ILW 2024

American Branch of the International Law Association shares reflections of Georgia Law student Madison Graham (J.D. ’25)

University of Georgia School of Law student Madison Graham (J.D. ’25) was recently featured in the American Branch of the International Law Association‘s blog. Graham, who served as one of ABILA’s Student Ambassadors for their 2024 International Law Weekend (ILW), writes about the panel discussion, “Empowering International Law to Address Rising Tensions in Outer Space: The Woomera Manual on the International Law of Military Space Activities and Operations.”

Jack Beard, Professor and Director of the Space, Cyber & National Security Law Program at the University of Nebraska College of Law, and member of Committee on the Use of Force for the American Branch of the International Law Association (“ABILA”), served as the panel’s moderator. Panelists included Laura Grego, Senior Scientist and Research Director for the Global Security Program of the Union of Concerned Scientists; Heather Harrison Dinniss, Senior Lecturer for the Department of International and Operational Law at the Swedish Defence University; David A. Koplow, Scott K. Ginsburg Professor of Law for the Georgetown University Law Center; and Dale Stephens, Professor and Director of the Research Unit on Military Law and Ethics at the University of Adelaide, Australia.

Graham was one of five ambassadors selected nationwide to assist with the work of ABILA in the preparation of the International Law Weekend 2024 conference. She attended ABILA’s ILW along with 7 other Georgia Law students through the support of Louis B. Sohn Professional Development stipends, detailed in a prior post (here). Graham’s full blog post can be accessed here. 

Georgia Law 3L Madison Graham selected as ABILA Ambassador

University of Georgia School of Law student, rising 3L Madison L. Graham, was selected by the American Branch of the International Law Association to be a 2024 student ambassador. She is one of five ambassadors selected nationwide to assist with the work of the organization, especially in the preparation of the International Law Weekend 2024 conference.

Graham states:

Groups like ABILA have been an integral part of my academic growth, and I am thrilled to have the opportunity to contribute as a student ambassador. I hope to use this position to meet other professionals across the field and give back in helping other students better understand the academic and professional opportunities available to them in studying international law

Graham is the second Georgia Law student in the last two years to be selected as an ABILA student ambassador. Last year, LL.M. student Bohdan Krivuts served in this role, detailed in a prior post (here).