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Front Cover, University Of Michigan Law School Oct 2006

Front Cover, University Of Michigan Law School

Law Quadrangle (formerly Law Quad Notes)

No abstract provided.


Front Matter, University Of Michigan Law School Oct 2006

Front Matter, University Of Michigan Law School

Law Quadrangle (formerly Law Quad Notes)

No abstract provided.


Message From The Dean, University Of Michigan Law School Oct 2006

Message From The Dean, University Of Michigan Law School

Law Quadrangle (formerly Law Quad Notes)

A message from Dean Caminker.


Faculty, University Of Michigan Law School Oct 2006

Faculty, University Of Michigan Law School

Law Quadrangle (formerly Law Quad Notes)

Samuel D. Estep, '46; Recent books by James Boyd White; New faculty; Rebecca Scott's Degrees of Freedom wins multiple honors; New Business Law Faculty Fellows Program; Niehoff, '84, cited in ruling against warrantless surveillance; Miller to visit St. Andrews as Carnegie Centenary Professor; An evening of recognition; Activities.


Alumni, University Of Michigan Law School Oct 2006

Alumni, University Of Michigan Law School

Law Quadrangle (formerly Law Quad Notes)

Michigan Law alumni directory moves ahead; Matt Meyer, '02: Michigan Law known worldwide for service; Class of 2009 snapshot; Graduates' books offer tips for practitioners; John Warner Fitzgerald, '54; Reunion: A time to come back home; Peter G. Fitzgerald, '86: I care; Frank H. Wu, '91: Affirmative action brought me back; Classnotes; In Memoriam.


Briefs, University Of Michigan Law School Oct 2006

Briefs, University Of Michigan Law School

Law Quadrangle (formerly Law Quad Notes)

U.S. Solicitor General Paul D. Clement: O'Connor, Alito, Roberts made for "historic" Supreme Court term; Inspiring Paths speakers discuss careers; Faculty and students share interests.


Special Section: An Eye On The World, University Of Michigan Law School Oct 2006

Special Section: An Eye On The World, University Of Michigan Law School

Law Quadrangle (formerly Law Quad Notes)

Why Japan? A Rube Goldberg experiment in comparative law; Why China? A startling transformation; Why Europe? Let me count the ways; Why India? World's largest democracy, with an Anglo-American common law system; Why globalization? International law and informal norms; Why Sudan? Ambiguous identities forge persistent conflict; Human rights should know neither gender nor border; A beacon in refugee law; Affiliated Overseas Faculty; People, times, Law School leadership join to launch South Africa program; A new way to understand human rights; From Hutchins Hall to The Hague; Reflections of an ICJ Law Clerk; DeRoy Visiting Professors offer international insights; Conferences, symposia …


Teaching Adr In The Labor Field In China, Theodore J. St. Antoine Oct 2006

Teaching Adr In The Labor Field In China, Theodore J. St. Antoine

Law Quadrangle (formerly Law Quad Notes)

Working in China from 2002-06, six University of Michigan faculty members introduced Chinese labor specialists to American techniques of alternative dispute resolution (ADR) in the labor field. Theodore J. St. Antoine details the experience.


Back Cover, University Of Michigan Law School Oct 2006

Back Cover, University Of Michigan Law School

Law Quadrangle (formerly Law Quad Notes)

No abstract provided.


Refugees' Human Rights And The Challenge Of Political Will, James C. Hathaway Oct 2006

Refugees' Human Rights And The Challenge Of Political Will, James C. Hathaway

Law Quadrangle (formerly Law Quad Notes)

The following essay is excerpted from the Epilogue to The Rights of Refugees Under International Law by James C. Hathaway.© James c. Hathaway 2005 (Cambridge University Press). Reprinted with the permission of Cambridge University Press. Totaling nearly 1,200 pages and a decade in the making, The Rights of Refugees Under International Law links standards of the UN Refugee Convention to norms of international human rights law and applies this to empirical analyses of some of the world's most difficult protection challanges.

Governments in all parts of the world are withdrawing in practice from meeting the legal duty to provide refugees …


Events, University Of Michigan Law School Oct 2006

Events, University Of Michigan Law School

Law Quadrangle (formerly Law Quad Notes)

No abstract provided.


Europe's Evolving 'Constitution', Eric Stein Oct 2006

Europe's Evolving 'Constitution', Eric Stein

Law Quadrangle (formerly Law Quad Notes)

The following essay is an updated excerpt based on the keynote address the author delivered at the ninth International Conference of the European Union Studies Association last year in Austin, Texas, at which he was awarded EUSA’s Lifetime Contribution to the Field Prize. Stein was the first lawyer to receive the prize, which had been awarded three times previously. The complete address appears in the summer 2005 issue of EUSA Review, Vol. 18, No. 3.


Front Cover, University Of Michigan Law School Jul 2006

Front Cover, University Of Michigan Law School

Law Quadrangle (formerly Law Quad Notes)

No abstract provided.


Front Matter, University Of Michigan Law School Jul 2006

Front Matter, University Of Michigan Law School

Law Quadrangle (formerly Law Quad Notes)

No abstract provided.


Faculty, University Of Michigan Law School Jul 2006

Faculty, University Of Michigan Law School

Law Quadrangle (formerly Law Quad Notes)

Practice makes perfect: Mark Rosenbaum; Slavery and freedom in the Atlantic World get a multinational examination; New books by Professors Herzog, Miller; Activities.


Message From The Dean, University Of Michigan Law School Jul 2006

Message From The Dean, University Of Michigan Law School

Law Quadrangle (formerly Law Quad Notes)

No abstract provided.


Maiming The Cubs, James J. White Jul 2006

Maiming The Cubs, James J. White

Law Quadrangle (formerly Law Quad Notes)

The following essay is excerpted from an article published at 32 Ohion Northern University Law Review 287 (2006) and appears here with permission. The complete article expresses the author's skepticism about the meaning of many of the findings reported by proponents of the "humanizing legal education" initiative, and in detail dissects the research methods and conclusions of studies done by G. Andrew H. Benjamin et al in 1986 and by Keenon M. Sheldon and Lawrence S. Krieger in 2004. In the last 20 years much has been written about the deleterious effect that law school has on the mental well-being …


For Such A Time As This, John W. Reed Jul 2006

For Such A Time As This, John W. Reed

Law Quadrangle (formerly Law Quad Notes)

The following essay is based on the talk the author delivered to the annual meeting of the International Society of Barristers at Scottsdale, Arizona, on March 17, 2006.

Trial lawyers have a long and honorable history of defending unpopular clients or cause in trying times such as these.


What's Real For Law?, Joseph Vining Jul 2006

What's Real For Law?, Joseph Vining

Law Quadrangle (formerly Law Quad Notes)

The following essay is adapted from a paper the author presented this March, at a Lilley Foundation conference at Notre Dame Law School, and a lecture given last October, at a symposium at the Center for Law, Philosophy, and Culture, Catholic University Law School. The October symposium and March conference explored issues and questions raised by University of San Diego Law Professor Steven D. Smith's Law Quandary (Harvard University Press, 2004). The complete lecture, together with lectures responding to the book given by Professor Patrick McKinley Brennan, Justice Antonin Scalia, and Professor Lloyd Weinreb, and a further presentation by Professor …


Briefs, University Of Michigan Law School Jul 2006

Briefs, University Of Michigan Law School

Law Quadrangle (formerly Law Quad Notes)

World's first continental democracy; Through workers' eyes: immigration and social justice; Senior Day 2206: 'Be kind to each other'; Nobel laureate Shirin Ebadi; 28th Annual Aiden J. "Butch" Carpenter Memorial Scholarship Banquet; Michigan Law Clinic aids Native Americans; Sir Francis Jacobs: Europe's move to unity; Examining ethics, civility, and professionalism; U.S., South Aftrica approach equality differently; Digital advances concern copyright holders; Marriage and 'diverging destinies'; Women's Week 2006; Sharing Juan Tienda's story; KUDOS; Arts bloom at Michigan Law.


The Court As Art Studio, University Of Michigan Law School Jul 2006

The Court As Art Studio, University Of Michigan Law School

Law Quadrangle (formerly Law Quad Notes)

The court as art studio; Court artist Carole Kabrin; Oyez! Oyez! Oyez! The Supreme Court of the Navajo Nation is in session; Judge Friedman brings U.S. Court to Michigan Law; Professor Friedman takes his case to the U.S. Supreme Court; Campbell Moot court competition finals; Campbell justices enjoy activity-filled week.


Alumni, University Of Michigan Law School Jul 2006

Alumni, University Of Michigan Law School

Law Quadrangle (formerly Law Quad Notes)

Calling all Michigan Law Graduates; Eli J. Segal, '67; Frank Wu, '91: Start the discussion with agreement; Rob Portman, '84, named head of OMB; Charlotte H. Johnson, '88, joins Colgate University; Alex Joel, '87, becomes National Intelligence civil liberties protection officer; Reginald Turner, '87, opens legal doors for Katrina victims; David Partlett, LL.M. '74, named dean at Emory University Law School; Scholar calles for taking NLRA, NLRB back to their roots; The (family) ties that bind; Portrait presentation honors Harry T. Edwards, '65; Classnotes; In Memoriam.


Katrina: Still A Need For Help, University Of Michigan Law School Jul 2006

Katrina: Still A Need For Help, University Of Michigan Law School

Law Quadrangle (formerly Law Quad Notes)

Katrina: Still a need for help; Spring break: Gulfport, Mississippi; Like Ground Zero - for mile after mile after mile; 'I am amazed by all we have done and seen'.


Events, University Of Michigan Law School Jul 2006

Events, University Of Michigan Law School

Law Quadrangle (formerly Law Quad Notes)

No abstract provided.


Front Matter, University Of Michigan Law School Apr 2006

Front Matter, University Of Michigan Law School

Law Quadrangle (formerly Law Quad Notes)

No abstract provided.


Message From The Dean, Evan Carminker Apr 2006

Message From The Dean, Evan Carminker

Law Quadrangle (formerly Law Quad Notes)

No abstract provided.


Front Cover, University Of Michigan Law School Apr 2006

Front Cover, University Of Michigan Law School

Law Quadrangle (formerly Law Quad Notes)

No abstract provided.


Michigan's First Woman Lawyer: Sarah Kilgore Wertman, Margaret A. Leary Apr 2006

Michigan's First Woman Lawyer: Sarah Kilgore Wertman, Margaret A. Leary

Law Quadrangle (formerly Law Quad Notes)

Sarah Killgore Wertman was the first woman in the country to both graduate from law school and be admitted to the bar. Thus, she was Michigan's first woman lawyer in two senses: She was the first woman to graduate from the University of Michigan Law School, and the first woman admitted to the Michigan bar. Others preceded her in entering law school, graduating from law school, or being admitted to the bar, but she was the first to accomplish all three. Her story illustrates much about the early days of women in legal education and the practice of law, a …


Briefs, University Of Michigan Law School Apr 2006

Briefs, University Of Michigan Law School

Law Quadrangle (formerly Law Quad Notes)

Voting Rights Act still needed; Refugee and Asylum Fellows; Consensus guides WTO's Applellate Body; Putting "boilerplate" under the microscope; Panelists: Katrina disabled already ailing legal system; Saving the Great Lakes; December Commencement.


They're Playing A Tango, John W. Reed Apr 2006

They're Playing A Tango, John W. Reed

Law Quadrangle (formerly Law Quad Notes)

The following essay, which appears here with permission, is based on a talk delivered by Thomas M. Cooley Professor of Law Emeritus John W. Reed at the State Bar of Michigan's Annual Meeting on September 22, 2005, and published in the November 2005 issue of Michigan Bar Journal, the journal of the Michigan State Bar.