ATTENTION - ALL STUDENTS INTERESTED
IN ILLINOIS PUBLIC SECTOR LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT LAW
The 18th annual Illinois Public Sector
Labor Relations Law Program
On Friday, October 4, 2002, the law school
will present the 18th annual Illinois Public Sector Labor
Relations Law Program. This conference is designed for
lawyers whose practice involves labor law, local government
law or school law; state and local government and public
education officials, administrators and labor relations
officers; union officials, business agents and uniserv
directors; and arbitrators and mediators. The opening
plenary session features Paula B. Voos, Chair, Labor Studies
and Employment Regulations Department, Rutgers University
who will address the topic "Labor Relations in
Times of Tight Budgets." This will be followed
by concurrent workshops on The Evolution of the Law Under
IELRA , Interest Arbitration, Investigation of Employee
Misconduct: Weingarten & More, Project Labor Agreements,
Early Retirement Incentives, IPLRA Developments, RIFs
& Alternatives, Workplace Security A Year After September
11, Labor Relations in a Teacher Shortage Environment,
Disability Claims: Federal, State & Local, Arbitration
& EEO Claims, Open Forum: Ask Your Workplace Questions,
Workplace Health & Environment, When the Employee
Also Faces Criminal Charges and Police & Firefighter
Forum. The workshop format provides participants with
the opportunity to discuss specific issues with experts
in the public sector labor relations field.
Law students (JD only) enrolled at Chicago-Kent
are welcome to attend any or all of the program sessions
free of charge. Course materials are not included,
however, copies of the materials will be available in
the library after the program.
If you are interested in volunteering
to work at the conference, in exchange for complementary
course materials and an opportunity to network at the
conference luncheon and reception, please let us know
when you stop by the office (Suite 673) to register, or
by e-mailing rvicario. Pre-registration is required no
later than Tuesday, October 2, 2002.
ATTENTION- ALL STUDENTS INTERESTED
IN INTERNATIONAL LAW
The 14th annual Henry Morris Lecture
in International and Comparative Law
On Tuesday, October 22, 2002, at 12 noon
in the auditorium, please plan on attending the 14th annual
Henry Morris Lecture in International and Comparative
Law. This year's lecture is entitled The Dynamics of the
Constitution in a Changing Mexico. Dr. Emilio Rabasa will
examine the culture of constitutional reform in Mexico.
The constitution of 1917 has had over 400 reforms since
it was approved by the constituent congress during the
Mexican revolution. Constitutional reformism has become
an important part of Mexico's political culture, with
a profound impact on the organization of society. It is
where economic freedom and state intervention come into
conflict. Why has every Mexican president had the political
urge to change the constitution? Has transition to democracy
in Mexico made any change in the culture of constitutional
reform? What has been the role of the Mexican legislature
and the judiciary throughout this process? These are some
of the key questions that Dr. Rabasa will address in his
lecture.
Emilio Rabasa is the director of the law and political
science department at the Mexico City campus of Tec de
Monterrey, where he teaches law and political philosophy.
Dr. Rabasa holds a masters degree in philosophy from Cambridge
University in England and a doctorate degree with honors
in law from the National University of Mexico. He has
been a professor of law and political science at the National
University of Mexico and Universidad Iberoamericana and
lectured extensively at other universities in Mexico,
Chile, England and the U.S. He is the co-author of Mexican:
This is Your Constitution, and author of Legal Force and
Effectiveness of Human Rights; Why Democracy? and From
Subjects to Citizens.
ALL STUDENTS INTERESTED IN VOLUNTEERING