Global Externs' Blog

Little is said in response to the question of what happens when something goes wrong during a medical tourism experience. While some foreign court systems are similar to the U.S. court system, the redress for medical malpractice is not similar at all. In many of the top medical tourism destinations medical malpractice laws are either […]

Kevin Krauss Global Law Externship Widener Law Blog 4 7-26-12 A Legal Look Back in Time at the Arms Control and Disarmament Act of 1961 in Preparation for the Future of Nuclear Disarmament             As a perpetual student and lover of history, naturally, law has always been an interest of mine even prior to law […]

In the last days of my internship, I am reminded of my first couple of weeks at the WHO. I was lucky enough to attend the 65th World Health Assembly (WHA) were 194 WHO Member States meet annually for six days to discuss and come to agreement on resolutions and matters for the WHO. This […]

I feel very privileged to have obtain another firsthand UN international law experience by attending the 113th session of the International Labour Organization (ILO) Administrative Tribunal. The ILO Tribunal is located at headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland. I was able to take a nice walk across the street to the building where the judgments were being […]

When patients opt to travel to a medical tourism destination they are typically more concerned with the medical risks and errors that may be involved. But, unfortunately these patients often overlook the legal risks that they may bear if something goes wrong. With the increased use of disclaimers, waivers, and other contractual devices patients are […]

Kevin Krauss Global Law Externship Widener Law Blog 3 7-16-12   Preparing For the Future by Researching the Past: Reykjavik Summit, 1986   **The views espoused here belong strictly to the author of this blog post and do not necessarily reflect the views of GSI and/or Jonathan Granoff.  They are merely my personal reflections following […]

The Legal Structures and Mandates of the two International Legal Disarmament Host Organizations: LCNP and GSI. Kevin Krauss – Blog 2 7-2-12 The two organizations that I am externing with: the Lawyers Committee on Nuclear Policy, and the Global Security Institute, are both very unique organizations in their own ways. They are both Civil Society […]

My global law externship is with the company Medical Tourism Training, LLC. The offices of Medical Tourism Training, LLC are located in Brookline, Massachusetts near Boston. The President of Medical Tourism Training, LLC is Attorney Elizabeth Ziemba. Ms. Ziemba’s background consists of working in the public health, law, and business arenas. She has worked as […]

This is a brief overview of the legal structure of the World Health Organization (WHO) WHO is the directing and coordinating authority for health within the United Nations (UN) systems.   It is responsible for providing leadership on global health matters, shaping the health research agenda, setting norms and standards, articulating evidence-based policy options, providing technical […]