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FACULTY WRITINGS

Hans Baade, Testimonios y semblanzas: Hans Baade, in Guillermo Floris Margadant y su mundo 211 (Lois Parkinson Zamora ed.; México: Miguel Ángel Porrúa, 2002).

Philip Bobbitt, Today’s War Is Against Tomorrow’s Iraq, New York Times, Mar. 10, 2003, at A19.

John Robertson, Patentability and Higher Life Forms, 4 Nature Reviews Genetics 162 (2003).

Jay Westbrook, Empirical Research in Consumer Bankruptcy, 12 Journal of Bankruptcy Law & Practice 3 (2003). [Reprinted from 80 Texas Law Review 2123 (2002).]

FACULTY ACTIVITIES

Alex Albright will deliver the opening remarks at the Review of Litigation’s symposium, “Selected Topics on the Modern Jury,” Mar. 20, 2003, at the Law School.

Philip Bobbitt participated with Sir Michael Howard, Library of Congress Kluge Center Scholar, in a discussion of Bobbitt’s The Shield of Achilles: War, Law and the Course of History (2002) on Mar. 19, 2003, at the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C.

Sarah Cleveland co-authored an amicus brief to the Inter-American Court of Human Rights regarding the employment rights of migrant workers in the inter-American system under international law. The brief is in support of Submission OC-18, by the Government of Mexico. Cleveland has been appointed to the Afghanistan Transitional Commercial Law Project Working Group, to serve as one of five experts charged with drafting a new transitional labor and employment code for Afghanistan. The project is jointly sponsored by the Afghan Embassy in Washington, D.C., the Asia Law Initiative of the American Bar Association, and the Center for International Management Education.

Henry Hu appeared on the National Public Radio show “Weekend Edition” on Dec. 21, 2002, discussing the “global settlement” announced by, among others, the Securities and Exchange Commission, NASD (National Association of Securities Dealers), New York Stock Exchange, and New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer, relating to stock analyst research at major financial institutions. Hu was also quoted on various stock analyst matters in the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, Dec. 23, 2002, the Los Angeles Times, Dec. 23, 2002, and the Schweizerische Depeschenagentur AG (SDA) – Service de base français, Dec. 21, 2002. Hu discussed possible ways shareholders could influence boards of directors and otherwise participate in corporate governance in the Dallas Morning News, Dec. 23, 2002.

Leandra Lederman spoke on “The Interplay Between Enforcement and Norms in Tax Compliance” at the Kansas Law Review symposium, “Tax Compliance: Should Congress Reform the 1998 IRS Reform Act?”, Mar. 6, 2003, at the University of Kansas School of Law.

Sanford Levinson’s presentation at the recent symposium on “The Louisiana Purchase and American Expansion” was quoted in Christopher Shea’s weekly “Critical Faculties” column in the Boston Globe, Mar. 9, 2003.

Ronald Mann was quoted on developments in Japanese credit-card markets by Tony O'Brien in Japanese Get a Yen for Credit, in the Feb. 2003 issue of Cards International. Mann was quoted on his reasons for coming to UT Law in the Feb. 28, 2003, Chronicle of Higher Education. Mann was quoted on KUT-FM, Mar. 10, 2003, on the legal repercussions of the hacking of social security numbers from UT databases.

Basil Markesinis has been honored as a Knight Commander of the Order of the Merit with Star by the President of Germany, for services to “Comparative Law, German Law and Anglo-German Relations.” This marks the first time a British academic has been so honored.

Steven Ratner testified on Mar. 4, 2003, before the Texas House of Representatives Committee on Criminal Justice in favor of a group of bills that would raise the minimum age for eligibility for the death penalty from 17 to 18.

Alan Rau presented a paper on “Separability” at the International Commercial Arbitration Symposium, held Mar. 14-15, 2003 at Vanderbilt University Law School. The papers will be published in the Vanderbilt Journal of Transnational Law in Fall 2003.

John Robertson spoke on “Sharing the Fruits of Genetics Research” at a conference on “Benefit-Sharing in Genomic Research” at the University of Pennsylvania, Mar. 2, 2003.

Ernest Smith will present a “Case Law Update” at the Law School’s 29th Annual Ernest E. Smith Oil, Gas and Mineral Law Institute, Mar. 21, 2003, in Houston.

Jay Westbrook spoke at the International Monetary Fund in Washington, D.C., Jan. 21, 2003, as one of 10 speakers (and the only academic) invited to present views to the Fund’s staff and Executive Board on its proposed Sovereign Debt Restructuring Mechanism. Westbrook was a panelist for sessions on “Global Standards: Lessons & Experience from The World Bank ROSC Assessment Pilot Program” and “Strategies to Promote Investment & Sustainable Development” at The World Bank’s “Global Forum on Insolvency Risk Management Standards & Strategies for the Next Decade,” Jan. 28-29, 2003, in Washington, D.C. Westbrook was one of the recipients of the 2002 Outstanding Teacher Awards from the Executive Master of European and International Business Law program of the University of St. Gallen, Switzerland.

LAW SCHOOL ACTIVITIES

Ron Sievert, War on Terrorism or Global Law Enforcement Operation?, 78 Notre Dame Law Review 307 (2003).

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 Hans Baade, Testimonios y semblanzas: Hans Baade, in Guillermo Floris Margadant y su mundo 211 (Lois Parkinson Zamora ed.; México: Miguel Ángel Porrúa, 2002). Philip Bobbitt, Today’s War Is Against Tomorrow’s Iraq, New York Times, Mar. 10, 2003, at A19. John Robertson, Patentability and Higher Life Forms, 4 Nature Reviews Genetics 162 (2003). Jay Westbrook, Empirical Research in Consumer Bankruptcy, 12 Journal of Bankruptcy Law & Practice 3 (2003). [Reprinted from 80 Texas Law Review 2123 (2002).] FACULTY ACTIVITIES Alex Albright will deliver the opening remarks at the Review of Litigation’s symposium, “Selected Topics on the Modern Jury,” Mar. 20, 2003, at the Law School. Philip Bobbitt participated with Sir Michael Howard, Library of Congress Kluge Center Scholar, in a discussion of Bobbitt’s The Shield of Achilles: War, Law and the Course of History (2002) on Mar. 19, 2003, at the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C. Sarah Cleveland co-authored an amicus brief to the Inter-American Court of Human Rights regarding the employment rights of migrant workers in the inter-American system under international law. The brief is in support of Submission OC-18, by the Government of Mexico. Cleveland has been appointed to the Afghanistan Transitional Commercial Law Project Working Group, to serve as one of five experts charged with drafting a new transitional labor and employment code for Afghanistan. The project is jointly sponsored by the Afghan Embassy in Washington, D.C., the Asia Law Initiative of the American Bar Association, and the Center for International Management Education. Henry Hu appeared on the National Public Radio show “Weekend Edition” on Dec. 21, 2002, discussing the “global settlement” announced by, among others, the Securities and Exchange Commission, NASD (National Association of Securities Dealers), New York Stock Exchange, and New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer, relating to stock analyst research at major financial institutions. Hu was also quoted on various stock analyst matters in the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, Dec. 23, 2002, the Los Angeles Times, Dec. 23, 2002, and the Schweizerische Depeschenagentur AG (SDA) – Service de base français, Dec. 21, 2002. Hu discussed possible ways shareholders could influence boards of directors and otherwise participate in corporate governance in the Dallas Morning News, Dec. 23, 2002. Leandra Lederman spoke on “The Interplay Between Enforcement and Norms in Tax Compliance” at the Kansas Law Review symposium, “Tax Compliance: Should Congress Reform the 1998 IRS Reform Act?”, Mar. 6, 2003, at the University of Kansas School of Law. Sanford Levinson’s presentation at the recent symposium on “The Louisiana Purchase and American Expansion” was quoted in Christopher Shea’s weekly “Critical Faculties” column in the Boston Globe, Mar. 9, 2003. Ronald Mann was quoted on developments in Japanese credit-card markets by Tony O'Brien in Japanese Get a Yen for Credit, in the Feb. 2003 issue of Cards International. Mann was quoted on his reasons for coming to UT Law in the Feb. 28, 2003, Chronicle of Higher Education. Mann was quoted on KUT-FM, Mar. 10, 2003, on the legal repercussions of the hacking of social security numbers from UT databases. Basil Markesinis has been honored as a Knight Commander of the Order of the Merit with Star by the President of Germany, for services to “Comparative Law, German Law and Anglo-German Relations.” This marks the first time a British academic has been so honored. Steven Ratner testified on Mar. 4, 2003, before the Texas House of Representatives Committee on Criminal Justice in favor of a group of bills that would raise the minimum age for eligibility for the death penalty from 17 to 18. Alan Rau presented a paper on “Separability” at the International Commercial Arbitration Symposium, held Mar. 14-15, 2003 at Vanderbilt University Law School. The papers will be published in the Vanderbilt Journal of Transnational Law in Fall 2003. John Robertson spoke on “Sharing the Fruits of Genetics Research” at a conference on “Benefit-Sharing in Genomic Research” at the University of Pennsylvania, Mar. 2, 2003. Ernest Smith will present a “Case Law Update” at the Law School’s 29th Annual Ernest E. Smith Oil, Gas and Mineral Law Institute, Mar. 21, 2003, in Houston. Jay Westbrook spoke at the International Monetary Fund in Washington, D.C., Jan. 21, 2003, as one of 10 speakers (and the only academic) invited to present views to the Fund’s staff and Executive Board on its proposed Sovereign Debt Restructuring Mechanism. Westbrook was a panelist for sessions on “Global Standards: Lessons & Experience from The World Bank ROSC Assessment Pilot Program” and “Strategies to Promote Investment & Sustainable Development” at The World Bank’s “Global Forum on Insolvency Risk Management Standards & Strategies for the Next Decade,” Jan. 28-29, 2003, in Washington, D.C. Westbrook was one of the recipients of the 2002 Outstanding Teacher Awards from the Executive Master of European and International Business Law program of the University of St. Gallen, Switzerland. LAW SCHOOL ACTIVITIES Ron Sievert, War on Terrorism or Global Law Enforcement Operation?, 78 Notre Dame Law Review 307 (2003). 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.