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The 军事和退伍军人法 Institute faculty, which rank among the top military law experts in the country, not only engage in scholarly research and writing, but also pursue high-profile litigation on behalf of military members and veterans.
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The Institute’s founder and Executive Director, 金德拉·罗通达教授, has published two textbooks, and a third book geared towards practicing lawyers. 她的第一本书， Honor Bound: Inside the Guantanamo Trials (Carolina Academic Press, June 2008), was followed by her textbook, 军事和退伍军人法 (Thomson/West Publishing, 2011. It is the first textbook of its kind, geared to the growing number of Military and Veterans Legal Clinics in the country.
Rotunda's third book, geared toward practicing lawyers and scholars, is entitled Civil Protections and Remedies for Veterans and Servicemembers (Thomson Reuters, July 2017).
The 军事和退伍军人法 Institute offers competitive experiential Fellowships, which are open to qualified, 有竞争力的选择, 2L, 3L和LL.米的学生. Fellows who are offered positions will received a stipend from 澳门威尼斯人app下载大学. Fellows are typically selected at the end of the Spring and Fall Semesters. Interested candidates should contact Professor Rotunda, 通过电子邮件, for additional information about the application process.
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