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» Critical Issues in Aviation Law

Poster

The National Center for Remote Sensing, Air, and Space Law is pleased to be hosting a symposium on Critical Issues in Aviation Law on Tuesday, October 5th, from 9:00 am - 11:00 am, in the Law Library Mezzanine.

A lunch reception will follow the symposium in the Faculty Lounge, 5th floor at 11:30 am. All are welcome.

 

 

 

 

Agenda:

Welcome, Prof. Joanne Irene Gabrynowicz, Director, National Center for Remote Sensing, Air, and Space Law; Editor-in-Chief, Journal of Space Law

Moderator, Prof. Jacqueline Etil Serrao, Associate Director, National Center for Remote Sensing, Air and Space Law and Executive Editor of the Journal of Space Law

Speakers:

• Jennifer Thibodeau, Esq.,
  U.S. Dept. of Transportation, Office of the Assistant General Counsel for International Law, Director of DOT Honors Attorney Program
• Jeffrey Klang, Esq.
  Regional Counsel (Great Lakes Region) - Federal Aviation Administration, Federal Bar Association 2009 Transportation Lawyer of the Year
• Mr. Thomas Joseph Koger, Law Student, University of Mississippi School of Law, 2nd year law student
• Ms. Amanda C. Gunasekara, Law Student, University of Mississippi School of Law, 3rd year law student

» Journal of Space Law Student Interest Meeting

• Date: 3 September 2009
• Noon - 1 pm
• Faculty Lounge, University of Mississippi School of Law

» University of Mississippi School of Law ranked #5 in top "Best Value" law schools by The National Jurist

» Summer research intern - Robert Colby

• Rutgers School of Law, Juris Doctorate, Class of 2011
• University of Oregon, B.S. Political Science
• Rutgers Air and Space Law Association, President
• Email: rcolby@pegasus.rutgers.edu
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» Upcoming Courses

Fall 2009

• U.S. National Aviation Law - Prof. Jacqueline Serrao
• Space-based Communications and Geospatial Intelligence Law - Prof. P.J. Blount

Spring 2010

• U.S. National Space Law - Prof. Joanne Irene Gabrynowicz

» China and The National Center for Remote Sensing, Air, and Space Law

The Center is involved in a wide variety of activiites with a number of law schools in China. These include, research, guest lectures, translations, moot court, meetings, symposia, and conferences. A common feature of these activities is exchange of scholarship and information to advance the field of space law. More ...

» Pacific Rim National Space Law Summit

• Dates: 20-21 May 2009
• Hosted by National Center for Remote Sensing, Air, and Space Law
• Meeting Location: East-West Center, Honolulu Hawaii
• Moderator: Prof. Joanne Irene Gabrynowicz
• For more information: spacelaw@olemiss.edu

Agenda

» UM Space Law Students Partner with MIT Engineering Students on Project

A semester-long collaboration between University of Mississippi space law students and Massachusetts Institute of Technology engineering students is helping prepare both groups for the challenges they will face in space-related careers. More...

 

 

» Georgetown University and University of Mississippi Place 1st and 2nd in North American Regional Manfred Lachs Space Law Moot Court Competition

The North American round was held at Georgetown Law Center in Washington, D.C. on Saturday April 4, 2009. This year, the top two teams were separated by less than a single point (.380952, to be exact!). Georgetown was also awarded the F. Kenneth Schwetje Best Oralist Award and the University of Mississippi was also awarded the Best Brief Award.

Competitors were from the United States and Canada and included McGill University, the University of Nebraska, George Mason University, Georgetown, the University of Virginia, Catholic Univeristy, and the Drexel University Earle Mack School of Law.

2009 Organizer: Milton L. “Skip” Smith

2009 Memorial/Brief Judges: Carl Q. Christol, Stephen Doyle, Robert W. Jarman, Jim Rendleman, Dean Rinehart, William Wirin

2009 Oral Argument Judges: Dennis Burnett, Sally Clark, John Gantt, Carol Hattrup, Corrine Jorgenson, Kevin McCreary, Laura Montgomery, George Robinson, Bob Stephens, Bob Youmans

1. Georgetown; 2. University of Mississippi; 3. Drexel University Earle Mack School of Law.; 4. George Mason University; 5. University of Virginia, 6. McGill University; 7. University of Nebraska; 8. Catholic University.