University of Texas School of Law - Peregrinus Yearbook (Austin, TX)

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We ' re Individual Opportunity. Students have a vast array of choices and opportunities to explore unique areas of the law. A vast network of alumni help connect current students to career options across the state and country.

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2004 University of Texas School of Law Annual Individual Opportunity A place to explore ideas There are around 25 student orga- nizations in the Law school. These groups help stu- dents focus on individual areas of interest while con- necting to other students. The Texas-Mexico Bar Association (TMBA) held its 10th annual con- ference at the Law School. (Picutres on page 11.) The Law School co-sponsored the conference and UT Law professors Patricia Hansen and Jay Westbrook joined a distinguished bi-national facul- ty of academics, judges and practitioners to discuss cross-border legal issues. Dean William Powers welcomed par- ticipants and gave introductory remarks. Conference highlights included a Mexi- can practitioners ' state district court, workshops on NAFTA dispute resolu- tion and cross-border insolvency and a mock mediation of a cross-border prod- ucts liability-personal injury dispute. The conference also gave participants the opportunity to meet informally at several social events, including a cock- tail reception at the Governor ' s Man- sion and a festive barbeque dinner with Western Swing music and dancing on the Law School grounds. In addition to the main conference, the Law School ' s Student TMBA Chapter hosted a half- day event for law students interested in learning more about cross-border prac- tice. The TMBA, now housed at UT, is a bi-national Bar Association made up of attorneys from both Mexico and the United States. The goals are to serve the international law practitioner by provid- ing continuing education and a forum for cross-border understanding. 12 THE STATE OF TEXAS • THE SCHOOL OF LAW ..

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2004 University of Texas School of Law Annual Learning Theory meets practice Science Watch, a publication of Thomson Institute for Scientific Infor- mation, ranks the UT law faculty 5th in the US based on the impact of its scholarship. Scholarly impact is measured by average-citations- per-paper written by Texas faculty during the five- year period from 1997 to 2001. The Texas International Law Journal and Jones Day hosted Globaliza- tion and the Judiciary: Key Issues of Economic Law, Business Law and Hu- man Rights Law on September 4 - 5, in the Eidman Courtroom. International judicial dialogue has become more important than ever in re- cent years. Most recently, the United States Supreme Court referenced hold- ings of the European Court of Human Rights in Lawrence v. Texas. Each year, TILJ hosts a symposium dedicated to a topic of international le- gal concern. The purpose of these symposia is to promote awareness of important de- velopments in the formation of interna- tional law and to forge closer ties among scholars, practitioners, students and members of the global legal community. This year ' s symposium had discussions on topics including United States and Europe as major players in economic law, American and Asian trends in com- mercial and judicial integration, foreign law in national courts, and corporate law reform. International courts play a key role in the globalized world, Prof. Carl Baudenbacher, said. The symposium offers us a valuable opportunity to bring together legal practitioners and scholars from across the globe to discuss trends and legal issues molding the global ju- diciary. 14 THE STATE OF TEXAS • THE SCHOOL OF LAW