All events
- January 30, 2009: Roundtable on "Remaking the
Developmental State" with Professors Gay Seidman
(Sociology), John Ohnesorge (Law) and David Trubek (Law), part of
the WAGE Research Collaborative, sponsored by GLS, WAGE, Global
Studies and Department of Sociology, Noon-1pm, Room 8108 Social
Sciences (Havens Seminar Room).
- February 4, 2009: Follow up Information Session on
Study Abroad explaining the application and selection
process conducted by study abroad program directors - Professors
Heinz Klug, Steve Barkan and Nina Camic, Noon - 1:00pm, Lubar
Commons (7200 Law). Open to all interested law students.
- March 5, 2009: "Equality and Freedom in the Culture of the Developing World," by Judge Christopher Weeramantry, Former Vice President of the International Court of Justice and former Judge, Supreme Court of Sri Lanka, part of the speaker series on "Role of Law in Developing and Transition Countries," sponsored by the Global Legal Studies Center with support from the Division of International Studies, the International Institute and Global Studies, and co-sponsored by the Center for South Asia and the South Asia Legal Studies Working Group, Noon - 1:15pm, 206 Ingraham Hall.
- March 5, 2009: “Environmentalism and Human
Rights,” by Judge Christopher
Weeramantry, former Vice President of the International
Court of Justice, sponsored by the Human Rights Initiative and the
Global Legal Studies Center, 4-5:30 pm, Lubar Commons (7200 Law),
reception to follow. All are welcome. Audio
- March 6, 2009: Global Climate Change
and Sustainable Development: Challenges and Opportunities for
International Law, Wisconsin International Law Journal
Annual Symposium. Keynote speaker: Judge Christopher Weeramantry,
former Vice President of the International Court of Justice, will
speak on "Global Wisdom on Duties to Future
Generations." Other speakers include: Professors Gabriel
Eckstein (Texas Tech University), David Hunter (American
University), Benjamin Richardson (Osgoode Law School, Canada),
Konstantia Koutouki (University of Montreal, Canada), Dongsheng
Zang (University of Washington, Seattle), Luis Martinez (NRDC, New
York), Stephanie Tai (UW Law School), Sumudu Atapattu (UW Law
School), Dan Anderson (UW-Madison), Tia Nelson (Governor's Task
Force on Global Warming, Wisconsin), and Steve Vavrus (UW-Madison),
8:15 am -5:30 pm, Room 2260 Law School. Multiple sponsors.
Approved for 8.0 hours
of CLE credit for Wisconsin Attorneys.