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Colloquium On Rome Ii: The 2007 Regulation On The Law Applicable To Non-Contractual Obligations -- European And American Perspectives, Diana Wallis, Gabriel M. Wilner, Russell J. Weintraub, Symeon C. Symeonides, Johan Meeusen
Colloquium On Rome Ii: The 2007 Regulation On The Law Applicable To Non-Contractual Obligations -- European And American Perspectives, Diana Wallis, Gabriel M. Wilner, Russell J. Weintraub, Symeon C. Symeonides, Johan Meeusen
Colloquia
Diana Wallis, vice president of the European Parliament, joined other American and European experts in private international law to explore new European Union legislation on the law applicable to torts and to compare it to approaches in U.S. law during a two-day event sponsored by the University of Georgia Dean Rusk Center - International, Comparative and Graduate Legal Studies and the Georgia Society of International and Comparative Law. The colloquium was held November 5-6, 2007 in the Larry Walker Room of Dean Rusk Hall.
Law In Books, Law In Action And Society, Alan Watson
Law In Books, Law In Action And Society, Alan Watson
Colloquia
I consider myself a comparative legal historian and range widely over time and space. My interest is in private law. My general conclusions, developed over years, on law in society are three and are interconnected and are as follows: 1) Governments are not much interested in developing law especially not private law. They generally leave this to subordinate law makers to whom, however, they do not grant power to make law; 2) Even when famous legislators emerge, they are seldom interested in inserting a particular social message or even certainty into their laws; 3) Borrowing is the name of the …
International Law For A New Millennium: A Colloquium Honoring The Vision Of Louis B. Sohn, University Of Georgia School Of Law, The Dean Rusk International Law Center, Jose E. Alvarez, Ruth E. Gordon, James Anaya, Allyn L. Taylor, Daniel M. Bodansky, Jarat Chopra
International Law For A New Millennium: A Colloquium Honoring The Vision Of Louis B. Sohn, University Of Georgia School Of Law, The Dean Rusk International Law Center, Jose E. Alvarez, Ruth E. Gordon, James Anaya, Allyn L. Taylor, Daniel M. Bodansky, Jarat Chopra
Colloquia
The colloquium honored Louis B. Sohn, one of the world's foremost international law scholars. It was part of a series of activities including dedication of an international law library, and a portrait presentation. "In recognition of Professor Sohn's abiding involvement with the United Nations over the course of his life and the contributions he made to the institution even at such an early stage in his long career of academic and public service, the Rusk Center is pleased to present younger international law scholars who already have well-established reputations and whose work will affect that institution far into the next …