2006 Archive
November 3, 2006
Global Law Workshop: Professor Suli Zhu
Professor Suli Zhu, Dean of Peking University School of Law, spoke on “ ‘Federalism’ in Contemporary China” as part of the Global Law Workshop. Additional information on the workshop and future speakers.
November 2, 2006
Herbert L. Bernstein Lecture in International and Comparative Law
Professor Suli Zhu, Dean of Peking University School of Law, delivered the fifth annual Herbert L. Bernstein Memorial Lecture in International and Comparative Law on November 2, 2006 at Duke Law School. Prof. Zhu spoke on “Political Parties and the Judicial System in China.” A webcast of the event is available.
The Herbert L. Bernstein Memorial Lecture in International and Comparative Law honors the many contributions to Duke Law School and to the legal community made by the late Professor Bernstein, a faculty member for 17 years, and a noted specialist in contract, comparative, and private international law.
Past lectures featured:
Fourth Annual Lecture (2005): Prof. Richard M. Buxbaum, University of California, Berkeley, School of Law. “Comparative Law as a Bridge Between the Nation State and the Global Economy.”
Third Annual Lecture (2004): Prof. Chibli Mallat, St. Joseph’s University, Lebanon. “Constitutions for the 21st Century: Emerging Patterns - the EU, Iraq, and Afghanistan.”
Second Annual Lecture (2003): Prof. Christian Joerges, University of Bremen and European University Institute (Florence, Italy). “Challenges of Europeanization in the Realm of Private Law.”
Inaugural Lecture (2002): Prof. Dr. Hein D. Kötz, Dean of Bucerius Law School, Hamburg, Germany. “Civil Justice Systems in Europe and the United States.”
October 27, 2006
Global Law Workshop: Professor Mark Tushnet
Professor Mark Tushnet, Harvard Law School, spoke on “Enforcing Social and Economic Rights” as part of the Global Law Workshop. Additional information on the workshop and future speakers.
October 27, 2006
International Programs and The Law: Investigating the United Nations Oil-for-Food Program
A panel discussion on the investigations into the United Nations Oil-for-Food Program with Mr. Paul Volcker (chairman), Mr. Mark Califano (JD’88) (Chief Legal Counsel), and Professor Jeffrey Meyer (Senior Legal Adviser), of the Independent Inquiry Committee (IIC). The hour event, taped by C-SPAN, covered the flaws in this single program and the implications for similar current and future programs of the United Nations. A webcast of the event is available.
October 20, 2006
Doak Bishop on International Arbitration and Litigation
Mr. Doak Bishop, partner at King & Spalding (Houston), presented several programs at Duke Law, including an informal discussion of careers in international arbitration and a presentation on ICSID Investor-State Arbitration.
October 18, 2006
Ambassador Peter Galbraith: The End of Iraq
Ambassador Peter Galbraith, former U.S. Ambassador to Croatia and a renowned advocate for international educational exchange, global environmental initiatives, and human rights, discussed his recently published book, The End of Iraq: How American Incompetence Created a War Without End. A webcast of the event is available.
September 22, 2006
Panel Discussion: Patents, the WTO, and Access to Essential Medicines in Developing Countries
The Debate on How the World Trade Organization Controls Global Health. Moderator: Prof. Joost Pauwelyn and panelists Prof. Alan Sykes, Stanford University School of Law, & Prof. Jerome Reichman, Duke University School of Law. Additional information on the program and a summary of the panel discussion is available.
September 22, 2006
Global Law Workshop: Professor Alan Sykes
Professor Alan Sykes, Stanford University School of Law, spoke on “An Economic Analysis of State and Individual Responsibility under International Law” as part of the Global Law Workshop. Additional information on the workshop and future speakers.
September 8, 2006
Global Law Workshop: Professor Carlos Vàzquez
Professor Carlos Vazquez, Georgetown University School of Law, spoke on “The Story of Foster v. Nielson” as the the first Global Law Workshop of the 2006/2007 academic year. Additional information on the workshop and future speakers.
