University of Maryland School of Law : Catalog, 1988-1989

training programs and compiling
and disseminating educational material
and other relevant information
to Maryland state's attorneys
and their professional staffs. Established
in 1978, the Coordinator's
Office publishes a bimonthly newsletter,
The Maryland Prosecutor, as
well as specialized manuals on subjects
of concern to Maryland prosecutors.
The office has conducted
numerous continuing legal education
programs and seminars on
topics ranging from the investigation
and trial of specific crimes to
orientation programs for newly
elected state's attorneys and appointed
assistant state's attorneys,
as well as seminars on rules of procedure,
evidence and the art of
trial advocacy. The coordinator
also serves as a liaison between
Maryland state's attorneys and
other local, state and federal law
enforcement agencies and organizations.
The coordinator is Dario
Broccolino, Esquire.
Occasional Papers/Reprints
Series in Contemporary Asian
Studies
The Occasional Papers/Reprints
Series in Contemporary Asian
Studies, with administrative and
editorial offices at Maryland law
school, is published under the
editorship of Professor Hungdah
Chiu. Each year, this series will
publish six issues and each will
contain one or more articles discussing
current problems relating
to East Asia. The goal of this series
is to provide a forum for scholars
in several disciplines to present
their findings and views in a manner
comprehensible to the scholarly
community as a whole. Since
1977, it has published more than
86 issues and many of them have
been adopted as required course
readings in many universities.
The editor is assisted by an impressive
advisory board which includes
Professors Robert A. Scalapino
(University of California at
Berkeley), Martin Wilbur (Columbia),
Gaston J. Sigur (George
Washington), Shao-chuan Leng
(Virginia), Toshio Sawada (Member
of the United Nations International
Trade Law Commission),
Gottfried-Karl Kindermann (University
of Munich, W. Germany)
and others. The publication is also
assisted by staff members of the
Maryland International Law Society.
Dr. Jaw-ling Joanne Chang
(Ph.D., Maryland) is the executive
editor and Ms. Chih-yu Wu
(M.A., Maryland) is the managing
editor.
Environmental Law Program
The law school's Environmental
Program provides a wide variety of
opportunities for student involvement
in the rapidly growing field
of environmental law. Because of
its proximity to the Chesapeake
Bay and the centers of federal and
state environmental policymaking,
the school is uniquely situated for
the study of governmental responses
to environmental problems.
In addition to regular course offerings
in environmental law, law
students may participate in an environmental
law clinic and a workshop
on environmental practice
before administrative agencies. Student
practice in the_ Environmental
Clinic has included national environmental
litigation in the U.S.
Court of Appeals, participation in
EPA hearings, and representation
of citizen groups before state environmental
agencies. A student
environmental organization has
been established and regular brown
bag lunches afford students opportunities
to meet environmental
practitioners. During the 1988-89
academic year, the law school also
will host a visiting Chinese environmental
law scholar, Professor
Cai Shouquiu of Wuhan University.
Semester-long externships in
environmental law are available
with faculty approval. During the
1988-89 academic year, three students
will participate in externships
with the National Wildlife Federation
and the Sierra Club Legal Defense
Fund.
Students also can gain experience
working on federal and state
environmental policy issues
through the university's Coastal
and Estuarine Policy Program. The
policy program was established in
1987 as a joint venture between