University of Wisconsin Law School Professor Charles Irish, Director of the East Asian Legal Studies Center, was awarded an honorary Doctorate of Laws degree by Far Eastern National University (FENU) in Vladivostok, Russia in September 2008, as part of the 50th anniversary celebrations of the Law Institute within FENU.

The award was presented by First Vice President Sergey Knyazev and the Vice President for Academic Affairs, Igor Soppa. The Mayor of Vladivostok, Deputy Governor of Primorsky Region, the American Consul in Vladivostok, and representatives from Russian and foreign academic institutions, courts and government offices attended the ceremony.

In presenting the award, Vice President Soppa recognized Professor Irish's long and enthusiastic commitment to the establishment of academic cooperation between FENU's Law Institute and the University of Wisconsin Law School. Soppa noted that as part of the cooperation, more than 30 FENU faculty now had visited the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

In his acceptance speech, Irish said that the award was less a personal achievement and more a signal of the strong cooperation now existing between the two institutions.

Submitted by on October 14, 2008

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