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Hari M. Osofsky

Hari M. Osofsky

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Being There When People Are Vulnerable: Reflections on Keith Aoki

Hari M. Osofsky
October 04, 2011 02:03

I just spent the weekend in Oregon at a beautiful memorial event for Keith Aoki. The University of Oregon School of Law and Wayne Morse Center for Law and Politics, where he was to have been a visiting scholar this fall, hosted a wonderful symposium in which we reflected upon Keith’s...

Call for Papers: The Institute for Transnational Arbitration's 1st Annual Winter Forum

Hari M. Osofsky
September 29, 2011 02:12

I want to share this call for papers that may be of interest to IntLawGrrls readers:In collaboration with the Academic Council, the Executive Committee and the Young Arbitrators Initiative of the Institute for Transnational Arbitration (ITA) are proud to announce the creation of a new annual Winter...

Climate Change Versus Clean Energy: How Can We Move Forward?

Hari M. Osofsky
September 25, 2011 01:21

Working on climate change over the last several years has consistently pushed me to expand my comfort zone and explore new frontiers. Although I first approached it as an international law scholar, I soon became intrigued by the transnational networks of localities, states, and provinces taking...

Implications of Today’s Supreme Court Decision in AEP v. Connecticut for Climate Change Regulation

Hari M. Osofsky
June 21, 2011 12:28

In an 8-0 decision authored by Justice Ginsburg (with Justice Sotomayor recusing herself), the U.S. Supreme Court held that “the Clean Air Act and the EPA actions it authorizes displace any federal common law right to seek abatement of carbon-dioxide emissions from fossil-fuel fired power plants.” ...

Darth Remainder, Ducks, and Ninjas: A Thank You to Keith Aoki

Hari M. Osofsky
April 28, 2011 19:53

Over the last few days, I have struggled for words as I have attempted to process losing Keith Aoki from this world. I have been privileged to have him as a close friend and mentor, and he has deeply shaped who I am and how I approach my job as a legal academic. My condolences go out to all who...