Tuesday, November 10, 2009

Induction Ceremony of Reverend Robert John Araujo, S.J. as the John Courtney Murray, S.J. University Chair

Saint James Chapel
835 N. Rush St.
Chicago
5:00 p.m.

Loyola University Chicago Chapel Series

A lecture by Reverend Robert John Araujo, S.J.

"John Courtney Murray, S.J.: A Citizen of Two Cities"

Join us for the induction of Reverend Robert John Araujo, S.J.

Loyola University Chicago is pleased to announce that Father Robert John Araujo, S.J., a leading scholar in jurisprudence, public international law, Constitutional law, and Catholic legal theory, will be inducted as Loyola’s first John Courtney Murray, S.J. University Chair on Tuesday, November 10, 2009. Fr. Araujo has served as a trial attorney and advisor in the Solicitor’s Office of the U.S. Department of the Interior, and as a lawyer for the Standard Oil Company. He has served on the law faculty at Gonzaga University and Pontifical Gregorian University, and as a visiting professor at Georgetown University Law Center, St. Louis University School of Law, and Boston College School of Law. Fr. Araujo has authored numerous law review articles, as well as co-authored books on papal diplomacy and international organizations with the late Fr. John A. Lucal, S.J. In addition, he has contributed chapters to a number of volumes addressing topics in jurisprudence and public international law. Established in 2009, the University Chair at Loyola University Chicago is named after the Reverend John Courtney Murray, S.J., a Jesuit priest and theologian who was known for his efforts to reconcile Catholicism and religious pluralism, focusing on the relationship between religious freedom and the American political order. The University Chair will support scholarship and the intersections of religious commitments, civic life, and public service at Loyola University Chicago.

For more information or to R SVP, contact:
Elisabeth Brookover at 312.915.7854 or ebrooko@luc.edu.

(To download a PDF copy of the information flyer, please click on the image above or click here.)

Friday, February 12, 2010

Public Interest Law Reporter Symposium

Topic: Delinquency or Illness? The Intersection of Mental Health and Juvenile Justice.

For more information, contact the PILR at PILR_Law@luc.edu.

Friday, February 26, 2010

International Law Review Symposium

Topic: International Criminal Court: Violations of Human Rights, War Crimes and Crimes Against Humanity

Friday, April 9, 2010

Law Journal Conference

Topic: Political Corruption and White Collar Crime

Loyola University Chicago
School of Law
Ceremonial Courtroom - 10th floor
25 East Pearson, Chicago

For information, contact the Conference Editor, Megan Ferkel at mferkel@luc.edu.