Upcoming Events - 2009
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FEATURED UPCOMING BU LAW EVENTS
J.D. Study Abroad Fair
December 3, 2009
1:00 - 2:00 p.m., Room 1270
The J.D. Study Abroad Fair offers an opportunity for J.D. students to hear from BU Law exchange students about their experiences with their home institutions.
Light refreshments will be provided.
Professor Jay Wexler discusses his new book, Holy Hullabaloos: A Road Trip to the Battlegrounds of the Church/State Wars
December 10, 2009
5:00 - 6:00 p.m.
Interested in hearing a new perspective on the Church/State Wars? BU Law Professor Jay Wexler will speak at the Social Law Library on December 10 at 5pm about his new book, Holy Hullabaloos: A Road Trip to the Battlegrounds of the Church/State Wars. In his book, Professor Wexler chronicles his road trip to the sites of the landmark church /state cases that were ultimately ruled on by the U.S. Supreme Court. During his journey, he talked to those involved with and affected by Supreme Court decisions regarding religious freedom. Wexler, who earned a Master’s Degree from the University of Chicago Divinity School before attending Stanford Law, uses wit and humor to describe his experiences while examining complex theories of constitutional law. Widely praised by legal scholars and the press, Holy Hullabaloos provides insightful analysis of the law through entertaining and humorous prose.
>>Holy Hullabaloos Web site
American Journal of Law and Medicine Symposium:
"Follow the Money: The Impact of Economics on the Delivery of Health Care"
February 6, 2010
9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m., BU Law
This year's symposium will follow the work of Professor Frances Miller.
Rights, Equality, and Justice: A Conference Inspired by the Moral and Legal Theory of Professor David Lyons
March 12 -13 , 2010
10th Floor Faculty Lounge, BU Law
Sponsored by BU Law and BU's Department of Philosophy
The conference will feature many outstanding scholars in law and philosophy who will deliver papers and commentaries, along with a response by Professor David Lyons. The Boston University Law Review will publish the principal papers and proceedings.
David B. Lyons is Law Alumni Scholar and Professor of Law and Philosophy at Boston University, where he has taught since 1995. Previously, he was a distinguished faculty member of Cornell University from 1964 to 1995. He has published a number of significant books in moral, political and legal theory, including The Forms and Limits of Utilitarianism (Clarendon Press, 1965); In the Interests of the Governed: A Study in Bentham’s Philosophy of Utility and Law (Clarendon Press, 1973); Ethics and the Rule of Law (Cambridge University Press, 1984); Moral Aspects of Legal Theory (Cambridge University Press, 1993); and Rights, Welfare, and Mill’s Moral Theory (Oxford University Press, 1994). He also has written numerous important articles in these fields, both in law reviews and philosophy journals.
All – including not only professors, law students, graduate students, and undergraduates, but also alumni and members of the public – are welcome to attend. There is no registration fee, but if you plan to attend, please RSVP to Andrea Larsen, alarsen@bu.edu. If you have academic questions about the program, please contact Professor James E. Fleming, jfleming@bu.edu.