Australian law dean to speak on international law of the sea at WSU
Wayne State University Law School’s Program for International Legal Studies and the International Law Students Association will host a lecture by Natalie Klein, dean and professor at Macquarie Law School in Sydney, Australia, from 12:15-1:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 23, in the Law School’s Spencer M. Partrich Auditorium. In her lecture, “Protecting Whales under International Law: Australia’s Case against Japan before the World Court,” Klein will discuss Australia’s effort to stop scientific whaling in the Southern Ocean.
“This case is the first opportunity for the World Court to address Japan’s highly controversial whaling program,” said Law School Professor Gregory Fox, director of the Program for International Legal Studies. “We’re delighted to have a prolific scholar like Natalie Klein visit Wayne Law to explore the many complexities of Australia’s claim and Japan’s staunch defense of its program.”
Klein teaches and researches in various areas of international law, with a focus on law of the sea and international dispute settlement. She is the author of Dispute Settlement and the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea (Cambridge University Press, 2005). She regularly provides advice, undertakes consultancies and interacts with the media on law of the sea issues. Prior to joining Macquarie, Klein was counsel to the Government of Eritrea and a consultant in the Office of Legal Affairs at the United Nations. She received a bachelor of arts and bachelor of laws from the University of Adelaide, and a master of laws and doctor of laws from Yale Law School.
For more information regarding the event or the Program for International Legal Studies, visit www.law.wayne.edu/international-studies or contact Fox at gfox@wayne.edu.
CLS to hold Lenten Evening of Reflection
The Catholic Lawyer Society will hold its annual Lenten Evening of Reflection March 16 at Sacred Heart Major Seminary. Dinner will be held at 6:15 p.m., followed by the featured speaker, Dr. Edward Peters, the Edmund Cardinal Szoka Chair in Faculty Development and professor of Canon Law at Sacred Heart Seminary. Peters was named a Referendarius of the Apostolic Signatura by Pope Benedict XVI. He received a Bachelor of Arts degree in political science from St. Louis University, a law degree from the University of Missouri and a Doctorate in Canon Law from Catholic University of America in Washington, DC. Peters teaches, writes, speaks and provides consultation and advocacy on a wide variety of canonical issues impacting the Catholic Church in the United States and around the world.
R.S.V.P. by March 11 via email: prgalvin@sbcglobal.net or via phone: 586-773-9890. A donation of $25 or $15 for students will be payable at door or in advance to: catholiclawyerssociety.com via paypal.
MAJ presents ‘Liens’ forum on March 10
The Michigan Association for Justice (MAJ) will host an evening forum on “Liens” on Thursday, March 10, beginning with registration at 5:30 p.m. at the Crown Plaza located at 27000 Sheraton Drive in Novi.
Sessions will run from 6 to 9 p.m.
Co-moderators include Jules Olsman, MAJ past president, and MAJ Executive Board members Robert June, Donna MacKenzie, and Troy Haney.
To register online for this event, visit www.michiganjustice.org.
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