Final Program

PROGRAM SCHEDULE
12 pm – 1 pm
AALS PRESIDENT’S PROGRAM
Trianon Ballroom, Third Floor, New York Hilton Midtown
A Conversation with the Honorable Stephen
Breyer, U.S. Supreme Court
Moderator: Alan B. Morrison, The George Washington
University Law School
Speaker: Stephen G. Breyer, Associate Justice, Supreme
Court of the United States, Washington, D.C.
Justice Breyer will join Alan Morrison, The George Washington
University Law School, for a stimulating conversation about
legal education and the law. They will also discuss Justice
Breyer’s book, The Court and the World: American Law and the
New Global Realities, which explores the work of the Supreme
Court in an increasingly interconnected world. It considers
how best to harmonize American law and interests with the
laws of other jurisdictions and the expansion of the rule of law
generally. Justice Breyer will explore the growing importance of
American jurists taking on the role of “constitutional diplomats”
in a fast-changing, global world.
The dialogue format will make for lively discussion on legal
education and the role of the law in a world increasingly defined
by instant communication and shared problems.
There will be a book signing immediately following the program.
12 pm – 1:30 pm
SECTION ON STUDENT SERVICES LUNCHEON
New York East, Third Floor, Sheraton New York Times
Square Hotel
12 pm – 1:30 pm
SECTION ON EAST ASIAN LAW & SOCIETY
LUNCHEON AND BUSINESS MEETING
Riverside Suite, Third Floor, Sheraton New York Times
Square Hotel
Expectations for East Asian Legal Studies in the
United States
Speaker: Jerome A. Cohen, New York University
School of Law
There is an additional fee to attend this event. AALS now follows
PCI Data Security Compliance Standards, we can accept your
payment 24 hours in advance, but in order to meet standards, we
will not be selling tickets at the door of ticketed events.
12 pm – 1:30 pm
SECTION ON LEGAL WRITING, REASONING AND
RESEARCH LUNCHEON
Central Park West, Second Floor, Sheraton New York Times
Square Hotel
There is an additional fee to attend this event. AALS now follows
PCI Data Security Compliance Standards, we can accept your
payment 24 hours in advance, but in order to meet standards, we
will not be selling tickets at the door of ticketed events.
1 pm – 1:30 pm
BOOK SIGNING WITH THE HONORABLE
STEPHEN BREYER
Rendezvous Trianon, Third Floor, New York Hilton Midtown
Special Guest: Stephen G. Breyer, Associate Justice,
Supreme Court of the United States, Washington, D.C.
Thursday, January 7
Hot Topics
Speaker: Kathleen Overly, Consultant, Naomi Beard and
Associates, Austin, Texas
There is an additional fee to attend this event. AALS now follows
PCI Data Security Compliance Standards, we can accept your
payment 24 hours in advance, but in order to meet standards, we
will not be selling tickets at the door of ticketed events.
See the complete description for this extended program
on page 61.
1:30 pm – 3:15 pm
AALS AND EUROPEAN LAW FACULTY
ASSOCIATION PROGRAM
Regent Parlor, Second Floor, New York Hilton Midtown
Turmoil in the EU and Implications for Continental
Law Schools: What We Can Learn
Moderator: Leo P. Martinez, University of California,
Hastings College of the Law
Speaker: Laurence Gormley, Professor of European Law &
President of ELFA, University of Groningen Faculty of
Law, Groningen, Netherlands
Disquiet reigns in Europe. Ranging from the specter of
terrorism to the Greek economic crisis to the Syrian refugee
influx, the EU is coping with issues of unprecedented
magnitude. Several prominent members of the European Law
Faculties Association (ELFA), including the current ELFA
President, will discuss the state of European turmoil and the
implications for a healthy future of legal education in Europe.
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