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In the spotlight: McMahon

wsmitty@ufl.edu — Mon, 07 Oct 2002 16:43:41 +0000

Clarence J. TeSelle Professor Martin J. McMahon Jr. published, “Capitalization of Benefits Extending Substantially Beyond the Taxable Year” (co-authored with Boris I. Bittker & Lawrence A. Zelenak) in Tax Notes (Oct. 14).

UFLaw Students Sweep Environmental Writing Contest

wsmitty@ufl.edu — Mon, 07 Oct 2002 16:13:40 +0000

UFLaw students won first, second and third place in the recent Dean Frank E. Maloney Writing Contest sponsored by The Florida Bar Environmental and Land Use Law Section. Kevin Regan (3L) placed first with “Protecting Florida’s Rare Plants From Extinction: The Need For A Comprehensive Approach.” Second place was awarded to Miguel Collazo III (3L) for “When Two Worlds Collide: Solving The Puzzle Of Interjurisdictional Land Use Conflicts.” Amanda Bagni (JD 01) took third with “Water- Efficient Landscaping In Florida: The Role For Courts And Local Governments.” “For Florida students to do so well in the competition is a tribute to former Dean Frank Maloney’s legacy and the strength of our environmental and land use law program,” said Richard Hamman. The contest rewards and encourages student scholarship in environmental and land use law, and is named in honor of Maloney, whose teaching and support of Florida Water Law at UF helped many of Florida’s leading practitioners become excellent researchers and writers.

Faculty Library Dedicated to Justice Raymond Ehlich

wsmitty@ufl.edu — Mon, 07 Oct 2002 16:11:53 +0000

The UFLaw Faculty Library was named in honor of Justice Raymond Ehlich (JD 42) at the Grand Guard luncheon last week. “We are honored to have our future enlightened under your name,” said Dean Jon Mills as he presented a dedication plaque to Ehlich. Former Florida Supreme Court Justice Ben Overton (JD 52) co-hosted the event, which included the presence of other UFLaw Grand Guard inductees, faculty, staff and Ehrlich family.

In the spotlight: Paul Magnarella

wsmitty@ufl.edu — Mon, 07 Oct 2002 16:08:44 +0000

Adjunct Professor Paul Magnarella authored: Explaining Rwanda’s 1994 Genocide, Human Rights and Human Welfare vol. 2, no. 1 (2002); “The Right of Self-Determination,” Human Rights Forum, Anthropology News, and “International Human Rights: Roots of a Progression,” Journal of Third World Studies.

In the spotlight: Lars Noah

wsmitty@ufl.edu — Mon, 07 Oct 2002 16:07:33 +0000

UF Research Foundation Professor Lars Noah will publish “Triage in the Nation’s Medicine Cabinet: The Puzzling Scarcity of Vaccines and Other Drugs” in the South Carolina Law Review. His commentary on the Supreme Court’s recent decision in Thompson v. Western States Medical Center, “Compounding a Constitutional Error?: Pharmaceuticals and Free Speech,” appeared in the September issue of Health Law News.

World Trade ‘Supreme Court’ Chair Speaks

wsmitty@ufl.edu — Mon, 07 Oct 2002 16:02:19 +0000

Chair of the World Trade Organization’s Appellate Body James L. Bacchus (right, with International Trade Law Program Director Steve Powell) spoke at the law school last Thursday (Oct. 3) on the “supreme court of world trade,” the WTO Appellate Body — which uses a dispute resolution system that since its creation in 1955 has been vital in resolving worldwide commercial conflict, including multiple cases involving Florida agriculture and business interests. The session was sponsored by the International Trade Law Program, Florida Journal of International Law, and International Law Society. Bacchus is managing partner of the Orlando office of Greenberg Traurig, specializing in international trade and business law, and was appointed by the U.S. President and Congress as a founding member of the Appellate Body. He served in congress from Florida’s 15th District. Among Bacchus topics: discussion of a current dispute of great interest to Floridians — Brazil’s challenge to the state citrus tax, which Brazil claims violates the WTO’s non-discrimination provisions by charging a higher tax on imported oranges than on those grown in Florida. Brazil also claims the state’s use of the tax money — to promote sale of Florida citrus products — violates WTO requirements that imported goods be treated no less favorably than similar U.S. domestic goods.