Institute for Legal Studies Events
Fri, 9/21 3:00 pm
Midwest Law & Society Retreat
Pyle Center
Sat, 9/22 8:30 am
Midwest Law & Society Retreat
Pyle Center
Fri, 10/5 3:30 pm
Constitutional Law Workshop
7200 - Lubar Commons
Global Legal Studies Events
Thu, 9/6 12:00 pm
Lecture on renewable energy in India by Ram Mohan
7200 - Lubar Commons
Thu, 10/11 9:00 am
South Asia pre-conference workshop
7200 - Lubar Commons
Fri, 10/26 9:00 am
WUN workshop (tbc)
7200 - Lubar Commons
Faculty Updates/ Read More
Alexandra Huneeus published "Chávez vs. Inter-American human rights system" on IntLawGrrls. The post discusses recent threats to the OAS Human Rights System from Veneuzela's Hugo Chavez and other Latin American leaders.
Andrew Coan's recent article "The Irrelevance of Writtenness in Constitutional Interpretation" received a glowing review from JOTWELL: The Journal of Things We Like Lots (and Lots). Legal philosopher Frederick Schauer praises the article for "analytic precision, careful argument, useful distinctions, and just the right amount of philosophy".
Gretchen Viney presented "Role of the Guardian ad Litem in Children's Court" at the Statewide Adoption Partners Conference 2012, sponsored by Adoption Resources of Wisconsin. Viney led three "learning table" breakout sessions for professional involved in children's court and permanency planning. Viney also recently presented "Adult Guardian ad Litem Basics", a 90-minute CLE presentation.
