Publisher
University of Michigan Law School
Description
2 A MESSAGE FROM THE DEAN
4 SPECIAL SECTION: The breadth and reach of the law In rich realization of Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr.’s view of law as “a path to the world,” Michigan Law’s conferences and symposia use law as the key to open doors to subjects ranging from child advocacy to intelligence gathering and the state of our democracy.
30 NEW SECTION: Campaign Report - A new section to keep you informed about the Law School’s fundraising initiative.
• Welcome
• John Nickoll meets challenge to endow professorship
• George Skestos honors his parents (and professors) with new faculty chair
48 ALUMNI
• Alumni directory work approaches completion
• Brian O’Neill, ‘74: The wheels of justice are stuck
• New Dean’s Advisory Council links Michigan Law, legal profession
70 FACULTY
• Faculty adopts new admissions policy
• Reimann, co-editor assay the ‘state of the art’ of comparative law
• New books by Santacroce, West
78 BRIEFS
• Campbell Moot Court final decision
• MLK Day speaker: Injustice must be confronted
• Microsoft VP: Governments lead international decision making
88 ARTICLES
• A measure of honor –Mark D. West People in Japan sue despite low damages—and win—over some things that sound rather silly. The rules increase people’s chances of winning, but even if they had a 100 percent chance of success, shouldn’t they be able to get over it?