NOVEMBER 14-15, 2012, 9th Marine Law Symposium "Shifting Seas: The Law's Reponse to Changing Ocean Conditions", See separate webpage at "Symposia/Conferences", APRIL 13, 2011, "Blowout: Legal Legacy of the Deepwater Horizon Catastrophe", See separate webpage at left, NOVEMBER 4-5, 2010, 8th Marine Law Symposium "Taking Stock: The Magnuson-Stevens Act Revisited", See separate webpage at left, NOVEMBER 4, 2009, "New England Regional Ocean Law and Policy Workshop: Offshore Wind Facility Siting" Held in conjunction with the 8th Annual Ronald C. Baird Sea Grant Science Symposium (see below), N, OVEMBER 2-4, 2009, "The Ecology of Marine Windfarms: Regional Perspectives on Impact Mitigation, Siting, and Future Uses" 8th Annual Ronald C. Baird Sea Grant Science Symposium The purpose of the symposium was to develop opportunities and document progress toward a new vision of designed, permitted, offshore ecosystems that have wind-power energy systems as their focus to provide mutual benefits for multiple uses…, MAY 19, 2009, "Fisheries and the Bench" The Fisheries and the Bench Program, funded in part by the National Sea Grant Law Center and by the Sand County Foundation, focused on assisting judges and attorneys to obtain a keener understanding of the principles of fisheries law and the establishment of a better balance between the regulatory and economic interests involved., APRIL 16, 2009, "The Making of New International Maritime Law - UNCITRAL and the 2009 ROTTERDAM Rules" A 1924 convention, the "Hague Rules", governing liability for loss and damage to cargo in international trade, is soon to be replaced. UNCITRAL (United Nations Commission on International Trade Law) recently completed work on the "Rotterdam Rules". This program examined the 6-year negotiation process and…, The Rotterdam Rules, , General Assembly Resolution , 62/122 dated December 11, 2008 United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Carriage of Goods Wholly or Partly by Sea General Assembly Adopts Convention on Contracts for the International Carriage of Goods Wholly or Partly by Sea , UNIS/L/125, 12 December 2008 UNCITRAL Adopted Draft Convention on Contracts for the International Carriage of Goods…, OCTOBER 23-24, 2008, 7th Marine Law Symposium "A Viable Marine Renewable Energy Industry: Solutions to Legal, Economic, and Policy Challenges" This two-day Symposium explored means to achieve a viable marine renewable energy industry for the United States with a focus on offshore wind, hydrokinetics (wave, current and tidal), and ocean thermal energy conversion. Its panels discussed a range of solutions for the…, NOVEMBER 5, 2007, Presentation by Paul C. Ticco, Ph.D., Northeast Regional Coordinator - NOAA Washington, DC Dr. Ticco gave a presentation entitled , ", A Balancing Act: Conflicts and Compromises in Marine Conservation, ", OCTOBER 26, 2007, Marine Renewable Energy Workshop and Lecture, , by Wendy Williams, co-author of , Cape Wind, , entitled "American Luddites: Why We Should All Care About Cape Wind, " , SEPTEMBER 14, 2007, Institute for Graduate Environmental Leaders Workshop: "Environmental Justice in the Energy Age: Meeting Energy Demand with Equity" In conjunction with the Metcalf Institute for Environmental Reporting, University of Rhode Island, FEBRUARY 7, 2007, ", Gasping for Air: Climate Change in the Courts, ", On November 29, 2006, the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments in its first case directly related to global warming, , Massachusetts v. EPA, . Massachusetts and other petitioners, including Rhode Island, asked the court to set aside an EPA decision not to regulate greenhouse gases under the Clean Air Act. Section 202(a)(1) of the Clean Air Act, requires the Administrator of the EPA to set emission standards for "any air pollutant" from motor vehicles or motor vehicle engines "which in his judgment cause[s], or contribute[s] to, air…, OCTOBER 19-20, 2006, 6th Marine Law Symposium "The Evolution of Ecosystem Based Management: From Theory to Practice" This two-day symposium analyzed challenges and successes of ecosystem based management used in balancing use and protection of the marine environment. Ecosystem Based Management of Coastal Resources: Performance Enhancement at the Science Policy Interface Ronald C. Baird Incorporating Environmental…, JANUARY 13, 2006, "Ecosystem Based Management in New England: An Assessment of Regional Ocean Governance" A panel of regional and national experts met to discuss the existing ocean and coastal governance structures in New England and their effectiveness in advancing ecosystem management for the region. The panel served as food for thought for a larger discussion at the 6th Marine Law Symposium., NOVEMBER 4, 2005, "Takings by the Waterfront: Analysis of the , Kelo, and , Palazzolo , Decisions" In the summer of 2005, two key decisions were issued that affect land use and property rights: , Kelo v. City of New London, , an eminent domain case involving waterfront properties in Connecticut, was decided by the U.S. Supreme Court in favor of the town; and, , Palazzolo v. Rhode Island, , a regulatory takings claim involving a proposed coastal development, was decided in Rhode Island in favor of the state. The seminar provided analysis of the two cases., SEPTEMBER 3, 2005, Institute for Graduate Environmental Leaders Workshop: "Engaging as Environmental Leaders: The Role of Conflict Resolution", SEPTEMBER 9-11, 2004, 5th Marine Law Symposium "Following the Commissions: Analysis and Implementation of the Ocean Commission and Pew Commission Reports"
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APRIL 13, 2011, Roger Williams University School of Law Bristol, RI One of our nation's worst environmental and human disasters began on April 20, 2010 when the Deepwater Horizon oil rig exploded, killing 11 people and injuring 17 others, and spilling millions of gallons of oil into the Gulf of Mexico. What is the state of the law one year later as the human and environmental toll rises? This conference …, AGENDA, PROGRAM, CONFERENCE ATTENDEES, DEEPWATER HORIZON LEGACY, Dean David Logan's Blog - May 10, 2011 , Opening Remarks and Keynote by Senator Sheldon Whitehouse, (D-RI) , (video-recorded):, Panel 1, : Moderator: , Michael Burger, , Professor of Law, RWU School of Law, Stephen Da Ponte, , Atty., U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters, Office of Maritime and International Law, Julie Eilperin, , Report, The Washington Post, Garret Graves, , Director, Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority, State of Louisiana, Sidney Shapiro, , Associate Dean for Research and Development, Wake Forest University School of Law, David Westerholm, , Director, Office of Response and Restoration, National Ocean Service, NOAA https://youtu.be/WSFSzws625Y, Panel 2, : Moderator:, Susan Farady, , Director, Marine Affairs Institute, RWU School of Law, Harold T. Chittum, III, , Chittum Skiffs, Kevin Dean, Esq, ., Motley Rice, James J. Opaluch, , Professor & Dept. Chair, Environmental and Natural Resource Economics, University of Rhode Island, Jill Rowe, , Biologist, Applied Science Associates, Inc. https://youtu.be/ok6-SrCz5lk, Panel 3, : Moderator: , David A. Logan, , Dean, RWU School of Law, George W. Conk, , Adjunct Professor & Sr. Fellow, Stein Center, Fordham University School of Law, Deborah E. Greenspan, , Atty., Dickstein Shapiro LLP, Donald A. Migliori, Esq., , Motley Rice https://youtu.be/H19qMwO5KhE, Keynote by Senator Jack Reed, (D-RI) , (video-recorded) - , see link at Panel 4, Panel 4, : Moderator: , Dennis Nixon, , Associate Dean/Professor, University of Rhode Island, Fred J. Bartlit, Jr., Esq., , Bartlit Beck Herman Palenchar & Scott, LLP and Chief Counsel to National Commission on BP Depwater Horizon Oil Spill, Thomas C. Galligan, Jr., , President and Professor of Humanities, Colby-Sawyer College, David Pettit, , Senior Attorney, Natural Resources Defense Council, Jonathan K. Waldron, Esq., , Blank Rome LLP https://youtu.be/1qbLHDQb2QI, POWERPOINTS, Panel 1: Stephen Da Ponte Garret Graves Sidney Shapiro David Westerholm Panel 2: Harold Chittum Kevin Dean James Opaluch Jill Rowe Panel 3: George Conk Deborah Greenspan Donald Migliori Panel 4: Fred Bartlit Jonathan Waldron, RESOURCES, FINAL REPORT, of the National Commission on the BP Deepwater Horzon Oil Spill and Offshore Drilling. The , Environmental Law Institute, has posted a data base that tracks the Deepwater Horizon oil spill cases. In addition, they have done a special issue of the Environmental Law Reporter devoted to the spill that is available to the public in its entirety, as well as links to other resources. The main page is at http://www.eli.org/Program_Areas/deepwater_horizon.cfm and you can access the data base, ELR issue, and other links…, BACKGROUND DOCUMENT, on natural resource damages by Nicholas Paine, candidate for J.D. 2013.
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8th MARINE LAW SYMPOSIUM, November 4-5, 2010, Roger Williams University School of Law Bristol, RI Since passage in 1976, the Magnuson-Stevens Act has been the basis of one of the most compelling natural resource management issues of our time: the sustainable management of our nation's fisheries. The law has been amended several times and the subject of contentious debate and litigation in response to rapidly evolving information and policy…, marine affairs, Susan Farady, RWU School of Law Marine Affairs Institute, and Peter Shelley, Conservation Law Foundation marine affairs Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) marine affairs Sarah Parker ’11 and Lois Schiffer, General Counsel - NOAA marine affairs marine affairs Dennis Esposito, RWU School of Law, and Dennis Nixon, University of Rhode Island marine affairs Daniel Cohen, Fishermen’s Energy, Gene…, Symposium Program, Resource Materials, Final Agenda, Attendee List, , Dean Logan's Blog , (12/3/10), , The Symposium proceedings are available for viewing at the links provided below. , Windows Media Player is required to view the proceedings., Thursday, November 4, Opening https://youtu.be/dO2_oCdHXcw Panel1 https://youtu.be/V_Vz-R-Kc0I Panel 2 https://youtu.be/lDcEpoUgAxw Panel 3 https://youtu.be/yHpe6vMgK-4, Friday, November 5, Keynote - Eric C. Schwaab, Assistant Administrator for Fisheries, NOAA https://youtu.be/9J1Byn9-XXU Panel 4 https://youtu.be/sFRslgle4lY Panel 5 https://youtu.be/57sfbfyE3G4 Wrap-Up Discussion https://youtu.be/wqISrrm8020, PANEL PRESENTATIONS, Panel 1 Eldon V.C. Greenberg, Esq., , , Garvey Schubert Barer, Gene S. Martin, Jr., Esq., , Office of NOAA General Counsel, Northeast, Peter Shelley, , , Conversation Law Foundation, Panel 2 John Duff, , University of Massachusetts at Boston, Morgan Gopnik, , Ph.D candidate, Duke University, Phillip M. Saunders, , Dalhousie University/Schulich School of Law, Panel 3 Kaja Brix, , Alaska Regional Office, NOAA Fisheries, Donna R. Christie, , Florida State University College of Law, Dana Wolfe, , Ocean Conservancy, Keynote Speakers -, Friday, November 5, Eric C. Schwaab, , Assistant Administrator for Fisheries, NOAA, Panel 4 Vito Giacalone, , Northeast Seafood Coalition, Alison Rieser, , University of Hawaii at Manoa, Eric M. Thunberg, , Northeast Fisheries Science Center, NOAA, Panel 5 Daniel Cohen, , Fishermen's Energy, David E. Frulla , Esq., , Kelley Drye & Warren LLP, Grover Fugate, , RI Coastal Resources Management Council, Donald A. Migliori, Esq., , Motley Rice LLC, Eric C. Schwaab, , NOAA Fisheries, For more information, please contact the Marine Affairs Institute at marineaffairs@rwu.edu or 401-254-5392.
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RWU Law is partnering with The Princeton Review Boston to offer prospective students a LSAT Free Practice Test under test conditions on Friday, January 12, 2018 from 10:00 AM - 1:30 PM at our experiential campus in Providence, Rhode Island. Come get a sense of your strengths and weaknesses so you know how to prep for the real LSAT!, Register Here!, Please contact Jolee Vacchi, Assistant Director of Admissions, at jvacchi@rwu.edu or (401) 254-4555 with any questions regarding the event.
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Monday, February 26, 2018 5:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. (Pre-Admissions Reception) 6:00 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. (Alumni Reception) The Wink Hotel 1143 New Hampshire Avenue NW Washington, DC 20037 Join Dean Michael J. Yelnosky, alumni, faculty and staff in D.C. Hors d'oeuvres & one beverage ticket/Cash bar to follow Tickets: $10 Register Online
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SPEAKERS, :, Alfred Brophy, , D. Paul Jones Chairholder in Law University of Alabama School of Law, Professor Brophy, holds the Paul and Charlene Jones Chair in law at the University of Alabama, where he teaches trusts and estates and legal history. His books include , University, Court, and Slave: Proslavery Thought in Southern Colleges and Courts and the Coming of Civil War, (Oxford, 2016), , Reparations Pro and Con , (Oxford 2006), and , Reconstructing the Dreamland: The Tulsa Riot of 1921 , (Oxford, 2002), and the co-authored , Experiencing Trusts and Estates , (WestAcademic 2017)., Martha S. Jones, Society of Black Alumni Association Presidential Professor of History Johns Hopkins University, Professor Jones, is the Society of Black Alumni Presidential Professor and Professor of History at Johns Hopkins University. She was formerly a Presidential Bicentennial Professor at the University of Michigan, and was a founding director of the Michigan Law School Program in Race, Law & History. She is the author of All Bound Up Together: The Woman Question in African American Public Culture, 1830-1900 (…, Special Accommodations, Persons who, because of a special need or condition, would like to request an accommodation for this event should contact the Office of Programs & Events, as soon as possible, but no later than 72 business hours before the event, so that appropriate arrangements may be made. , RSVP | Office of Programs & Events | , lawevents@rwu.edu
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Applicants admitted to RWU Law's incoming fall 2018 class are invited to attend Accepted Students Day on Friday, April 27th. The day will begin with registration at 1:00 PM at our experiential campus located in downtown Providence, Rhode Island. After an introduction with Dean Michael J. Yelnoksy, you will learn about our clinical guarantee and experiential education offerings, as well as hear…
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Applicants admitted to the RWU Law Class of 2021 are invited to attend Accepted Students Day on Friday, April 6th!, The day will begin at 10:00 AM at our main campus in Bristol, Rhode Island (optional tour of the facility will be at 9:00 AM). Throughout the course of the day you will have the opportunity to take a mock class, ask questions at a student life panel and alumni panel, learn about our experiential education offerings and clinical guarantee, and meet members of the RWU Law community including our…, Register Today!, Questions regarding this event should be directed to the Office of Admissions at admissions@rwu.edu or (401) 254-4555 Call: (401) 254-4555 Call: (401) 254-4555 .
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Applicants admitted to the RWU Law Class of 2021 are invited to attend Accepted Students Day on Monday, March 5th!, The day will begin at 10:00 AM at our main campus in Bristol, Rhode Island (optional tour of the facility will be at 9:00 AM). You will have the opportunity meet members of the RWU Law community, including faculty, staff, and current students, attend a mock class, and ask questions at a student life panel. The event will then continue at our experiential campus located in downtown Providence (…, Register Today!, Questions regarding this event should be directed to the Office of Admissions at admissions@rwu.edu or (401) 254-4555.
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We invite you to attend an Info Session on Friday, February 16, 2018 at our scenic coastal main campus in Bristol, Rhode Island! You will have the opportunity to meet with a member of our Admissions staff to discuss the application process and to learn more about what makes RWU Law different from other law schools. You will also take a tour of the law school with a student ambassador and observe…
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