CORNELL UNIVERSITY
INTERNATIONAL LAW / INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS COLLOQUIUM
Prof. Sarah Kreps
Dept. of Government
sarah.kreps@cornell.edu
Prof. Odette Lienau
Cornell Law School
ol53@cornell.edu
Program Assistant:
Jamie Weber
jaw6@cornell.edu
Description
This interdisciplinary colloquium, held at the law school and jointly offered with the Department
of Government, invites scholars to present research related to international law and international
relations. The presented work will span a broad substantive and methodological spectrum, and
may include empirical and theoretical material. This course is especially appropriate for students
developing their own research agendas but is open to all students interested in the topic.
A light lunch will be provided as part of the course. If possible, please try to arrive several
minutes before the session begins to arrange your food so we can begin on time. For each
session, both regular auditors and occasional attendees must RSVP to Jamie Weber at
jaw6@cornell.edu. Those enrolled for credit do not need to RSVP, but please let us know in
advance if you must miss a particular session.
Course Meetings
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Every other Monday* – 12:15-1:20pm
Myron Taylor Hall 279 (subject to change)
Cornell University Law School
*The colloquium meets for the full academic year every other week. We generally meet on
Mondays, although any departure from this will be noted on the schedule.
Please note that we will end promptly at 1:20pm. We understand that some of you may need to
attend a class directly afterward, but please make every effort to stay attentive to the speaker
until end of the session. If you need to leave before then for a particular session, please let us
know in advance so we can tell the speaker and limit any disruption.
Credit and Grading
You will receive one credit for the full academic year. There is no ½ credit option for one
semester; as such, students registering for credit must participate for the whole year. This course
is only available S-U, and is open to auditors for either or both semesters. Those who have
previously taken the colloquium for credit are welcome to audit the course, given that each year
the sessions cover new topics. There is no prerequisite for the course.
Course Requirements
Attendance at each colloquium session is required, and any absences should be cleared in
advance. A sign-up sheet will be available for each session.
Students must participate regularly in the colloquium discussion, and are expected to read each
paper in advance and come prepared for Q&A. In addition, participants will be expected to
prepare initial comments/questions for at least one and up to several speakers throughout the
year, with the exact number dependent on course enrollment. Written summaries of comments
for your assigned day (no more than 500 words) should be sent to the professors by 6pm on the
Sunday prior to the presentation. If you have a preference for a particular speaker based upon
looking at their website bios, please e-mail us by the Friday (9 a.m.) following our introductory
session.
We want to encourage you to be critical and probing in your comments and questions. While
supportive questions are helpful, our speakers appreciate more of a challenge as well. This is
especially the case as they will generally present works-in-progress with room for improvement.
So please do feel free to incorporate the (constructively) adversarial nature and critical edge of
law school into the colloquium!
Papers for each session will be available through the ‘Current Year’ tab of the colloquium
website, and the discussion schedule will be available on the ‘Information for Students’ tab:
http://www.lawschool.cornell.edu/cornell-IL-IR/
There is no exam requirement and no separate paper option.