Michael Schwartz's Video Series
South Korean law allows for injunctive relief in cases involving discrimination based on disability. However, tradition and culture have been slow to assimilate this form of legal relief. A conference of lawyers, judges and advocates recently convened in Seoul to discuss ways of encouraging the use of injunctive relief to remedy discrimination. The conference asked Michael Schwartz to answer several questions about the practice of injunctive relief in American courts. Following are four videos, all captioned in Korean.
Michael A. Schwartz Awarded Grant to Study Access to Justice for Deaf People in Northern Ireland
Associate Professor of Law Michael A. Schwartz has been awarded a grant of more than $200,000 to explore access to justice for deaf people, working in collaboration with the British Deaf Association, Queen's University Belfast, Northern Ireland, and Rowan University, NJ. This grant is part of approximately $1.5 million awarded to 10 research and pilot projects across the United Kingdom. The funding has been granted as part of the Disability Research on Independent Living and Learning (DRILL) program, led by disabled people and funded by the UK's Big Lottery Fund.