Keenly interested in the relationship between consumer debt and bankruptcy, Professor John Chung recently testified before the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee on proposed bankruptcy legislation regarding abusive credit card practices. A prolific author, Professor Chung’s articles cover many legal topics including bankruptcy, international law, and contracts. Academia is not alone in recognizing…, Articles, ", The Legality of Online Daily Fantasy Sports versus the Illegality of Online Poker ,", 27 Roger Williams University Law Review 1 (2022)., "Rethinking the Role of NGOs in an Era of Extreme Wealth Inequality: The Example of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation ,", 26 Roger Williams University Law Review 1 (2021)., ", Nation-States and Their Operations in Planting of Malware in Other Countries: Is It Legal Under International Law,", 80 University of Pittsburgh Law Review 33 (2018)., ", Critical Infrastructure, Cybersecurity, and Market Failure ,", 96 Oregon Law Review 441 (2018)., ", Wealth Inequality as Explained by Quantitative Easing and Law’s Inertia,", 85 UMKC Law Review 275 (2017)., ", The Role of Naval Power in the Development of Customary International Law,", 34 Quinnipiac Law Review 39 (2015)., ", Twenty Years of Impact: The Role of the Law School’s Alumni in Rhode Island History,", 19 Roger Williams University Law Review 679 (2014)(Twentieth Anniversary Edition)., "In re Qimonda AG: The Conflict Between Comity and the Public Policy Exception in Chapter 15 of the Bankruptcy Code ,", 32 Boston University International Law Journal 89 (2014)., ", A Fundamental Flaw with UNCITRAL’s Approach to Cross-Border Secured Transactions: The Failure To Address Creditor Due Diligence Issues,", 20 American Bankruptcy Institute Law Review 557 (2012)., "Customary International Law as Explained by Status, Instead of Contract,", 37 North Carolina Journal of International Law & Commercial Regulation 609 (2012)., ", From Feudal Land Contracts to Financial Derivatives: The Treatment of Status through Specific Relief,", 29 Review of Banking & Financial Law 107 (2009)., ", Money as Simulacrum: The Legal Nature and Reality of Money ,", 5 Hastings Business Law Journal 109 (2009)., ", Chapter 15 of the Bankruptcy Code and its Implicit Assumptions regarding the Foreign Exchange Market,", 76 Tennessee Law Review 67 (2008)., ", Promissory Estoppel and the Protection of Interpersonal Trust ,", 56 Cleveland State Law Review 37 (2008)., ", The Retrogressive Flaw of Chapter 15 of the Bankruptcy Code: A Lesson from Maritime Law,", 17 Duke Journal of Comparative & International Law 253 (2007)., " The New Chapter 15 of the Bankruptcy Code: A Step Toward Erosion of National Sovereignty,", 27 Northwestern Journal of International Law & Business 89 (2006)., " The United Nations Compensation Commission and the Balancing of Rights between Individual Claimants and the Government of Iraq ,", 10 U.C.L.A. Journal of International Law & Foreign Affairs 141 (2005).,
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Nicole P. Dyszlewski currently serves as Assistant Dean of Academic Innovation , for the Law School. She originally joined the staff of the law school as the Research/Access Services Librarian in 2015 having come from a public legislative library before becoming the Head of Reference, Instruction, and Engagement in the law library prior to accepting her current position. She received a B.A. from…, Books, Integrating Doctrine and Diversity: Equity and Inclusion Beyond the First Year, (Durham, North Carolina: Carolina Academic Press, 2024)(with Raquel J. Gabriel, Suzanne Harrington-Steppen, Anna Russell, and Genevieve B. Tung)., Integrating Doctrine and Diversity: Inclusion and Equity in the Law School Classroom, (Durham, North Carolina: Carolina Academic Press, 2021)(with Raquel J. Gabriel, Suzanne Harrington-Steppen, Anna Russell, and Genevieve B. Tung) “Marketing and Outreach,” in, Introduction to Law Librarianship, , edited by Zanada Joyner and Cas Laskowski (Mountain View, CA: Pressbooks, 2021) (with Jessica Almeida) “Rhode Island Women's Bar Association & the History of Women Lawyers in Our State,” in, Raising the Bar: America Celebrates 150 Years of Women Lawyers 1869-2019, , edited by Chuck Oldham and Ana E. Lopez (Tampa, FL: Faircount Media Group, 2019) (with Cassandra L. Feeney and Gina Renzulli Lemay) “Transgender and Gender Non-Conforming (TGNC) Inmates,” in, Sexual Orientation, Gender Identities, and the Law: A Research Bibliography, 2006-2016, , edited by Dana Neacsu and David Brian Holt (Getzville, New York: William S. Hein & Co., Inc., 2018) (with Alisha Hennen), What Color is Your C.F.R.?, (Chicago, Illinois: CALI, 2016) (with Raquel Ortiz, illustrated by Liz Gotauco), Articles, " Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, Belonging, and Social Justice in the Curriculum, in the Classroom, and in the Courtroom ," 29, Roger Williams L. Rev., 6 (2023)(with Diana Hassel)., ", Law Librarians Leading Law Schools Through Transformative Change: Integrating Doctrine and Diversity, ,", 42, Legal Reference Ser, v. Q. 163 (2023). "Integrating Diversity, Inclusion, Equity, Social Justice and Law with Intention,", Jurist, , April 22, 2022., ", Focus on the Future: An Interview with Koye Idowu,", Rhode Island Bar Journal, , Jan./Feb. 2022, at 32 (with Meghan L. Hopkins)., ", Integrating Diversity into the 1L Curriculum, One Librarian at a Time," 25, UC Davis Social Justice Law Review, 64 (2021)., ", Law Librarians as Access to Justice Allies," 17, Public Services Quarterly, 65 (2021) (with Jessica Almeida)., ", Focus on the Future: An Interview with Justin S. Smith,", Rhode Island Bar Journal, , Nov./Dec. 2021, at 21 (with Meghan L. Hopkins)., ", Focus on the Future: An Interview with Samantha Armstrong,", Rhode Island Bar Journal, , Sept./Oct. 2021, at 21 (with Meghan L. Hopkins)., ", Focus on the Future: An Interview with Emily Heisler,", Rhode Island Bar Journal, , July/August 2021, at 23 (with Meghan L. Hopkins)., ", Focus on the Future: An Interview with Monsurat Ottun,", Rhode Island Bar Journal, , May/June 2021, at 21 (with Meghan L. Hopkins)., ", Focus on the Future: An Interview with Kaylin Pelletier,", Rhode Island Bar Journal, , March/April 2021, at 27 (with Meghan L. Hopkins). "History of the First Women Project," 25, Roger Williams University Law Review, 307 (2020)., ", Boldly Marching Through Closed Doors: The Experiences of the Earliest Female Attorneys in Their Own Words,, ", 25, Roger Williams University Law Review, 340 (2020)., ", Focus on the Future: An Interview with Michaela Bland,", Rhode Island Bar Journal, , May/June 2020, at 33 (with Meghan L. Hopkins)., ", Focus on the Future: An Interview with Zachary Lyons,, ", Rhode Island Bar Journal, , July/August 2020, at 22 (Meghan L. Hopkins)., ", 7 Podcasts for Lawyers Who Love True Crime," Rhode Island Bar Journal, ,, March/April 2020, at 23., ", Continuing the Conversation on Diversity and Inclusion,", AALL Spectrum, , Sept./Oct. 2019, at 30 (with Zanada Joyner and Joshua LaPorte). "Learning from Millennials in the Legal Workspace,", Rhode Island Bar Journal, , Mar./Apr. 2019, at 23 (with Suzanne Harrington-Steppen). "Book Review,, Beyond Smart: Lawyering with Emotional Intelligence, by Ronda Muir," 110, Law Library Journal, 416 (2018)., ", 9 Strategies for Improving the Legal Internship Experience at Your Office,", Rhode Island Bar Journal, , Jan./Feb. 2018, at 21 (with Laura Pickering)., ", Legal Ease: Self-Care for Library Staff,", AALL White Paper, (2018), (editor)(with Jessica Randall Panella and Brittany Stronjy). "Bringing Books Behind Bars: Anatomy of a Successful Service Project,", AALL Spectrum, , Nov./Dec. 2016, at 39 (with Jessica Pisano Jones and Joshua LaPorte) "Mass Incarceration: An Annotated Bibliography," 21, Roger Williams University Law Review, 471 (2016)(with Lucinda Harrison-Cox and Raquel Ortiz)., ", Managing Disruptive Patron Behavior in Law Libraries: A Grey Paper," 107, Law Library Journal, 491 (2015)(with Kristen R. Moore and Genevieve B. Tung)., ", Outreach to Public Libraries: Efforts to Propel Service and Access to Information in New England,", AALL Spectrum, , Dec. 2014, at 13 (with Catherine Biondo, Joshua LaPorte, and Rebecca Martin). "Book Review,, Politics of Parking: Rights, Identity and Property by Sarah Marusek,", 105, Law Library Journal, 235 (2013) "Book Review, Human Rights in Europe: Commentary on the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union," 20, Law and Politics Book Review, 348 (2010),
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Professor Ellen Farwell joined Roger Williams University School of Law faculty in 2023 after teaching at New England Law | Boston, Northeastern University School of Law and Brandeis University. She previously served as Associate General Counsel at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. Professor Farwell represented the hospital in the negotiation of regional and international healthcare collaborations,…, Articles, "Time to Flip the Tables: Board Diversity and the Fiduciary Duties of Non-Profit Directors," (Forthcoming in, Temple Law Review, ) "A Real Seat at the Table: Identity Capitalism and State Law Efforts to Diversify Corporate Boards," 56, New Eng. L. Rev., 141 (2022) "Fulfilling the Promise?: When Humanitarian Obligations and Foreign Policy Goals Conflict in the United States, Book Review," 27, B.C. Third World L.J., 477 (2007)
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Professor Freamon brings a unique and impressive set of qualifications to the job. A Professor of Law Emeritus at Seton Hall Law School, he has visited on the law faculties of the University of Nairobi, Washington and Lee University, Rutgers University (Newark), and Pace University, and he has served as an adjunct faculty member at New York University School of Law for the past four years,…, Books and Book Chapters, Possessed by The Right Hand: The Problem of Slavery in Islamic Law and Muslim Cultures, (Leiden: Brill, 2019) "Slavery and Society in East Africa, Oman and the Persian Gulf," in, What is a Slave Society? The Practice of Slavery in Global Perspective, , edited by Noel Lenski and Catherine M. Cameron (Cambridge; New York: Cambridge University Press, 2018) "Straight, No Chaser: Slavery, Abolition and Modern Islamic Thought," in, Indian Ocean Slavery in the Age of Abolition, , edited by Robert Harms, David W. Blight, and Bernard K. Freamon (New Haven: Yale University Press, 2013), Indian Ocean Slavery in the Age of Abolition, (New Haven: Yale University Press, 2013) (co-editor with Robert Harms and David W. Blight) "Slavery," in, Encyclopedia of Islamic Political Thought, , edited by Gerhard Bowering, Patricia Crone, and Mahan Mirza (Princeton: Princeton University Press, 2012) "Definitions and Conceptions of Slave Ownership in Islamic Law," in, The Legal Understanding of Slavery: From the Historical to the Contemporary, , edited by Jean Allain (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2012) "Islamic Law and Trafficking in Women and Children in the Indian Ocean World," in, Trafficking in Slavery's Wake: Law and Experience of Women and Children, , edited by Benjamin Lawrance and Richard L. Roberts (Athens: Ohio University Press, 2012) "The Emergence of a New Qur'anic Hermeneutic and the Role and Impact of Universities in West and East," in, The Law Applied: Contextualizing the Islamic Shari'a, , edited by P. Bearman, W. Heinrichs, and B. Weiss (London: I.B. Taurus, 2008) "Action Research for Justice in Newark, N.J.," in, Educating for Justice: Social Values and Legal Education, , edited by Jeremy Cooper and Louise Trubek (Aldershot, UK: Ashgate Publishing, 1997), Evidence: Cases and Problems, , 2nd ed. (Harrison, Norcross, Ga., 1995) (with Warren D. Bracy, Ronald D. Raitt, Ivan E. Bodensteiner, and James Marshall Klebba), Articles, " Is the State Constitutional Guarantee of the Privilege of Habeas Corpus Suspended in N.J.? ", 49, Seton Hall J. Legis. & Pub. Pol'y, 75 (2025). " ABA-Mandated Instruction on Racism and Recent State Legislation Banning Such Instruction in University Classrooms: ‘Jim Crow’ Redux ", 29, Roger Williams U. L. Rev., 11 (2024). "Are the Persian Gulf City-States Slave Societies?" ,, Aeon Essays, , 2021 "Review of Jonathan A.C. Brown, Slavery and Islam" (London: Oneworld Academic, 2019) 4, Journal of Islamic Ethics, , 1-5 (2020) "Toward the Abolition of Slavery under the Aegis of Islamic Law, The Comparative Jurist,", William and Mary Law School’s International and Comparative Law Blog, , May 1, 2020, , ", ISIS, Boko Haram, and the Human Right to Freedom from Slavery under Islamic Law," 39 , Fordham International Law Journal, 245 (2015), ", Ideological Origins of Anti-Slavery Thought," 1, Encyclopedia of Antislavery and Abolition, , pp. 345-357 (2007), ", Qur’an and Antislavery," 2, Encyclopedia of Antislavery and Abolition, , pp. 555-560 (2007) , ", Some Reflection on Post-Enlightenment Qur’anic Hermeneutics," 2006, Michigan State Law Review, 1403, ", The Origins of the Anti-Segregation Clause in the New Jersey Constitution," 35, Rutgers Law Journal, 1267 (2004), ", Martyrdom, Suicide, and the Islamic Law of War: A Short Legal History," 27, Fordham International Law Journal, 299 (2003), ", Slavery, Freedom, and the Doctrine of Consensus in Islamic Jurisprudence," 11, Harvard Human Rights Journal, 1 (1998), ", A Blueprint for a Center of Social Justice," 22, Seton Hall Law Review, 1225 (1992), ", Peer Review Physicians and the State Action Exemption: Are They Protected When They Act in Bad Faith?," 9, Preview of U.S. Supreme Court Cases, 247 (1988)., ", A Review of the Right to Die for Terminally Ill Patients," 1, Yale L. & Pol'y Rev., 80 (1982) (with Linda Mehling), ", Death with Dignity Laws: A Plea for Uniform Legislation," 5, Seton Hall Legislative Journal, 105 (1982)
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Professor Jonathan Gutoff is one of the nation’s top experts on piracy and maritime law issues. In addition to his popular courses on Administrative Law, Admiralty, Civil Procedure, and Remedies, Gutoff is a former acting director (and present faculty member) of RWU Law’s Marine Affairs Institute. His articles have appeared in top legal publications such as the Journal of Maritime Law and…, Articles, ", Attaching Domestic Assets to Remedy High Seas Pollution: Rule B and Marine Debris," 22, Roger Williams University Law Revie, w 432 (2017) "Franchise Tax Board of California v. Hyatt:, A Split Court, Full Faith and Credit, and Federal Common Law,, ", 22 , Roger Williams University Law Review, 248 (2017) "An Examination and Consideration of: Jurisdiction and Forum Selection in International Maritime Law: Essays in Honor of Robert Force,", , 38, Journal of Maritime Law and Commerc, e 583 (2007), ", Fugitive Slaves and Ship-jumping Sailors: The Enforcement and Survival of Coerced Labor,", 9 University of Pennsylvania Journal of Labor and Employment Law, 87 (2006) , ", A Jurisdictional Prolegomenon to the Limitation of Liability Act," 32, Journal of Maritime Law and Commerc, e 203 (2001), ", The Law of Piracy in Popular Culture," 31, Journal of Maritime Law and Commerce, 643 (2000), ", Federal Common Law and Congressional Delegation: A Reconceptualization of Admiralty," 61 , University of Pittsburgh Law Review, 367 (2000), ", Original Understandings and the Private Law Origins of the Federal Admiralty Jurisdiction: A Reply to Professor Casto," 30, Journal of Maritime Law and Commerce, 361 (1999), ", Limitation of Liability in Oil Pollution Cases: In Search of Concursus or Procedural Alternative to Concursus?," 22 , Tulane Maritime Law Journal, 331 (1998) (with Robert Force) "Admiralty, Article III, and Supreme Court Review of State Court Decisionmaking," 70 , Tulane Law Review, 2169 (1996)
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Suzanne Harrington-Steppen is the Associate Director of Pro Bono Programs and the Director of Summer Public Interest Externship Program. Suzanne received a B.A. in Political Science from Boston College and a J.D. from City University of New York School of Law. Prior to joining the Law School as the Project Coordinator for the Pro Bono Collaborative, Suzanne completed a two-year federal clerkship…, Books, Integrating Doctrine and Diversity: Inclusion and Equity in the Law School Classroom, (Durham, North Carolina: Carolina Academic Press, 2021)(with Nicole Dyszlewski, Raquel J. Gabriel, Anna Russell, and Genevieve B. Tung), Articles, "Learning from Millennials in the Legal Workspace,", Rhode Island Bar Journal, , Mar./Apr. 2019, at 23 (with Nicole P. Dyszlewski) "Don’t Do It Alone: A Community-Based, Collaborative Approach to Pro Bono," 23, Georgetown Journal of Legal Ethics, , 323 (2010) (co-authored with Laurie Barron, et al.)
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Professor Diana Hassel teaches constitutional law, civil rights, critical race theory, and race and the law. She writes in the areas of civil rights litigation, due process, and integrating issues of racial justice into the law school curriculum. She is one of designers of the RWU Law required course -- Race and Foundations of American Law and is a co-author with Monica Teixeira de Sousa and…, Articles, " United States Supreme Court Survey: 2019 Term, Hernandez v. Mesa: A Catalyst for Change? ,", 26 Roger Williams Law Review 73 (2021)., "Excessive Reasonableness,", 43 Indiana Law Review 117 (2009)., "Sex and Death: Lawrence’s Liberty and Physician Assisted Suicide,", 9 University of Pennsylvania Journal of Constitutional Law 1003 (2007)., ", Lawrence v. Texas: Evolution of Constitutional Doctrine, ,", 9 Roger Williams University Law Review 565 (2004)., ", The Use of Criminal Sodomy Laws in Civil Litigation,, ", 79 Texas Law Review 813 (2001)., "Living A Lie: The Cost of Qualified Immunity," , 64 Missouri Law Review 123 (1999)., ", A Missed Opportunity: The Federal Tort Claims Act and Civil Rights Actions,", 49 Oklahoma Law Review 455 (1996).
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Susan Heyman joined the Roger Williams University School of Law faculty in the fall of 2011. She had previously been at the Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law in New York. She graduated magna cum laude from Cardozo, where she was executive editor of Cardozo Law Review and the recipient of the Felix Frankfurter Award. She clerked for the Honorable Robert E. Cowen of the U.S. Court of Appeals for…, Articles, "Digital Realty Trust v. Somers: Whistleblowers and Corporate Retaliation," 24, Roger Williams University Law Review, 78 (2019), ", Corporate Privilege and an Individual’s Right to Defend," 85, George Washington Law Review, 1112 (2017), ", Rethinking Regulation Fair Disclosure and Corporate Free Speech," 36, Cardozo Law Review, 1099 (2015), ", The Quiet Period in a Noisy World: Rethinking Securities Regulations and Corporate Free Speech," 74, Ohio State Law Journal, 189 (2013) Book Review, "Contracts in the Real World: Stories of Popular Contracts and Why They Matter by Larry Cunningham,", Concurring Opinions, (October 17, 2012), , ", The Missing Elements of Contract Damages," 84, Temple Law Review, 119 (2011), ", Bottoms-Up: An Alternative Approach for Investigating Corporate Malfeasance," 37, American Journal of Criminal Law, 163 (2010), ", Bringing Down the Bar: Accountants Challenge Meaning of Unauthorized Practice," 21, Cardozo Law Review, 1425 (2000)
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After a successful term at Yale Law School (where she served on the Yale Law Journal, the Yale Journal of Law and Policy, and the Yale Journal of International Law), Niki Kuckes won a coveted clerkship with Judge (now Justice) Antonin Scalia. She moved on to develop a sophisticated litigation practice in Washington, D.C, where for almost two decades she focused on white collar criminal matters,…, Books, “Rewriting Grand Jury History,” in, Grand Jury 2.0, , edited by Roger Fairfax (Durham, North Carolina: Carolina Press, 2011), Articles, ", Iancu v. Brunetti: Free Speech Meets Immoral and Scandalous Trademarks in the Supreme Court," 25, Roger Williams University Law Review, 80 (2020), ", Matal v. Tam: Free Speech Meets Disparaging Trademarks in the Supreme Court,, ", 23, Roger Williams University Law Review, 122 (2018), ", Designing Law School Externships That Comply with the FLSA," 21, Clinical Law Revie, w 79 (2014), ", The State of Rule 3.8: Prosecutorial Ethics Reform Since Ethics 2000," 22, Georgetown Journal of Legal Ethics, 427 (2009), ", Civil Due Process, Criminal Due Process," 25, Yale Law and Policy Review, 1 (2006) "The Democratic Prosecutor: Explaining the Constitutional Function of the Federal Grand Jury,", , 94, Georgetown Law Journal, 1265 (2006) "The Useful, Dangerous Fiction of Grand Jury Independence,", , 41, American Criminal Law Review, 1 (2004)
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