Leadership during this period:
John C. Roberts (Dean of the College of Law, 1986-1996)
Teree E. Foster (Dean of the College of Law, 1997-2001)
Milestones:
1990:
The International Human Rights Law Institute was founded in the College of Law, the first such center in the Midwest.
1994:
The Robert A. Clifford Chair in Tort Law and Social Policy was established. It was the first endowed chair in the College of Law (see 1992.)
1997:
The College of Law was ranked among the top 50 Law Schools nationally in awarding law degrees to Hispanic Americans, Asian Americans and Native Americans.
1998:
The College of Law established the International Criminal Justice and Weapons Control Center to address worldwide criminal justice issues and explore the legal aspects of controlling weapons of mass destruction. Under the co-direction of professors M. Cherif Bassiouni and Barry Kellman, the center conducted research and served as a legal and informational resource. The center continued Bassiouni's work on globally significant programs such as the establishment of a permanent international criminal court to try individuals charged with genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes.
The College of Law established the Center for Law and Science to identify, collect and analyze important scientific literature, related trials and appellate reviews of criminal and civil cases that have science issues as important components.
1999:
M. Cherif Bassiouni, a College of Law professor, longtime advocate of international peace and justice, and president of DePaul's International Human Rights Law Institute (see 1998), was nominated for the 1999 Nobel Peace Prize, the first DePaul faculty member so honored. He was nominated by The International Scientific and Professional Advisory Council of the United Nations, which said Bassiouni was the "single most driving force behind the global decision to establish the International Criminal Court."