2008 Conference



	Home 2009 Conference 2007 Conference 2006 Conference In the News Our Courts 2008 Sandra Day O'Connor Essay Contest at Georgetown Law Center Contacts Meryl Chertoff (202) 662-4258 Steering Committee Sandra Day O'Connor Stephen Breyer T. Alexander Aleinikoff Judith Areen Kenneth M. Duberstein Ronald M. George James F. Henry D. Brock Hornby Kathleen Hall Jamieson Lance Liebman Martin Lipton Nancy M. Louden Ruth V. McGregor Theodore B. Olson Roberta Cooper Ramo Sally Rider Warren B. Rudman Randall T. Shepard Larry D. Thompson Michael Traynor Director Meryl Justin Chertoff Faculty Advisors Viet Dinh James Foreman, Jr. Julie O'Sullivan Jane Stromseth Roy Schotland 2007-2008 Fellow Abigail B. Taylor		2008 Conference Our courts and corporate citizenship october 2, 2008 georgetown university school of law washington, DC Around the world, other countries look to and study the United States for its shining example of a fair, independent, and impartial judicial system. Unfortunately, recent developments in judicial elections and extreme criticism of the judiciary has led to a growing perception that these foundational aspects of our judicial system are being eroded. This conference explored the idea that without reliable courts markets cannot flourish and that a lack of faith in the fair application of the law is an obstacle to market growth. The conference examined the relationship between corporations and courts as an institution, its benefits and its challenges, on both a theoretical and practical level. We heard from Dr. Alan Greenspan as our keynote speaker, as well as from Justice Stephen Breyer and Retired Justice Sandra Day O’Connor. Panels included a comparison of market stability in the E.U. and U.S. as it relates to administrative and plenary court jurisdiction and precedent; possible utilization of special courts as an alternative to ADR, and whether corporations should consider turning back to the courts to resolve disputes; and an update on state court judicial races, and the toll that excessive spending on these races has taken on corporate America along with the institution of the state courts. For the first time, the Sandra Day O’Connor Project Annual Conference offered continuing legal education credit to participants. You can watch the Conference proceedings on live webcast. Agenda Webcasts of Speakers and Panels Transcript of Dr. Alan Greenspan's Remarks News Coverage of the Conference Conference Participant Survey Results For more information, please contact Meryl Chertoff.

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