Author Archives: University of Baltimore Law Review Staff

Article: Sitting By The Well: The Case For Intercultural Competency Training In International Experiential Learning

By Jeffrey Blumberg¹ “Sit by the well.” This was the guiding principle by which a friend and fellow returned Peace Corps volunteer, who served in Africa in the 1960s, conducted her volunteer service. She explained that volunteers were instructed to listen, learn, adapt and integrate culturally, and understand their cultural settings. Volunteers were given permissionContinue reading “Article: Sitting By The Well: The Case For Intercultural Competency Training In International Experiential Learning”

Article: Determining the Preemptive Effect of Federal Law on State Statutes of Repose

By Adam Bain Statutes of repose can prevent causes of actions from arising or being enforced after a given period of time has elapsed from a defined event. In recent years, courts applying the doctrine of federal preemption have increasingly found that federal statutes removed the barriers of state statutes of repose to certain tortContinue reading “Article: Determining the Preemptive Effect of Federal Law on State Statutes of Repose”

Call for Papers: Applied Feminism and Health

The University of Baltimore School of Law’s Center on Applied Feminism seeks submissions for its Seventh Annual Feminist Legal Theory Conference.  This year’s theme is “Applied Feminism and Health.”  The conference will be held on March 6 and 7, 2014.  For more information about the conference, please visit law.ubalt.edu/caf. With the implementation of the AffordableContinue reading “Call for Papers: Applied Feminism and Health”