Talk given at CU by Chief Justice of the US Supreme Court John G. Roberts












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            * Talk given at Faculty of Law by Chief Justice of the US Supreme Court John G. Roberts
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            For ten years now, students from the South Texas College of Law [ URL "http://www.stcl.edu

            spending the start of the summer at the CU Faculty of Law’s [ URL "http://www.prf.cuni.cz/
            summer courses. This year, students had a one-off opportunity to attend a talk given by th
            of the US Supreme Court of the United States of America, John G. Roberts.

            The occasion of the tenth anniversary of the Faculty of Law summer school, in cooperation 
            South Texas College of Law, saw a gala event held on 1 July in the Great Aula of the Carol
            moderated Professor Milan Damohorský, Vice Dean of the Faculty of Law. Apart from represen

            institutions and their students, the event was also attended by the highest representative
            justice system and the Ambassador of the United States of America to the Czech Republic, N

            All those in attendance were first welcomed by CU Rector, Professor Václav Hampl. “The chi
            university is to maintain a high standard of education, research and its application in pr
            international cooperation is one of the key tools for achieving this. The programme whose 

            we are here to celebrate is one example of how to bridge the gaps between our two worlds, 
            academic ones, that appeared after the fall of the Iron Curtain,” said the Rector.
            In his speech, the Dean of the CU Faculty of Law, Professor Aleš Gerloch, praised the bene

            summer school to the students and teachers of both institutions. “They gain, not only new 
            the legal systems, but also of the culture and history of both countries,” added the Dean,
            audience that the summer school also included visits to Lidice and Terezín (Theresienstadt

            should never be forgotten.
            Guests were greeted by the American Ambassador, Norman L. Eisen, who provided reminiscence
            time as a lawyer, thanks to which this international educational programme is a subject ve

            heart, while also emphasising the importance of similar projects, expressing his support f
            development.
            Professor Donald J. Guter, President and Dean of the South Texas College of Law, thanked C

            Professor Václav Hampl, and Charles University as a whole, for making the international ed
            possible. As an expression of his gratitude, he then presented the Rector with a gift in t
            glass clock. The Dean of the Faculty of Law, Aleš Gerloch, and Vice Deans Milan Damohorský

            were then presented with honorary medals of the South Texas College of Law on the event of
            anniversary.
            Dean Gerloch then presented Dean Guter and Vice Dean Professor Catherine G. Burnett with c

            medals of the Faculty of Law. Later in the afternoon, this gift was also presented to Just
            Roberts at a formal reception in his honour.
            Over five hundred students have participated in the summer school in the ten years since i

            At the event in the Carolinum, the five-hundredth registered student, Kenneth Graham, rece
            commemorative items to mark his sojourn at Charles University this year.