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One of the major purposes of
Prof. Watson’s visit to Serbia was the expansion of the Foundation
and its activities. The Alan Watson Foundation (AWF) plans to extend its
fundraising activities and facilitate international conferences on the
importance of legal transplants and the diffusion of law in the context
of civil society development in Southeastern Europe. These activities
will be aimed at developing cross-border cooperation among the
universities of Southeastern Europe as well as at understanding legal
transplants and their role in civil society development in the countries
of transition.
During his ten-day visit to
Serbia, Prof. Watson visited the University of Belgrade Faculty of Law and
accomplished a variety of activities relevant to the performance and
development of the Alan Watson Foundation. On April 25, he conducted a
discourse on contemporary aspects of legal transplants, accompanied by
Professors Sima Avramović and Zoran
Mirković. Two days
later, he held a lecture on legal education in the U.S. for the members
of Forum Romanum Legal History Society. Prof. Watson and the participants
also discussed the importance of public speaking skills with regard to
the system of legal education, what was especially interesting and useful
for the students of rhetoric.
Prof. Watson also met with the Dean
of our School of Law, the students who participate in the Moot Court
Program, as well as previous Alan Watson Prize Recipients. He also
visited Novi Sad and Sremski Karlovci, where he was taken to the oldest
high school in Serbia, visited a local church, and the Antiquity Fair in
Belgrade.
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