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Research paper thumbnail of Unsettling Develpment: Terrorism and The New Case for Enhancing Protection and Humanitarian Assistance for Refugees and Displaced Persons, Including Victims of Natural Disaster

Columbia Human Rights Law Review, 2011

Research paper thumbnail of Preaching to the Uncoverted: America's Need for Skilled Foreign Workers

Research paper thumbnail of Asylum Changes and Expedited Removal

Research paper thumbnail of Disrupting Law School: How Disruptive Innovation Will Revolutionize the Legal World

Research paper thumbnail of Under a Contract Containing a Broad Arbitration Clause and a Provision Specifically Authorizing Either Party to Seek Injunctive Relief Without Waiving Other Remedies, the Procurement of a Court Ordered Preliminary Injunction Does Not Waive the Right to Arbitrate Issues on Which the Injunctive Rel...

Research paper thumbnail of The Iraqi Refugee Crisis and the U.S. Response

Research paper thumbnail of Law Schools and Technology: Where We Are and Where We Are Heading

Journal of Legal Education, 2015

For many years, the question of how to use technology to teach the law has been a minor concern o... more For many years, the question of how to use technology to teach the law has been a minor concern of the legal academy. That era of general indifference to developments in learning technologies is now coming to an end. There are many reasons for the change. Law schools are facing such a host of difficulties — declining enrollments, declining job prospects for graduates, reduced public funding, and understandable concerns about cost and debt — that sometimes it seems the only debate is over whether the situation is best described as a “tsunami” or “a perfect storm.” Against this backdrop, technology offers the attractive possibility of making legal education both more efficient and more effective. This article has two main aims. First, in Part II, it discusses some of the conditions that will push law schools to incorporate more learning technologies into our teaching methodologies in the coming years. Part III provides an overview of some of the learning technologies that have gained ...

Research paper thumbnail of Perspectives on the Content of the Chruch's Social Message: Should the Church Sound its Voice in the Tower of Babel?

Research paper thumbnail of Use of Technology in Teaching

This book chapter identifies and discusses technologies that have begun to gain traction within l... more This book chapter identifies and discusses technologies that have begun to gain traction within legal education in recent years, as well as others that are still emerging. It argues that legal educators should recognize that many of these technologies are well suited to help implement best practices in scientifically-supported teaching methods such as active learning, collaboration, problem solving, and regular assessment and feedback. The chapter urges law teachers and administrators to become familiar with the growing pool of modern educational technologies, and ensure that law school faculty members are provided with the professional development and support needed to adapt their teaching and course design to incorporate modern technologies in meaningful and relevant ways.

Research paper thumbnail of Best Practices in Representing Asylum-Seekers: A Video Resource for Pro Bono Attorneys

To preview selected excerpts from the DVD or to order online, go to http://www.ali-aba.org /aliab... more To preview selected excerpts from the DVD or to order online, go to http://www.ali-aba.org /aliaba/rdvd01.asp To order Best Practices in Representing Asylum-Seekers, please use the enclosed order form. Recognizing the need to improve and expand the legal representation of immigrants seeking asylum in the United States, ALI-ABA has developed an award-winning DVD and training materials that teach lawyers best practices in representing immigrants in asylum cases.

Research paper thumbnail of Policy Analysis NEW ASYLUM LAWS Undermining an American Ideal

Research paper thumbnail of No Admissions: Bureaucratic Denial and the Expansion of Expedited Removal

Research paper thumbnail of Teaching International Law-'The Visible College of International Law Clinicians: Making a Real Difference in Law School and in the World

Research paper thumbnail of But the Laborers are... Many? Catholic Social Teaching on Business, Labor, and Economic Migration

Research paper thumbnail of An Overview of United States Immigration Law

Research paper thumbnail of Implementing Effective Education in Specific Contexts

This chapter of Building on Best Practices: Transforming Legal Education in a Changing World incl... more This chapter of Building on Best Practices: Transforming Legal Education in a Changing World includes contributions from many authors:Section A, The Socratic Method, is by Elizabeth G. PorterSection B, Analysis, Research, and Communication in Skills-Focused Courses, is by Ruth Anne Robbins, Amy Sloan & Kristen K. TiscioneSection C, Use of Technology in Teaching, is by Michele Pistone and Warren BinfordSection D, Law Libraries and Legal Education, is by Jonathan FranklinSection E, Cross-Border Teaching and Collaboration, is by Kimberly D. Ambrose, William H. D. Fernholz, Catherine F. Klein, Dana Raigrodski, Stephen A. Rosenbaum & Leah WorthamSection F, Experiential Education, includes:Incorporating Experiential Education Throughout the Curriculum, by Deborah Maranville with Cynthia Batt, Lisa Radtke Bliss & Corolyn Wilkes KaasDelivering Effective Education in In-House Clinics, by Lisa Radtke Bliss & Donald C. PetersDelivering Effective Education in Externship Programs, by Carolyn Wil...

Research paper thumbnail of Religion And Public Affairs: Should the Church Sound its Voice in the Tower of Babel?

Research paper thumbnail of Developments in the Law–The Effect of Court Imposed Jurisdiction on Arbitration

Research paper thumbnail of The Subject of Rights Immersed in a "Sea of Troubles

Research paper thumbnail of A Times Sensitive Response to Professor Aleinikoff’s Detaining Plenary Power

Page 1. A TIMES SENSITIVE RESPONSE TO PROFESSOR ALEINIKOFF'S DETAINING PLENA... more Page 1. A TIMES SENSITIVE RESPONSE TO PROFESSOR ALEINIKOFF'S DETAINING PLENARY POWER Michele R. Pistone* I. Introduction Ì.ÌCAtÌÌÌVJL.1 i-VlWilllIVVJ±± 111 Ilia Many of the points made by Professor T. Alexa ...

Research paper thumbnail of Unsettling Develpment: Terrorism and The New Case for Enhancing Protection and Humanitarian Assistance for Refugees and Displaced Persons, Including Victims of Natural Disaster

Columbia Human Rights Law Review, 2011

Research paper thumbnail of Preaching to the Uncoverted: America's Need for Skilled Foreign Workers

Research paper thumbnail of Asylum Changes and Expedited Removal

Research paper thumbnail of Disrupting Law School: How Disruptive Innovation Will Revolutionize the Legal World

Research paper thumbnail of Under a Contract Containing a Broad Arbitration Clause and a Provision Specifically Authorizing Either Party to Seek Injunctive Relief Without Waiving Other Remedies, the Procurement of a Court Ordered Preliminary Injunction Does Not Waive the Right to Arbitrate Issues on Which the Injunctive Rel...

Research paper thumbnail of The Iraqi Refugee Crisis and the U.S. Response

Research paper thumbnail of Law Schools and Technology: Where We Are and Where We Are Heading

Journal of Legal Education, 2015

For many years, the question of how to use technology to teach the law has been a minor concern o... more For many years, the question of how to use technology to teach the law has been a minor concern of the legal academy. That era of general indifference to developments in learning technologies is now coming to an end. There are many reasons for the change. Law schools are facing such a host of difficulties — declining enrollments, declining job prospects for graduates, reduced public funding, and understandable concerns about cost and debt — that sometimes it seems the only debate is over whether the situation is best described as a “tsunami” or “a perfect storm.” Against this backdrop, technology offers the attractive possibility of making legal education both more efficient and more effective. This article has two main aims. First, in Part II, it discusses some of the conditions that will push law schools to incorporate more learning technologies into our teaching methodologies in the coming years. Part III provides an overview of some of the learning technologies that have gained ...

Research paper thumbnail of Perspectives on the Content of the Chruch's Social Message: Should the Church Sound its Voice in the Tower of Babel?

Research paper thumbnail of Use of Technology in Teaching

This book chapter identifies and discusses technologies that have begun to gain traction within l... more This book chapter identifies and discusses technologies that have begun to gain traction within legal education in recent years, as well as others that are still emerging. It argues that legal educators should recognize that many of these technologies are well suited to help implement best practices in scientifically-supported teaching methods such as active learning, collaboration, problem solving, and regular assessment and feedback. The chapter urges law teachers and administrators to become familiar with the growing pool of modern educational technologies, and ensure that law school faculty members are provided with the professional development and support needed to adapt their teaching and course design to incorporate modern technologies in meaningful and relevant ways.

Research paper thumbnail of Best Practices in Representing Asylum-Seekers: A Video Resource for Pro Bono Attorneys

To preview selected excerpts from the DVD or to order online, go to http://www.ali-aba.org /aliab... more To preview selected excerpts from the DVD or to order online, go to http://www.ali-aba.org /aliaba/rdvd01.asp To order Best Practices in Representing Asylum-Seekers, please use the enclosed order form. Recognizing the need to improve and expand the legal representation of immigrants seeking asylum in the United States, ALI-ABA has developed an award-winning DVD and training materials that teach lawyers best practices in representing immigrants in asylum cases.

Research paper thumbnail of Policy Analysis NEW ASYLUM LAWS Undermining an American Ideal

Research paper thumbnail of No Admissions: Bureaucratic Denial and the Expansion of Expedited Removal

Research paper thumbnail of Teaching International Law-'The Visible College of International Law Clinicians: Making a Real Difference in Law School and in the World

Research paper thumbnail of But the Laborers are... Many? Catholic Social Teaching on Business, Labor, and Economic Migration

Research paper thumbnail of An Overview of United States Immigration Law

Research paper thumbnail of Implementing Effective Education in Specific Contexts

This chapter of Building on Best Practices: Transforming Legal Education in a Changing World incl... more This chapter of Building on Best Practices: Transforming Legal Education in a Changing World includes contributions from many authors:Section A, The Socratic Method, is by Elizabeth G. PorterSection B, Analysis, Research, and Communication in Skills-Focused Courses, is by Ruth Anne Robbins, Amy Sloan & Kristen K. TiscioneSection C, Use of Technology in Teaching, is by Michele Pistone and Warren BinfordSection D, Law Libraries and Legal Education, is by Jonathan FranklinSection E, Cross-Border Teaching and Collaboration, is by Kimberly D. Ambrose, William H. D. Fernholz, Catherine F. Klein, Dana Raigrodski, Stephen A. Rosenbaum & Leah WorthamSection F, Experiential Education, includes:Incorporating Experiential Education Throughout the Curriculum, by Deborah Maranville with Cynthia Batt, Lisa Radtke Bliss & Corolyn Wilkes KaasDelivering Effective Education in In-House Clinics, by Lisa Radtke Bliss & Donald C. PetersDelivering Effective Education in Externship Programs, by Carolyn Wil...

Research paper thumbnail of Religion And Public Affairs: Should the Church Sound its Voice in the Tower of Babel?

Research paper thumbnail of Developments in the Law–The Effect of Court Imposed Jurisdiction on Arbitration

Research paper thumbnail of The Subject of Rights Immersed in a "Sea of Troubles

Research paper thumbnail of A Times Sensitive Response to Professor Aleinikoff’s Detaining Plenary Power

Page 1. A TIMES SENSITIVE RESPONSE TO PROFESSOR ALEINIKOFF'S DETAINING PLENA... more Page 1. A TIMES SENSITIVE RESPONSE TO PROFESSOR ALEINIKOFF'S DETAINING PLENARY POWER Michele R. Pistone* I. Introduction Ì.ÌCAtÌÌÌVJL.1 i-VlWilllIVVJ±± 111 Ilia Many of the points made by Professor T. Alexa ...