Events Calendar

Review of Capital Punishment Cases in the U.S. Supreme Court, 2014 and 2015 Terms.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2015/10/05/21180/

Ambassador Alberto Pedro D’Alotto, Permanent Representative of Argentina to the United Nations Office at Geneva, will speak at the School of Law. His speech is entitled “United Nations and Human Rights in the XXI Century: Progress and Challenges." RSVP is required.

Lunch will be served after the event.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2015/10/07/21102/

The Student Animal Legal Defense Fund's first general body meeting! It'll be quick and informative, so please stop by to learn more about us! We'll have ice cream for everyone.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2015/10/07/21301/

Join Texas Law Women's Christian Fellowship as we go through the book Interrupted: When Jesus Wrecks Your Comfortable Christianity. Author and Austinite Jen Hatmaker encourages readers to get uncomfortable with their faith and to engage in a life of service to the least among us.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2015/10/08/21181/

Representatives from the International Center for Mental Health and Human Rights, a nonprofit based here in Austin, will hold a training at UT Law. The first part of the event will focus on understanding trauma and resiliency in human rights victims, and the second part will be a training on therapeutic interviewing with interactive exercises. The ICMHHR focuses on strengthening communities through the use of innovative therapeutic techniques to mitigate the psychological trauma caused by human rights abuses. Snacks provided.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2015/10/08/21344/

Free Admission. Reception followed by panel on Shakespeare's "A Midsummer Night's Dream" Panel members include Alan Friedman, Coordinator, AFTLS; David Kornhaber, Coordinator, AFTLS; Professors Angela Littwin, UT Law; James Loehlin, Director, Shakespeare at Winedale, and the Spirit of Shakespeare's players.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2015/10/08/20386/

Colloquium on Inequality & Human Rights: “Croesus' World: Human Rights in the Age of Inequality”

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2015/10/12/21091/

Please join the Student Animal Legal Defense Fund for a panel that introduces the connection between domestic violence and animal abuse.

Our guest speaker is Attorney Victoria Rambo, a staff attorney at the Texas Advocacy Project (TAP).

Ms. Rambo is personally involved in the animal law community in Austin along with her work on domestic violence cases with TAP.

Animal protection and domestic violence professionals have established that a strong correlation between animal abuse and domestic violence exists.

Women who enter shelters often report that their batterer has injured, maimed, killed, or threatened the family pet for revenge or to psychologically establish control. More than often, violence towards animals in the domestic setting occurs while children are present. It has been documented that domestic violence victims whose animals have been abused see the animal cruelty as just another step in a long history of violent behavior directed at them and their children. Often, victims in these situations resist entering shelters as they fear leaving their pets behind will put the animals at risk at the hands of their abuser.

This panel will address these issues, and among others, the role of law enforcement and the legal system in this area. For more information and to RSVP please email us at saldf.texas.law@gmail.com

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2015/10/13/21360/

Join ELS for a panel on Careers in Environmental Law.

Our guest speakers will discuss their career paths and give advice to students interested in practicing environmental law. Their backgrounds range from environmental policy work, firm work, ngo work, and government.

Guest Speakers include:

Adrian Shelley, Executive Director Air Alliance (UT Law '10) Kelly Davis, Attorney Save Our Springs (UT Law '09) Ashley Phillips, Attorney Thompson & Knight LLP & formerly EPA (UT Law '03)

Please RSVP by clicking the "events" tab on Symplicity or email us at els.texas.law@gmail.com

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2015/10/14/21351/

HRLS will be discussing how media can be used to engage in human rights discussions and awareness campaigns.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2015/10/15/21356/

TLF's Annual Fall Auction

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2015/10/15/20421/

Opportunity Forum Panel: Uniting Our Divided City: Addressing Racial and Ethnic Inequalities in Austin

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2015/10/16/21355/