On Friday, I finished my first week of teaching. I am beginning to get the sense that I have gained traction with a reasonable number of students. We ended the week still deep in a discussion of the different entities … Continue reading
Stephen Honig
This post will discuss observations about the town, university, people and situations we have encountered. It is long and detailed but intends to provide the texture for our visit and other comments. Foremost, our visit is fascinating and educational in … Continue reading
I have just finished my third day of teaching; we have gone through the US legal system at the speed of light, covered contract law just as fast, and now have begun the heart of my teaching mission: business law. … Continue reading
This entry is in two parts. The first is for those who want to hear about my first efforts at teaching law here in Belgorod. The second part relates to the three day effort to establish computer contact through the … Continue reading
We are in Belgorod. We arrived in a light snow but Sunday and today, Monday, the weather was partly sunny and temperatures in the 40s. The few inches of snow on the ground are slowly melting. The first two days … Continue reading
There are 100 or so US lawyers and one Nigerian lawyer being trained here in Salzburg, Austria to teach law in former Soviet countries under the auspices of the Center for International Legal Studies. We will go into various countries, … Continue reading
A friend shared this blogsite with a few people and one of those, Tony Radbill, started a modest email exchange with me. Our discussion drifted to Siberia (I had hoped at one time to be able to teach there, just … Continue reading
Is it possible for government to decree an ideal business climate, or must that business climate be generated organically, by business itself, and with the least possible governmental interference? A penchant for strong liberal government “interference” is attractive; however, experience … Continue reading
After months of waiting (I cannot really say negotiating, because there was no communication coming from Belgorod State University law faculty until this month), the subject topics for my lectures finally have been approved. The first lecture will cover (perhaps … Continue reading
I have delayed posting until I had some preliminary feedback from Belgorod State University as to my general plan, which is to teach many of the basics of business law (obviously at a pretty general level) but also spend time on … Continue reading