Faculty Highlights
Our faculty are leaders in scholarship, teaching and service, as detailed in our faculty profiles. Here are highlights of their recent achievements:
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Lawmaker proposes relabeling rape victims as 'accusers' Tuesday, February 8, 2011 Director of the Criminal Defense Clinic Russell C. Gabriel was quoted on CNN.com regarding a Georgia State Rep.'s proposal to rename rape, stalking and domestic violence victims "accusers" during trial in an effort to reduce potential emotional bias in jury members. The article appeared on 2/7/11. |
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A homicide justified? Police weigh facts Monday, February 7, 2011 Callaway Chair of Law Emeritus Ronald L. Carlson was quoted in the Athens Banner-Herald regarding the application of the Castle Doctrine (a legal tenet for justifiable homicide on private property) in a local murder investigation. The article was written by Joe Johnson and appeared on 2/6/11. |
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Walter Hellerstein publishes article in State Tax Notes Monday, January 31, 2011 Shackelford Distinguished Professor Walter Hellerstein has published "The Market State Approach to the Attribution of Receipts from Services," in 59 State Tax Notes 133 (2011) (with J. Swain).
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Jim Smith delivers talk on green homes Thursday, January 20, 2011 Martin Chair James C. Smith presented "The Green Home Movement: How Should We Define and Regulate “Green Homes,” Encourage Their Production, and Protect Purchasers and Residents?" during a panel sponsored by the Real Estate Transactions and Local Government Sections at the AALS Annual Meeting in January. |
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Harlan Cohen delivers talk on international law Thursday, January 13, 2011 Assistant Professor Harlan G. Cohen will present "From International Law to International Conflicts of Law: The Fragmentation of Legitimacy" at Arizona State University College of Law's Workshop on Interdisciplinary Approaches to Transnational Law as well as at University of Michigan Law School's International Law Colloquium in January. |