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Lectures & Academic Events at Miami Law
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2012 |
Spring Semester |
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April 2013 |
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April 4 |
"Guantanamo Military Commissions: Judicial Approval and Guidance in Hamdan 2," Christina Frohock |
April 5 |
Shima Baradaran, Brigham Young University Law School, "Funding Terror" |
April 6 |
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April 9 |
Professor Andrés Jana, "International Arbitration in Latin America: Recent Developments and Future Prospects" |
April 12 |
"The Internet and Armed Conflict" Panel Discussion |
April 16 |
Dr. Ramon Mullerat, "Corporate Social Responsibility in Time of Economic Crisis: A European Approach" |
April 17 |
"Human Genes and Patents at the Supreme Court: A Discussion of AMP v. Myriad" with Dan Ravicher, Executive Director Public Patent Foundation Benjamin Cardozo School of Law Intellectual Property Law Society |
April 19 |
Kerri Stone, Florida International University College of Law "Floor to Ceiling: How Setbacks and Challenges to the Anti-Bullying Movement Pose Challenges to Employers Who Wish to Ban Bullying" |
April 22 |
Professor J. Janewa OseiTuTu, Florida International University College of Law "The Private Rights for the Public Good" |
March 2013 |
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March 21-22 |
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March 21 |
Cristina Rodriguez to speak on Immigration Law, New York University School of Law |
March 28 |
Elizabeth Emes, Columbia Law School, "Compulsory Sexuality" |
February 2013 |
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February 1 |
Professor Tomiko Brown-Nagin, Race, Gender & Class at Work |
February 1 |
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February 4 |
Professor Geoffrey Stone, University of Chicago Law School |
February 4 |
Geoffrey Stone to speak on Constitutional Law, University of Chicago Law School |
February 7 |
Mike Seidman, to speak on Constitutional Law, Georgetown University Law Center |
February 13 |
Professor Robin Fretwell, Washington and Lee University School of Law, "The Erupting Clash Between Religion and the State Over Contraception, Sterilization, and Abortion" |
February 15 |
Professor Sheila Foster, Fordham University |
February 15-16 |
"Social Media and the Law" |
February 21 |
Carolyn Lamm, "Emerging Issues in Investor-State Arbitration" |
February 22 |
Daryl Levinson to speak on Constitutional Law Remedies, New York University School of Law |
February 28 |
Sylvia Ospina and Rafael Moro, "The Launch of Outer Space Law" |
January 2013 |
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January 11 |
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January 14-18 |
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January 25 |
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January 25 |
CLE - Human Trafficking: Demand, Legislation and Prosecutions |
Fall Semester |
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November 2012 |
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November 2 |
Margaret Jane Radin, University of Michigan Law School to speak on The Fine Print, Vanishing Rights, and the Rule of Law |
November 6 |
Professor Ingrid Wuerth, "Pinochet's Legacy Reassessed" |
November 8 |
Chandra Bhatnagar, Senior Staff Attorney at the ACLU Human Rights Program, "Bringing Human Rights Home" - a discussion on the role of international human rights in the U.S. and his work advocating for the rights of immigrant workers before the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights and the federal courts. |
November 9 |
"Every Mother Counts" Film Screening and Panel Discussion, Cosford Cinema |
November 9 |
Jeanne Fromer to speak on IP and Patent Law, New York University School of Law |
November 13 |
Visiting Professor Albert Jan van den Berg |
November 30 |
Angela Onwuachi-Willig, Charles M. and Marion J. Kierscht Professorof Law at the University of Iowa, "Collective Discrimination" |
October 2012 |
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October 1 |
"Superheroes in the Classroom: Law, Lawyers and Comic Books," Mark S. Zaid |
October 2 |
CLE: "Ethics Update for Small Firm and General Practice Attorneys" |
October 5 |
"Bruce J. Winick Fall 2012 Colloquium on Standards in the Problem-Solving Courts" |
October 16 |
"Women in the Law Roundtable Luncheon " with The Honorable Jacqueline Hogan Scola, 11th Judicial Circuit Court of Florida |
October 19 |
Neil Siegal to speak on Constitutional Law, Duke University School of Law Faculty Speaker Series: Legal Theory Workshop |
October 22 |
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October 23 |
"Online Copyright Infringement—Grappling with Responsibility," Visiting Professor David Nimmer |
October 24-26 |
CLE: Ralph E. Boyer Institutes on Real Property Law and Condominium & Cluster Development |
October 30 |
Professor Kele Stewart, University of Miami School of Law |
September 2012 |
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September 4 |
"The Concert of Laws," Leif Wenar, Kings College London |
September 11 |
"Recovery of Cultural Property," Visiting Professor Guido Carducci |
September 13 |
"Rights At War," Professor Sarah Cleveland, Columbia Law School Louis Henkin Lecture on Human Rights |
September 18 |
"Voter ID Laws: A Debate," Hans von Spakovsky, The Heritage Foundation Senior Legal Fellow |
September 25 |
"The Juvenile Justice System" Panel Discussion: Davone Bess, Hon. Ellen Sue Venzer JD '87, Dale Dobuler JD '11, Professor Mary Ann Franks |
September 27 |
Ravi Brammer, JD '93, Managing Attorney for the Office of the Attorney General-State of Florida |
September 27 |
"Order in the Court" Panel Discussion, Judge Alex Ferrer JD '86 of "The Judge Alex" and Marilyn Milian AB '81 of "The People's Court" |
September 28 |
"Building Communities in Germany: A Democratic Alternative for Multi-Family Housing" |
MIAMI LAW LECTURE SERIES
Faculty Speaker Series: Internal Series and Legal Theory Workshop: Faculty speaker events are divided into two categories: the Legal Theory Workshop Series and the Internal Speaker Series. The Legal Theory Workshop Series brings distinguished faculty from law schools throughout the United States and abroad. The Internal Speaker Series spotlights our own faculty members who present works in progress and gain feedback from attendees. Read More.
Immigration Speaker Series: The Immigration Clinic has organized lectures relating to Immigration Law. In the past, these presentations have included Roxana Bacon former chief counsel of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service, Esther Olavarria of the Department of Homeland Security, and Lee Gelernt and Judy Rabinovitz of the American Civil Liberties Union. Read More.
International Law Lecture Series: The International Law Lecture Series, typically held twice a month, provides an opportunity to increase knowledge as well as debate and share ideas on current legal topics in the areas of international and comparative law. Miami Law professors and renowned keynote speakers lead the lectures Read More.
John Hart Ely Lecture Series: This lecture series was named in honor of the late John Hart Ely, a Miami Law professor and renowned constitutional scholar and academic who is the fourth most-often cited America legal scholar. His book, Democracy and Distrust, is regarded as one of the most important books about American constitutional law published in the twentieth century. Civil liberties lawyer Alan Dershowitz and constitutional lawyer Henry Monaghan were the speakers for the John Hart Ely inaugural lecture in 2010.
Louis Henkin Lecture Series on Human Rights: Miami Law's lecture series on human rights is named in honor of the late Louis Henkin, a prominent law professor at Columbia University who was one of the founders of the academic study of human rights and who helped educate a whole generation of human rights lawyers, scholars, and activists. Read More.
Public Interest Lecture Series: Through the Public Interest Lecture Series, students interact in a small-group setting with dynamic and accomplished alumni and faculty who have either dedicated themselves to public interest law or have made a commitment to pro bono work in their private practice and teaching careers. These informal roundtable luncheons allow students to share their aspirations, ask questions and learn about the myriad opportunities in public service and public interest law. Read More.
Robert B. Cole Lecture Series: The Cole Lectures provide a forum for faculty, students and practicing attorneys to hear distinguished jurists and public figures discuss important legal and international matters. The Series honors the late Robert B. Cole, who served for years as the principal legal advisor for the University of Miami and served on the School of Law's Visiting Committee. Previous speakers have included: U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice Warren E. Burger, Chief Justice William Rehnquist, Justice John Paul Stevens, Justice William J. Brennan, Jr., Justice Harry A. Blackmun, Justice Antonin Scalia, Justice Sandra Day O'Connor, Justice Stephen G. Breyer and Alex Kozinski, Chief Judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals.
