Barbara Bintliff Delivers Commencement Address to Kuwait International Law School

On Thursday, February 9, 2017, Professor Barbara Bintliff gave the commencement address at the annual graduation ceremony of Kuwait International Law School (KILAW) in Doha-Kuwait City, Kuwait. Approximately 2,000 family members and friends gathered to watch 295 students receive their LL.B. degrees and 15 receive LL.M. degrees. The event was under the sponsorship of His Excellency, the Minister of Education and Minister of Higher Education, Dr. Mohammad AlFaris, who greeted each student. Professor Bintliff chairs KILAW’s international Academic Advisory Board, with members from seven nations, and is a member of the school’s Board of Trustees. KILAW, the first private law school in Kuwait, is a fully accredited institution that opened in 2011.