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Robert “Bob” Force has influenced generations of lawyers in maritime law as a professor and legal icon, and after 54 years “the Force” is retiring, leaving an unmatched legacy at Tulane Law School.
After teaching thousands of students over 108 semesters – more if you include summer programming...
Tulane Law Faculty at Helm of Sept. 24 Deepwater Horizon Lecture
Six Tulane Law School professors will be at the center of the September 24 Deepwater Horizon lecture to discuss the major maritime, environmental, and civil law aspects generated by the BP blowout—one of the most notorious environmental disasters in recent history. The lecture is just one of eight... Read more September 01, 2010
'Bound by Water': 15th Annual Tulane Law School Summit on Environmental Law and Policy
The Tulane Institute on Water Resources Law & Policy and the Tulane Environmental Law Society announce the 15th Annual Tulane Law School Summit on Environmental Law & Policy, entitled “Bound by Water.“ The summit will feature experts on water law, policy, and management, discussing the... Read more March 04, 2010
Twenty-Second Annual Corporate Law Institute, Apr. 15-16, 2010
Two decades ago, Delaware Supreme Court Justice Andrew G.T. Moore II (L ’60) and a group of prominent New Orleans corporate practitioners were among those who undertook an aggressive goal: to establish a new annual platform for a gathering of the nations’ leading corporate jurists and practitioners... Read more February 05, 2010
Phelps Lecture Series Presents Lillian BeVier on Freedom, Fairness, and the F-Word: Tuesday, November 17, 5:00 p.m.
“FREEDOM, FAIRNESS, AND THE F-WORD:
REFLECTIONS ON THE YIN AND YANG OF THE FIRST AMENDMENT”
LILLIAN R. BeVIER
David And Mary Harrison Distinguished Professor Of Law
University Of Virginia Law School
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 2009, 5:00 P.M.
TULANE UNIVERSITY LAW SCHOOL
JOHN GIFFEN... Read more November 12, 2009
Eason-Weinmann Lecture Presents Justice Nicholas Kasirer, Wednesday, November 11, at 5:30 p.m.
“THE ASPERN PAPERS:
HEIRLOOMS AND OTHER FAMILY TREASURES IN THE COMPARATIVE PROPERTY LAW”
Justice Nicholas Kasirer
Court of Appeal of Quebec and former Dean of the Faculty of Law, McGill University
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 2009
5:30 p.m.
Tulane University Law School
John Giffen Weinmann Hall, Room... Read more November 05, 2009
CityBusiness Names Assoc. Dean One of 50 Women of the Year
Tulane Law School Associate Dean Susan Krinsky has been named one of this year’s CityBusiness Women of the Year, recognizing 50 women whose successes in business and contributions to the community have set the pace for our region’s future. In its 11th annual year, the 2009 Women of the Year event... Read more September 02, 2009
World Renowned International Admiralty and Maritime Law Expert Presents Tetley Lecture, Wednesday, April 15 at 6pm
The 2009 Tetley Lecture proudly presents Justice James Allsop, President of the New South Wales Court of Appeal, on Wednesday, April 15 at 6:00 p.m. in room 110 of John Giffen Weinmann Hall (6329 Freret Street). The topic of Justice Allsop’s lecture is “Maritime Law – the Nature and Importance of... Read more April 13, 2009
Environmental Law and Policy Summit to Take Place April 3 - 4, 2009, at Tulane Law School
A new administration, economic recovery, climate change...
What does it all mean for being “green”?
The president of the organization behind Brad Pitt’s housing initiative in the Lower 9th Ward will be among the speakers this weekend, April 3 – 4, 2009, at the 14th annual Tulane Law School Summit... Read more March 30, 2009
Tulane Environmental Law Society Benefits from Local Theatre
Thanks to Southern Rep, the region’s premiere professional theatre, the Tulane Environmental Law Society has the opportunity to make a little “green”. The Theatre recently announced its partnership with local environmental groups to increase awareness about local “green” issues and commits to going... Read more February 27, 2009
SBA’s Public Interest Executive Committee Raises Peace Awareness One Film at a Time: March 2 - 6, 2009
Peace by PIEC: Raising Awareness One Film at a Time
A documentary series addressing local, national, and international issues, presented by the SBA’s Public Interest Executive Committee of Tulane University Law School.
Performances will take place nightly, Monday, March 2 - Friday, March 6,... Read more February 26, 2009
Judge Michael McConnell to Deliver the McGlinchey Lecture, Monday, February 16, 2009, at 5:00 p.m.
Judge Michael McConnel, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit, will deliver this year's McGlinchey Lecture entitled, “Schism and Last Rites In the French Quarter: the Supreme Court's First, and Most Myterious, Free Excercise Case.“ The Lecture will take place Monday, February 16, 2009, at 5... Read more February 10, 2009
Speaker Series Looks Toward the Future of Copyright, Spring 2009
Over the last twenty years, the field of intellectual property has grown in both size and importance. As the United States has shifted from a manufacturing-based economy to an information-based economy, the legal regimes which protect information (including patents, copyrights, and trademarks) have... Read more January 26, 2009
Johan Gerrit Lammers to Deliver Deutsch Lecture Wednesday, January 28, 2009, at 5:00 p.m.
Tulane Law School proudly presents the Deutsch Lecture, featuring Johan Gerrit Lammers, Former Legal Adviser of the Netherlands Ministry of Affairs (1999 – 2007). The Lecture, entitled “The (Changing) Role of the Legal Adviser of a Ministry of Foreign Affairs,” will take place Wednesday, January 28... Read more January 21, 2009
12th Eason-Weinmann Lecture on Comparative Law to take place Wednesday, November 19, at 6:00 p.m.
Tulane Law School proudly presents the 12th Eason-Weinmann Lecture on Comparative Law*. This year, the lecture serves as an opening address of the
International Colloquium: Celebrating the Bicentennial of the Louisiana Civil Code, 1808-2008. Professor Antonio Gambaro, University of Milan faculty... Read more November 12, 2008
Phelps Lecture Series Presents Lee Bollinger, President, Columbia University, October 14 at 5 P.M.
Lee C. Bollinger, Columbia University president and professor of law, will deliver the Phelps Lecture on Tuesday, October 14, 2008, at 5:00 p.m. One of the nation's most critically acclaimed legal scholars of the First Amendment and freedom of speech, Bollinger entitles his lecture “Uninhibited,... Read more October 08, 2008