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From Fragmentation To Constitutionalization, Harlan Grant Cohen

McGeorge School of Law Global Center for Business and Development Annual Symposium

Moderator:Omar Dajani, Professor of Law, University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law

This panel will explore the systemic implications of wider dissemination of human rights norms. One positive consequence is increased attention to – and, perhaps also, protection of – human rights in a range of forums. A negative consequence, however, may be fragmentation in the meaning of human rights norms. What happens when national and international institutions adopt conflicting interpretations of human rights norms? Is fragmentation necessarily problematic or can it serve useful purposes, such as facilitating experimentation with diverse approaches or providing a check on hegemonic ambitions? …

Fragmentation Of International Law: The Case Of International Finance & Investment Law Versus Human Rights Law, Sabine Schlemmer-Schulte

McGeorge School of Law Global Center for Business and Development Annual Symposium

Moderator:Omar Dajani, Professor of Law, University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law

This panel will explore the systemic implications of wider dissemination of human rights norms. One positive consequence is increased attention to – and, perhaps also, protection of – human rights in a range of forums. A negative consequence, however, may be fragmentation in the meaning of human rights norms. What happens when national and international institutions adopt conflicting interpretations of human rights norms? Is fragmentation necessarily problematic or can it serve useful purposes, such as facilitating experimentation with diverse approaches or providing a check on hegemonic ambitions? …

The Law Of Responsibility: A Response To Fragmentation?, Kristen Boon

McGeorge School of Law Global Center for Business and Development Annual Symposium

Moderator:Omar Dajani, Professor of Law, University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law

This panel will explore the systemic implications of wider dissemination of human rights norms. One positive consequence is increased attention to – and, perhaps also, protection of – human rights in a range of forums. A negative consequence, however, may be fragmentation in the meaning of human rights norms. What happens when national and international institutions adopt conflicting interpretations of human rights norms? Is fragmentation necessarily problematic or can it serve useful purposes, such as facilitating experimentation with diverse approaches or providing a check on hegemonic ambitions? …

Targeted Killing At A Distance: Robotics And Self-Defense, Wayne Mccormack

McGeorge School of Law Global Center for Business and Development Annual Symposium

Moderator:John Sims, Professor of Law, University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law

This panel will focus on the bearing of human rights norms on the use of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) in armed conflict situations. The ongoing and rapidly increasing development and deployment of UAVs in situations of armed conflict have arguably outpaced the law in that they are not adequately supported by a dedicated and enforceable regime of international and (trans)national rules, regulations, and standards, including relevant human rights norms. In addressing this issue, the panel will explore the role human rights norms play or should play in …

Panel 6: The Role Of Tort Law In Implementing Human Rights Norms, Ronald Krotoszynski, Adrienne Stone, David Partlett

McGeorge School of Law Global Center for Business and Development Annual Symposium

Moderator: Julie Davies, Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and Professor of Law, University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law

This panel explores the impact of human rights norms on the law of defamation and privacy. To varying degrees, both civil and common law jurisdictions protect interests in privacy and reputation. The constitutionalization of U.S. defamation and privacy law has changed American tort law dramatically, while the European Convention on Human Rights has influenced the domestic law of many parties to the Convention. This panel will consider human rights norms from theoretical and comparative perspectives by examining their application to …

Law Enforcement & Race Relations, Leshuan D Oliver, Meshia Thomas, Gloria Graham

Black Issues Conference

"Know your rights"- this presentation explores the subject of Modern Law Enforcement and Race Relations. This interactive program facilitates the opportunity to take a historical overview of the Police and the community’s relationship, discuss current perceptions, expectations, and your rights with local Law Enforcement Officials.

Everything But The Merits: Analyzing The Procedural Aspects Of The Healthcare Litigation, E. Duncan Getchell Jr., William F. Brockman, William P. Marshall, Edward A. Harnett, Tobias A. Dorsey, Kevin C. Walsh, Bradley W. Joondeph, A. Christopher Bryant, Elizabeth Weeks Leonard

University of Richmond Law Review Symposium

"The role of States as Litigants in the Mandate Litigation" Panel featured E. Duncan Getchell, Jr., Solicitor General of Virginia; William F. Brockman, Acting Solicitor General of Maryland; and William P. Marshall, the William Rand Kenan, Jr. Distinguished Professor of Law at the University of North Carolina School of Law.

The "Defining the Scope and Legal Effect of the Challenges to the Individual Mandate" Panel featured Edward A. Hartnett, Richard J. Hughes Professor at the Seton Hall University School of Law; Tobias A. Dorsey, Special Counsel for the United States Sentencing Commission (USSC); and Kevin C. Walsh, Assistant Professor of …

A Social Justice Perspective On The Role Of Copyright In Realizing International Human Rights, Steven D. Jamar

McGeorge School of Law Global Center for Business and Development Annual Symposium

Moderator: Michael Mireles, Associate Professor of Law, University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law

This panel will examine the impact of human rights norms on substantive intellectual property law. The focus of the panel is whether intellectual property law is adequately flexible to provide access to knowledge, in the form of primary and secondary materials as well as scientific materials, access to medicines, and access to food, such as seeds. The panel will further explore whether any flexibilities incorporated into intellectual property law harm the incentives provided by that law, including an analysis of parallel importation.

Get The Balance Right!: Squaring Access With Patent Protection, Kristen Jakobsen Osenga

McGeorge School of Law Global Center for Business and Development Annual Symposium

Moderator: Michael Mireles, Associate Professor of Law, University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law

This panel will examine the impact of human rights norms on substantive intellectual property law. The focus of the panel is whether intellectual property law is adequately flexible to provide access to knowledge, in the form of primary and secondary materials as well as scientific materials, access to medicines, and access to food, such as seeds. The panel will further explore whether any flexibilities incorporated into intellectual property law harm the incentives provided by that law, including an analysis of parallel importation.

Indian Patent Law And Trips: Redrawing The Flexibility Framework In The Context Of Public Policy And Health, V. K. Unni

McGeorge School of Law Global Center for Business and Development Annual Symposium

Moderator: Michael Mireles, Associate Professor of Law, University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law

This panel will examine the impact of human rights norms on substantive intellectual property law. The focus of the panel is whether intellectual property law is adequately flexible to provide access to knowledge, in the form of primary and secondary materials as well as scientific materials, access to medicines, and access to food, such as seeds. The panel will further explore whether any flexibilities incorporated into intellectual property law harm the incentives provided by that law, including an analysis of parallel importation.

Interpretation Of Human Rights For The Protection Of The Environment In The European Court Of Human Rights, Svitlana Kravchenko, John E. Bonine

McGeorge School of Law Global Center for Business and Development Annual Symposium

Moderator: Rachael Salcido, Professor of Law, University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law

The Stockholm Declaration, adopted at the 1972 United Nations Conference on the Human Environment, explicitly recognized the link between human rights and protection of the environment, proclaiming that “Both aspects of man’s environment, the natural and the man-made, are essential to his well-being and to the enjoyment of basic human rights—even the right to life itself.” More recent international developments point to the potential utility of using human rights norms as a catalyst for actions to protect the environment at the state level. Indeed, many countries …

Distinguished Jurist Panel: Insights And Perspectives On The History And Development Of Human Rights Norms, Richard Goldstone, Fausto Pocar

McGeorge School of Law Global Center for Business and Development Annual Symposium

Moderator: Linda Carter, Professor of Law and Director, Legal Infrastructure and International Justice Institute, University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law

The extensive experience of the distinguished international jurists on this panel with human rights law and related fields will form the basis for insights and perspectives into the history and development of human rights norms. The panelists will examine the current importation of human rights norms into other areas of law and predictions for future development.

Mexico's Dilemma: Workers' Rights Or Workers' Comparative Advantage In The Age Of Globalization?, Ranko Shiraki Oliver

McGeorge School of Law Global Center for Business and Development Annual Symposium

Moderator: Raquel Aldana, Professor of Law and Director, Inter-American Program, University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law

For at least the last two decades, Latin American nations have grappled with whether and how to reform their labor codes as a response to liberalizing policies promoted by international financial institutions and-or multilateral and more recently regional trade agreements. The debate has rightly encountered tensions around several competing goals, including ones for global economic integration, the individual and collective rights of workers, and demands from employers from greater flexibilization of laws in developing nations. As well, deep disagreements have surfaced around …

Corporations And The European Convention On Human Rights, Winfried Van Den Muijsenbergh, Sam Rezai

McGeorge School of Law Global Center for Business and Development Annual Symposium

Moderator: Franklin Gevurtz, Distinguished Professor and Scholar and Director, Global Center for Business & Development, University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law

This panel will examine the incorporation of international human rights norms into state and national corporate law and principles of corporate governance. The “Protect, Respect and Remedy Framework” adopted by the U.N. Human Rights Council in 2008 renders myopic the notion that national and sub-national laws on corporate governance and the liabilities of corporate officials can ignore international human rights norms, since this framework invokes both the state duty to protect against human rights abuses by third …

Human Rights And Delaware Corporate Law, David Millon

McGeorge School of Law Global Center for Business and Development Annual Symposium

Moderator: Franklin Gevurtz, Distinguished Professor and Scholar and Director, Global Center for Business & Development, University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law

This panel will examine the incorporation of international human rights norms into state and national corporate law and principles of corporate governance. The “Protect, Respect and Remedy Framework” adopted by the U.N. Human Rights Council in 2008 renders myopic the notion that national and sub-national laws on corporate governance and the liabilities of corporate officials can ignore international human rights norms, since this framework invokes both the state duty to protect against human rights abuses by third …

From Institutional Misalignments To Socially Sustainable Governance: The Guiding Principles For The Implementation Of The United Nations' "Protect, Respect And Remedy" And The Construction Of Interbysystemic Global Governance, Larry Catá Backer

McGeorge School of Law Global Center for Business and Development Annual Symposium

Moderator: Franklin Gevurtz, Distinguished Professor and Scholar and Director, Global Center for Business & Development, University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law

This panel will examine the incorporation of international human rights norms into state and national corporate law and principles of corporate governance. The “Protect, Respect and Remedy Framework” adopted by the U.N. Human Rights Council in 2008 renders myopic the notion that national and sub-national laws on corporate governance and the liabilities of corporate officials can ignore international human rights norms, since this framework invokes both the state duty to protect against human rights abuses by third …

Publishing Conference Proceedings And Events With Digitalcommons@Wsu, Jonathan Mcglone

Open Access Week

Learn how you can organize and present conference and event information on the web using DigitalCommons@WSU.

Publishing Open Access Journals With Digital Commons, Jonathan Mcglone

Open Access Week

Learn how the Library can help you launch an Open Access Journal using DigitalCommons publishing software.

Digitalcommons@Wsu: Visibility Of Your Scholarship Matters, Dave Stout

Open Access Week

Wayne State University Libraries is taking a leadership role in helping scholars at Wayne distribute their scholarship and creative works via the Digital Commons service. Why is this important to you? Because visibility of your academic output to other scholars and stakeholders, around the world, is important. Digital Commons helps to remove barriers (paywalls, access restrictions, etc...) to your scholarship that is a common aspect of traditional commercial publishing avenues, and increases the global reach of your scholarship. It's easy, effective, and it works!

Join Dave Stout, Director of Sales for Digital Commons at Berkeley Electronic Press, to learn more …

Readers' Copyright, Jessica Litman

Open Access Week

An open lecture on reclaiming copyright for readers, listeners, and viewers, given by University of Michigan Law professor Jessica Litman.

A system of copyright protection makes little sense unless it is designed to encourage the use and enjoyment of the works it induces authors to create and publishers to disseminate. Litman argues that a clear-eyed examination of copyright's history reveals that solicitude for readers and members of the audience is, in fact, deeply encoded in copyright's DNA. Recently, readers' interests have faded in apparent importance in the copyright scheme in ways that have unbalanced the copyright system, and undermined public …

What Is Open Access?, Jonathan Mcglone

Open Access Week

Come learn about the growing electronic publishing movement that seeks free access to scholarly materials -- Open Access. WSU Scholarly Communications Librarian Jon McGlone will introduce the topic, share examples of Open Access across North America and at Wayne State, and address some of the basic questions and issues Open Access raises.

Scholarly Communications Outreach: A Workshop For Librarians, Wsu Libraries Scholarly Communications Team

Open Access Week

This workshop will help liaison librarians in their scholarly communications and open access outreach efforts with faculty. Workshop will incorporate current videos created by BePress on outreach and discussion of these videos, and teach librarians the process behind adding faculty contributions to DigitalCommons@WSU, focusing on how to conduct permissions and rights checks for faculty publications that may be good additions to DigitalCommons@WSU and the deposit process.

Savannah, Georgia, Workplace Flexibility 2010, Georgetown University Law Center

Conferences, Panels, and Events

Highlights from Savannah, Georgia.

Seattle, Washington, Workplace Flexibility 2010, Georgetown University Law Center

Conferences, Panels, and Events

Highlights from Seattle, Washington.

Rochester, Minnesota, Workplace Flexibility 2010, Georgetown University Law Center

Conferences, Panels, and Events

Highlights from Rochester, Minnesota.

Opening Remarks, Barbara Buckley

Public Interest Law Film Festival

No abstract provided.

Film Festival Flyer, University Of Nevada, Las Vegas -- William S. Boyd School Of Law

Public Interest Law Film Festival

No abstract provided.

Film Festival Program, University Of Nevada, Las Vegas -- William S. Boyd School Of Law

Public Interest Law Film Festival

No abstract provided.

Chandler, Arizona, Workplace Flexibility 2010, Georgetown University Law Center

Conferences, Panels, and Events

Highlights from Chandler, Arizona.

Press Release, Workplace Flexibility 2010, Georgetown University Law Center

Conferences, Panels, and Events

The press release for the event: Creating a New Standard for the American Workplace for Workplace Flexibility 2010 held on January 24, 2005.