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“Encounters with the Other and with Ourselves:” May 2 Panel to Feature Garcia, Barrozo

Newton, MA--The Boston College McMullen Museum of Art’s new exhibit “Portugal, Jesuits and Japan: Spiritual Beliefs and Earthly Goods” offers many opportunities to reflect on the nature of faith, commerce and culture, both in the sixteenth century and today. This remarkably fertile period was also quite influential in the development of modern international law, and Boston College Law School Professors Paulo Barrozo and Frank J. Garcia will address these themes in a panel on “Encounters with the Other and with Ourselves.”

Three of Five Candidates in US Senate Special Election Primaries BC Law Grads

Newton, MA--Three of the five candidates in the recent Massachusetts primaries to decide which party candidates will compete in the special election to fill John Kerry's Senate seat are graduates of BC Law.

Fr. Fred Enman Receives Madonna Della Strada Award for Work with Matthew 25

Newton, MA -- Boston College Law School is pleased to announce that the New England region of the Ignatian Volunteer Corps (IVC) presented its highest honor on April 21 to Fr. Fred Enman, SJ.

J.D./M.B.A. Student Loring Making Small Steps Toward Recovery

Newton, MA--In the immediate aftermath of the Boston attacks, it wasn't clear if graduate student Brittany Loring, who is pursuing a JD/MBA degree at the University, would walk again.

Third-Year Student's Article Finds Publication in Peer-Reviewed Journal

Newton, MA--Third-year BC Law student Anjali Pathmanathan’s article “‘Round Peg, Square Hole?’ The Viability of Plea Bargaining in Domestic Criminal Justice Systems Prosecuting International Crimes” has been published in the peer-reviewed journal International Criminal Law Review.

BC Law Faculty, Staff Receive AALL Writing Awards

Newton, MA—Several members of the Boston College Law School community will receive awards at the American Association of Law Libraries (AALL) annual meeting this year.

Conference Video: The Auto Bankruptcies

Newton, MA--The Auto Bankruptcies: Checking the Review Mirror was held at the Boston College Law School on March 22, 2013.

Third-Year Student Wears Boston Marathon Shirt to Run in London

Newton, MA--From the Boston Globe: It was a race unlike any that Southborough native and marathoner Barrett Wilson-Murphy had ever entered, featuring a Delta Air Lines flight attendant, a generous stranger, a very special yellow-and-blue shirt, and a mad dash to the finish by his own mother.

April Edition of BC Law's Public Interest Newsletter Now Available

Newton, MA--The April edition of BC Law's Public Interest Newsletter highlights this year's Pro Bono Spring Break Trips, including trips to Navajo Nation, New Orleans, and Haiti, among others.