Events Calendar

On Wednesday, April 13, the Strauss Center will host an event on “War Crimes in Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine” with UT Law School Professor Derek Jinks. Russian atrocities in Ukraine have shocked the world, reviving memories of some of the darkest moments of the 20th Century. Many of these acts are war crimes, a phrase that is used by many but fully understood by few.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2022/04/13/68125/

Please join us for LLILAS and Rapoport Center Visiting Resource Professor Justice Antonio Herman Benjamin’s presentation on his current work on the legal protection of forests and emerging principles in environmental law. Justice Benjamin’s lecture is cross-listed with Planet Texas 2050’s Spring Research Symposium: A Week of Resilience Research in Action.

This event is co-sponsored by the Teresa Lozano Long Institute of Latin American Studies (LLILAS), the LLILAS Benson Brazil Center, and Planet Texas 2050.

Please register for the event here: https://law.utexas.edu/humanrights/event-registration-can-the-law-save-tropical-forests/

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2022/04/13/67665/

The National Association of Women Judges (NAWJ) and the Travis County Women Lawyers Association present the Color of Justice Program. Local area teens will learn about the legal profession and hear from judges and attorneys about their paths to law school and beyond.

Cosponsored by the William Wayne Justice Center for Public Interest Law

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2022/04/14/65485/

Learn about becoming a 2022-23 student member of one of the Austin Inns of Court! The Inns provide excellent opportunities for law students to meet and be mentored by local judges and practicing attorneys across a range of fields. Each Inn meets monthly, fall through spring. Students are assigned to a team of attorneys and judges, which meets to prepare and then present a program at one of the Inn meetings. This is an excellent opportunity for students to socialize with and be mentored by practicing attorneys and judges.

Please RSVP for Zoom link: https://utexas.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJIvd-6vpzgpH9W7WrQdvRULax5G7R5D0TMl

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2022/04/14/67485/

The Constitutional Studies Program will host the inaugural Texas Constitutional Law Assembly, a first-of-its-kind conference for high school students in grades 9-12. This free event will be held at the Law School on April 16, 2022. The purpose of the Assembly is to engage high school students in discussion on democracy, rights, and the rule of law.

We are grateful to our outstanding roster of speakers: Justice Evan Young and Professors Zach Elkins, Mimi Marziani, Liz Sepper, and Steve Vladeck. The tentative program is available here.

Registration is available here for free, though space is limited. Note that any student attending the Assembly must be accompanied by a school representative; no student may register on her/his/their own, nor attend on her/his/their own.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2022/04/16/67046/