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Initiative on Global Law and Policy at UH Law Center to host international speaker series

Initiative on Global Law and Policy at UH Law Center to host international speaker series Feb 16, 2021 3:15 PM ET Legal Newswire POWERED BY LAW.COM The Initiative on Global Law and Policy for the Americas, founded by University of Houston Law Center Professor Elizabeth Trujillo, will launch by hosting a webinar series in Spring 2021 in partnership with the University of Bologna Center for Latin American Studies.  The Latin America Interest Group from the American Society of International Law (ASIL-LAIG) will also co-sponsor the event. The theme of the series is, "Constitutionalism, Trade, Social Justice, and Sustainability in the Americas: Lessons from the 2020 Global Pandemic." Over six webinar events, international experts in comparative constitutional law, human rights, sociology, international trade, international health law, and international law will discuss specific areas of society that have been particularly impacted by COVID-19, with an eye towards gathering lessons for developing improved legal frameworks that can better address the most pressing needs of our times.   Lessons for climate change, social justice, and international trade and other topics will be examined.

UH Law Center: Sondock Jurist-in-Residence speaker Liu to deliver lecture on diversity and shift in law school enrollment

Share this article Share this article HOUSTON, Jan. 25, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Associate Justice Goodwin H. Liu of the California Supreme Court will discuss diversity and trends in law school enrollment virtually on Jan. 26, highlighting how the demographic composition of law students has shifted since the Great Recession. Liu is the first speaker of the year for the Justice Ruby Kless Sondock Jurist-in-Residence Lectureship in Legal Ethics. His topic is titled, "Who's Going to Law School? Trends in Law School Enrollment Since the Great Recession." The Jurist-in-Residence program is named in honor of Justice Ruby Kless Sondock, a trailblazer in the law who graduated as valedictorian and one of only five women in the UH law school class of 1962. Sondock was appointed to the 234th District Court in 1977, the first female state district judge in Harris County. In 1982 she was appointed to the Texas Supreme Court, the first woman to serve in a regular session of the court.

University of Houston Law Center Professor Notes Significant Legal Concerns Surrounding COVID-19

Share this article Share this article HOUSTON, Dec. 21, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- The COVID-19 pandemic has wreaked havoc on not only public health and the economy, but according to University of Houston Law Center Assistant Professor Valerie Gutmann Koch, it has also raised large legal and ethical issues. Koch, co-director of the Law Center's Health Law & Policy Institute, has been extensively studying the effects and legal implications of the pandemic. Several of her articles have been published in scholarly journals and by news organizations. Some of the biggest legal challenges being raised involve tensions between individual autonomy such as stay-at-home orders and mask mandates and societal justice, according to Koch. Lawmakers and scholars are struggling to balance these interests in ways that respect individual liberties, while also protecting communities and vulnerable individuals.

UH Law Center to Launch Course on the Transformation of the Legal Profession

UH Law Center to Launch Course on the Transformation of the Legal Profession News provided by Share this article Share this article HOUSTON, Dec. 21, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- In spring 2021, the University of Houston Law Center will offer its first-ever course on legal innovation, currently a hot topic in legal education. Designed to prepare students for the rapidly evolving legal industry, the course will survey and explore emerging legal business models, the rise of alternative legal service providers, increasing emphasis on legal entrepreneurship, ongoing regulatory reform initiatives, career path alternatives and the role and adoption of new technologies. The course will be coordinated and taught by Rafael D.B. Figueiredo, general counsel for Santa Fe Gas, a multinational natural gas trading and services company based in Houston. Prior to his current role, Figueiredo worked for over a decade at large law firms in the U.S., Europe, and Latin America, giving him a broad set of experience to draw upon in the classroom.

UH Law Center Launches Global Law and Policy Program