Stanford Law School - Yearbook (Palo Alto, CA)

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I ., ay A ll V , .5 X A lr 253-Seiji no nf X' V 0 r 1 l if X ' Ts G r 7 'If everybody minded their own businessf said the Duchess in a hoarse growl, 'the world would go round a deal faster than it does. ' Lewis Carroll I wish I loved the Human Raceg I wish I loved its silly faceg I wish I liked the way it walksg I wish I liked the way it talksg And when I'm introduced to one I wish I thought What Jolly Fun! Sir Walter A. Raleigh, 1923 It is beginning to be hinted that we are a nation of amateurs. Earl 0fR0seber1y, 1900 But the privilege and pleasure That we treasure without measure Is to run on little errands for the Ministers of State. William Gilbert from the Gondoliers The world is a fine place and worth fighting for. Ernest Hemingway - from For Whom the Bell Tolls 6'Dost thou not know, my son, with how little wisdom the world is governed? Count Oxenstierna, 1648 My patience is now at an end. A. Hitler, 1938 X ' i 2310- ' INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY: FRONT - E. Hayes, H. Duerbeck, M. Djilas, M. deStael, J. Radon. MIDDLE - M. Wise, W. Hunkeler, R. Bates, L. Lowry, A. Kirchhof, S. Stevens, R. Ginns, D. Donovan, A. Alhadeff, C. Chalmers. BACK - M. Taketomo, E. Fischer, J. Charney, P. O'Hare, B. Orr, J. Weisner, J. Terraciano, M. Burack, W. Kunstler. CO-CHAIRMEN: Elise Beeket, Jenik Radon, Thomas Shillinglaw. I TER ATIO AL SOCIETY L'We are not amused. Queen Victoria, 1900

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JOURNAL or I TER ATIO The Stanford Journal of International Studies was organized in 1966 as an interdisciplinary publication devoted to the scholarly in-depth analysis of contemporary problems of international scope. Each issue focuses on a particular problem and contains articles by professors and students from a variety of disciplines. Each of these articles deals with a facet of the major problem under consideration. Past issues have studied the following problems: Vol. 1 - East-West Tradeg Vol. 2 - Development of International Law and Economicsg Vol. 3 - Foreign Intervention in Civil Strifeg Vol. 4 - Ocean Resourcesg and Vol. 5 - International Telecommunications. The Journal is edited and published by students who work closely with a faculty Board of Advisors. The editing process is designed to encourage students to develop their ideas in depth and to articulate those ideas in a systematic, understandable manner. Interaction between law students and those outside the School is stressed. The Journal attempts to serve three primary purposes: first, to educate the student participants, second, to contribute to the fund of knowledge in selected international fieldsg and third, to encourage an interdisciplinary approach as a means of solving contemporary international problems. Student members' skill of analysis and research are sharpened and polished. A premium is placed upon the development of clarity and precision in writing. Moreover, AL STUDIE Pr it greg K j .liar sy fiifg,-:xg E li X c I' JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL STUDIES: SEATED - J. Weisner, J. Radon fStudent Work Ed.J, E. Fischer fEd.-in-Chiefj, R. Ginns. STANDING - P. W. Munch, W. Lyons, D. Saidman, J. Bradley fBus. Mgr.J, C. Chalmers, W. P. MacGregor CStudent Work Ed.J, S. Cheris. MISSING - M. BeVier CExec. Ed.J, R. Williams fAsso. Ed.j, T. Adlhock CArt. Ed.J, C. Longley CArt. Ed.J, H. Wilkinson CArt. Ed.J, T. Davis CStudent Work Ed.J, J. Willett fStudent Work Edj. each member masters problems of organizing material and measuring manuscripts against the highest standards of substantive and formal accuracy. The Journal also provides substantial training in administrative and editorial facets of publication to those students elected officers. The Journal attempts to contribute to the fund of knowledge and aid in the resolution of contemporary international problems by 'treating subjects of importance to society. We are not directed toward any particular discipline and we attempt to choose dissimilar topics of study for successive issues. The Journal encourages an interdisciplinary approach to intemational problems in four major ways. fed. note: Eric, isn't this rather repetitive?j First, we ask students from all graduate departments at Stanford to work together during the editing process and to submit articles of their own. Second, the Journal solicits professional articles from experts in government, business, legal practice as well as in all branches of academia. fBill, I think you are right. Eric. j Third, we solicit subscriptions and send out announcements of each published volume to individuals and organizations in many different disciplines. Fourth, the Journal co-sponsors with the Stanford Law School lntemational Society by annual interdisciplinary symposium on a topic currently being prepared by the Journal. Eric Fischer.

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1222 rr. rx F- .,' S O. 1 LAW FORU .- 1 ' 'J nailz: .Kihei UN J..4. is 1029 The Honorable Shirley Hufstedler speaks to students in the Lang Room Cabovej while Ralph Nader discusses American legal education fbelowj. la. P J iff 'P LAW FORUM: SEATED - J. Goodman, J. Chamey, C. Bruton CPres.J, S. Sacks. STANDING - J. Paul, A. Kaulins, D. Heir, P. M. Anderson. The Law Forum is one of the Law School's oldest student organizations, and it exists to enhance legal education by offering a series of able and relevant speakers. Although the Forum has no clearly defined role in the activities of the School, during 1969-70 it attempted to improve the intellectual environment by broadening its relationships with and assistance to other student organizations and seeking quality rather than quantity in its programs. Basing its approach on the belief that the School of Law, for various reasons, has traditionally been a less than stimulating place to spend leisure time, the Forum committed its efforts to changing Stanford from a commuter law school to one more like what applicants for admission believe it to be. The first major program of the year w'as a discussion of the problems of American law and the weaknesses of American legal education by Ralph Nader. Nader spoke to an overflow audience and proved himself to be an able and reasonable advocate of positive change. Judge Shirley Hufstedler of the Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit retumed to Stanford to present her views on the appellate process. Demonstrating the legal expertise and personal charm that has enabled her to become only the second woman to sit on a United States Circuit Court, Judge Hufstedler explained what can be termed the agonizing existential responsibility bome by one chosen to decide between conflicting human interests. Professors Meyers and Ehrlich spoke with typical perceptiveness on the difficult question of what personal decision was most appropriate for the economically ration law student rnrder the Law School's new grading system. The Forum was able to organize the nation's first debate between official representatives of the gun control movement and its opponents early in the second semester. David Steinberg, Executive Director of the National Council for a Responsible Firearms Policy, and Herbert Kohlwes, chairman of the board of a local gun club affiliated with the National Rifle Association, debated their views in a program sponsored jointly by the Forum and the Political Union of the ASSU. Professor Paul Freturd of Harvard Law School took time from his work as editor-in-chief of The History ofthe US. Supreme Court to speak at the Law School during the spring. The Forum's experience during 1969-70 demonstrates that there is a pressing need in the School of Law for greater communication. If Stanford is to be more than a stopping place where one is certified as the hope of the future, it is essential that students and faculty increase their interaction beyond the classroom and that serious attention be given to the ideas of enlightened persons in govemment and law. Legal education can exist in a vacuum, but it probably suffers for such limitation. The Law Forum is committed to changing that pattern of existence at Stanford. Chuck Bruton