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FACULTY WRITINGS

Dean William Powers, Aplicando a Responsabilidade Objetiva aos Serviços (Strict Liability): Uma Perspectiva a Partir dos Estados Unidos [Strict Liability: A U.S. Perspective], in Edição Especial em Homenagem à “Cooperação a Universidade do Texas-Austin e a UFRGS” 18 (São Geraldo, Brazil: Nova Prova Gráfica e Editora, 2002).

Antonio Benjamin, Direito Ambiental no Brasil e nos Estados Unidos [Environmental Law in Brazil and the U.S.], in Edição Especial em Homenagem à “Cooperação a Universidade do Texas-Austin e a UFRGS” 9 (São Geraldo, Brazil: Nova Prova Gráfica e Editora, 2002).

Steven Goode, O Papel do Direito Criminal no Cumprimento dos Direitos Ambientais [Environmental Law in Brazil and the U.S.], in Edição Especial em Homenagem à “Cooperação a Universidade do Texas-Austin e a UFRGS” 127 (São Geraldo, Brazil: Nova Prova Gráfica e Editora, 2002).

Henry Hu, First, Do No Harm: Investors, Government, and the Stock Market, in Europa und Die Globalisierung: Referate des Zweiten Wiener Globalisierungs-Symposiums 10. und 11. Mai 2001 (Carl Baudenbacher & Erhard Busek eds.; Vienna: Verlag Österreich, 2002).

Douglas Laycock, Introduction, in 1 Hopwood v. Texas Litigation Documents, Part 1: Trial in the Federal District Court for the Western District of Texas (1992-1994) xv (Kumar Percy comp.; Buffalo, NY: William S. Hein & Co., 2002).

Roy Mersky, Preface, in 1 Hopwood v. Texas Litigation Documents, Part 1: Trial in the Federal District Court for the Western District of Texas (1992-1994) xiii (Kumar Percy comp.; Buffalo, NY: William S. Hein & Co., 2002).

Alan Rau, Direito Contratual nos Estados Unidos: Uma Visão Geral, in Edição Especial em Homenagem à “Cooperação a Universidade do Texas-Austin e a UFRGS” 33 (São Geraldo, Brazil: Nova Prova Gráfica e Editora, 2002).

Louise Weinberg, When Courts Decide Elections: The Constitutionality of Bush v. Gore [Symposium: Federal Courts and Electoral Politics], 82 Boston University Law Review 609 (2002).

Patrick Woolley, Uma Introdução às Ações Coletivas no Direito Norte-Americano, in Edição Especial em Homenagem à “Cooperação a Universidade do Texas-Austin e a UFRGS” 111 (São Geraldo, Brazil: Nova Prova Gráfica e Editora, 2002).

FACULTY ACTIVITIES

The “First Seminar on Introduction to American Law: Organized and White-Collar Crime,” held Aug. 12-13 in Brasilia and sponsored by the Brazilian Ministry of Justice, the U.S. Embassy in Brazil, UT-Austin, and others, included welcoming remarks from Antonio Benjamin and presentations by Benjamin (“Organized and White-Collar Crime”), Steven Goode (“Introduction to U.S. Criminal Law”), Patricia Hansen (“The Impact of NAFTA on American Law”), Roy Mersky (“Introduction to American Law and Legal History”), and Jordan Steiker (“Crime and Punishment in the U.S.”).

At the “Intensive Course on Economic Integration and the Protection of the Weaker Party,” Aug. 7-9, 2002, at the Law School of the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul in Porto Alegre, Brazil, Antonio Benjamin served as a moderator, Patricia Hansen spoke on “The Impact of NAFTA on American Law,” Roy Mersky presented “Introduction to American Law and Legal History” and “New Technologies and Legal Research”, and Steven Goode gave an “Introduction to American Criminal Law.”

Henry Hu appeared on CNBC’s flagship show, “Business Center,” on June 12, 2002, during which he was interviewed by co-anchors Ron Insana and Sue Herrera on possible insider trading by Martha Stewart as to Imclone shares and on certain Enron-related litigation developments. Hu was quoted on the expensing of stock options and corporate governance in the Wall Street Journal, June 5, 2002, Asian Wall Street Journal, June 6, 2002, and Wall Street Journal Europe, June 6, 2002. Hu was quoted on corporate transparency and Securities and Exchange Commission rules in the Philadelphia Inquirer, June 4, 2002, and the Star-Ledger (Newark), June 2, 2002.

Douglas Laycock has been appointed by the Supreme Court of Texas to a committee that will recommend steps needed to bring the Code of Judicial Conduct into compliance with the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling in Republican Party of Minnesota v. White.

Roy Mersky delivered a lecture on the U.S. legal system at the State University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on Aug. 20, 2002.

Alan Rau taught a course on “International Commercial Arbitration” in the 4th International Summer School on Dispute Resolution in Berlin, Germany, sponsored by Tulane Law School and the Institut für Anwaltsrecht, Humboldt University, Aug. 3-17, 2002. Rau was quoted at length in an article in the ABA Journal eReport of July 26, 2002, entitled “Arbitrators May Disregard the Law.”

LAW LIBRARY NEWS

Kumar Percy, Bibliography of Affirmative Action in Higher Education, in 1 Hopwood v. Texas Litigation Documents, Part 1: Trial in the Federal District Court for the Western District of Texas (1992-1994) xxv (Kumar Percy comp.; Buffalo, NY: William S. Hein & Co., 2002) (with Victoria Newnham Matthews).

Kumar Percy, compiler, Hopwood v. Texas Litigation Documents, Part 1: Trial in the Federal District Court for the Western District of Texas (1992-1994) (5 vols.; Buffalo, NY: William S. Hein & Co., 2002) (assisted by Tobe Liebert & Mike Widener).

LAW SCHOOL NEWS is produced by the Tarlton Law Library, Jamail Center for Legal Research, School of Law, The University of Texas at Austin, and is edited by Michael Widener, Head of Special Collections. Its contents may be used freely, provided that source credit is given to LAW SCHOOL NEWS. If you wish to receive LAW SCHOOL NEWS by email, contact Michael Widener at mwidener@mail.law.utexas.edu.


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FACULTY WRITINGS Dean William Powers, Aplicando a Responsabilidade Objetiva aos Serviços (Strict Liability): Uma Perspectiva a Partir dos Estados Unidos [Strict Liability: A U.S. Perspective], in Edição Especial em Homenagem à “Cooperação a Universidade do Texas-Austin e a UFRGS” 18 (São Geraldo, Brazil: Nova Prova Gráfica e Editora, 2002). Antonio Benjamin, Direito Ambiental no Brasil e nos Estados Unidos [Environmental Law in Brazil and the U.S.], in Edição Especial em Homenagem à “Cooperação a Universidade do Texas-Austin e a UFRGS” 9 (São Geraldo, Brazil: Nova Prova Gráfica e Editora, 2002). Steven Goode, O Papel do Direito Criminal no Cumprimento dos Direitos Ambientais [Environmental Law in Brazil and the U.S.], in Edição Especial em Homenagem à “Cooperação a Universidade do Texas-Austin e a UFRGS” 127 (São Geraldo, Brazil: Nova Prova Gráfica e Editora, 2002). Henry Hu, First, Do No Harm: Investors, Government, and the Stock Market, in Europa und Die Globalisierung: Referate des Zweiten Wiener Globalisierungs-Symposiums 10. und 11. Mai 2001 (Carl Baudenbacher & Erhard Busek eds.; Vienna: Verlag Österreich, 2002). Douglas Laycock, Introduction, in 1 Hopwood v. Texas Litigation Documents, Part 1: Trial in the Federal District Court for the Western District of Texas (1992-1994) xv (Kumar Percy comp.; Buffalo, NY: William S. Hein & Co., 2002). Roy Mersky, Preface, in 1 Hopwood v. Texas Litigation Documents, Part 1: Trial in the Federal District Court for the Western District of Texas (1992-1994) xiii (Kumar Percy comp.; Buffalo, NY: William S. Hein & Co., 2002). Alan Rau, Direito Contratual nos Estados Unidos: Uma Visão Geral, in Edição Especial em Homenagem à “Cooperação a Universidade do Texas-Austin e a UFRGS” 33 (São Geraldo, Brazil: Nova Prova Gráfica e Editora, 2002). Louise Weinberg, When Courts Decide Elections: The Constitutionality of Bush v. Gore [Symposium: Federal Courts and Electoral Politics], 82 Boston University Law Review 609 (2002). Patrick Woolley, Uma Introdução às Ações Coletivas no Direito Norte-Americano, in Edição Especial em Homenagem à “Cooperação a Universidade do Texas-Austin e a UFRGS” 111 (São Geraldo, Brazil: Nova Prova Gráfica e Editora, 2002). FACULTY ACTIVITIES The “First Seminar on Introduction to American Law: Organized and White-Collar Crime,” held Aug. 12-13 in Brasilia and sponsored by the Brazilian Ministry of Justice, the U.S. Embassy in Brazil, UT-Austin, and others, included welcoming remarks from Antonio Benjamin and presentations by Benjamin (“Organized and White-Collar Crime”), Steven Goode (“Introduction to U.S. Criminal Law”), Patricia Hansen (“The Impact of NAFTA on American Law”), Roy Mersky (“Introduction to American Law and Legal History”), and Jordan Steiker (“Crime and Punishment in the U.S.”). At the “Intensive Course on Economic Integration and the Protection of the Weaker Party,” Aug. 7-9, 2002, at the Law School of the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul in Porto Alegre, Brazil, Antonio Benjamin served as a moderator, Patricia Hansen spoke on “The Impact of NAFTA on American Law,” Roy Mersky presented “Introduction to American Law and Legal History” and “New Technologies and Legal Research”, and Steven Goode gave an “Introduction to American Criminal Law.” Henry Hu appeared on CNBC’s flagship show, “Business Center,” on June 12, 2002, during which he was interviewed by co-anchors Ron Insana and Sue Herrera on possible insider trading by Martha Stewart as to Imclone shares and on certain Enron-related litigation developments. Hu was quoted on the expensing of stock options and corporate governance in the Wall Street Journal, June 5, 2002, Asian Wall Street Journal, June 6, 2002, and Wall Street Journal Europe, June 6, 2002. Hu was quoted on corporate transparency and Securities and Exchange Commission rules in the Philadelphia Inquirer, June 4, 2002, and the Star-Ledger (Newark), June 2, 2002. Douglas Laycock has been appointed by the Supreme Court of Texas to a committee that will recommend steps needed to bring the Code of Judicial Conduct into compliance with the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling in Republican Party of Minnesota v. White. Roy Mersky delivered a lecture on the U.S. legal system at the State University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on Aug. 20, 2002. Alan Rau taught a course on “International Commercial Arbitration” in the 4th International Summer School on Dispute Resolution in Berlin, Germany, sponsored by Tulane Law School and the Institut für Anwaltsrecht, Humboldt University, Aug. 3-17, 2002. Rau was quoted at length in an article in the ABA Journal eReport of July 26, 2002, entitled “Arbitrators May Disregard the Law.” LAW LIBRARY NEWS Kumar Percy, Bibliography of Affirmative Action in Higher Education, in 1 Hopwood v. Texas Litigation Documents, Part 1: Trial in the Federal District Court for the Western District of Texas (1992-1994) xxv (Kumar Percy comp.; Buffalo, NY: William S. Hein & Co., 2002) (with Victoria Newnham Matthews). Kumar Percy, compiler, Hopwood v. Texas Litigation Documents, Part 1: Trial in the Federal District Court for the Western District of Texas (1992-1994) (5 vols.; Buffalo, NY: William S. Hein & Co., 2002) (assisted by Tobe Liebert & Mike Widener). LAW SCHOOL NEWS is produced by the Tarlton Law Library, Jamail Center for Legal Research, School of Law, The University of Texas at Austin, and is edited by Michael Widener, Head of Special Collections. Its contents may be used freely, provided that source credit is given to LAW SCHOOL NEWS. If you wish to receive LAW SCHOOL NEWS by email, contact Michael Widener at mwidener@mail.law.utexas.edu.