The Global Capital Markets Center is a joint effort of faculty members from the Law School and the Fuqua School of Business and is funded by private and corporate sponsors. The center sponsors workshops, seminars, and conferences to address the legal and financial implications of the expanding global economy. Students with international interests are encouraged to participate. Editorial staff members are selected through a writing competition. Involvement with the journal provides students access to some of the most influential writers in the international law.
Students also learn from their fellow students who have strong international backgrounds.
The International Law Society coordinates law students' professional activities in international legal matters through two areas of focus. First, it encourages international advocacy by sponsoring a team to participate in the annual Philip C. Jessup International Moot Court Competition in which Duke's team advanced to the world finals in 2000. Second, it organizes an annual Distinguished Speakers Series with lectures focusing on current issues in international law and politics. Membership is open to the entire student body. Students matriculate in June and take a portion of their first-year curriculum during that summer.