Boston College Law School’s New Academic Dean | By Amy E. Wong |
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On June 1, Professor Michael Cassidy will become the new Associate Dean for Academic Affairs at Boston College Law School. In his new position, Cassidy will collaborate with the dean and faculty to hire staff, review the curriculum, improve school programs, and encourage research.Law School Dean Jo... |
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Lewis & Clark To Host Symposium on "Crimes, War Crimes, and the War on Terror" | By Amy E. Wong |
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Fifteen legal experts will attend the "Crimes, War Crimes, and the War on Terror" symposium at Lewis & Clark Law School on Friday, April 20 from 8:30 a.m. to 5:15 p.m. The panel will discuss topics such as “Domestic Law and National Security,” “The Other Criminal Pr... |
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Bernstine named new CEO & president of Law School Admission Council | By Gitanjali Hazarika |
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Evaluating Parental-Leave Policies | By Amy E. Wong |
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Saul Levmore, Dean of the University of Chicago Law School, will pay a visit to Case Western Reserve University School of Law to speak about "Parental Leave and Other Embarrassments" in a Sumner Canary Lecture scheduled for Tuesday, April 17.Levmore will focus his lecture on current parent... |
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Harvard Law School Makes Quarterfinals at International Moot Court Competition | By Amy E. Wong |
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Six Harvard Law School students beat out other U.S. teams, making it to the quarterfinals at the Willem C. Vis International Commercial Arbitration Moot Court held April 4-5. The international competition encourages the study of international commercial and arbitration law. Competing teams dr... |
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To be or not to be--that is the question | By Surajit Sen Sharma |
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Hathaway’s book fetches ASIL 2007 Book Award | By Gitanjali Hazarika |
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"For a work exhibiting high technical craftsmanship and of high utility to practicing lawyers and scholars." Thus read the citation in Jim Hathaway's book "The Rights of Refugees under International Law," which bagged the American Society of International Law (ASIL) 2007 boo...
URL: http://www.law.umich.edu/newsandinfo/april2007.htm#GenevaExtShip
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Small Changes Lead to Reduced Crime Rate | By Amy E. Wong |
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Frank Zimring, distinguished scholar and professor at UC Berkeley's Boalt Hall School of Law, delivered his lecture, "The Crime Decline of the 1990s: Lessons for Policy and Science" at Vanderbilt Law School on April 9. His lecture studies the crime rate of the past half century and at... |
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Bending it legally, their way! | By Gitanjali Hazarika |
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Military Officials to Meet with Presidential Candidates | By Amy E. Wong |
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Presidential candidates will meet with retired generals and admirals to discuss U.S. detention and interrogation policies April 13-15 at Franklin Pierce Law Center. The star-studded event will be hosted by Rear Admiral John Hutson, President and Dean of the Franklin Pierce Law Center, and the nonpr... |
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