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War crimes moot court
A bloody civil war results in the massacre of thousands and the creation of two ethnic nations. An accused war criminal flees to a third country, where he has $20 million stashed in secret bank accounts. One of the new countries demands his extradition and collection of the money for damages, but the third country refuses, saying he should be tried before an international court and hoping to keep the money.
Who’s right? That’s up to a panel of UGA law professors and their Irish counterparts to decide, once they hear the arguments made on behalf of the hypothetical feuding countries on Sept. 18 at 3:30 p.m. in the law school’s Hatton Lovejoy Courtroom. The event is open free to the public.
The competition marks the second square-off between UGA debaters and barristers from the Honorable Society of King’s Inns in Dublin. The moot-court exchange complements the law school’s older exchange with Gray’s Inn of London, held in alternating years. The interchange gives UGA law students exposure to international cultures and legal systems each fall.
UGA will be represented by two third-year law students, Elizabeth Weeks and John Rogers.The Irish delegation includes three young barristers; the King’s Inns’ director of education, Richard Tuite, and his wife, Helen; and Terence Walsh, the auditor of the Law Students Debating Society. During their stay in Georgia, the Irish guests will visit the Georgia Supreme Court, tour an Atlanta law firm, observe law classes, tailgate and attend a football game.
In mid-November, several UGA law faculty members and three 1998 graduates--members of the law school’s award-winning National Moot Court team--will compete in a debate at King’s Inns in Dublin.
Teen smoking research
As the national debate continues on how to reduce adolescent tobacco use, a study being conducted by College of Education faculty this fall aims for information that can be used to develop a program to help teens kick the harmful habit.
The study, led by Laura McCormick of the department of health promotion and behavior, will survey 10th- and 11th-grade high school students in several school systems.
McCormick explains, “There is little information available on effective strategies to help adolescents quit smoking. The few programs that are available are based on adult models and have not had encouraging results.”
Programs designed for adolescents could help the 20 to 30 percent of teenagers who regularly smoke. The study will assess how adolescent smokers maintain smoking behaviors and attempt to quit smoking.
Self-reports from 2,500 students in Georgia and Alabama will be collected anonymously and validated through saliva samples collected and analyzed for cotinene from a subset of the study population.
After analyzing this data, the research team will work with selected schools to develop and test smoking-cessation programs by fall 1999.
Fraternity awards
The UGA chapter of Phi Gamma Delta received several awards at the fraternity’s biennial convention in Pittsburgh, Pa., in August.
The group won the Cheney Cup, presented to the chapter which demonstrates the greatest success in scholarship, fraternity relationships and collegiate activities, and also the Zerman Trophy, awarded to the chapter which excels in promoting members’ involvement in student government, the campus newspaper and extracurricular activities.
In addition, the chapter won second and third places and honorable mentions in other categories.
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