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2008 Louisiana Law Review Symposium: Improving State Government: Critical Issues in State Administrative Law (Audio)

Charles H. Koch, Jr. (William and Mary Law School)
"Administrative Judges' Role in Developing Social Policy"

Ann Graham (Texas Tech University School of Law)
"Chevron Lite: How Much Deference Should Courts Give to State Agency Interpretation?"

Christopher B. McNeil (Aministrative Hearing Examiner, State of Ohio; Capital University Law School)
"The Public's Right of Access to 'Some Kind of Hearing'--Creating Policies that Protect the Right to Observe Agency Hearings"

Richard P. McNelis (Assistant General Counsel, Florida Department of Health)
"Problematic Application of Administrative Law to Police Power Actions"

F. Scott Boyd (Exexutive Director and General Counsel, Joint Administrative Procedures Committee, The Florida Legislature)
"Looking Glass Law: Legislation by Reference in the States"

Dru Stevenson (South Texas College of Law)
"Privatization of State Administrative Services"

2007 Louisiana Law Review Symposium: Law Making in a Global World (Video)

Each video may contain multiple presentations, and the start time for each segment is noted after its description.

Tape 1

• Prof. Olivier Moréteau (Russell B. Long Chair and Center of Civil Law Studies, Louisiana State University)
  "Introductory Remarks" (00:00:00)
• Prof. Stathis Banakas (University of East Anglia, UK)
  "A Global Concept of Justice--Dream or Nightmare? Looking at Different Concepts of Justice or Righteousness Competing in Today's World" (00:16:30)
• Prof. Jacques Vanderlinden (Free University of Brussels, Belgium, University of Moncton, Canada)
  "What Kind of Product, Made by Whom and for Whom under which Form? Lawmaking in a Brave New World" (00:52:19)
• Discussion (01:30:30)

Tape 2

• Prof. James Gordley (University of California, Berkeley)
  "When is the Use of Foreign Decisions Possible? The Protection of Privacy in Europe and the United States" (00:00:00)
• Discussion (00:33:10)

Tape 3

• Prof. Geoffrey Hazard (University of Pennsylvania)
  "Challenges in Law-Making in Mass Societies" (00:00:00)
• Prof. Roderick Macdonald (McGill University, Canada)
  "Unitary Law Re-form: Pluralistic Law Re-substance" (00:48:30)
• Discussion (01:21:30)

Tape 4

• Prof. Volker Behr (University of Augsburg, Germany)
  "Building a Legal System out of Zero? the Development of a New Legal System in the People's Republic of China" (00:02:20)
• Discussion (00:46:50)

Tape 5

• Prof. Ian Smits (University of Maastricht, Netherlands)
  "Harmonization of Contract Law in Europe: Promoting an Optional Code" (00:01:15)
• Prof. Olivier Moréteau (Russell B. Long Chair and Center of Civil Law Studies, Louisiana State University)
  for Prof. Franz Werro (University of Fribourg, Switzerland, Georgetown University) (unable to attend)
  "Private Law in the European Community: the Point of View of a European Outsider" (00:35:30)
• Discussion (00:48:35)

Tape 6

• Prof. Jacques Vanderlinden (Free University of Brussels, Belgium, University of Moncton, Canada)
  for Prof. Vernon Palmer (Tulane University) (unable to attend)
  "The Mixed Jurisdictions in a World of Pure Traditions" (00:00:00)
• Discussion (00:14:45)
• Katherine D. Grissel (Articles Editor, Louisiana Law Review) (00:36:45)
• Prof. Saul Litvinoff (Louisiana State University) and Prof. Thanassi Yiannopoulos (Tulane University)
  "Closing Remarks" (00:37:35)