Minnesota Journal of International Law Presents

Minnesota Journal of International Law Presents: Prof. Fionnuala Ni Aolain 2

Minnesota Journal of International Law — Wed, 01 Jul 2026 12:59:29 -0500

On this installment of the Minnesota Journal of International Law's Scholar Interview Series, Mackenzie Gearin, an MJIL Staffer, interviews Professor Fionnuala Ní Aoláin on her time visiting prison camps in Syria as part of her Special Rapporteur mandate, the intersection between counter-terrorism practices and gender, and her forthcoming book.

You can watch the interview on the Minnesota Law YouTube Channel. (youtu.be/3_ldJUnhU8w?si=CFUiqy16NRdsuFHY)

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Transcript for this episode: z.umn.edu/MJIL4Transcript

**Please note that this interview was conducted before the killings of Renée Nicole Good and Alex Pretti. Operation Metro Surge, and the ensuing detention of thousands of residents in and around Minneapolis, only underscores the importance of practicing human rights at home and fighting against arbitrary detention in all its forms, as discussed by Professor Ni Aoláin in this interview.**

Minnesota Journal of International Law Presents: Dr. Stephen Mumme

Minnesota Journal of International Law — Wed, 01 Jul 2026 12:53:16 -0500

On this installment of the Minnesota Journal of International Law's Scholar Interview Series, Candace Dasanna, MJIL Co-Lead Managing Editor, sits down with Dr. Stephen Mumme, emeritus professor at Colorado State University, to discuss the Water Treaty between the U.S. and Mexico.

You can watch the interview on the Minnesota Law YouTube Channel. (youtu.be/AGFipuSPEC8)

Subscribe to the Minnesota Law podcast feed on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, SoundCloud, or via your preferred podcast application by searching ‘University of Minnesota Law School’, for more podcast content produced by Minnesota Law.

Transcript for this episode: z.umn.edu/MJIL3Transcript

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Minnesota Journal of International Law Presents: Prof. Donald Clarke

Minnesota Journal of International Law — Wed, 01 Jul 2026 12:46:09 -0500

In the second installment of the Minnesota Journal of International Law's Scholar Interview Series, Sofia Reed, MJIL Staffer, sits down with Professor Donald Clarke, David Weaver Research Professor Emeritus of Law at George Washington University Law School, to discuss his research regarding Chinese legal institutions, including how he developed the Anti-Anti-Orientalism approach.

You can watch the interview on the Minnesota Law YouTube Channel. (youtu.be/dvsBHXYZf2M?si=WzRBwHkW-sopC1uT)

Find the Minnesota Journal of International Law online at minnjil.org

Find a transcript of this interview here: z.umn.edu/MJIL2Transcript

Minnesota Journal of International Law Presents: Prof. Fionnuala Ni Aolain

Minnesota Journal of International Law — Wed, 01 Jul 2026 12:36:03 -0500

Welcome to the first featured interview of Minnesota Journal of International Law's Scholar Interview Series. Through this program, MJIL members have the opportunity to interview professors about their research and publications in the field of international law. Megan Marvin, MJIL Staffer, spoke with Professor Fionnuala Ní Aoláin about what brought her to the University of Minnesota, her time as a United Nations Special Rapporteur, and the path forward for lawyers working in the human rights space.

You can watch the interview on the Minnesota Law YouTube Channel. (youtu.be/YxM_zBp9QNo?si=LVAnFxwhChIUNuoA)

Find the Minnesota Journal of International Law online at https://journals.law.umn.edu/mjil

Find a transcript of this interview here: z.umn.edu/MJIL1Transcript