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KU Law ranks No. 19 for faculty impact among public law schools
Abuses by state police should not be tried under same framework as municipal cases, research suggests
Studies examine forced labor 'revolution,' help define digital trade
New book on water law examines growing legal trend of access to water as a human right
Reducing barriers nets Raj Bhala 2024 Shulenburger Award
Kansas Economic Policy Conference to address the future of energy in Kansas
KU researchers build interactive atlas that gathers Kansas wind energy regulations, information for all 105 counties
KU Law to host Midwestern Law and Economics Association Conference
Keeping variation in definition of 'energy communities' can help transition to renewable energy, law expert writes
Distinguished professor to deliver inaugural lecture on ‘innovation hypercycles’
KU experts can comment on 2024 elections, related topics
New edition of book updates changing world of international trade law in free, open-access format
SEC could patch enforcement mechanism, regardless of Supreme Court ruling, analysis shows
Study: AI writing, illustration emits hundreds of times less carbon than humans
'Legal Feasts' collects history, menus from legal dinners spanning more than a century
University Distinguished Professor Sarah Deer will highlight advocacy in lecture that examines tribal statutes on sexual violence
Upcoming WTO conference addressing vital issues, can reverse existential crisis, international trade law expert says
Series on misinformation and wellness of democracy resumes Feb. 21
Law professor outlines risks, encourages best practices to use AI for legal, academic writing
Scholar argues India has had inconsistent trade policy, economic ties with world since 1947 partition
LAWRENCE — Although India is the world’s largest democracy, it has been greatly understudied, especially its approach to trade. A University of Kansas legal expert argues in a new analysis of Indian trade law and policy that its defining characteristic has been inconsistency. ...
Paper shows story of legal heroes solving crisis of 1929 stock market crash was a myth
LAWRENCE — Origin stories are powerful. From the Book of Genesis to Peter Parker’s fateful encounter with a radioactive spider, people draw a special kind of meaning and identity from these “founding” narratives. In the world of corporate finance, the birth of mandatory disclosure looms especially large: In the years...
New book 'Trade War' examines causes, history of conflict between US, China
LAWRENCE — With no resolution in sight for the trade war between the United States and China, a new book from a University of Kansas international trade law expert examines where the conflict may lead and its consequences thus far while also providing a critical historical and legal analysis of...
KU Law announces new and promoted faculty
KU series on wellness in democracy resumes, centering Ogallala Aquifer and human decision-making
LAWRENCE — A collaborative series at the University of Kansas that centers misinformation, disinformation and the wellness of democracy resumes in fall 2023 with a program about the Ogallala Aquifer, the center of substantial research and public debate because of its increasingly limited supplies and the reliance upon the aquifer...
University Honors Program names law professor as faculty fellow
'Understanding Islamic Law' book thoroughly updates text on changing legal world
LAWRENCE — The world has changed radically since 2016. The COVID-19 pandemic, Trump presidency, dissolution of the Trans-Pacific Partnership, re-emergence of the Taliban in Afghanistan and continued Iran nuclear showdown are among several happenings that have profoundly influenced the Islamic legal world. A University of Kansas international trade law expert...
International community has fallen short of Stockholm Conference environmentalism goals, law professor writes
LAWRENCE — Just over half a century ago, world leaders gathered for the Stockholm Conference on the Human Environment, one of the first international efforts to protect the Earth and develop policies for sustainability and to reduce environmental degradation. A University of Kansas law professor has published a new scholarly...