The entire staff of SCSY is looking forward to having you here for a weekend of debate and reflection on the subtleties of international law. To give you a bit of a sneak preview of the people you will be spending four days with, let me tell you something about the chairing staff. I grew up in California before coming to Yale, where I'm in my senior year finishing up the political science major. In addition to some heavy involvement with the model UN scene here, I sing bass in the Glee Club and work for the Yale Journal of Ethics.
Cassie is a Connecticut native hailing from Windsor - the oldest town in the state.
She doesn't get one often because she's double majoring in Economics and International Studies. Our cases this year challenge us to apply international law as best we can to some complicated scenarios out of recent history, and ask ourselves the limits of international law in the context of global politics. I hope you are all looking forward to the challenge.