About this Event
Come join us at the William Doo Auditorium on October 6, 2025 at 12:30 PM (Eastern Time) for a thought-provoking discussion on the impact of foreign laws on homicide rates in Jamaica, presented by: Kevin Davis.
He will delve into the complexities of this issue and explore various perspectives. Davis' will draw from his published article: The Significance of Foreign Law: A Jamaican Case Study.
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Don't miss out on this opportunity to engage in a stimulating conversation!
Professor Kevin E. Davis' Bio:
Kevin Davis is the Beller Family Professor of Business Law at New York University School of Law. His research and teaching generally concern the relationship between law and economic development, with particular emphasis on anti-corruption law, commercial law, and measurement of the performance of legal systems. His publications include over 50 articles or essays, 4 edited volumes, and a monograph, Between Impunity and Imperialism: The Regulation of Transnational Bribery (Oxford University Press, 2019). He has held visiting appointments at Cambridge University’s Clare Hall, Fundação Getulio Vargas School of Law (São Paulo), the University of Southern California, the University of Toronto, and the University of the West Indies (Barbados), and has lectured at many other institutions around the world. Davis joined the NYU law faculty in 2004 and served as Vice Dean for Global Affairs from 2012 to 2017. Before joining NYU, he was a tenured member of the faculty at the University of Toronto, Faculty of Law, worked as an associate at Torys LLP in Toronto, and served as law clerk at the Supreme Court of Canada to Mr. Justice John Sopinka. He holds a B.A. from McGill University, a LL.B. from the University of Toronto, and a LL.M. from Columbia University.
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Commentators: TBD
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
William Doo Auditorium, 45 Willcocks Street, Toronto, Canada
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