Legal Risks and Business Opportunities in Latin America
A SYMPOSIUM, organized by the Latin American Business Law Association
Friday, April 4, 2008
12:30 - 8:00 pm • Room 3037
Coffee and refreshments served

The Future of E.U.–U.S. Relations
Tuesday, April 8, 2008
12:15 – 1:15 PM • Room 3037 • Lunch served
Angelos Pangratis, Deputy Head of Delegation of the European Union's Delegation to the United States

Angelos Pangratis will speak on the economic and political issues at the cutting edge of the E.U.–U.S. relationship. He will cover areas of converging interests as well as issues on which the E.U. and the U.S. still remain divided.

Suing Doctors in Japan: Structure, Culture, and the Rise of Malpractice Litigation
Friday, March 21, 2008 • Global Law Workshop
3:00 - 4:30 • Room 4042
Prof. Eric A. Feldman

Kosovo's Independence: The Politics, Legality, and Philosophy of Secession
Monday, March 24, 2008
12:15 – 1:15 PM • Room 3037 • Lunch served
Prof. Tibor Várady and Prof. Allen Buchanan

Two leading scholars will present their views on the recent Kosovar assertion of independence.

Global Law Workshop: The Case of South Africa
February 15, 3 - 4:30 pm, Room 4042
"Can Constitutional Property Clauses Be Transformative? The Role of Background Traditions & Culture--The Case of South Africa"

Reforms in European Competition Law
Monday, February 11, 2008
11:05 AM - 12:00 PM - Room 4047
Jürgen Basedow visits Prof. Barak Richman's Antitrust class

Public and Private Law in the Global Adjudication System
Feb. 15, 2008: DJCIL and the Center for International and Comparative Law host symposium focusing on the importance and impact of international arbitration as a venue for dispute settlement. » Event Details

Data Privacy in Transatlantic Perspective: Conflict or Cooperation?
Jan. 28, 2008: Conference bringing together leading legal scholars, privacy professionals, and government officials from the United States and Europe to discuss the future of data privacy. » Event Details

The New European Choice-of-Law Revolution: Lessons for the United States?
Feb. 9, 2008: International conference co-sponsored by Duke Law's Center for International & Comparative Law and the Tulane Law Review. » Event Details

Nov 16 - Prof. Lawrence Rosen of Princeton Anthropology & Columbia Law to give Global Law Workshop talk
Time: 3 - 4:30 PM - Room 4045
Defending Culture: The Cultural Defense Plea & the Law's Concept of Culture

Nov 12 - Jack Goldsmith, Former Assistant US Attorney General to speak on his new book
Time: 12:15 - 1:15 PM - Room 3041 - Lunch Served - Book Signing
Prof. Goldsmith will be interviewed by Prof. Chris Schroeder and sign copies of his new book, The Terror Presidency: Law and Judgment Inside the Bush Administration. Sponsored by the Center for International & Comparative Law.

Nov 7 - Jean-Marie Henckaerts of ICRC to speak on international humanitarian law
Time: 12:10 until 1:10 PM - Room 4047 - Lunch Served
Legal Adviser to the International Committee of the Red Cross and co-author of Customary International Humanitarian Law to discuss the ICRC report and its critics. Sponsored by the Center for International & Comparative Law.

Professor Antony Anghie will give a Global Law Workshop talk - Oct 26
Prof. Anghie of University of Utah Law School will give a talk entitled The League of Nations Mandate System, Imperialism, and International Law

The Global Adjudication System
Judge Charles N. Brower discusses the growth of a global adjudication system through codified and uncodified systems.
March 21, 12:15 - 1:15 p.m. » Event Details

Transatlantic Approaches to International Law and Institutions: A European Perspective
April 2, 12:15 p.m. » Event Details

Free Trade Agreements and the Reshaping of Global Pharmaceutical Supply: Implications for Development and Access
April 12, 12:15 p.m. » Event Details

Legal Developments in Japan within the Past Ten Years
March 9, 12:15 p.m. » Event Details

The Program in Public Law and The Center for International and Comparative Law Presents: The Military Commissions Act of 2006
Feb 12, 2007 12:15pm (3041) » Event Details