News Archive
2005/01
- Webcast: First I.C.C. Prosecutor Speaks at HLS
- On Wednesday, January 19, Luis Moreno-Ocampo, prosecutor at the International Criminal Court, spoke to students at Harvard Law School. Moderated by Professor Martha Minow, an expert in international justice, Ocampo spoke about his role as the first I.C.C. prosecutor and the challenges of working within an emerging legal system. [Wed, 26 Jan 2005]
- Professor Stuntz on the Academic Left and the Religious Right
- In his second essay on the subject, Professor Bill Stuntz examines what it would take to unite these two seemingly opposite groups. [Tue, 25 Jan 2005]
- Professor Goldsmith Advocates Referring Darfur Tragedy to I.C.C.
- Professor Jack Goldsmith writes: A U.N. commission chaired by the former president of the Yugoslav war crimes tribunal, Antonio Cassese, is expected to issue its recommendation this week on whether the International Criminal Court should investigate human rights abuses in the Darfur region of Sudan. [Mon, 24 Jan 2005]
- Harvard Refugee Clinic Sees Partial Victory in Asylum Decision
- Following Friday's decision by the Department of Justice to allow Rodi Alvarado Pena, a Guatamalan woman, to remain in the United States, leaders of the the Harvard Law School Immigration and Refugee Clinic offered cautious praise. [Mon, 24 Jan 2005]
- In Harvard Lecture, Breyer Challenges 'Originalists'
- Associate Justice Stephen Breyer of the U.S. Supreme Court delivered the 2004 Tanner Lecture on Human Values at Harvard University in November, sponsored by the Edmond J. Safra Foundation Center for Ethics. The following is an edited version of Justice Breyer's text, which was published in the January 2005 issue of <a href="http://www.law.harvard.edu/news/today">Harvard Law Today</a>. [Thu, 20 Jan 2005]
- Professor Bebchuk on the Numbers Behind the Enron Settlement
- Professor Bebchuk writes: Ten former directors of Enron have agreed to pay $13 million from their own pockets to settle a class action suit stemming from Enron's collapse in 2001, which wiped out some $60 billion in shareholder value. Because directors almost never have to pay even a penny in such suits, the Enron settlement . . . was widely viewed as a significant development that could discourage potential directors from serving on corporate boards. [Wed, 19 Jan 2005]
- Students Turn the Tables on Faculty in New Workshops
- Every day on university campuses, graduate students defend their scholarship in front of faculty panels whose interrogations can be withering. At Harvard Law School, the tables are being turned. Professor Kingsfield is in the hot seat, and the students are doing the questioning. [Mon, 17 Jan 2005]
- Student Wages Legal Battle to Protect Women from Forced Sterilization
- The story of a current Harvard LL.M. student who is taking the Slovakian government to court over allegations of forced sterilization of poor women. [Thu, 13 Jan 2005]
- Professor Gerken on the Election: How We Fared
- In a wide-ranging conversation, election law expert Heather Gerken, an assistant professor, takes a look at the legal issues surrounding the 2004 race. [Wed, 12 Jan 2005]
- Professor Stuntz on the Impact of Upcoming Judicial Appointments
- In his essay titled, "The Right Has the Wrong Legal Theory," Professor Bill Stuntz writes: Odds are, George W. Bush will soon appoint a new Chief Justice. More Supreme Court appointments will follow, along with hundreds of lower-court judges. The federal judiciary will soon be Bush Country, a fact that could have larger long-term effects than Social Security reform and the war in Iraq. [Tue, 11 Jan 2005]
- HLS to Hold Panel Discussion on Asian Tsunami
- On Friday, January 7, beginning promptly at 12:30 pm, the East Asian Legal Studies program is hosting a panel discussion focusing on the catastrophic events following the earthquake and tsunami in Asia. The event, which is free and open to the public, will be held in the Ames Courtroom in Austin Hall. [Thu, 06 Jan 2005]
- Horwitz Class the Subject of NPR Feature
- Professor Morton Horwitz's class on the Supreme Court -- specifically the Warren court -- was the subject of a feature on National Public Radio's "All Things Considered" program on Monday, January 3. Click <a href="http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4256621">here</a> to listen to a webcast of the NPR piece. [Mon, 03 Jan 2005]
- Subramanian Joins Tenured Faculty
- Following a vote of the Harvard Law School faculty, Guhan Subramanian has been promoted from assistant professor to professor of law -- a tenured faculty position. A corporate law expert who specializes in deal making and corporate governance, Subramanian joined the HLS faculty in 2002 as the Joseph Flom Assistant Professor of Law and Business. Prior to this appointment, he spent three years on the faculty of Harvard Business School, where he taught courses on negotiations and business law. [Mon, 03 Jan 2005]