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November 30, 2011
Granito: How to Nail a Dictator, an award-winning documentary film that chronicles Guatemala’s internal armed conflict, and subsequent efforts to bring the perpetrators of massive human rights violations during that period to justice, will screen at the School of Law at 5:00 p.m. on December 1, 2011. -
November 22, 2011
The University of Texas at Austin will launch a digital archive that consists of some twelve million pages of records from the Guatemalan Historical National Police Archive (known as Archivo Histórico de la Policía Nacional or AHPN), making online resources publicly accessible to researchers, human rights activists, prosecutors, and ordinary citizens. -
November 9, 2011
On Monday, November 14, 2011, the Rapoport Center for Human Rights and Justice will host a Human Rights Happy Hour featuring Professor Henry Steiner of Harvard University. Steiner will present a talk entitled “Muslims in Europe: Multiculturalism, Cultural Clash, Human Rights.” The event, which is free and open to the public, will take place from 3:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. in the Sheffield Room (TNH 2.111) at the University of Texas School of Law. -
November 7, 2011
UT Law examines capital markets, regulation, and the economy, November 11, 2011
The Massey Prize Symposium will bring nationally renowned experts on capital markets, securities markets, and economics to the University of Texas School of Law. The event is free and open to the public. -
November 1, 2011
The University of Texas School of Law’s William Wayne Justice Center for Public Interest Law and Career Services Office will present speaker Karen A. Lash, senior counsel for access to justice at the U.S. Department of Justice, on Monday, November 7, 2011, from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. in the Sheffield Room (TNH 2.111) at the Law School. -
October 28, 2011
On Monday, October 31, 2011, the Rapoport Center for Human Rights and Justice will host a Human Rights Happy Hour. Professor John Ciorciari of the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor will present a talk entitled “Archiving Memory after Mass Atrocities.” The event, which is free and open to the public, will take place from 3:30 p.m.–5:30pm, in the Sheffield Room (TNH 2.111) at the University of Texas School of Law. -
October 21, 2011
In recognition of National Pro Bono Week (October 23–29) and Domestic Violence Awareness Month, the UT Law Pro Bono Program has organized a special screening for the Law School community of the award-winning documentary film Crime After Crime. -
October 18, 2011
“Housing + Transit: Connecting Affordable Homes to Transit-Oriented Development in the Austin Region,” a conference cosponsored by the William Wayne Justice Center for Public Interest Law, will take place on Friday, October 21, 2011. The conference will address strategies to link housing and transportation, ensuring equal access to both for people of all income levels. -
October 14, 2011
On Monday, October 17, 2011, the Rapoport Center for Human Rights and Justice will host a Human Rights Happy Hour. Professor Tara Melish of the University at Buffalo Law School, SUNY, will present a talk entitled, “From Monuments to Ladders: Collapsing Social Rights Typologies into a More Usable, Enforcement-Oriented Schema.” The event, which is free and open to the public, will take place from 3:30 p.m.–5:30 p.m., in the Sheffield Room (TNH 2.111) at the University of Texas School of Law. -
October 10, 2011
On Friday, November 11, 2011, the University of Texas School of Law will honor Robert E. Litan, the inaugural recipient of the $50,000 Massey Prize for Research in Law, Innovation, and Capital Markets. Litan will speak at the Massey Prize Symposium, along with other distinguished speakers who will evaluate his work and its impact. -
October 5, 2011
Pro Bono Program and Justice Center to host White House “Champions of Change” watch party
The Law School’s Pro Bono Program and the William Wayne Justice Center for Public Interest Law will live-stream the White House's "Champions of Change" event at the Law School on Thursday, October 13, from 1:00 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. CST in the Goodwin Conference Room, CCJ 1.312. -
October 1, 2011
On Monday, October 3, 2011, the Rapoport Center for Human Rights and Justice will host the second Human Rights Happy Hour of the Fall semester. Professor Catalina Smulovitz of the Universidad Torcuato Di Tella in Argentina will present a talk entitled, “Legal Inequality and Domestic Violence. Who gets what and when at the Subnational Level?” The […]
