Under the law, which is expected to save U.S. businesses billions of dollars, a company will have 90 days after its officers learn of a computer- related Y2K problem to repair the glitch before lawsuits can be filed. Chinese lawyers, judges and law students will study the American legal system as a result of a grant to Chicago-Kent from the U.S. China Legal Cooperation Fund. The course is designed to facilitate China's integration into the world economy and foster development of the rule of law by educating Chinese legal professionals in basic concepts of the American legal system. Dean Henry H. Perritt, Jr. , is available for interviews about the project. On January 12, the U.S. Supreme Court will consider whether grandparents are entitled to visitation rights to their grandchildren when the childrens' parents object.
Most states currently have some type of law allowing court-ordered visitations for grandparents.
Professor Thomas Hafemeister and Professor Douglas Godfrey are available for interviews about grandparents' rights. A delegation from Chicago-Kent has recently returned from the Ukraine , where they examined ways to improve the use of forensic evidence in civil and criminal cases, to increase access to legal education and international legal materials, and to create academic exchanges. Dean Henry H. Perritt, Jr. , Professor Molly Lien , Professor Richard Kling and Gretchen Van Dam , adjunct professor and Information Center director of operations, visited the University of the Ministry of Internal Affairs through a grant by the USIA and the U.S. State Department. Members of the delegation are available for interviews. Chicago-Kent experts are available to discuss the century's most important trials, decisions and legal issues.