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University of Notre Dame Professor of Law Richard Garnett was recently in Rome as a guest of the Embassy of the United States of America to the Holy See. He joined other leading scholars as a presenter at a conference celebrating the 25th anniversary of formal diplomatic relations between the U.S. and the central government of the Catholic Church.

Prof. Douglass Cassel’s commentaries on human rights are broadcast weekly on Chicago Public Radio. Listen to his latest:

By signing last week’s executive order repealing the ban on U.S. funding for foreign family planning aid groups which offer abortion services, President Obama lost a vast stretch of common ground with millions of Americans, according to O. Carter Snead, associate professor of law in the University of Notre…

In an article titled, “The Pitfalls of International Law,” The Washington Independent reports on the Israel-Hamas conflict in Gaza and examines the trouble with enforcing international law in that situation. The article quotes Notre Dame Professor of Law Mary Ellen O’Connell:

Peter W. Thornton, professor emeritus of law in the University of Notre Dame Law School, died Jan. 19 in Santa Barbara, Calif.He was 90 years old. p. Thornton taught law at Notre Dame from 1968 to 1993, interrupting his tenure from 1973 to 1976 to serve as founding dean…

Listen to Professor Garnett’s comments about the role religion plays in the U.S today and if he foresees any changes with this incoming administration.

Plenty of heavy lifting took place at the Notre Dame Law School in December and the first week of January.

Much of it involved moving new furniture and equipment into the Eck Hall of Law, an 85,000-square-foot building that is the new home to most of the school’s faculty, students and staff.

On Thursday, Jan. 22 at 7:30 p.m. in the Jordan Auditorium of the Mendoza College of Business, Notre Dame Law Professor Mary Ellen O’Connell will serve as respondent to John Cavadini, chair of the Notre Dame theology department and director of the Institute for Church Life, who will give the inaugural Blessed Basil Moreau Lecture.

A House Divided Against Itself Cannot Stand — Abraham Lincoln

A Library Divided for 18 Months Can Still Deliver Superb Service — Dean Ed Edmonds

With the move into the new Eck Hall of Law and the continuing renovation of the old law building – Biolchini Hall – the various library departments are scattered in several temporary locations, but all departments remain committed to delivering great service.…

Professor of Law Richard Garnett is in Rome this week as a guest of the Embassy of the United States of America to the Holy See. He joins other leading scholars as a presenter at a conference celebrating the 25th anniversary of formal diplomatic relations between the U.S. and the central government of the Catholic Church.