DOCTRINAL STUDY GROUPS

A communication platform that was created for you, and for uniting members on an international level.

Doctrinal Study Group Members – we need your help! The IALS is looking for interesting pedagogical approaches to use in a virtual classroom/online learning atmosphere. You are welcome to post your ideas on Groupsite or email us.

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About our Doctrinal Study Groups & Why You Should Join

  • There are 11 Study Groups:
  • Civil Procedure
  • Criminal Law & Procedure
  • Commercial Law
  • Constitutional Law
  • Contracts
  • Environmental Law
  • Family Law
  • Human & Political Rights
  • International Law
  • Legal Entities
  • Property Law
  • As a study group member, you can collaborate with peers from around the world to improve upon and help others with teaching techniques, syllabi, and classroom engagement, to name a few of many possible discussions.
  • Groupsite is the host site used for all communication. It features an archive section where members can access files, past communications, and e-mail correspondences.
  • The goal of this program is to assist you and your school in furthering our collective mission and responsibility of educating our future legal community.

OUR CHAIRS

CIVIL PROCEDURE

Stephen Hardy

Dean & Professor

UNIVERSITY OF HULL, FACULTY OF LAW,  UK

COMMERCIAL LAW

Dr. Andrew Dahdal

Assistant Professor

QATAL UNIVERSITY, COLLEGE OF LAW, QATAL

CONSTITUTIONAL LAW

Luis Franceschi

Senior Director of Governance and Peace, Directorate of the Commonwealth Secretariat, IALS Governor Emeritus

COMMONWEALTH, UK

Bettina Kahil-Wolff Hummer

Dean Emeritus

UNIVERSITY OF LAUSANNE, SWITZERLAND

CRIMINAL LAW & PROCEDURE

Dr. Abdulkarim A. Kana

Dean Emeritus & Professor

NASARAWA STATE UNIVERSITY, NIGERIA

ENVIRONMENTAL LAW

Sanjeevi Shanthakumar

Vice-Chancellor & Professor

GUJARAT NATIONAL LAW UNIVERSITY, INDIA

FAMILY LAW

Dr. Anju Tyagi

Professor

NATIONAL LAW UNVIERSITY OF NEW DELHI, INDIA

HUMAN & POLITICAL RIGHTS

Mohan Pieris

Supreme Court Justice (ret.)

SRI LANKA SUPREME COURT, SRI LANKA

Penelope Andrews

Professor

NEW YORK LAW SCHOOL, US

INTERNATIONAL LAW

Sreejith S.G.

Vice Dean

JINDAL GLOBAL UNIVERSITY, LAW SCHOOL, INDIA

LEGAL ENTITIES

Dr. Tshepo H. Mongalo

Associate Professor

WITS BUSINESS SCHOOL, JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA

PROPERTY LAW

Laura W. Young

Professor

SOOCHOW UNIVERSITY, KENNETH WANG SCHOOL OF LAW, CHINA