Selected Articles for the Spring 2012 CULR! 03/14/2012
Congratulations to: Beyond the Veil:Shari’a Justification of France’s “Burqa Ban” Hannah Ridge University of Chicago Dismantling the Powder Keg? Penal Moderation and the 2011 Realignment Process in California Kaitlyn Tongalson International Competition Policy: An Overview Nikita Appaswami & Kaustav Kundu Gujarat National Law University, India Judgment at Tokyo: Crimes Against Humanity in the Tokyo War Crimes Tribunal Joan Martinez University of Virginia 40 Comments Launch! 02/19/2012
We are releasing our Fall 2011 issue! Come to learn about the latest legal issues and our club. We are opening up a few editorial positions this semester as well, and will be handing out applications. There will also be free pizza and soda! Wednesday, February 29th from 8-9 pm Hamilton 303 CULR 2012 Editorial Assistant Application Due: March 3rd, 2012 11:59 p.m. Send to: ab3103@columbia.edu Name: School and Year: Email Address: 1. Why are you applying for the above position and how do you see yourself fulfilling such a role? 2. Please discuss any relevant prior experience. 3. Discuss ways in which you see yourself contributing to CULR’s growth as an organization. 4. What other activities are you involved in on campus? * Please note that meetings are on Wednesdays at 8pm. If you have a conflict at this time, we recommend that you wait until next semester to apply for the club. Spring 2012 02/04/2012
We are accepting submissions for our Spring 2012 issue. The deadline for submissions is Wednesday, February 15th at 11:59 pm but we encourage you to submit before that deadline. In recognition of the various paths undergraduates may take to study law, we welcome submission of research articles, senior theses, and essays embracing a wide range of topics and viewpoints related to the field of law. Undergraduate students in any major, track, or class year should thus feel free to send us their work. Check out www.culr.weebly.com to view past journals or to read our mission statement. Submissions should be double-spaced in Microsoft Word .doc format, follow the Chicago style, and include endnotes. Although we will consider submissions of any length, most papers published in the journal range from 20 to 25 pages. It would be highly appreciated if longer papers could be shortened to fit this page length recommendation before submission. In the document please also include the following information: 1) Your name: 2) Current email address and phone number: 3) Undergraduate college/university: 4) Class year: 5) Title: 6) 250-word abstract: Please send submissions to: culrsubmissions@gmail.com Congratulations! 12/26/2011
We have sent our Fall 2011 Columbia Undergraduate Law Review to the printers and will be distributing the journals soon. Until then, a hearty congratulations to those that have been published: Shayna Stern “The Personal is Political”: The Legal Justice System’s Treatment of Domestic Violence Victims from 1970 until Today Andrew D. Norwich Back to the Future: The Supreme Court’s Due Process Mission to Revert Punitive Damages to Their Traditional Role: An Overview and Its Effects Taylor Purvis Washington v Glucksberg: Threatening Constitutionally Recognized Liberty Interests Rebecca L. Salk Multilateral Force: The Future for Humanitarian Intervention and the Responsibility to Protect Aubrey Jones Seventy Years Later: The Trials of John Demjanuk and the Purposes of Prosecuting Former Nazis Editor Application 09/19/2011
Are you an undergraduate Columbia student who is interested in legal scholarship and the editing process? Apply to be an editor for the Columbia Undergraduate Law Review! Positions available: EDITORIAL BOARD Editor (2011-2012) Description of Position: 1. Editor: Participate in the core functions of the Columbia Undergraduate Law Review including paper solicitation, submission selection, and the extensive editing process. Instructions: Email completed applications to rab2188@columbia.edu by September 21, 2011 at 11:59 p.m. Please include a resume. Name: UNI: Year: School: Email address: Phone number: Please limit yourself to a paragraph for each question. 1. Why do you want to join the Columbia Undergraduate Law Review (CULR)? 2. Describe any prior experiences related to the editor position (academic research, academic writing, classes, any type of editing, legal/government experience, business experience etc.). 3. How do you see yourself contributing to CULR? 4. Briefly explain what you believe are the principal challenges facing an undergraduate law review in general and CULR in particular. How might these be challenges be overcome? 5. What other clubs and activities are you involved in on campus? Monday April 25th The Broadway Room in Lerner Hall from 8-9pm Facebook Event Ever wonder what it's like to work in an in-house legal department at a bulge bracket investment bank? Interested in jump-starting your legal career by securing a summer legal internship as an undergraduate? Then come to CULR’s Launch and Networking Event, where you can network and gain: ·an insider's perspective on what it's like to work in an in-house legal department ·information and advice regarding Barclays Capital's summer and full-time legal analyst programs Featured speakers: Richard Smith Richard Smith is a highly successful and accomplished attorney who has had much experience in the field of corporate law. He began his legal career by working as an Associate at Sullivan & Cromwell LLP for three years. He then went on to Goldman Sachs where he acted as its Associate General Counsel and Vice President of Investment Banking Legal for nine years. He is currently the Head of Principal Transactions and M&A Legal at Barclays Capital, having served previously as its Co-Head of Investment Banking Legal. Richard Smith earned his B.A. in Economics from Haverford College and his J.D. from Duke University. Alan Kaplan An esteemed attorney, Alan has spent the majority of his career in corporate law as well. He served as Managing Director & Counsel at Bankers Trust, a historic American banking firm that was acquired by Deutsche Bank in 1998, for six years. He currently works at Barclays Capital as its Deputy General Counsel, Americas. Alan graduated with a bachelors in economics from Brown University and obtained his J.D. from Harvard Law School. IN ADDITION…. We will also be releasing our Spring 2011 issue! Come to… ·Pick up a copy which discusses legal matters such as religious liberty and the establishment clause, software patents, legal norms in a sovereign state system, and assisted reproductive technological ·Learn about board positions for the Fall 2012 semester ·Enjoy free pizza and drinks Website Update 04/04/2011
CULR will release its new Spring Issue shortly! Check back for details regarding our "Launch Event" in which CULR will release a physical copy of its latest issue on Columbia's campus. Until then take a look at our newly updated Current Board and F.A.Q page! Congratulations! 03/05/2011
After working diligently to read through and select the best submissions possible for its Spring 2011 issue over the past few weeks, CULR is happy to announce the papers that were chosen for its newest issue. "Religious Liberty and the Establishment Clause: An Ongoing Controversy" Andrew Heinrich Columbia University '11 "Rethinking and Reshaping Software Patents" Aaron Koch Dartmouth College '12 "Interest and Power in the International Criminal Court: strengthening international legal norms within a sovereign state system" Alice Xie University of Pennsylvania '14 "Comparative Study of Assisted Reproductive Technology Policy: The Cases of the United States, the United Kingdom, France, and Germany" Vanessa Obas Yale University '11 This semester, CULR received nearly 40 submissions from schools all over the world. The selection process was highly competitive and difficult, given the high volume of qualified submissions received. Thus, congratulations to all authors whose papers were selected, and a big thank you to all those who expressed interest by submitting their papers. Check us out on Facebook 02/13/2011
"Like" the Columbia Undergraduate Law Review on Facebook! We will now be posting updates on our Facebook page about the Spring 2011 issue's editing and publishing processes, as well as announcing events. Check it out. Spring 2011 Submission Deadline Closed 02/08/2011
The deadline for submissions for the Spring 2011 issue is now closed. Thank you to all those who submitted—we received some phenomenal papers from undergraduate students from all over the United States on topics ranging from intellectual property law to national security to legal history. Writers whose papers have been selected for publication will be notified via email by February 24, 2011. |
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