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Speaker Series: Natasha Iskander

ABF Offices, 750 N Lake Shore Drive, 4th Floor Chicago, IL

Skill—specifically the distinction between the “skilled” and “unskilled”—is generally defined as a measure of ability and training, but this paper uses a study of Qatar’s booming construction industry in the lead-up to the 2022 World Cup to show that skill distinctions are political constructs used to limit freedom, narrow political rights, and even deny access…

ABF Fellows 66th Annual Virtual Awards Banquet

This event is free to registerees. Join the ABF Fellows in celebrating the 2022 Honorees: Outstanding Service Award: Hon. Vanessa Ruiz Outstanding Scholar Award: Professor Martha Albertson Fineman Outstanding State Chair Award: William T. Coplin, Jr., Esq. (Alabama) Distinguished Career in Memoriam: Hon. Robert A. Katzmann Featured Keynote: "The Power of Dissent—Reflections on Justice Ginsburg"…

Fellows CLE Research Seminar

Register with the ABA 1:00pm PT / 2:00pm MT / 3:00pm CT / 4:00pm ET Fellows CLE Research Seminar (CLE Requested): "Democracies and International Law" with: Tom Ginsburg, ABF Research Professor; Leo Spitz Professor of International Law, University of Chicago Rachel Cichowski, Professor, Department of Political Science and Law, Societies & Justice Department, University of Washington…