In Memoriam Professor Emeritus Egon Guttmon

When I think about Egon, the first thing that comes to mind are the memories when we met in 1982 at the Washington College of Law (WCL), where he was working as a full-time faculty member. I was coming at that time from my sabbatical in the Netherlands and as a Fulbright Scholar. From the beginning, Egon sought to provide me with a welcoming environment. He approached me, finding shared backgrounds and interests, which is always greatly appreciated, particularly when you are in a new institution. Egon noted that we both had an intellectual interest in international law. In addition to his teaching and research, Egon has had an important educational experience as a faculty member in Sudan and would often talk to me about the life-changing nature of that academic endeavor

In Memoriam Professor Emeritus Egon Guttmon

When I think about Egon, the first thing that comes to mind are the memories when we met in 1982 at the Washington College of Law (WCL), where he was working as a full-time faculty member. I was coming at that time from my sabbatical in the Netherlands and as a Fulbright Scholar. From the beginning, Egon sought to provide me with a welcoming environment. He approached me, finding shared backgrounds and interests, which is always greatly appreciated, particularly when you are in a new institution. Egon noted that we both had an intellectual interest in international law. In addition to his teaching and research, Egon has had an important educational experience as a faculty member in Sudan and would often talk to me about the life-changing nature of that academic endeavor

Discussion Group: Teaching and Studying Vice

This group will facilitate discussion among those who teach and write about vice behaviors — consensual adult activities like pornography, prostitution, drugs, and gambling. Criminal regulation of vice is at the very core of contemporary debates in criminal law, procedure, and policing. For criminal law theorists, vice crimes implicate the theoretical limits on state power to punish private actions, the role of morality in legal regulation, and the moral proximity of human behavior and resulting social harm. For criminal procedure scholars, vice crimes have been central to the development of Fourth Amendment jurisprudence. For policing scholars, vice crimes implicate investigatory tactics, officer discretion, and the role of police as gatekeepers to the criminal justice system

Discussion Group: Teaching and Studying Vice

This group will facilitate discussion among those who teach and write about vice behaviors — consensual adult activities like pornography, prostitution, drugs, and gambling. Criminal regulation of vice is at the very core of contemporary debates in criminal law, procedure, and policing. For criminal law theorists, vice crimes implicate the theoretical limits on state power to punish private actions, the role of morality in legal regulation, and the moral proximity of human behavior and resulting social harm. For criminal procedure scholars, vice crimes have been central to the development of Fourth Amendment jurisprudence. For policing scholars, vice crimes implicate investigatory tactics, officer discretion, and the role of police as gatekeepers to the criminal justice system