University of Georgia Law : Faculty Highlights

Walter Hellerstein gives talk on VAT and economic globalization

November 14, 2012

Distinguished Research Professor & Shackelford Distinguished Professor in Taxation Law Walter Hellerstein spoke on a panel that addressed "Applying VAT to International Trade - The Challenge of Economic Globalization" at the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development's first Global Forum on VAT. This invitation only event, which included participants from over 70 countries, as well as representatives from business and academia, took place in Paris, France, during November.
Elizabeth Chamblee Burch publishes article in the New York University Law Review

November 13, 2012

Associate Professor Elizabeth Chamblee Burch has published "Financiers as Monitors in Aggregate Litigation" in 87 New York University Law Review 1273 (2012).
Judge imposes harsh sanctions on Norcross drug treatment facility

November 9, 2012

Callaway Chair Emeritus Ronald L. Carlson was quoted in The Atlanta Journal-Constitution regarding the sanctions against the drug treatment facility, Narconon. The article was written by Christian Boone and appeared on 11/8/12.
Peter Rutledge publishes book on arbitration and constitutional law

November 8, 2012

Talmadge Chair Peter B. "Bo" Rutledge has published Arbitration and the Constitution (Cambridge University Press, 2012).
Diane Marie Amann participates in teaching international humanitarian law workshop

November 5, 2012

Woodruff Chair in International Law Diane Marie Amann recently participated in the Teaching International Humanitarian Law Workshop, sponsored by the International Committee of the Red Cross at Emory University School of Law. The session was entitled "Complementary Legal Frameworks: International Humanitarian Law, International Human Rights, and International Criminal Law."