Summer 2009 Discussion Series (CLE)
With Professor Donald Kochan

Following on the success of the Summer 2008 Discussion Series, Professor Donald Kochan will lead the Summer 2009 Discussion Series at Chapman University School of Law. This is a unique opportunity for small group discussions between professors, practitioners and students on important legal issues. Each of the six sessions will start with a brief introduction to the topic followed by an open forum discussion. All students, staff, incoming students, faculty, and members of the legal and non-legal community are welcome to attend. Each discussion will be held on the law school’s back patio at the date and time noted, and will be worth 1 hour of CLE credit. Please bring a "brown bag" lunch or dinner.

Thursday, May 28, 2009, Noon
Law and Economics and Whether it Should Matter: The Role of Interdisciplinary Studies in Legal Education in a Post(?) Critical Legal Studies World

Thursday, June 4, 2009, Noon
ARRRRR MATEY! Piracy and the
Limits of International Law: What Now?  And Who Should be the Enforcers?

Thursday, June 11, 2009, 6:00 p.m.
Jaywalking and Jail: Why Do People Obey Laws? And, When Will the
Rational Person Violate Them?

Thursday, June 18, 2009, Noon
Precedent as the Doggy Bag of Law: What We Take Home From the
Courts and Why We Care
 
Thursday, June 25, 2009, 6:00 p.m.
So Does an Obama Decision on a Supreme Court Justice Matter? A
Refresher on the Politics of the Supreme Court and Confirmation Stories

Thursday, July 9, 2009, Noon (Ethics CLE)
What is “Virtue” and Does It Have a Role in Politics or Judicial Decision-Making?

For questions about the Summer 2009 Discussion Series, please contact Professor Donald Kochan at kochan@chapman.edu.