The Institute fosters scholarship, dialogue and international legal exchange on international law and public policy through its diverse programs. The Institute hosts leading international scholars and practitioners, including Distinguished Scholars-, Diplomats- and Practitioners-in-Residence, Visiting Scholars and Researchers, and affiliated scholars from universities around the globe. The Institute also sponsors a variety of events, including transnational luncheons for discussions with visiting experts, brown bag lunches for informal presentations and interchange, faculty colloquia for debate on work in progress, and panel discussions on emerging international law topics.