A delegation from the Elisabeth Haub School of Law at ̾Ƶ spent February break in India, collaborating with OP Jindal Global University on an academic conference and a conclave with local ESG practitioners, and fostering collaborations with new academic institutions.
Taking part in the noteworthy trip were Haub Law School’s Dean Horace Anderson, Haub Law Professors Smita Narula, Katrina Fischer Kuh, Margot Pollans, Sasha Greenawalt, Adjunct Professor Rama Rao, Associate Director of Graduate Programs and International Affairs, Diana Ramirez, Associate Vice President, International Programs and Services at ̾Ƶ, Barry Stinson, and student Haub Scholar Hannah Dauray.
The visit was planned around a two-day conference on the Rule of Law and Environmental Justice that was jointly organized by Haub Law School and OP Jindal Global University’s Jindal Global Law School. The conference featured faculty and student panelists from both institutions and from King’s College London. On day two, Haub Law faculty members taught classes on Intellectual Property, Environmental Law in Action, and International Human Rights Law. The visit also featured a Business and Corporate Conclave on Corporate Governance and ESG that was jointly organized by Jindal and Pace. Haub Law faculty participated in a conversation on corporations and Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) practices alongside leaders of the most prominent law firms in India.
During the visit, Haub Law also formalized a new academic partnership with BITS Law School. Dean Anderson had the opportunity to meet with Ashish Bharadwaj, founding Dean of BITS Law School, which is based in Mumbai, India. During their time in Delhi, the ̾Ƶdelegation also visited the National Law University Delhi, where they had the opportunity to meet with Dr. G.S. Bajpai, the Vice Chancellor and discuss potential areas of collaboration.
On Monday, February 10, 2025, the Elisabeth Haub School of Law at ̾Ƶ welcomed Professor Michael C. Dorf, Robert S. Stevens Professor of Law at Cornell Law School as the speaker for the 2025 Dyson Distinguished Lecture. His lecture was entitled: “Play in the Joints of the Religion Clauses and Law More Broadly.”
Elisabeth Haub School of Law Professor Bennett Gershman speaks with CBS News about the legal battle over NYC’s congestion pricing program, noting that a judge has already upheld the plan and that President Trump does not have the authority to overturn it.
Bennett Gershman, professor of law at ̾Ƶ, told Newsweek: "Trump's Executive Order seeking to outlaw so called Birthright Citizenship is itself unlawful and will be easily struck down. "Mr. Trump may not like the constitutional rule. But however much he would like to, he does not have the power to flout the Constitution. He would need to get and the states to amend the constitution to implement his objective."