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FACULTY WRITINGS

Corwin Johnson & Ernest Smith, Property: Cases and Materials (New York: Foundation Press, 8th ed. 2002) (with John E. Cribbet & Roger W. Findley).

Susan Klein, Miranda’s Exceptions in a Post-Dickerson World, 91 Journal of Criminal Law & Criminology 567 (2001).

Roy Mersky, 44 Index to Periodical Articles Related to Law (Winter 2002) (with Donald J. Dunn & Tobe Liebert).

Gerald Torres, Foreword, in Justice and Natural Resources: Concepts, Strategies, and Applications xxi (K.M. Mutz, G.C. Bryner & D.S. Kenney eds.; Washington, D.C.: Island Press, 2002).

Russell Weintraub, Commentary on the Conflict of Laws: 2002 Supplement (New York: Foundation Press, 4th ed. 2002).

FACULTY ACTIVITIES

At the Texas Hispanic Journal of Law & Policy’s symposium, “On the Borderline: The Future of the U.S.-Mexico Special Relationship After September 11,” Mar. 28, 2002 ... Patricia Hansen was a panelist at the session on Mexico-U.S. trade agreements. • Sarah Cleveland moderated a session on immigration and civil rights that included James Harrington and Barbara Hines as panelists. • Ron Sievert was a panelist for a session on “The Long-term Future of the Relationship.”

David Robertson and Michael Sturley co-chaired the Feb. 18, 2002, planning meeting in Houston for the CLE Office’s 11th annual Admiralty and Maritime Law Conference, which will be held in Houston on Oct. 18, 2002.

David Robertson, Michael Sturley, and Ernest Young supervised the Ninth Annual Judge John R. Brown Admiralty Moot Court Competition, Mar. 21-23, 2002, in New Orleans, which the Law School co-sponsors each year with a local host law school (which was Tulane this year). Sturley attended a planning meeting for the 2003 competition on Apr. 10-12, 2002, at the 2003 host school, the University of Washington Law School in Seattle.

Antonio Azuela gave the keynote address, entitled “Zapatistas, Carrancistas, and the New Environmental Dilemmas in Mexico,” at a conference on “Illegal Logging in the Tropics,” Mar. 29, 2002, at Yale University.

Philip Bobbitt presented a paper, “The Bioterrorist Incident and the U.S. Law: Why We Should Be Stockpiling Laws as Well as Vacccines,” on Mar. 15, 2002, in Los Alamos, New Mexico. Bobbitt delivered a talk, “September 11: Six Months Later,” on Mar. 19, 2002, at the LBJ Library. Bobbitt wrote the “Legislation” section of the Report for the State Infrastructure Protection Advisory Council, which was presented in the Texas State Senate Chamber on Mar. 25, 2002. Bobbitt presented a paper, “One Way to Use Wittgenstein in Constitutional Theory,” to the Inland Northwest Philosophy Conference at the University of Idaho on Apr. 5, 2002. On Apr. 9, 2002, Bobbitt presented “Law Like Love,” a multimedia lecture, at a special evening event for UT-Austin’s Plan II program.

Robert & Jan Dawson’s unique equine law course was featured in the Mar. 25, 2002, Texas Lawyer.

Lee Fennell presented a paper entitled “Death, Taxes, and Cognition: A Behavioral Look at the Estate Tax” at Georgetown University Law Center’s Law and Economics Workshop on Apr. 1, 2002.

Henry Hu was quoted in Business Week, Mar. 1, 2002, on considerations in determining the optimal legal standard for liability of members of boards of directors of publicly held companies. Hu was quoted in the cover story of The Banker (London), Mar. 2002, on, among other things, the impact on the stability of the world financial system of certain Enron-related issues. Hu was quoted in the Washington Post, Feb. 26, 2002, on Morgan Stanley Dean Witter’s new system for how its analysts rate stocks.

China University of Political Science and Law Press has contracted with Cambridge University Press to issue a reprint edition of Brian Leiter’s edited volume Objectivity in Law and Morals (Cambridge University Press, 2001), in an edition of 2000 copies initially for sale in China. Leiter has been appointed a Consulting Editor of the new journal, Episteme: Epistemological Controversies in the Humanities & Social Sciences, a publication of the Centre for Philosophy of Natural & Social Science at the London School of Economics. The journal’s editors are Nancy Cartwright (LSE), Alvin Goldman (Rutgers), and Philip Kitcher (Columbia).

Steven Ratner appeared as a guest on Fox News’ “The O’Reilly Factor” on Mar. 28, 2002, to discuss the foreign policy ramifications of the U.S. decision to seek the death penalty for suspected terrorist Zacharias Moussaoui.

David Sokolow gave a presentation entitled “So You Want To Make a Movie?” for the Center for Law & Entrepreneurship at The University of Oregon School of Law on Apr. 4, 2002.

Michael Sturley attended a meeting of the Secretary of State’s Advisory Committee on Private International Law in Washington, DC, on Apr. 5, 2002, to discuss the U.S. government’s negotiating strategy at the upcoming session of the UNCITRAL Working Group on Transport Law. Sturley is the Senior Adviser to the U.S. delegation.

LAW LIBRARY NEWS

Jonathan Pratter is the recipient of the Carl H. Fulda Award for 2001-2002 from the Texas International Law Journal, in recognition of “his contribution to the scholarship of international law” through his assistance to the journal.

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 Corwin Johnson & Ernest Smith, Property: Cases and Materials (New York: Foundation Press, 8th ed. 2002) (with John E. Cribbet & Roger W. Findley). Susan Klein, Miranda’s Exceptions in a Post-Dickerson World, 91 Journal of Criminal Law & Criminology 567 (2001). Roy Mersky, 44 Index to Periodical Articles Related to Law (Winter 2002) (with Donald J. Dunn & Tobe Liebert). Gerald Torres, Foreword, in Justice and Natural Resources: Concepts, Strategies, and Applications xxi (K.M. Mutz, G.C. Bryner & D.S. Kenney eds.; Washington, D.C.: Island Press, 2002). Russell Weintraub, Commentary on the Conflict of Laws: 2002 Supplement (New York: Foundation Press, 4th ed. 2002). FACULTY ACTIVITIES At the Texas Hispanic Journal of Law & Policy’s symposium, “On the Borderline: The Future of the U.S.-Mexico Special Relationship After September 11,” Mar. 28, 2002 ... Patricia Hansen was a panelist at the session on Mexico-U.S. trade agreements. • Sarah Cleveland moderated a session on immigration and civil rights that included James Harrington and Barbara Hines as panelists. • Ron Sievert was a panelist for a session on “The Long-term Future of the Relationship.” David Robertson and Michael Sturley co-chaired the Feb. 18, 2002, planning meeting in Houston for the CLE Office’s 11th annual Admiralty and Maritime Law Conference, which will be held in Houston on Oct. 18, 2002. David Robertson, Michael Sturley, and Ernest Young supervised the Ninth Annual Judge John R. Brown Admiralty Moot Court Competition, Mar. 21-23, 2002, in New Orleans, which the Law School co-sponsors each year with a local host law school (which was Tulane this year). Sturley attended a planning meeting for the 2003 competition on Apr. 10-12, 2002, at the 2003 host school, the University of Washington Law School in Seattle. Antonio Azuela gave the keynote address, entitled “Zapatistas, Carrancistas, and the New Environmental Dilemmas in Mexico,” at a conference on “Illegal Logging in the Tropics,” Mar. 29, 2002, at Yale University. Philip Bobbitt presented a paper, “The Bioterrorist Incident and the U.S. Law: Why We Should Be Stockpiling Laws as Well as Vacccines,” on Mar. 15, 2002, in Los Alamos, New Mexico. Bobbitt delivered a talk, “September 11: Six Months Later,” on Mar. 19, 2002, at the LBJ Library. Bobbitt wrote the “Legislation” section of the Report for the State Infrastructure Protection Advisory Council, which was presented in the Texas State Senate Chamber on Mar. 25, 2002. Bobbitt presented a paper, “One Way to Use Wittgenstein in Constitutional Theory,” to the Inland Northwest Philosophy Conference at the University of Idaho on Apr. 5, 2002. On Apr. 9, 2002, Bobbitt presented “Law Like Love,” a multimedia lecture, at a special evening event for UT-Austin’s Plan II program. Robert & Jan Dawson’s unique equine law course was featured in the Mar. 25, 2002, Texas Lawyer. Lee Fennell presented a paper entitled “Death, Taxes, and Cognition: A Behavioral Look at the Estate Tax” at Georgetown University Law Center’s Law and Economics Workshop on Apr. 1, 2002. Henry Hu was quoted in Business Week, Mar. 1, 2002, on considerations in determining the optimal legal standard for liability of members of boards of directors of publicly held companies. Hu was quoted in the cover story of The Banker (London), Mar. 2002, on, among other things, the impact on the stability of the world financial system of certain Enron-related issues. Hu was quoted in the Washington Post, Feb. 26, 2002, on Morgan Stanley Dean Witter’s new system for how its analysts rate stocks. China University of Political Science and Law Press has contracted with Cambridge University Press to issue a reprint edition of Brian Leiter’s edited volume Objectivity in Law and Morals (Cambridge University Press, 2001), in an edition of 2000 copies initially for sale in China. Leiter has been appointed a Consulting Editor of the new journal, Episteme: Epistemological Controversies in the Humanities & Social Sciences, a publication of the Centre for Philosophy of Natural & Social Science at the London School of Economics. The journal’s editors are Nancy Cartwright (LSE), Alvin Goldman (Rutgers), and Philip Kitcher (Columbia). Steven Ratner appeared as a guest on Fox News’ “The O’Reilly Factor” on Mar. 28, 2002, to discuss the foreign policy ramifications of the U.S. decision to seek the death penalty for suspected terrorist Zacharias Moussaoui. David Sokolow gave a presentation entitled “So You Want To Make a Movie?” for the Center for Law & Entrepreneurship at The University of Oregon School of Law on Apr. 4, 2002. Michael Sturley attended a meeting of the Secretary of State’s Advisory Committee on Private International Law in Washington, DC, on Apr. 5, 2002, to discuss the U.S. government’s negotiating strategy at the upcoming session of the UNCITRAL Working Group on Transport Law. Sturley is the Senior Adviser to the U.S. delegation. LAW LIBRARY NEWS Jonathan Pratter is the recipient of the Carl H. Fulda Award for 2001-2002 from the Texas International Law Journal, in recognition of “his contribution to the scholarship of international law” through his assistance to the journal. 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.