, clinic students communicate with overseas
clients and partners by internet during the academic
year and then, later, further their understanding
through direct experience in the country.
visiTing researcher Program
Georgetown Law’s Visiting Researcher Program
serves the research needs of a wide variety of scholars,
advanced students, and others from throughout
the world each year. These Visiting Researchers
come to Georgetown to gain access to the Law Center’s
renowned libraries, faculty, and facilities.
Georgetown Law accepts a small number of Visiting
Researchers each year. The candidates are typically
experienced legal scholars on leave from their
current academic position or, less frequently, younger
academics (often doctoral candidates) or others who
wish to conduct research and to consult informally
with Georgetown Law faculty.
Visiting Researchers are given access to the
libraries, Westlaw, LexisNexis, and may audit up to
one course per semester. Depending on availability
they may also be given space to call their own in one
of Georgetown Law’s libraries.