The term “cultural appropriation” has gained popularity over the last few years and can still be found all over the Internet: when a celebrity wears a traditional outfit from a culture they do not belong to, when a person who isn’t Black wears braids, or even when a person who doesn’t speak Chinese gets a … Lire la suite de Is Cultural Appropriation Such A Big Deal?
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A virtual world
Fact or Fiction? It's 2045. You wake up and log into the OASIS (Ontologically Anthropocentric Sensory Immersive Simulation), the high-tech virtual world where everyone plays, works, and meets new people. Of course, the OASIS is nothing but a fictional invention by author Ernest Cline, in his 2011 novel Ready Player One, which was also adapted … Lire la suite de A virtual world
My first semester by Alice Carlioz
The days begin to lengthen again and the first semester comes to its end; at this time of the year, and at this point in our student lives, it is at last time to take a deep breath and look back at what can be considered as the beginning of a new part of our … Lire la suite de My first semester by Alice Carlioz
The Business Law Class
We know that the Grande Ecole du Droit is in constant evolution. The content of the diploma is getting thicker as we go deeper into the practice of law and the discovery of large fields of studies. It happens early during the curriculum and I believe it is a chance. Several new classes were introduced … Lire la suite de The Business Law Class
The 2017 Graduation ceremony
© Christophe Rabinovici This is a hard time for us: the exam period has begun and we certainly need motivation to end the semester. That is what I will do today through writing about what we, GED students, all dream about: graduate from an LLM. On the evening of the 27th October, we had the … Lire la suite de The 2017 Graduation ceremony
How a five minutes break at la Grande Ecole du Droit changed my life – From Paris-Sud University to the University of Oregon
The chance of an application, the work of the will During the break in the lecture by Professor Harris, on another freezing December day about a year ago, my eyes froze on one of the innumerable posters which line the walls of the faculty. That day, it was not a poster offering me a … Lire la suite de How a five minutes break at la Grande Ecole du Droit changed my life – From Paris-Sud University to the University of Oregon
Introduction to Tax Law : The Afterwork
Mathilde’s point of view Eight o’ clock on a Friday night. While Parisian Ernst & Young lawyers discuss their plans for the weekend as they walk out of the elevator, I get in heading to the 27th floor. The afterwork team, which I am part of, is holding a conference that night and the room … Lire la suite de Introduction to Tax Law : The Afterwork
The 2017 LLM Roadshow
The 6th edition of the LLM Roadshow took place on Friday the 22nd of September. The LLM Roadshow is an annual event that takes place in Paris La Défense, which offers a great opportunity for 150 qualified students from different French law schools and universities to discover universities from all around the world, prepare and … Lire la suite de The 2017 LLM Roadshow
My first event at EY
I have to say it was pretty stressful and quite intimidating to enter the “Tour First”, tallest skyscraper in La Défense. The EY offices are really awesome (especially at sunset) and so huge that I felt tiny! I wanted to make a good impression although I did not really know how to act. We were … Lire la suite de My first event at EY
L’Québec c’était bin l’fun.
On August, 1st 2017, I set foot on the Canadian ground for the first time. First, I had to go through the immigration services in order to get my work visa. Like everywhere, going through customs is always complicated (talk to Elina Rougeau about it, she can tell you about that). However, what a surprise … Lire la suite de L’Québec c’était bin l’fun.