Avon Global Center for Women and Justice Provides legal resources and support to judges, legal professionals, governmental and nongovernmental organizations to improve access to justice for survivors of gender-based violence and also works in-depth clinical projects.
Berger International Legal Studies Program Sponsors dual-degree programs in Paris and Berlin, exchange programs with universities across Europe, Asia, Africa, and in Australia, international conferences abroad and at Cornell, and an extensive speaker program at the Law School.
BR Legal A joint program of the Law School and The Johnson (business) School in which law students work for entrepreneurs under the direct supervision of attorneys experienced in the relevant fields of law encountered by start-ups. Second and third year law students are eligible to participate and are paid for their time.
Clarke Center for International and Comparative Legal Studies Supports faculty and student initiatives, particularly in Asian legal studies. It also funds international alumni activities and library acquisitions in international and comparative law.
Clarke Middle East Legal Studies Provides programmatic and curricular resources related to the study of Middle Eastern legal systems.
Clarke Program in East Asian Law and Culture Focuses on bringing a broad interdisciplinary and humanistic focus to the study of law in East Asia. It sponsors conferences, professional travel, visiting and adjunct faculty members who teach courses related to East Asia, scholarships, library acquisitions, and periodic speakers on issues facing East Asia.
Cornell Death Penalty Project Sponsors two clinics that provide students with the opportunity to assist in the representation of capital defendants, both at trial and at various stages in the appeals process. It also sponsors periodic symposia related to capital punishment, and conducts empirical research on jury decision making in capital cases.
Keck Focus on Legal Ethics Program The W. M. Keck Foundation supports a program designed to improve the teaching of legal ethics at the Law School and throughout the United States. Practitioners-in-residence and visiting fellows discuss important issues of legal ethics related to a number of courses. The program also sponsors colloquia on issues of applied ethics and in conjunction with the Legal Information Institute has developed the American Legal Ethics Library, a new computerized informational and educational library on legal and judicial ethics for use throughout the United States.
Legal Information Institute The preeminent source of legal materials on the Internet. It is the leading web site for distribution of Supreme Court opinions and the only web site offering decisions of the New York State Court of Appeals (New York’s highest court). It also publishes disk-based resources for use in classrooms and law practices and provides e-mail notifications of important decisions.
