News Archive
2002/03
- Moot Court Team Wins U.S. Championship
- With playoff-round victories over the University of Michigan and the University of Georgia, the Harvard Law School Jessup International Law Moot Court team won the U.S. Championship of the 2002 Phillip C. Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition. Despite being defeated in the international semi-finals by eventual champion South Africa, the team captured the award for best combined memorials, and third-year student David Mascari and LL.M. candidate Jin-long Pao were named fifth and eighth best oralists, respectively. [Tue, 26 Mar 2002]
- New Course Offerings in Wake of 9/11
- In a hushed classroom the discussion focused on threat vectors, tactical nuclear weapons, and the use of T-34 tanks. A white-haired general paced in front of eager students who asked about the secrets of Delta Force and the value of international coalitions. While it may sound like a West Point tutorial or a lecture at Annapolis, this exchange took place in the Austin North classroom at Harvard Law School. In the wake of September 11, HLS has added new courses to train tomorrow's legal stars--and leaders in all fields--in critical issues related to terrorism, Islamic law, and international relations. [Thu, 21 Mar 2002]
- Harvard Law School Student Wins Deak Award
- Third-year student William Burke-White has won the 2002 Deak Award, for his piece Reframing Impunity: Applying Liberal International Law Theory to an Analysis of Amnesty Legislation, published in the Harvard International Law Journal. The Deak Award is an annual prize provided by Oceana Publications for the best student article in the United States appearing in a student-edited international law journal. [Wed, 20 Mar 2002]
- Panel to Explore Progressive Law and Economics
- On Tuesday, March 19, 2002, the Harvard Law School chapter of the American Constitution Society will sponsor a panel entitled Progressive Law and Economics: An Oxymoron? The panel will look at the relationship between economic analysis and law, and discuss what role politics plays in this increasingly influential approach to legal studies. [Tue, 19 Mar 2002]
- A Discussion with Elizabeth Warren
- Too many people got caught up in the idea that the business must be successful--surely if it were fictitious, one of the other watchers would have caught it. Enron is the Emperor's New Clothes story told again, 21st century style. One big fallout from Enron is that now the watchers will be back on duty and will start watching other companies. I'm not sure we've seen the end of Enron-style collapses. How many other emperors are out there in their undies? [Fri, 15 Mar 2002]
- Bagenstos Defends Right to Choose Dangerous Work
- Assistant Professor Samuel Bagenstos '93 argued a disabilities rights case before the U.S. Supreme Court on February 27 and answered questions from what he terms a very active bench. When he returned to campus the next day, students and colleagues had their own questions for him. How did he prepare? What were the hard moments? And how did it feel to read in a Slate magazine article that he bore a striking resemblance to Doogie Howser and looked all of 19? [Thu, 14 Mar 2002]
- HLS Hosts Debate on the Use of Military Tribunals
- On Monday, March 18, the Harvard Law School Federalist Society will sponsor a debate on the Bush administration's proposal to use military tribunals to try suspected foreign terrorists. John Yoo, deputy assistant attorney general, and Harvard Law School Professor Anne-Marie Slaughter will be the participants. [Thu, 14 Mar 2002]
- Zittrain on Computing Trade-Offs
- Zittrain writes: A shift from open platforms to closed appliances may be inevitable, as our consumerist desire for trustworthy PC's dovetails with information providers' obsession with control. But we should beware the haste with which some would sacrifice flexibility for control. If we can't at least temper this taming of the chaotic PC, the victims will be competition, innovation and consumer freedom. (New York Times) [Wed, 13 Mar 2002]
- Mock Trial Team Wins Boston Regional Competition
- The Harvard Law School Mock Trial Team captured first place at the Association of Trial Lawyers of America's Student Trial Advocacy Competition regional tournament held in Boston the weekend of March 2-3. [Tue, 12 Mar 2002]
- Current State of Legal Scholarship
- On Thursday, March 14, the Harvard Law Review will present its spring symposium, Law, Knowledge, and the Academy. The event will address current intellectual trends in legal scholarship and explore directions for future work. [Tue, 12 Mar 2002]
- Navigating Web's Legal Minefields
- The Harvard Gazette reports on the HLS Berkman Center for Internet and Society's new 'chilling effects' project. [Mon, 11 Mar 2002]
- Webcast: Globalization and Education Panel
- On March 7, Harvard President Lawrence Summers, Harvard Law School Dean Robert Clark, and Kennedy School of Government Dean Joseph Nye discussed globalization and its effect on education. (Please note: To view this webcast, you must have RealPlayer or greater installed on your computer.) [Mon, 11 Mar 2002]
- Law and the War on Terrorism
- The Harvard Journal of Law and Public Policy has released a special issue, Law and the War on Terrorism. The issue presents articles by over 20 of the most respected legal scholars in the country on issues that face America following the attacks of September 11. Topics addressed range from patriotism in the face of foreign hatred to the legality of President George W. Bush's planned military tribunals. [Fri, 08 Mar 2002]
- Conyers on Higher-Ed Aff. Action
- On Tuesday, March 12, U.S. Rep. John Conyers, the ranking Democrat on the House Judiciary Committee and a founding member of the Congressional Black Caucus, will join a panel of academic experts, practitioners and activists from across the nation for the Harvard Law School Journal on Legislation's spring symposium on affirmative action in higher education. [Fri, 08 Mar 2002]
- HLS Team Wins Northeast Regional Moot Court Round
- The Harvard Law School Jessup International Law Moot Court team recently won the northeast regional round of the Phillip C. Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition, finishing first among 12 law schools. The team won all six of its moots, captured the award for best written memorial, and one of its team members, Jin-long Pao, was named among the best oralists at the competition. [Thu, 07 Mar 2002]
- HLS Professor Martha Minow on School Vouchers
- Minow writes: [T]he real issue about vouchers for private school education isn't whether the government is supporting religion or aiding the Catholic schools that overwhelmingly benefit from the Cleveland voucher program. The issue is: What kind of commitment will this country make to the ideal of equality? Putting the question this way illuminates the clearest path to middle ground. (The Washington Post) [Wed, 06 Mar 2002]
- An Update on the HLS Strategic Plan
- In 1998, under the leadership of Dean Robert Clark, the Harvard Law School faculty began a comprehensive planning process to shape the future of the Law School for the next 10 to 20 years. During the planning process, faculty committees explored issues ranging from student life to academic development to globalization of the legal profession. The result is a detailed blueprint for the future of HLS and legal education. [Wed, 06 Mar 2002]