Christian Legal Society

The St. Thomas More Society, along with Law Women's Caucus, Christian Legal Society, and Criminal Law Society present

Illinois Supreme Court Justice Anne Burke

"How the Priest Abuse Crisis Strengthened My Faith"

Wednesday, May 8th, 12:15 pm

Law School Classroom V

Lunch from Medici Provided

Prof. Maria Woltjen of the Law School’s Immigrant Child Advocacy Clinic and several of her students discuss their experiences over the past year, including work on a field report on human trafficking in China.

Prof. Charlotte Walker, head of the Human Rights Department at the University of Chicago, considers the impact of migration and criminal laws on sex trafficking—and vice versa—using in particular data and information from the EU, Turkey, and the Near East.

Join local non-profit organizations, PILS, and Susan Curry in the Green Lounge for a special Pro Bono Coffee Mess.  Organizations specializing and/or dealing with human trafficking, domestic violence, and gender violence victims will be on hand to provide information on legal and non-legal volunteer opportunities.

Prof. Mohamed Mattar-- of the Georgetown Law Center and Johns Hopkins University's SAIS (School of Advanced International Studies) will present his research on the constitutional limitations and judicial application of various human trafficking statutes.  Prof.

Prof. Mohamed Mattar of the Georgetown Law Center and Johns Hopkins University’s SAIS (School of Advanced International Studies) will discuss, along with Prof. Tom Ginsburg, this growing international human rights problem and the importance (and lack of) international state cooperation.

Ms. Reena Bajowala, an associate at Jenner & Block, kicks off the Law School's weeklong series on Human Trafficking.  She will provide an introduction and overview of the topic-- definitions, statutes, impact, etc., as well as share her personal and professional experiences and involvement in pro bono work in this area.

2L James Tierney will discuss a forthcoming book chapter he co-authored with Professor Roger Alford at Pepperdine Law, arguing that cognitive moral reasoning processes are crucial for understanding whether and how people talk about compliance with international law.  The chapter will be published in the upcoming "The Role of Ethics in International Law."

Paolo Carozza is the Director of the Notre Dame Law School’s program in international human rights law. His  expertise is in the areas of comparative law, human rights, and international law. Prof.