Okinawa and U.S.-Japan Security Relations
September 11
Uris Hall, Cornell University
Sato Manabu, professor of political science at the Law School of Okinawa International University, will present “Okinawa and the Changing Face of U.S.-Japan Security Relations." Professor Manabu is a central figure in the ongoing base issues at the center of the U.S.-Japan-Okinawan relationship.

Self-Subversive Justice
September 18
Stein Mancuso Amphitheater,
G90 Myron Taylor Hall
Gunther Teubner, professor of private law and legal sociology at the University of Frankfurt/Main and the Centennial Professor at the London School of Economics, will present the 2008 Frank Irvine Endowed Lecture titled "Self-Subversive Justice: Contingency or Transcendence Formula of Law."

Long-Term Stability in Antarctica
September 19
279 Myron Taylor Hall
Donald K. Anton, a senior lecturer in international law and assistant sub-dean (Careers) at the Australian National University College of Law, will give the Berger Lecture at Cornell Law School on "False Sanctuary: The Australian Antarctic Whale Sanctuary and Long-Term Stability in Antarctica."

”Bridging the Digital Divide”
September 22
Berger Atrium,
Myron Taylor Hall
Minister Madhavan Nambiar, Special Secretary to the Government of India’s Information Technology (IT) Department, will give a luncheon talk, “Bridging the Digital Divide: National e-Governance Program.” Nambiar has led many of the Indian government’s initiatives in IT, including the implementation of twenty-seven Mission Mode e-Governance Projects and the establishment of 100,000 community service centers (Internet kiosks) to cover 600,000 villages through public-private partnerships.

Cornell Law Review Colloquium
October 3
Myron Taylor Hall
A panel discussion of David Luban's recent book, Legal Ethics and Human Dignity. The colloquium will include a response by Cornell Law School's Professor W. Bradley Wendel, as well as Professor Luban's reply to his critics.

Cuccia Cup Moot Court Competition
November 1
MacDonald Moot Court Room, Myron Taylor Hall
Judges for this year’s Cuccia Cup competition will include Judge Duane Benton of the U. S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit, Judge Susan P. Read of the New York Court of Appeals, Chief Judge Raymond Dearie of the U. S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York, and Judge David N. Hurd of the U. S. District Court for the Northern District of New York.

Conference on Defining Sustainable Development
November 7 & 8
Mancuso Amphitheater,
G90 Myron Taylor Hall
“Defining Sustainable Development: Land Use, Climate Change, and Water Resources” is a conference that will bring professors, practitioners, students, and community leaders together to consider what sustainability really means and what role law may have in accomplishing sustainable development.

Demystifying Legal Reasoning
November 14
G85 Myron Taylor Hall
The Law School will hold a new book celebration honoring the publication of Demystifying Legal Reasoning, by Professor Emily Sherwin, coauthored by Larry Alexander, Warren Distinguished Professor of Law at the University of San Diego.