Oct. 2017

The 1st Annual Fall Speaker Series

at Penn State Law

In October of 2017, the Penn State Journal of Law & International Affairs hosted its first annual Fall Speaker Series. The series featured three presentations on a number of pressing and relevant topics by prominent Penn State Law professors that are globally recognized for their contributions and successes in the law. The speakers included:

      • U.S. Ambassador Dennis Jett
      • Vice Admiral (Ret.) James W. Houck
      • Professor Tiyanjana Maluwa

The following information highlights the 2017 first annual JLIA Fall Speaker Series, including the dates and topics of each discussion.


Tuesday, October 10, 2017

Speaker: U.S. Ambassador Dennis Jett

Topic: Why Peacekeeping Fails: a discussion of the limitations of what peacekeepers can accomplish and how they are used and misused

Location: Lewis Katz Building, Room 116


Tuesday, October 17, 2017

Speaker: Vice Admiral (Ret.) James W. Houck

Topic: North Korean Missiles, Russian Cyber Meddling, and International Law

Location: Lewis Katz Building, Room 012


Thursday, October 25, 2017

Speaker: Professor Tiyanjana Maluwa

Topic: The United Nations (a discussion to correspond with United Nations Day)

Location: Lewis Katz Building, Room 114