AALS Annual Meeting, Washington, D.C.    January 2-5, 2003
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Friday, January 3, 2003

8:30 a.m.-5:00 p.m.
Joint Program of Sections on Africa, Comparative Law, for the Law School Dean, Graduate Programs for Foreign Lawyers, International Human Rights, International Law, International Legal Exchange and North American Cooperation

  • Bernard Kenneth Freamon, Seton Hall University, and Chair, Section on Africa
  • Stuart P. Green, Louisiana State University and Chair, Section on Comparative Law
  • Patricia D. White, Arizona State University, and Chair, Section for the Law School Dean
  • Mark E. Wojcik, John Marshall Law School, and Chair, Section on Graduate Programs for Foreign Lawyers
  • George Eugene Edwards, Indiana University, Indianapolis, and Chair, Section on International Human Rights
  • Malvina Halberstam, Yeshiva University and Chair, Section on International Law
  • Toni M. Fine, Yeshiva University, and Chair, Section on International Legal Exchange
  • Stephen Zamora, University of Houston, and Chair, Section on North American Cooperation
  • Louis F. Del Duca, The Pennsylvania State University, Program Chair
Virginia Suite A
Marriott Wardman Park Hotel
Lobby Level

Developing Mechanisms to Enhance Internationalization of Legal Education

8:30-10:30 a.m.
AALS Outreach-Cooperation With European Law Faculties Association (ELFA), Australian Law Teachers Association and Other Organizations

Moderator:
Louis F. Del Duca, The Pennsylvania State University

  • Legal Research-The Australian Experience
    David Barker, Dean and Professor, Faculty of Law, University of Technology, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
  • Developments in Legal Education in China
    Jerome Allan Cohen, New York University
  • Developments in Transforming Legal Education in Japan and Korea
    Tom Ginsburg, University of Illinois
  • Developments in Europe-Some Commonalities and Differences
    Julian L. Lonbay, President, European Law Faculties Association, and Professor, University of Birmingham School of Law, Birmingham, England
  • Legal Education and Development in Africa
    Muna B. Ndulo, Cornell Law School
  • Implementing New Legal Education Methodologies in Latin America
    Layda Negrete Sansores, Professor, CIDE, Col. Hills of Santa Fe, Mexico
  • AALS Outreach
    Dale A. Whitman, University of Missouri-Columbia
10:30 a.m.-12:10 p.m.
Progress in Developing a Global Curriculum

Moderator:
Louis F. Del Duca, The Pennsylvania State University

  • Internationalizing The Business Law Curriculum
    Robert Charles Clark, Harvard Law School
  • Integrating Cross-Border Dispute Resolution Into A Domestic Law Curriculum
    Philip J. McConnaughay, The Pennsylvania State University
  • Curricular Changes in European Law Schools
    Frans Vanistendael, Dean, University of Leuven School of Law, Leuven, Belgium
  • International Economic Law and Justice: Integrating WTO, EU, and NAFTA Into A Domestic Law Curriculum
    Joseph H.H. Weiler, New York University
Commentators:
  • Ann C. Shalleck, American University
  • Anne-Marie Slaughter, Dean, Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs, Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey
12:15-1:30 p.m.
Section on Graduate Programs for Foreign Lawyers Luncheon
Monroe East
Hilton Washington & Towers
Concourse Level
(Tickets were sold in advance. If available, tickets may be purchased at On-Site Registration until 8:00 p.m. on Thursday, January 2.)

The Role of Public International Law in War and Peace
Ruth Wedgwood, Yale Law School

Business Meeting of Section on Graduate Programs for Foreign Lawyers at the Conclusion of Luncheon

2:00-3:30 p.m.
Student, Faculty and Research Exchanges; Joint Degree and Other Cooperative Programs
Virginia Suite A
Marriott Wardman Park Hotel
Lobby Level

Moderator:
Charles Davis Cramton, Cornell Law School

  • Cooperative Joint Degree Programs
    John J. Barcelo, III, Cornell Law School
  • The European Community Erasmus and Socrates Programs
    William Burros, Academic Affairs and Political Advisor, Delegation of the European Commission, Washington, D.C.
  • Contribution of the IIE to Internationalization of Education
    Allan E. Goodman, President and Chief Executive Officer, Institute of International Education, New York, New York
3:30-5:00 p.m.
Facilitating Cooperation With The Practicing Bar

Moderator:
Mark E. Wojcik, John Marshall Law School

  • U.S. Lawyers' Initiatives to Enhance the Internationalization of Legal Education: A Perspective from the ABA
    Barry A. Currier, Samford University
  • The Role of Legal Educators in Shaping The Future of Cross Border Practice - A Loyal Opposition Perspective
    Mary C. Daly, Fordham University
  • The Work of the International Bar Association
    Mark Ellis, Executive Director, International Bar Association, London, England
  • Education for Justice - Global Programs for Clinical Training for a New Generation of Lawyers
    Richard J. Wilson, American University
There is currently a world-wide ferment of creative activity in legal education resulting in significant part from the challenges and opportunities generated by an increasingly globalized world. This program brings together groups of individuals from around the world who are committed to the task of internationalizing legal education to meet these challenges and opportunities. This symposium addresses significant internationalization developments in legal education in Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, Latin America and the United States.

Business Meeting of Section on North American Cooperation at Program Conclusion

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