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Hiram Chodosh
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B.A., Wesleyan University
J.D., Yale University (1990)


Biography
Before assuming the deanship of the S.J. Quinney College of Law July 1, 2006, Dean Chodosh was associate dean for academic affairs and Joseph C. Hostetler-Baker & Hostetler Professor of Law at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio. Dean Chodosh joined the Case faculty in 1993 after three years in private practice in New York City with the international firm of Cleary, Gottlieb, Steen & Hamilton. At Case, he also directed the Frederick K. Cox International Law Center from 1998 to 2003. A leading expert in comparative and global justice reform with hands-on experience in more than 20 countries, he has served as a consultant on judicial reform for the International Monetary Fund, a senior reporter on several U.S. State Department reform studies, and an adviser to the World Bank's Justice Reform Group. A Fulbright Senior Scholar in India in 2003, Dean Chodosh is the author of Global Justice Reform: A Comparative Methodology, published in 2005 by New York University Press, and more than 25 articles, essays, and book chapters.


Curriculum Vitae

Scholarship Highlights

"Rebuilding Nation Building," 37 Case Western Reserve Journal of International Law 1 (2005)

Global Justice Reform: A Comparative Methodology (NYU Press, 2005)

"The Challenge and Prospect of Mediation in India," 3-3 ICFAI Journal for Alternative Dispute Resolution 37 (2004)

"International Legal Arbitrage of Controversial Medical Technologies: An Introduction," 35-3 Case Western Reserve Journal of International Law 363 (2004) (with James Lisher II)

"Globalizing the U.S. Legal Curriculum: The Saja Paradigm," 37 U.C. Davis Law Review 843 (2004)

Mediation in India: A Toolkit (United States Education Foundation in India, 2004) (with Niranjan Bhatt and Firdosh Kassam)

"Mediation: Values and Obstacles in India," Chapter 2, 103-134, in Mediation in India: A Toolkit (United States Education Foundation in India, 2004)

"Local Mediation in Advance of Armed Conflict," 19 Ohio State Journal on Dispute Resolution 213 (2003)

"Emergence from the Dilemmas of Justice Reform," 38 Texas International Law Journal 587 (2003)

"Mediation," in Lok Adalat as a Mechanism of Alternative Dispute Resolution (Delhi Legal Services Authority and Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University, 2003)

"Reforming Judicial Reform Inspired by U.S. Models," 52 DePaul Law Review 351 (in Clifford Symposium, Export/Import: America and the World Exchange Notions of Civil Justice, 2002)

"Teaching through Tragedy: The Challenges and Opportunities Created by 9/11," 34 Case Western Reserve Journal of International Law 189 (2002)

"Introduction: International Crimes against Women," 34 Case Western Reserve Journal of International Law 1 (2002)

"Yargi Reformlari: Trendler, Sorunlar, ve Stratejiler," 8 Selcuk Universitesi Hukuk Fakultesi Dergisi, No. 1, 317 ["Comparative Judicial Reform: Trends, Challenges, and Strategies," 8 Selcuk University Law Journal 317 (2002)]

"Hukuk Egitimi: Trendler, Sorunlar, ve Stratejiler," 8 Selcuk Universitesi Hukuk Fakultesi Dergisi, No. 1, 327 (2002) ["Legal Education: Trends, Challenges, and Strategies," 8 Selcuk University Law Journal 327 (2002)

"Palestine," Legal Systems of the World: A Political, Social, and Cultural Encyclopedia 1255-1258 (2002) (with Sharhabeel Al Zaeem)

"Pakistan," Legal Systems of the World: A Political, Social, and Cultural Encyclopedia 1247-1251 (2002) (with Tassadug Hussain Jilani)

"Indonesia," Legal Systems of the World: A Political, Social, and Cultural Encyclopedia 705-710 (2002)

"Shaky Pillars: An Introduction to Commentaries on the Legal Foundations on Peace and Prosperity in the Middle East," 32 Case Western Reserve Journal of International Law 181 (2000)

"Comparing Comparisons: In Search of Methodology," 84 Iowa Law Review 1025 (1999)

"Judicial Mediation and Legal Culture," Issues of Democracy (November 1999)

"Reflections on Reform: Considering Legal Foundations for Peace and Prosperity in the Middle East," 31 Case Western Reserve Journal of International Law 427 (1999)

"Indian Civil Justice System Reform: Limitation and Preservation of the Adversarial Process," 30 New York University Journal of International Law and Politics 1 (1998) (with Stephen A. Mayo, et al.)

"Egyptian Civil Justice Process Modernization: A Functional and Systemic Approach," 17 Michigan Journal of International Law 865 (1996) (with Stephen A. Mayo, et al.)

"The Palestinian Legal Study: Consensus and Assessment of the New Palestinian Legal System," 38 Harvard International Law Journal 375 (1996) (with Stephen A. Mayo)

"An Interpretive Theory of International Law: The Distinction between Treaty and Customary Law," 28 Vanderbilt Journal of Transnational Law, 973 (1995)

"Neither Treaty nor Custom: The Emergence of Declarative International Law," 26 Texas Journal of International Law 87 (1991)

"Swap Centers in the People's Republic of China: A Step toward Partial Convertibility of Local Currency," 25 International Lawyer 415 (1991)

Homes for the Homeless: A Handbook for Action (Carolina Academic Press, 1990) (with Adam Berger & Ronald Slye)

Legal Education: Trends, Challenges, Strategies, Marmara University, Istanbul, Turkey, May 2000

Talks & Presentations
Anti-Corruption Reform, sponsored by Yale Law School and the UNDP, expected New Delhi, August 2006

Diagnostics for Judicial Reform, presentation for Justice Reform Group at the World Bank Group, Washington, D.C., April 2005

Mediating Identity and Conflict, sponsored by the South Asian Law Students, Case School of Law, March 2006

Engaging Conflicts over Conflict Resolution in Southeast Asia, Southeast Asian Awareness Network, expected University of Michigan, February 2006

A Navigational System for Justice Reform Research, World Bank Group, Washington, D.C., December 2005

Comparative Justice Reform, University of San Diego Law School, November 2005

The Case for Globalizing Case, International Education Week, November 2005

Rule of Law Reform Abroad: What's Wrong and How to Fix It, Great Minds, Great Friends, presentation to university donors, Case, September, 2005

The Role of Justice Reform Research in the World Bank Group, Workshop with the Justice Reform Group of the World Bank, Washington, D.C., May, 2005

Reforming Institutional Reform in Asia and the Role of Foreign Experts, International Conference on Human Rights and Development: Approaches to the Reform of Governance in Asia, City University of Hong Kong, May 2005

Rebuilding Nation Building: Concluding Remarks to Conference co-sponsored by the Frederick K. Cox International Law Center and the Center for the Interdisciplinary Study of Conflict and Dispute Resolution, Case, April 2005

Rule of Law in Iraq: Prospects and Challenges, Moderator and Panelist, Research ShowCase, Case, April 2005

Strategic Innovations in Legal Education, George Washington University Law School, March, 2005

The Limits of Law in the Wake of the Tsunami, UNICEF Fundraiser, Case, February 2005

Moderator, Debate: Kelo v. New London, Case, February 2005

Moderator, Debate: Hussein Trial on Trial, (televised on C-Span), Case, January 2005

Innovations in Legal Education, Seattle University School of Law, December 2004

The 18th Camel and Reforms in Legal Education, University of Missouri at Kansas City, November 2004

Global Justice Reform: Between Iraq and Other Hard Places, Chairing Ceremony for the Joseph C. Hostetler�Baker & Hostetler Chair, Case, October 2004

Moderator, Use of Force Verses Use of Courts in the War on Terrorism, Terrorism on Trial, Case, October 2004

Professionalism and the CaseArc Program, Commission on Professionalism, Ohio Supreme Court, September 2004

Constitutional Design and Process in Iraq, Workshop with 45 Iraqi Law Professors, International Institute for the Higher Study of Criminal Sciences, Siracusa, Italy, July 2004

Nation-Building in Iraq?, Justice Roundtable, Cleveland, May 2004

The Rule of Law in Iraq? Global Lessons in Reform, Cleveland Council on World Affairs, Cleveland, April 2004

The 18th Camel: Mediating Mediation Reform in India, South Asian Law Students Association and Asian Bar Association, Case, April 2004

Introduction: The Future of International Intellectual Property: International Relations in Information Products, Frederick K. Cox International Law Center; Law, Technology, and the Arts, Case, March 2004

Introduction: Sexual Assaults of International Consequence: A Symposium on the Suppression of International Crimes Against Women, Journal of International Law, and War Crimes Office, Frederick K. Cox International Law Center, October 2003

Challenges of Russian Judicial Reform: Roundtable of Russian Federal Judges and the U.S. Federal District Court, Case Law School, September 2003

Reflections on 9/11: Memorial, Case, September 2003

Lessons for Mediation Reform: A Baker's Dozen, National Conference on Mediation and Case Management, Law Commission of India, sponsored by the Law Ministry (overview with Justice Chandrachud of Bombay High Court), May 2003

Conflict Resolution through Mediation, American Center, Mumbai, Public Affairs Office, April 2003

Arbitration vs. Mediation as an ADR Mechanism, Bombay Chambers of Commerce and Industry, sponsored by the American Center Public Affairs Office, Mumbai, April 2003

Mediation in India, West Regional, Two-Day Workshop hosted by the Bombay High Court Bar Associations, (with Justice Dananjaya Chandrachud of the Bombay High Court presiding), under grant from United States Education Foundation in India, Mumbai, April 2003

Mediation in India North Regional, Two-Day Workshop, hosted by the National Law University in Jodhpur, (with Justice Balia of the Rajisthan High Court presiding), under grant from United States Education Foundation in India, Jodhpur, April 2003

The Prospects for Mediation in India, High Court Bar Association, Hyderabad, April 2003

Mediation as Facilitated Negotiation, National Law School, Hyderabad, April 2003

Mediation in India, South Regional, Two-Day Workshop, hosted by the National Law School at Hyderabad, (with former Chief Justice A.M. Ahmadi presiding) under grant from the United States Education Foundation in India, Hyderabad, April 2003

Conflict Resolution through Mediation, Federated Indian Chambers of Commerce, with former Chief Justice Kirpal presiding, New Delhi, April 2003

Mediation, two-day workshop for Baroda Bar Association, (with Mr. Niranjan Bhatt), Baroda, March 2003

Global Justice Reform and Mediation, for the Bombay High Court Bar Associations (Appellate and Original Sides) (with Chief Justice Thakkur presiding), Bombay High Court, Mumbai, March 2003

Innovations in U.S. Legal Education, Presentation at the Government Law College, Mumbai, March 2003

Global Justice Reform and ADR, Lok Adalat as an ADR Mechanism, Dehli Legal Services Authority and Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University, New Delhi, February 2003

The Value and Challenge of Mediation in India, Lok Adalat as an ADR Mechanism, Delhi Legal Services Authority and Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University, New Delhi, February 2003

The Promise and Prospects of Mediation in India, International Center for Alternative Dispute Resolution at Delhi University, New Delhi, March 2003

Fighting Delay and Corruption in India and Indonesia: Emergent Lessons for China at the Universities Service Center for Chinese Studies, Chinese University, Hong Kong, March 2003

Emergence from the Independence/Accountability Dilemma in Indonesia, Comparative Constitutional Law, Chinese University Hong Kong, March 2003

Cross-Cultural Adjustment and the Identity of In-Between , Mid-Year Fulbright Conference, Orissa, February 2003

Seminar on Mediation and Case Management in India, Bombay High Court, Mumbai, January 2003

Seminar on Case Management in India at the Delhi High Court, New Delhi, January 2003

Seminar on Mediation and Case Management in India at the Gujarat Law Society, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, January 2003

Workshop on advocacy and international training programs for the Attorney General of Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, (with Stephen Mayo), January 2003

Facilitator and Academic Specialist, Comparative Study of U.S. and Indonesian Integrity Systems, Supreme Court of Indonesia and International Monetary Fund, Washington, D.C., San Francisco, Reno, and Cleveland, November 2002

Local Mediation Capacity in Advance of Armed Conflict, Panel on Mediation and Armed Conflict, Conference on Americanization of International Dispute Resolution, Ohio State University Journal on Dispute Resolution, Columbus, November 2002

Rapporteur, U.S.-Indian Supreme Court Exchange, ISDLS, San Francisco, October 2002

International and Domestic Dilemmas in Response to September 11, Case, September 2002

Learning from a New Reality: The Impact of 9/11 on Higher Education, U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Division, Case, September 2002

Reforming Judicial Reform Inspired by U.S. Models, Clifford Symposium, Export/Import: America and the World Exchange Notions of Civil Justice, DePaul Law School, April 2002

Emergence from the Dilemmas of Justice Reform, Stanford Law School, April 2002

Workshop on research methodology for foreign graduate students, Stanford Law School, April 2002

Teaching through Tragedy, Joint Program of Sections for the Law School Dean, Student Services, and Teaching Methods, American Association of Law Schools, New Orleans, January 2002

Global Legal Education, International Education Week, Case, November 2001

The University's Response to the Terrorist Attacks on Sept. 11th, University Center for Innovation in Teaching and Education, October, 2001

Ramifications of 9/11, Yale Law School Alumni Association, Cleveland, October 2001

Respondent, Stein Lecture on Human Rights, Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences, Case October 2001

Moderator, Forum 911, Domestic Ramifications, Case, October 2001

Moderator, Forum 911, International Ramifications, Case, October 2001

Comparative Understanding of Judicial Councils (two-day workshop), International Monetary Fund and Supreme Court of Indonesia, Jakarta, August 2001

Comparative Judicial Education, Shanghai High Court, People's Republic of China, Shanghai, July 2001

Moderator, International Criminal Law Panel (with Justice Richard Goldstone, et al), as part of Jean Pictet Humanitarian Law Competition), April 2001

Moderator, The Role of States in Foreign Affairs, Canada-U.S. Law Institute, April 2001

Commentator, Private Institutions, Basic Rights, Yale Middle East Legal Studies Seminar, Malta, May 2001

Moderator, Global E-Commerce Panel, Case, March 2001

Moderator, Law and Technology Panel, Accenture Consulting, Cleveland, February 2001

Comparative Judicial Reform, (with Justice Albie Sachs of South Africa), National Law Commission, Jakarta, January 2001

Rapporteur, Tanzanian Anti-Corruption Reform, ISDLS, San Francisco, December 2000

Rapporteur, Ahmedabad Mediation Project, ISDLS, San Francisco, December 2000

Judicial Reform Methodology, National Law Commission and Supreme Court of Indonesia, November 2000

Why Lawyers Should Support Reform?, Ahmedabad Bar Association, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, September 2000

Invited Participant, Law and Pluralism, Yale Middle East Legal Studies Seminar, Istanbul, Turkey, May 2000

Judicial Reform: Trends, Challenges, Strategies, Ankara Bar Union, Ankara, Turkey, May 2000

Legal Education: Trends, Challenges, Strategies, Gazi University, Ankara, Turkey, May 2000

Judicial Reform: Trends, Challenges, Strategies, Istanbul Bar, Istanbul, Turkey, May 2000

Moderator, The International Joint Commission, Canada-U.S. Law Institute, April 2000

Rapporteur, Israeli Civil Justice Reform, ISDLS, San Francisco, March 2000

Bangladesh Civil Justice Reform Workshop, Institute for the Study and Development of Legal Systems, San Francisco, March 2000

Moderator, Law and Technology Panel, Anderson Consulting, Cleveland, February 2000

Judicial Reform in Member Countries, Eight Presentations in two-day workshop on Recruitment and Training Policies; Organization of Courts and Support of Judges; Independence of the Judiciary; Accountability and Discipline of the Judiciary; Corruption and Misuse of Power; Effectiveness of the Judicial Process; Enforcement of Court Decisions; and Prosecutors and the Legal Profession, International Monetary Fund, Washington, D.C., January 2000

Opening Presentation on Int'l Intellectual Prop. Symposium, September 1999

Introduction to Workshop on Devolution in Poland, September 1999

Rapporteur, Assessment of the Prospects for Judicial Reform in Indonesia, International Monetary Fund, Jakarta, July 1999

Commentator, Sources of Law, The Rule of Law, Yale Middle East Legal Studies Seminar, Fez, Morocco, May 1999

Comparing Judicial Systems in the U.S. and Middle East, Casablanca Bar Association, Casablanca, Morocco, May 1999

Reflections on Reform: Retrospective on Legal Foundations for Peace and Prosperity in the Middle East, Case, April 1999

Rapporteur, Italian Civil Justice Reform, ISDLS, San Francisco, April 1999

Moderator, Nuclear Disarmament: Past, Present, and Future, Canada-U.S. Law Institute, April 1999

Moderator, Social Impacts of Technological Change Canada-U.S. Law Institute, April 1999

The Case of Pinochet (Panel Discussion), Case, March 1999

Moderator, Interstitial Actors and Their Crimes, Michigan Journal of International Law, Symposium on Transnational Crime, University of Michigan School of Law, February 1999

Delay in Civil Courts (Keynote Address), Ahmedabad Bar Association Conference, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, December 1998

Mediation, Ahmedabad Bar Association Conference, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, December 1998

Rapporteur, Pakistani Civil Justice Reform, Asian Development Bank and ISDLS, San Francisco, July 1998

Rapporteur, Pakistani Civil Justice Reform, ISDLS, San Francisco, June 1998

Rapporteur, Rule of Law Conference on Innovation in Dispute Resolution (thirty-six countries represented), University of California, at Berkeley, June 1998

Invited Participant, Law and Economy, Yale Middle East Legal Studies Seminar, New Haven, May 1998

Moderator, Sovereignty in NAFTA Context Canada-U.S. Law Institute, April 1998

Comparative Process: From Neglect to Innovation, Case, March 1998

Rapporteur, Jordanian Civil Justice Reform, ISDLS, San Francisco, January 1998

Rapporteur, Indian Civil Justice Reform, Supreme Court of India, New Delhi, November 1996

Rapporteur, Indian Civil Justice Reform, Mumbai, Chennai, October 1996

Rapporteur, Palestinian Legal Study, Salzburg Seminar, Austria, May 1996

Rapporteur, Indian Civil Justice Reform, Mumbai, New Delhi, March 1996

Rapporteur, National Conference: Egypt Civil Justice Reform, Ministry of Justice, Cairo, Egypt, January 1996

Rapporteur, Jordanian Civil Justice Reform, University of Jordan, Amman, Jordan, January 1996

Rapporteur, Palestinian Legal Study, Salzburg Seminar, Austria, February 1995

Rapporteur, Palestinian Legal Study, ISDLS, San Francisco, June 1995

Rapporteur, Egypt Civil Justice Reform, ISDLS, San Francisco, October 1994

Civil Justice Reform in the Middle East, Case, March 1994

Rapporteur, Egypt Civil Justice Reform, Cairo and Alexandria Universities, Egypt, November 1993

Co-Facilitator, Transnationalization of the Legal Profession, Institute on the Future of the Legal Profession, June 1993

Rapporteur, Tunisian Civil and Criminal Justice Assessment, ISDLS, Tunis, Tunisia April 1993

Rapporteur, Egypt Civil Justice Reform, Cairo and Alexandria Universities, Egypt, April 1993















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