An Epistemic Case for Legal Moralism
On January 16, Robert E. Goodin, Distinguished Professor of Philosophy and of Social & Political Theory in the Research School of Social Sciences at Australian National University, presented the 2007-2008 John Dewey Lecture on Jurisprudence. Entitled "...
The 2008 Fulton Lecture in Legal History: Gerhard Casper, "Forswearing Allegiance"
Each year the Law School holds the Maurice and Muriel Fulton Lecture in Legal History. Created in 1985, the Fulton lecture brings a prominent legal historian to campus to discuss an issue in legal history. The 2008 lecture, presented on May 1, featured...
Mary Anne Case on "Feminist Fundamentalism"
On April 9, Mary Anne Case, Arnold I. Shure Professor of Law at the University of Chicago Law School, gave a Chicago's Best Ideas talk entitled "Feminist Fundamentalism."At a time when so many different religious fundamentalisms are coming to the fore...
The Next Great Clash
In The Next Great Clash, Michael Levin presents evidence of a global political order on the verge of a historic power shift from West to East. A reemerging China is the only nation with the latent capacity to challenge American hegemony, and Levin demo...
The Second World: Empires and Influence in the New Global Order
In The Second World: Empires and Influence in the New Global Order, Parag Khanna examines the intersection of geopolitics and globalization to argue that America's dominant moment has been suddenly replaced by a geopolitical marketplace wherein the Eur...
The Closing of the ICTY and its Effect on Justice and Accountability in the Former Yugoslavia
A panel discussion on the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia.The International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY) was established by the United Nations Security Council in 1993 to investigate and prosecute crimes ...
The Sixth Anniversary of the Gujarat Riots
A talk by Shabnam Hashmi, Managing Trustee and Executive Secretary of Act Now for Harmony and Democracy (ANHAD) in New Delhi, India. Presented with Professor Steven Wilkinson and Mona Mehta of the University of ChicagoThe Gujarat violence was a series ...
One Hundred Years, One Hundred Voices
A talk by Neera Adarkar, architect and women's rights activist.As part of "Displacement Week 2008", Neera Adarkar discusses the history of central Bombay's textile area, one of the most important, least known, stories of modern India. Covering a dense ...
Immigrant Organizations in the U.S.: Opportunities and Challenges
A talk by Oscar Chacón, Executive Director of the National Alliance of Latin American & Caribbean Communities (NALACC).
Why the Legal Standard for Involuntary Commitment to Mental Hospitals Doesn't Matter (Much)
Clinical Professor of Law Mark Heyrman delivered this lengthily titled CBI on November 6, 2007. His description of the talk is below:"In the 1970's most states tightened their standards for involuntary commitment. During the past fifteen years the move...