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February 23, 2012
Professor Robert Chesney to deliver Solf-Warren Lecture at Army JAG School, Februrary 27, 2012
On February 27, 2012, Robert Chesney, Charles I. Francis Professor in Law at the University of Texas School of Law, will deliver the Fifth Annual Waldemar A. Solf and Marc L. Warren Chair Lecture in International and Operational Law at the U.S. Army Judge Advocate General’s Legal Center and School in Charlottesville, Virginia. -
February 22, 2012
Professor Barbara Bintliff to participate as legal information expert at Congressional conference
Barbara Bintliff, Joseph C. Hutcheson Professor in Law, at the University of Texas School of Law, will participate as a legal information expert at a conference for secretaries general from regional, national, and sub-national parliaments from around the world, “Achieving Greater Transparency in Legislatures through the Use of Open Document Standards.” The conference, sponsored by the United Nations, the Inter-Parliamentary Union, and the U.S. House of Representatives, will be in Washington, D.C. on February 27–29, 2012, at the U.S. Congress. -
February 21, 2012
The Bernard and Audre Rapoport Center for Human Rights and Justice at the University of Texas School of Law is pleased to announce its eighth annual conference, “Property Rights and the Human Rights Agenda,” to take place March 1–2, 2012. This multidisciplinary and comparative conference will explore the ambivalent relationship between human rights and property and the extent to which the right to property might advance a human rights agenda. -
February 20, 2012
William Lietzau, deputy assistant secretary for detainee policy and rule of law affairs at the U.S. Department of Defense, will be at the Law School on Thursday, February 24, 2012, to discuss the latest developments associated with the law and policy of detention. -
February 20, 2012
Assault & Flattery presents: Callback to the Future, March 1–4, 2012
Assault & Flattery presents Callback to the Future, a law school themed parody written, directed, and performed entirely by UT Law students. -
February 17, 2012
On Thursday, February 23, 2012, the Law School will host a symposium on recent developments in international arbitrations arising between investors and Latin American governments. Please join us at noon in the Jamail Pavilion for lunch and then the symposium from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. in JON 5.206. -
February 16, 2012
Scott Horton, ’81, a professor at Columbia Law School and a contributing editor at Harper’s, will deliver the 2012 Weil Lecture on Tuesday, February 21, 2012, in the Eidman Auditorium. Reception will begin at 6:00 p.m., and Horton’s talk, “More Security, Less Democracy? Struggling to Maintain Democratic Voices in the National Security Debate” will follow at 6:30 p.m. -
February 15, 2012
On Monday, February 20, 2012, the Rapoport Center for Human Rights and Justice will host the first Human Rights Happy Hour of the Spring semester. Professor Jorge Contesse of the Universidad Diego Portales in Santiago, Chile, will present a talk entitled “Inter-American Constitutionalism: The Creation and Internalization of Human Rights.” The event, which is free and open to the public, will take place from 3:30 p.m.–5:30 p.m. in TNH 3.142 at the University of Texas School of Law. -
February 10, 2012
On February 9, 2012, the Texas Journal of Oil, Gas, and Energy Law awarded the 2012 Ernest E. Smith Lifetime Achievement Award to Glenn E. Johnson, partner at Kelly Hart & Hallman LLP. This prestigious award is given to a distinguished attorney who has made significant contributions to the oil, gas, and energy industry. -
February 7, 2012
Seventh Annual Oil, Gas, and Energy Law Symposium to be held February 9–10, 2012
The 2012 Texas Energy Law Symposium is the Texas Journal of Oil, Gas, and Energy Law’s seventh annual CLE symposium. Speakers are leading academics and practitioners in oil, gas, and energy law. This year’s symposium promises to be an excellent forum for a dynamic and informative discussion about a wide range of current and future energy-related legal issues. The symposium will be held Thursday and Friday, February 9–10, at the Etter-Harbin Alumni Center (2110 San Jacinto, across from DKR Memorial Stadium). -
February 6, 2012
Texas Law Review symposium on modern capital markets and corporations, February 24–25, 2012
The Texas Law Review is holding a symposium entitled “Reshaping Capital Markets and Institutions: Twenty Years On” at the University of Texas School of Law on Friday, February 24, and Saturday, February 25, 2012. The event will bring together an exceptional lineup of legal and finance academics, practitioners, and regulators. -
February 1, 2012
Panel Discussion on State Anti-Immigrant Laws, February 13, 2012
A panel discussion entitled “Cutting Edge Issues in Immigration Law: State Anti-Immigrant Statutes and Litigation” will be held at the Law School on Monday, February 13, 2012, from 11:30 am to 1:30 pm in the Sheffield Room.