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In Memoriam: William J. Stuntz, Pamela S. Karlan, Michael J. Klarman, Martha Minow, Daniel C. Richman, Robert E. Scott, David Skeel, Carol Steiker

Faculty Scholarship

Bill made a lot of errors in his articles. I know that, because he told me so, often in graphic detail, sometimes years after writing them; sometimes days. As anyone familiar with Bill or his work knows, this sort of harsh self-criticism bespeaks not any laxity or insouciance on Bill’s part, or even a false modesty, but rather an intense commitment to intellectual rigor, and (even more astounding for a legal academic) actually “getting it right.”

Reflections, Asil Newsletter, William James Adams, Susam Baer, Lee C. Bollinger, Jacques Bourgeois, David D. Caron, Roger C. Cramton, Tomas Dumbrovsky, Claus-Dieter Ehlermann, Rosalyn Higgins, Nicholas Calcina Howson, Jon Henry Kouba, Panos Koutrakos, Peter Kresák, Hans Christian Krüger, Jeffrey S. Lehman, Pierre Mathijsen, William I. Miller, John A.E. Pottow, Li Qian, John Reitz, Gerald M. Rosberg, Joseph L. Sax, Detlev Vagts, Michel Waelbroeck, John M. Walker

Faculty Scholarship

The American Society of International Law Committee recommended that the Manley 0. Hudson Medal be awarded to Professor Eric Stein for his lifetime of significant contributions to international and comparative law. Stein, the Hessel E. Yntema Professor of Law, Emeritus, at the University of Michigan Law School, had been an active supporter of ASIL as Honorary Vice President, Counsellor, and Honorary Editor of, and frequent contributor to, the American Journal of International Law. His many books and articles established him as a leading thinker and writer on European Community law and on what he described in a famous article …

Library Profile: Kathleen Farmann, The Third Succeeding Woman Law Library Director At Notre Dame, Susan Hamilton

1966–1985: Kathleen Farmann

Dean Joseph O‘Meara appointed Mrs. Kathleen C. Farmann as the third woman director of the law library (1966-1984). The 1973 enlargement of the Notre Dame Law library‘s physical space came under her leadership. She drafted the Title II government grant proposal for the projected addition to the law building and handled the onsite inspection. She retired in 1984.

Library Profile: Lora Lashbrook And Marie Lawrence; Notre Dame’S First Female Law Library Directors, Susan Hamilton

1942–1945: Lora D. Lashbrook

Lora Lashbrook was appointed by Dean Clarence Manion as the second law librarian at Notre Dame Law School. She also served as a legal research instructor, registrar, and secretary to both the dean and the faculty. Marie K. Lawrence became the third law librarian, coming to the Law School from the University Libraries.

Ferdinand Pecora: The Hellhound Of Wall Street, Michael A. Perino

Faculty Publications

Few Americans today know who Ferdinand Pecora was, although he was once a media superstar, a nearly daily fixture in newspapers and radio broadcasts across the country. With the onset of our current economic woes his name has slowly begun to crop up again. In April 2009, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi called for a new "Pecora Commission" to investigate "what happened on Wall Street." The next week, the Senate invoked Pecora's name in voting to create an independent committee to investigate the financial crisis, and in January 2010 the Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission held its first hearings.

Pecora, a diminutive …

David H. Getches: 1942-2011, James N. Corbridge Jr.

Publications

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Alumni Profile, Jessica Lynd, Lindsay Roberts

Human Rights Brief

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Alumni Profiles, Sarah Mazzochi, Kaitlin Brush

Human Rights Brief

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Tribute To David Stras: Under The Microscope, Ryan W. Scott

Articles by Maurer Faculty

Professor Scott's tribute to long time collaborator David R. Stras.

Justice Through Pragmatism And Process: A Tribute To Judge Denny Chin, Frank H. Wu

Faculty Scholarship

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