"The US, the EU, the Past and Future of the International Legal Order"

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Panel Discussion
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Various
Date: 
Thursday, January 29, 2026 - 16:00 to 17:30
Event Status: 
As Scheduled
Location: 
University Club-Conference Room A, 3rd Floor
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To submit questions in advance:
Contact Person: 
Randall Halle/Erica Edwards
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Contact Email: 
rhalle@pitt.edu /eee36@pitt.edu
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Cost: 
Free

Ukraine. Gaza. Venezuela. Greenland. NATO.

Discussions of the state of the international legal order fill our headlines and newsfeeds. They compel us to ask: what is happening to our world? The transatlantic relationship has provided the foundation of the International Legal Order for decades, but at this moment, that foundation seems to be crumbling.
Pause your podcasts and join in for a live discussion of where we are and where we are headed!

Ruth Bajada, Deputy Ambassador, Head of the EU Delegation in Washington

Joined by:
Prof. Ronald Brand, Chancellor Mark A. Nordenberg University Professor and Director of the Center for International Legal Education
Prof. Randall Halle, Klaus W. Jonas Professor and Director of the Jean Monnet EU Center of Excellence
Prof. Carissa Slotterback, Dean of the School of Public and International Affairs, Moderator

This event is part of the European Studies Center's lecture series The International Legal Order.

UCIS Unit: 
European Studies Center
European Union Center of Excellence
Global Studies Center
Other Pitt Sponsors: 
Dietrich School of Arts and Science
School of Public and International Affairs (SPIA)
Center for International Legal Education and University of Pittsburgh School of Law
Is Event Already in University Calendar?: 
Yes
University Calendar ID: 
51773781613340