April 26, 2006
Professor Cockfield Discusses Politics, New TJSL Exchange Program
Former TJSL professor Art Cockfield was on campus April 21 to discuss international issues and the new student exchange program between TJSL and Canada’s Queen’s University School of Law in Kingston, Ontario, where he is now an associate dean and professor. He taught Corporations, Federal Income Taxation Law, International Taxation and Taxation of Business Organizations at TJSL from 1998 – 2001 and served as the Director of the Center for Law, Technology and Communications.
Prof. Art Cockfield makes a return visit to TJSL as he makes
his presentation on April 21.
Professor Cockfield’s talk was titled “Will the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) Become a World Tax Organization Leading to a One World Government?” His visit was sponsored by the Center for Law and Social Justice.
In 2005, Professor Cockfield was the recipient of a Charles D. Gonthier Research Fellowship, Canadian Institute for the Administration of Justice. He is a Queen’s National Scholar and holds degrees from the University of Western Ontario Richard Ivey School of Business and the Queen’s University Law School. He also has two degrees from the Stanford University Law School, including a JSD (Doctor of the Science of Laws). He practiced corporate and securities law at Goodman, Phillips & Vineberg in Toronto.
Professor David Steinberg presents Professor Cockfield a plaque for his speaking engagement at Thomas Jefferson.
Professor Cockfield has published three books: NAFTA Tax Law and Policy: Resolving the Clash between Economic and Sovereignty Concerns (Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 2005); The End (Kansas: SSI Publishing 2003); and Cyberspace Law: Cases and Materials (New York: Aspen Publishing, 2002) (with Raymond Ku and Michele Farber).
He also has written numerous articles, including: "A Comparative Analysis of Canadian and Foreign Private Sector Privacy Laws," a background paper for the SSHRC Globalization of Personal Data Project, November 2004; "Towards a Law and Technology Theory," Manitoba Law Journal. Vol. 30, p. 383, 2004; "The State of Privacy laws and Privacy-Encroaching Technologies after September 11: A Two-Year Report Card on the Canadian Government." University of Ottawa Law and Technology Journal. Vol. 1, pp. 325-344, 2004; and "Who Watches the Watchers? A Law and Technology Perspective on Government and Private Sector Surveillance." Queen's Law Journal. Vol. 29, p. 364, 2003.
Professor Sandy Rierson greets Professor Cockfield.
Professor Cockfield converses wtih Professor Desai (left)
and Professor Rosenberg.