Aug. 19, 2008 12:58
Interviewing Skills: Large Firms
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On August 19, 2008 at 12pm in the Career Center, Professor Deborah Kearns '02 discussed and demonstrated interviewing strategies for large law firms and how the New York City job market works. Before returning to the Albany area, Professor Kearns spent time as both a summer associate and associate for White & Case in New York City.
In addition, members of the Class of 2009 who interviewed through the off-campus programs last year were present to answer questions.
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Aug. 18, 2008 13:44
U.S. Attorney Michael Garcia presents: Judicial Clerkships: The springboard to your career!
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On Monday, August 18, 2008 at 1:00 pm in the Career Center, Michael Garcia ’89, the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York, discussed how a judicial clerkship can change the course of your law career.
In addition to his work at the US Attorney’s Office, Mr. Garcia has:
- Served as Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Export Enforcement.
- Served as Acting Commissioner of the Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) where he led the transition of that agency into the Department of Homeland Security (DHS).
Where did it all begin?
... As a Judicial Clerk for Chief Judge Judith Kaye at the New York State Court of Appeals.
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May. 16, 2008 10:14
Commencement 2008
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Albany Law School's 157th commencement ceremony took place at the Saratoga Performing Arts Center in Saratoga at 11:00 a.m. on Friday, May 16.
Jeanine Ferris Pirro '75, a high-profile prosecutor, delivered the annual commencement address to over 220 members of the Class of 2008.
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Apr. 28, 2008 12:19
Sustainabilty: Climate Change & Renewable Energy
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Albany Law School's Science and Technology Law Center, together with the Government Law Center, present:ed a seminar on Sustainability and Climate Change and Renewable Energy on April 28, 2008 from 2:00-3:00 p.m. in Room 200.
Featured speaker:
Catherine Hill ('88), Of Counsel, Whiteman, Osterman and Hanna LLP
Topics presented:
- Reality and effects of Global Warming
- Federal Response to Climate Change
- Using currently available technologies to stabilize global carbon emissions
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Apr. 5, 2008 10:31
Society, Security and Civil Rights Topic of Lecture Series
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As part of Albany Law School's Justice Robert H. Jackson Lecture Series, the Student Bar Association presented "Society, Security and Civil Rights: Examining Sanctioned Discrimination Across Three Generations" on Friday, April 4, from 2 p.m. - 7 p.m. in Room 200.
United States Supreme Court Justice Jackson's dissent in Korematsu v. United States, the case authorizing the detention of American citizens of Japanese descent, is the basis of this year's event. The event's three panels transitioned from the physical detention of American citizens of Japanese descent, to not only the physical but the construct of societal detention of African American citizens during the civil rights era, to the present day struggle of the Lesbian, Gay, Bi-sexual, and Transgendered community.
Keynote Speaker: Retired New York Court of Appeals Associate Judge George Bundy Smith.
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Panel 1: "The Current Generation: Sexual Orientation & The Law "
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Speakers:
- Prof. Stephen Clark, Professor of Law, Albany Law School
- Dr. Scott Barclay, Associate Professor of Political Science, University at Albany
- Matt Faiella, Esq., Staff Attorney, NYCLU
- Prof. Alicia Ouellette, Associate Professor of Law, Albany Law School;
Moderator : Prof. Nancy Ota, Professor of Law, Albany Law School
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Panel 2: "The Civil Rights Generation: Race & The Law"
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Speakers:
- Retired New York Court of Appeals Associate Judge George Bundy Smith
- Prof. Anthony Farley, James Campbell Matthews Distinguished Professor of Jurisprudence, Albany Law School
- Prof. Athena Mutua, Associate Professor of Law, University at Buffalo Law School
Moderator : Prof. Stephen Gottlieb, Professor of Law, Albany Law School
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Panel 3: "Jackson's Generation: National Origin & The Law"
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Speakers:
- Prof. Nancy Ota, Professor of Law, Albany Law School
- Prof. Stephen Gottlieb, Professor of Law, Albany Law School
- Prof. Greg Robinson; Professor of History, Université du Québec à Montréal
- Evelyn Gong, Esq., Staff Attorney, Canon U.S.A., Inc
Moderator : Prof Ray Brescia, Visiting Professor of Law, Albany Law School
Apr. 3, 2008 08:32
State Bar President Addressed Albany Law Students
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Kathryn Grant Madigan '78, president of the New York State Bar Association, addressed students and the law school community during the Alumni in Residence program on Wednesday, April 2, at 4:00 pm in the Dean Alexander Moot Courtroom. Her talk was entitled "If I Started My Law Career Today..."
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Mar. 26, 2008 14:12
Providing Benefits and Protections to the New Flexible Workforce
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Founder and Executive Director of Working Today and the Freelancers Union, Sara Horowitz, spoke on March 26, 2008 at 2 p.m. in the Dean Alexander Moot Courtroom on "Providing Benefits and Protections to the New Flexible Workforce."
Ms. Horowitz has been the recipient of a MacArthur "genius" grant and a few years ago was named as one of "America's 50 Best & Brightest" by Esquire magazine, she's been profiled in the NY Times and NPR and many other media outlets, and her organizations represent tens of thousands of workers in the NYC metropolitan area alone.
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On a recent PBS special, she talked about the same issue: http://www.pbs.org/now/shows/407/index.html
Mar. 24, 2008 08:54
Appellate Division Third Dept. Oral Arguments Held at Albany Law
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The New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division, Third Department, held a session of Court at Albany Law School on Monday, March 24, 2008, for its 13th consecutive year.
To review the cases, click here.
Albany Law School has hosted a session of the Appellate Division, Third Department each year beginning in 1995. When the first session at Albany Law School was held on Oct. 11, 1995, it marked the first time in over 85 years that the Court had sat at a location other than its home courtroom. That initial session also marked the beginning of a program whereby the Appellate Division, Third Department, began holding court sessions throughout the 28 counties that make up the Court's geographic jurisdiction.
Last year the Court's visit to the School featured a case that put Albany Law professor Michael Hutter against a former student Brett Knowles '05 involving a defendant serving two consecutive 25-year terms for attempted murder of two police officers. Click here to read the decision.
Presiding Justice Anthony V. Cardona, who has conducted the sessions at Albany Law School, said the sessions have given the students "a greater opportunity to observe the appellate process first hand."
The session began at 1:30 p.m. in the Dean Alexander Moot Courtroom and was open to the public.
Order of Cases: Click HERE
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Mar. 4, 2008 12:21
Judges on Judges: The New York Court of Appeals Judges' Own Favorites in Court History
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Albany Law Review, an Albany Law School student-edited journal, presented "Judges on Judges," the annual Chief Judge Lawrence H. Cooke State Constitutional Commentary Symposium. The event featured all of the current judges on the New York Court of Appeals revealing their own favorite judges in the Court's past on Friday, March 14 at 1:00 p.m. in the Dean Alexander Moot Courtroom.
The symposium featured:
- Chief Judge Judith S. Kaye
- Judge Carmen Beauchamp Ciparick
- Judge Victoria A. Graffeo
- Judge Susan P. Read
- Judge Robert S. Smith
- Judge Eugene F. Pigott, Jr.
- Judge Theodore T. Jones
- Judge Albert M. Rosenblatt (ret'd), Moderator
Audio Recordings:
- Complete Event - Click HERE or Play It Now!
- Opening/Introduction - Click HERE or Play It Now!
- Chief Judge Judith S. Kaye on Chief Judge Lawrence H. Cooke -Click HERE or Play It Now!
- Judge Carmen Beauchamp Ciparick on Judge Vito J. Titone - Click HERE or Play It Now!
- Judge Victoria A. Graffeo on Judge Francis Bergan - Click HERE or Play It Now!
- Judge Susan P. Read on Chief Judge John T. Loughran - Click HERE or Play It Now!
- Judge Robert S. Smith on Chief Judge Cuthbert W. Pound - Click HERE or Play It Now!
- Judge Eugene F. Pigott, Jr. on Judge Matthew J. Jasen - Click HERE or Play It Now!
- Judge Theodore T. Jones on Judge Harold A. Stevens - Click HERE or Play It Now!
- Q & A/Closing - Click HERE or Play It Now!
Mar. 4, 2008 12:16
14th Annual Kate Stoneman Day Celebration
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Kate Stoneman Day is held in honor of the Law School's first female graduate (1898) who was also the first woman admitted to practice law in New York state in 1886. The Kate Stoneman Awards are given to individuals in the legal profession who have demonstrated a commitment to actively seeking change and expanding opportunities for women.
Arlinda F. Locklear, pioneering litigator in Native American law, Mae A. D'Agostino, partner, D'Agostino, Krackeler, Baynes & Maguire, P.C. in Albany; and Melissa Mourges '80, assistant district attorney, New York County were honored during Albany Law School's 14th Annual Kate Stoneman Day celebration on Thursday, March 6 at 5:00 p.m. in the Dean Alexander Moot Courtroom.
A new website - www.katestoneman.org was created in Kate Stoneman's honor, as well.
Audio recording - click HERE to download or Play It Now!
Feb. 1, 2008 08:16
Children's Rights Symposium
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The Amnesty International Chapter of Albany Law School held a symposium entitled "Lost Childhood: Child Soldiers, Trafficked Children, and Child Rights" on Friday, February 1, from 1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. in Room 200.
Symposium panelists addressed a packed room about the legal and policy issues surrounding child soldiers and child victims of trafficking, including cases involving child soldiers that have come before the International Criminal Court (ICC), the perpetrator bar to asylum-seeking, the international trade in child labor and international rights.
The symposium consisted of 3 panels:Panel 1 -"CHILD SOLDIERS"
An overview of the issues surrounding child soldiers, including a description of the experiences of the children, legal issues, such as asylum-seeking and applying for refugee status, and cases involving child soldiers that have come before the International Criminal Court (ICC), The Hague. This panel was Moderated by Professor Brescia.
Speakers included:
- Alec Wargo, Program Officer, Office of the Special Representative for Secretary General for Children and Armed Conflict, United Nations
- Isaac Flattau, former associate of the legal office of the ICC
- Anna Makanju, Associate at Cleary Gottlieb Steen and Hamilton, LLP, former clerk of the ICC
- Professor Christian Sundquist,, Assistant Professor of Law, Albany Law School, "Child Soldiers and the 'Perpetrator Bar' Under U.S. Asylum Law"
PANEL 1 AUDIO RECORDING: Click HERE to download or Play It Now!
Professor Donna Young, Professor of Law, Albany Law School, "On The Backs of Our Children: The International Trade in Child Labor"
- An overview of legal and social issues pertaining to trafficking of children for sex or labor. This panel was moderated by Professor Kathy Katz.
Speakers included:
- Professor Maria Grahn-Farley, Associate Professor of Law, Albany Law School, "The Withholding of International Rights from American Children"
- Pantea Javidan, Legal Representative and Advocate, "Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children with Disabled Parents in the Cambodian Community of Oakland"
PANEL 2 AUDIO RECORDING: Click HERE to download or Play It Now!
Panel 3 - "RIGHTS, REHABILITATION & RESETTLEMENT"
- The rights of former child soldiers and trafficked children and the services that are available to them. This panel was moderated by Professor Peter Halewood.
Speakers included:
- Joanne Corbin, PhD, Associate Professor, Chair Research Sequence, School of Social Work, Smith College, "Resettlement of Formerly Abducted Children in Northern Uganda"
- Professor Melissa Breger, Associate Clinical Professor of Law and Director of the Family Violence Litigation Clinic, Albany Law School, "Healing the Wounds of Sexually Trafficked Children by Examining Strategies for Childhood Survivors of Family Violence and Sexual Abuse."
PANEL 3 AUDIO RECORDING: Click HERE to download or Play It Now!
The Albany Times Union featured a story about the symposium on February 2, 2008. Click here to read the article.
The symposium was hosted by the Amnesty International Chapter of Albany Law School in conjunction with Diversity Office and the Faculty Diversity Committee of Albany Law School, the Special Initiative Fund of Amnesty International USA and the Program for International Justice and Accountability of Amnesty International USA.
Nov. 9, 2007 08:49
Voting Technology in the 21st Century Symposium
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Albany Law School's Journal of Science & Technology hosted a symposium called "Helping New York Choose: Voting Technology in the 21st Century" on Friday, November 16, in Room 200 from 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
The symposium presented three panel discussions about the current voting methods and machines that are used in New York, the effect of implementing the Help America Vote Act ("HAVA") and other similar legislation, and how changing technologies can affect New York's voting system.
Speakers included:
- Commissioner Gracia Hillman, United States Election Assistance Commission;
- Commissioner John Graziano, Albany County Board of Elections;
- Commissioner Edward Szczesniak, Onondaga County Board of Elections;
- New York State Senator Martin Connor, 25th Senate District;
- Kimball Brace, president, Election Data Services, Inc.; and
- Bo Lipari, executive director, New Yorkers for Verified Voting.
Audio Recordings:
Opening Remarks by Abigail O’Connor and Shalyn Morrison, The First Panel entitled "Introduction to Voting Equipment and Technologies - Click HERE or Play It Now!
Second Panel entitled "Current Status and Future of Voting Technology in New York"- Click HERE or Play It Now!
The Keynote Address presented by Mr. Matthew Masterson, The Third Panel entitled "HAVA and Relevant Legislation", The Fourth Panel entitled "How Modern Voting Technologies Will Affect the Practice of Law, Voting Rights, and Relevant Legislation" - Click HERE or Play It Now!
Oct. 29, 2007 08:34
Technology Law Career Forum
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Albany Law School hosted a career planning program called "Careers in Intellectual Property and Technology Law" on Thursday, November 1, at 4 p.m. in the Dean Alexander Moot Courtroom. This event, co-sponsored by the Albany Law School's Science & Technology Law Center, the Office of Alumni Affairs and the Career Center, will feature a panel of Albany Law alumni who will share advice and tips based on their own professional experiences and successful career progression in IP and technology law.
Panelists included:
MARC D. SCHECHTER '78
GAIL M. NORRIS '83STEPHEN TREGLIA ‘79
HEATHER M. HAGE ‘06
STEPHEN B. (BRAD) SALAI ‘74
IRENE LIPPA ‘06
TODD FRIEDMAN ‘98
Oct. 29, 2007 08:27
Race/Diversity Symposium
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The Race/Diversity Symposium took place on October 25, 2007 at 5:30 pm in DAMC. Guest Speaker was Prof. Anthony Farley, Albany Law School. The event was sponsored by LALSA.
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Oct. 19, 2007 12:09
Second Amendment Conference (CONT.)
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October 19, 2007 Recordings:
"Studies in American Political Development" by Leslie Goldstein

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"Gun Control and America's Cities..." by Carl Bogus

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"Public Policy, Public Health & Gun Control Panel Discussion by Timothy Lytton, Matthew Bennett, Joshua Horwitz and Stephen Teret




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"Guns & The City" by Dennis Archer

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Oct. 18, 2007 12:03
Second Amendment Conference
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This conference addressed historical issues of the Second Amendment, including the relationship between the right to bear arms and the influence of the militia in early America. Saul Cornell of The Ohio State University spoke and led discussion about his recent book, A Well Regulated Militia: The Founding Fathers and the Origins of Gun Control in America. Other speakers included:
- Dennis W. Archer, Former Mayor of Detroit;
- Carl Bogus, Roger Williams Law School;
- Brannon Denning, Cumberland Law School;
- David Konig, Washington University in St. Louis;
- Leslie Goldstein, University of Delaware
- Sanford Levinson, University of Texas Law School;
- Richard Feldman, Pres. of MLS Communications LLC;
- Robert Spitzer, SUNY Cortland; and
- Mark Tushnet, Harvard Law School
October 18, 2007 Recordings:
Opening remarks by Paul Finkleman and Margaret Dougherty (ed. of Albany Gov't Law Review)

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"Arms, Militias and Constitutional Design..." by Sandford Levinson

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"The Ironic Second Amendment" by Saul Cornell

"Cornell's Second Amendment: Why History Matters" by Robert Spitzer

"The Other Founders and the Right of the People to Keep and Bear Arms..." by David Konig

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"Confessions of a Gun Lobbyist" by Richard Feldman

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"Why the Constitution Won't End Our Fights Over Guns" by Mark Tushnet

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"Defending a Thin Second Amendment..." by Brannon Denning

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Oct. 18, 2007 09:29
Hon. Hugh R. Jones Memorial Lecture
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Hon. Richard Bartlett, Chief Administrative Judge (retired) of the State of New York and former Dean, Albany Law School was the guest speaker on October 17, 2007 at the Hon. Hugh R. Jones Memorial Lecture.
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Oct. 12, 2007 14:21
Gov. Tom Vilsack Speaks at Albany Law
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Two term Iowa governor and national co-chair for Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign, Tom Vilsack '75 addressed students, faculty and staff on Friday, Oct. 12, at 3 p.m. Vilsack was also honored Friday evening at the annual Barrister Ball and will receive the 2007 Distinguished Alumni Award.
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Aug. 29, 2007 12:54
Rewards of Federal Government Employment
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On August 29, 2007, Alan M. Rotach, and Brad Jorgensen, both Associate General Counsels, Office of General Counsel, Federal Bureau of Prisons discussed the U.S. Department of Justice Graduate Honors Program and Summer Law Intern Program.
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May. 18, 2007 14:38
Judge Judith Kaye Addresses the Graduates
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The 156th Commencement of Albany Law School was held on Friday, May 18, 2007, at 11 a.m. at the Saratoga Performing Arts Center (SPAC). Of the 238 graduates, 234 received the Juris Doctor (J.D.); three the Master of Law and Letters (LL.M.); and one the Master of Science in Legal Studies (M.S.).
The commencement speaker was The Hon. Judith S. Kaye. Judge Kaye, who became the state's top judge in 1993, and was the first woman to serve on the New York State Court of Appeals in 1983. She was recently reconfirmed to another term as the state's top jurist by Gov. Elliot Spitzer. Judge Kaye also received Albany Law School's Trustee's Gold Medal Award.
A reception followed immediately after the ceremony at the Hall of Springs.
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May. 4, 2007 10:26
Death Penalty in New York: Alive or Dead?
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Judge Stewart F. Hancock, Jr. spoke on the death penalty in the Alexander Moot Courtroom on Thursday, May 3 at 6:30 p.m.
With the death penalty issue heating up, this topic was most timely. Since retiring from the NY Court of Appeals, Judge Hancock has been deeply involved in trying to keep the penalty out of New York.
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Apr. 30, 2007 08:22
Tax Law Symposium
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Albany Law School's Tax Law Society hosted a one-day symposium titled, "Coping with Major New Changes in the Tax Law: All You Need to Know." The conference was held on Friday, April 27, from 9 a.m. to 4:15 p.m. in the Law School's Rochester Moot Courtroom.
Co-sponsored by the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance and the New York State Bar Association, Tax Section, the symposium is designed for attorneys. Expert speakers presented updates on the topics of:
- income tax
- estate and gift tax
- procedure
- the pension protection act
- state and local taxation
- legal ethics
Speakers:
Deborah Kearns, JD, LL.M. Founding Partner of Lavelle & Finn, LLP- Download her talk HERE or Play It Now!
Martin S. Finn JD, CPA, LL.M. Associate Attorney, Lavelle & Finn, LLP - Download his talk HERE or Play It Now! Download his talk HERE or Play It Now!
Jeffrey Pearlman, JD Visiting Clinical Professor of Law and Director of the Low Income Taxpayer Clinic at Albany Law School - Download his talk HERE or Play It Now!
David Pratt Professor of Law at Albany Law School- Download his talk HERE or Play It Now!
Robert T. Begg, JD Associate Dean; Director, Schaffer Law Library; Professor of Law at Albany Law School-
Apr. 23, 2007 12:12
Rep. Kirsten Gillibrand Vists Albany Law
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U.S. Rep. Kirsten Gillibrand spoke at Albany Law School on Monday, April 23, 2007 at 11 a.m. in the Dean Alexander Moot Courtroom.
She talked to students about the breaking of the marble ceiling this year with U.S. Rep Nancy Pelosi, and the future outlook and challenges for young women in politics. She also discussed women's issues in Congress—both substantive for the voters and for female politicians.
Gillibrand, who was raised in the Capital Region, is the Representative for New York's 20th Congressional District.
Click HERE to listen to or download her talk and answers to questions posed by the audience or Play It Now!
Apr. 20, 2007 11:59
TWAIL III (Day 2)
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Presentations on April 21:
9 a.m. – 9:45 a.m. -Download HEREor Play It Now!
Keynote: David Kennedy, Manley O. Hudson Professor of Law, Harvard Law School
9:45 a.m. – 11:15 a.m. - Law and Development - Download HERE or Play It Now!
Moderator: Associate Dean Robert Wai, Osgoode Hall Law School
Keith Aoki, University of Oregon School of Law “Common Heritage Treatment in the International Plant Genetic Resources Regime Complex”
Ruth Gordon, Villanova University School of Law “Climate Justice and the Incoherence of Sustainable Development”
Marjorie Florestal, University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law “On the Origin of Fear in the World Trade System”
Ibironke Odumosu, University of British Columbia Faculty of Law “Re-Constructing the International Law on Foreign Investment: The Third World and ICSID in the 21st Century”
Kerry Rittich, University of Toronto Law School “Global Labor Policy as Global Social Policy: Implications for the Path of Development”
Chantal Thomas, University of Minnesota Law School “Development and Finance: Balance of Payments Crises and International Economic Ordering”
11:30 a.m. – 1 p.m. - Resistance and Legitimation - Download HERE or Play It Now!
Moderator: Balakrishnan Rajagopal, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Nathaniel Berman, Brooklyn Law School “Disciplining Resistance, or, the Law of Revolution”
Obiora Okafor, Osgoode Hall Law School (Canada) “TWAILing the Bakassi Case: Colonial Logic,Self-Determination, and the Future of International Law”
Anthony Farley, Boston College Law School “Fanon Today”“
Siba Grovogui, John Hopkins University "Law and Empire”“
Hari Osofsky, University of Oregon Law School "Climate Change, Sovereighty, and Environmental Injustice as a ‘Third World’ International Legal Strategy?”
Lunch - Download HERE
Bhupinder Chimni, Professor of International Law, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi (India)
“Toward a TWAIL Theory of Interpretation:Some Notes”Apr. 20, 2007 11:52
TWAIL III International Law Conference
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The Robert H. Jackson International and Comparative Programs Committee of Albany Law School and James Thuo Gathii, Governor George E. Pataki Professor of International Commercial Law, presented TWAIL III, The Third World and International Law Conference, from April 19-21 at Albany Law School.
This conference brought together a diverse group of scholars, practitioners and others engaged in Third World international legal scholarship and practice. TWAIL I was held in 1997 at Harvard Law School; TWAIL II at the Osgoode Hall School in 2001.
Presentations on April 20:
9:15 a.m. – 9:45 a.m. - Download HERE - or Play It Now!
Keynote: Makau Wa Mutua, Floyd H. and Hilda L. Hurst Faculty Scholar and SUNY Distinguished Professor, State University of New York at Buffalo
9:45 a.m. – 11:15 a.m. -Cosmopolitanism and Colonialism - Download HERE or Play It Now!
Moderator: Prof. Peter Halewood, Albany Law School
Maxwell Chibundu, University of Maryland School of Law “Cosmopolitanism, Liberal Internationalism, the Third World and International Law”
Gustavo Gozzi, Dipartimento di Politica, Instituzioni, Storia, University of Bologna (Italy) “History of International Law and Western Civilization”
Mekondjo Kaapanda, University of Cambridge “Civilized Negroes: Pan-African Petitions to the League of Nations”
Ileana Porras, Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law, Arizona State University “Liberal Cosmopolitanism or Cosmopolitan Liberalism? Reflections from International Law”
S E S S I O N 1 : War, Sovereignty and Territoriality - Download HERE or Play It Now!
Moderator: Prof. Christian Sundquist, Albany Law School
Emmanuel Bagenda, Harvard Law School “A Deconstructive View of Third World Sovereignty”
Michelle Burgis, Regulatory Institutions Network, Australian National University “The Promise of Solid Ground: Arab States, Territorial Disputes and the Discourse of International Law”
Ernesto Hernández-López, Chapman University School of Law “Migration and Reinterpreted Sovereignty in U.S. Immigration Law and Mexican Foreign Relations Law: Inspiration from Third World Transnational National Identities”
Usha Natarajan, Regulatory Institutions Network, Australian National University “Debating the Legality of the Iraq War: What does TWAIL Contribute?”
S E S S I O N 2 : International Regimes and Institutions: Emancipation or Emasculation? - Download HERE or Play It Now!
Moderator: Prof. Hope Lewis, Northeastern University School of Law
Kindiki Kithure, Department of Public Law, University of Nairobi, (Kenya)“International Law on Trial: The Darfur Crisis and the Responsibility to Protect Civilians”
Jackson Maogoto, The University of Newcastle(Australia) “The ‘Good Governance’ Crusade in the Third World: A Rich, Complex Narrative—Magic Wand or Smoke Screen”
Vijayashri Sripati, Osgoode Hall Law School (Canada) “Faking or Crafting Genuine Constitutionalism? The UN and Afghanistan’s Constitutionmaking Process”
Daniel Wanjau Muriu, University of Melbourne School of Law (Australia) “The Imperial-Emancipatory Paradox ofInternational Human Rights: How Useful is the Right to Health in Sub-Saharan Africa?”
Angela Banks, William and Mary College of Law “Social Movements and Human Rights Compliance”
1:30-2:00 – Gym - Download HERE or Play It Now!
Dianne Otto, Director, International Human Rights Law Program of the Institute for International Law and the Humanities, University of Melbourne School of Law (Australia) “The Gastronomics of TWAIL’s Feminist Flavourings: Some Lunch-time Offerings”
2:30-4:00 pm - Third World International Legal Feminisms
Moderator: Prof. Nancy Ota, Albany Law School - Download HERE or Play It Now!
Sylvia Kang’ara, University of Washington, Seattle “Navigating Cultural Waters, Surviving Legal Deserts—African Women Jurists in the 20th Century”
Danne L. Johnson, Oklahoma City University School of Law “Standing on Sinking Sand: Bridging the Gap Between the Status of U.S. Women and Third World Women Through the Erosion of the Status of U.S. Women”
Erika George, The SJ Quinney College of Law, University of Utah “Virgin Territory—Virginity Testing as HIV/AIDS Prevention: Human Rights Universalism and Cultural Relativism Revisited”
Vasuki Nesiah, The International Center for Transitional Justice "Topic To be determined"
Penelope Andrews, City University of New York Law School “The South African Constitution and Gender Equality: A Bit on the Side?”
S E S S I O N 2 : Law and Globalization at the Margins - Download HERE or Play It Now!
Moderator: Prof. Ruth Okediji, University of Minnesota Law School Roberto Aponte Toro, University of Puerto Rico Law School “Government Procurement and the Third Worldness and Foreingness of the Puerto Rican Monster Inside Out”
Aginam Obijiofor, University of Carlton (Canada) “Predatory Globalization: The WTO, GATS and Migration of Third World Health Professionals to the West”
Sergio Lattore, Cornell Law School “Land Rights for Internally Displaced Campesinos in Colombia”
Bibhas Vaze, Barrister, Conroy & Co., Vancouver, BC (Canada) “The Legal Missionary: Reflections on the Rule of Law and the First World’s Legalization of the Third World
4:15 p.m. – 5:45 p.m. - The Jurisprudence of Alejandro Álvarez (1868-1960) - Download Here or Play It Now!
Moderator: Prof. Antony Anghie, The SJ Quinney College of Law, University of Utah
Jorge Esquirol, Florida International University Law School “Alejandro Álvarez: A Question of Identity”
Katharina Zobel, Max Planck Institute (Germany) “Alejandro Álvarez as a Judge at the International Court of Justice: Was he a Protagonist of the Newly Independent States and their Aspirations?”
Carl Landauer, Vice President and Associate General Counsel, Charles Schwab “Alejandro Álvarez, the Monroe Doctrine and the Art of Triangulation”
Liliana Obregon Tarazona, Directora, Área de Derecho Internacional Facultad de Derecho Universidad de los Andes, (Colombia) “Noted for Dissent: The International Life of Alejandro Álvarez”
Arnulf Becker Lorca, Harvard Law School “Alejandro Álvarez Situated: Subaltern Modernities and Modernisms That Subvert”
Apr. 19, 2007 15:53
Environmental Outlook Symposium: Combating Climate Change: Legal Issues of Alternative Energies
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Albany Law Environmental Outlook Journal held its fifth Annual Symposium sponsored by the Government Law Center of Albany Law School on April 18, 2007.
In a world increasingly interested in constrained carbon emissions, reduced-carbon energy sources and energy efficiency receive more and more attention. Transitioning to an economy that reduces its emissions of greenhouse gas will require attention not only on technology but also on the legal issues and policy concerns.
Topics included:
- Kinetic In-Stream Hydropower
- Solar Energy
- Wind Energy
- Alternative Fuels in the Transportation Sector
- the Role of Energy Efficiency In Climate
- Change Initiatives
- Choosing Between Coal, Wind, Gas & Energy Efficiency for New Energy Supply
- Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative
- Renewable Portfolio Standard
- Using State & Local Laws to Promote Sustainability
Speakers:
Hon. David A. Paterson - Lieutenant Governor New York State
Stephen Filler, Esq. - Law Offices of Stephen Filler www.greencounsel.com
Catherine S. Hill, Esq - - Whiteman Osterman & Hanna LLP
Prof. David R. Hodas- Widener University School of Law
Ruth Horton - Program Manager, Energy Efficiency Services ,New York State Energy Research & Development Authority
Peter R. Keane, Esq. - Senior Counsel, New York State Energy Research & Development Authority
Franz T. Litz, Esq. - Climate Change Policy Coordinator, New York State Department of Environmental Conservation
Prof. Joan Leary Matthews - Albany Law School
N. Jonathan Peress, Esq. - LeBoeuf, Lamb, Greene & MacRae LLP
Richard Perez - Research Professor, Atmospheric Sciences Research Center, University at Albany
Joseph Sayer - Senior Project Manager, Power Systems New York State Energy Research & Development Authority
Gilbert P. Sperling, Esq. - General Counsel Verdant Power Inc.
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