Our faculty are leaders in scholarship, teaching and service, as detailed in our faculty profiles. Here are highlights of their recent achievements:
Regents' Professor of International Law and Woodruff Chair in International Law Diane Marie Amann presented “Children, as Subjects & Objects of Laws Promoting Human Rights & Banning Genocide” and “New Crimes / Old Crimes / New Bottles” as part of the 22nd Specialization Course in International Criminal Law titled “75 Years: The Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the Genocide Convention” hosted by the Siracusa International Institute for Criminal Justice and Human Rights in Italy during June.
Stembler Family Distinguished Professor in Business Law Christopher M. Bruner published “Artificially Intelligent Boards and the Future of Delaware Corporate Law” in 22 Journal of Corporate Law Studies 783 (2022).
Callaway Chair Elizabeth Chamblee Burch's research was featured on Law.com regarding lawyers involved in multidistrict litigation leadership teams. The article titled "Meet the Diverse 'New Faces and Voices' in Multidistrict Litigation" was written by Amanda Bronstad and published 6/20/23.
Metadata Services & Special Collections Librarian Rachel Evans presented "Hosting a Homeschool Happening: Outreach with Optimism" at the GALILEO 2023 Conference during June. GALILEO, known as Georgia's virtual library, is an initiative of the University System of Georgia.
Brumby Distinguished Professor in First Amendment Law Sonja R. West received the Stonecipher Award for Distinguished Research on Media Law and Policy for her co-authored article "The U.S. Supreme Court's Characterizations of the Press: An Empirical Study" in the North Carolina Law Review (with R.A. Jones). The award is presented annually by the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication to recognize the "best mass communications law research" with preference "given to research with a strong theoretical component that demonstrates the potential to have a lasting influence on freedom of expression scholarship." Notably, West received the award in 2017 for her article "The ‘Press,’ Then & Now" in the Ohio State Law Journal.