Professor Elizabeth Trujillo recently spoke on Teaching Comparative Law in Trade and Sustainable Development on a panel on and chaired a panel on Legal Heterodoxy in the Global South, at the American Society of Comparative Law 2024 Annual Meeting on “Innovation and Sustainability: Comparative Law for a Better World,” hosted by Texas A&M University School of Law, https://ascl.org/ascl-events/
New Government in Mexico. What would the U.S. expect from the new administration?
The Center for U.S. and Mexican Law is pleased to announce a panel presentation discussing Mexico – USA interdependency in the energy sector and the potential scenarios under the new administration of President Claudia Sheinbaum. The panel will feature comments related to the power sector, the hydrocarbons industry and the most recent nearshoring investment wave which is pushing for a more pragmatic agenda with regard to foreign investment opportunities in Mexico.
Thursday, September 26, 2024
12:00 PM – 12:50 PM Central
In-Person and Virtual
University of Houston Law Center
John M. O’Quinn Law Building, Room 220
4170 Martin Luther King Blvd.
For more information, please email usmexlaw@uh.edu
Georgetown University Law Center’s Center for Inclusive Trade and Development for a discussion with policy makers and experts including Professor Elizabeth Trujillo at UHLC on “Rethinking World Trade 2024”
Friday, March 22, 2024
9:00 am – 5:30 pm Central | Conference
5:30 pm – 6:30 pm Central | Reception
In-person
7.5 hours of Texas MCLE credit
John M. O’Quinn Law Building
Danny M. Sheena Courtroom
4170 Martin Luther King Blvd.
Houston, Texas 77204
Global Law and Policy for the Americas Initiative
invites you to a lunch presentation on
April 18, 2023 12:00-12:50 on Central Virtual Event
Global Law and Policy for the Americas Initiative
invites you to a lunch presentation on
April 11, 2023
12:00 – 12:50 p.m.
Central
In person or Virtual
April 12, 2023 4:00 PM CST / 5:00 PM EST
Upcoming Trade Forum, “The Future of Trade: A North American Perspective,” hosted by the Center for U.S. and Mexico of the Baker Institute at Rice University. Professor Trujillo will be a panelist at this event discussing the outcomes of the USMCA on environmental sustainability for North America. To register and for more information, please click here.
On May 3, 2022, Professor Trujillo presented at a workshop at the Rice University Baker Institute for Public Policy on the “USMCA and the Environment.” This was part of a grant-funded research project for which she was invited to partake entitled, “Trends in Global and Regional Trade: The View from North America.” This project is funded by the Charles Koch Foundation and organized by the Baker Institute’s Center for the US and Mexico and is planned to culminate in a report on the achievements so far of the new NAFTA, the USMCA.
On June 16, 2022, Professor Elizabeth Trujillo was invited by the University of Bologna Center for Latin American Studies to teach a class on sustainable development and international economic law as part of their Summer School on Comparative Law Methodology (“Metodología de la comparación jurídica”). Professor Trujillo’s presentation on Sustainable Development and International Trade Law: Challenges and Possibilities (“El Desarrollo Sostenible y el Derecho Internacional en lo Comercial: Los Desafios y las Posibilidades”) was taught in Spanish and online, including an estimated 60 students located in Europe, Mexico, and Latin America. The two-week course (in person and online) is offered yearly with the purpose to connect with graduate students and legal professionals studying in or working on issues connected with Latin America.
Professor Trujillo’s participation is part of an ongoing collaboration with the University of Bologna Department of Political and Social Sciences which will culminate in a Memorandum of Agreement between the University of Houston Law Center and University of Bologna. This Agreement will allow for more faculty exchanges and research collaborations in the future, in addition to student opportunities.
On May 3, 2022, Professor Trujillo presented at a workshop at the Rice University Baker Institute for Public Policy on the “USMCA and the Environment.” This was part of a grant-funded research project for which she was invited to partake entitled, “Trends in Global and Regional Trade: The View from North America.” This project is funded by the Charles Koch Foundation and organized by the Baker Institute’s Center for the US and Mexico and is planned to culminate in a report on the achievements so far of the new NAFTA, the USMCA.
co-sponsored by American Society of International Law, UH Global Law and Policy for the America, and the UH Criminal Justice Institute
Wednesday, May 11, 2022 10 - 11AM CT
co-sponsored by Houston Journal of International Law and University of Bologna Center for Latin American Studies
March 10, 2022 | 9:00 am-12:15 pm central
Nicholas J. Diamond
Director, Crowell & Moring International
Tuesday, November 9, 2021
Have you ever thought about being an international trade lawyer? Hear from practitioners about the many opportunities in - international trade law - and how to start your career. As part of CITBA’s and ASIL’s commitments to a diverse trade bar, this event is geared towards law students and recent graduates from underrepresented groups.
North American Environment, Energy, & Natural Resources Conference (Special Webinar Edition)
MAY 11, 2021 | 8:30 AM – 12:45 PM (CDT)
Environmental Social Governance (ESG): Major Moves Towards A Sustainable Energy Future
Special Conference Keynote Speaker
Shalanda H. Baker
Deputy Director for Energy Justice &
Secretary’s Advisor on Equity
U.S. Department of Energy
