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January 27, 2012 Colloquia/Workshops

Colorado

Colene Robinson (Colorado Law)

Florida

Zev Eigen (Northwestern Law)

Kansas

Laura Dooley (Valparaiso Law)

St. Thomas

John Carr (USCCB Department of Justice, Peace, and Human Development) and Bob Kennedy (St. Thomas Business) presents “Hot Topics: Cool Talk.

This paper is not publicly available.

USC

Mary Dudziak (USC Law) presents “War Time: An Idea, Its History, Its Consequences.”

This paper is publicly available.

Posted by pittlegalscholarship on January 28th, 2012 | LECTURES, COLLOQUIA/ WORKSHOPS | no comments

Communication, Information, and Internet Policy – Arlington, VA

George Mason University School of Law hosts the 40th Research Conference on Communication, Information and Internet Policy September 21-23, 2012. Conference organizers seek abstracts of papers, proposals for panels and tutorialsdemonstrations, and student papers. Submission opens on March 1, 2012. Deadlines are as follows:

March 31, 2012: Main conference abstracts, and proposals for panels, tutorials and demonstrations.
April 30, 2012: Student papers.

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Posted by uwlegalscholarship on January 27th, 2012 | Law and Cyberspace, Communications Law, JUNIOR SCHOLARS, Comparative Law, Intellectual Property, CALLS FOR PAPERS, CONFERENCES | no comments

January 26, 2012 Colloquia/Workshops

Santa Clara Social Justice

Anthony Ricco (Law Office of Anthony L. Ricco) presents “The Practice of Law: Saving Lives and Fighting Injustice.”

This paper is not publicly available.

Texas

Robert Bone (Texas Law)

UCLA Legal Theory

Benjamin Zipursky (Fordham Law)

Yale Law and Economics

David Yermack (NYU Business)

Posted by pittlegalscholarship on January 26th, 2012 | LECTURES, COLLOQUIA/ WORKSHOPS | no comments

Call for Papers - SALT Conference on Access to Justice - Baltimore, MD

The Society of American Law Teachers, in partnership with the 10th Annual LatCrit-SALT Junior Faculty Development Workshop, has issued a call for papers for its conference on October 5-6, 2012 at the University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law.

The theme of this year’s conference is “Teaching Social Justice, Expanding Access to Justice.” ae

Posted by uwlegalscholarship on January 26th, 2012 | CALLS FOR PAPERS, Legal Education, CONFERENCES | no comments

CELT Conference - Albany Law School - Albany, NY

Albany Law School’s Center for Excellence in Teaching (CELT) will host a national conference on “Setting and Assessing Learning Objectives from Day One” on March 29-30, 2012.

Please see the conference website for more information about registration. ae

Posted by uwlegalscholarship on January 26th, 2012 | Legal Education, CONFERENCES | no comments

Institutions and Law-Making – Atlanta, GA

The Center for the Study of Law, Politics & Economics at Emory University, in conjunction with the Halle Institute, will host the Second Annual Conference on Institutions and Law-Making on February 24-25. Please RSVP by February 5, 2012 to cslpe[at]emory.edu (conference RSVP in the subject line). mm

Posted by uwlegalscholarship on January 26th, 2012 | Comparative Law, Law and Politics, Law and Economics, Administrative Law, Jurisprudence, CONFERENCES | no comments

Cultural Competency and the Death Penalty – Memphis, TN

The University of Memphis Law Review announces its annual Spring Symposium, which this year will focus on Cultural Competency and the Death Penalty. The symposium will take place on March 30, 2012. mm

Posted by uwlegalscholarship on January 26th, 2012 | Death Penalty, Human Rights Law, Law and Race, Criminal Law, CONFERENCES | no comments

Canadian Constitution at 30 - Ottawa, ON

The Association for Canadian Studies / Association d’Études Canadiennes presents the Inaugural Conference of the New Institute for Canadian Identities, Checking Our Constitution@30: The Influence of the Canadian Constitution and the Charter of Rights on Legislation, Identities and Federalism, April 17-18, 2012, Ottawa, Ontario. Abstracts are due Jan. 31, 2012.   mw

Posted by uwlegalscholarship on January 25th, 2012 | CALLS FOR PAPERS, Constitutional Law, CONFERENCES | no comments

Fellowships & Projects: Institutional Corruption, Esp. in Media & Think Tanks - Cambridge, MA

The Edmond J. Safra Center for Ethics at Harvard University invites scholars, practitioners, innovators and others committed to understanding and remedying institutional corruption to submit proposals. The application deadline for fellowships and projects to begin Sept. 2012 is Feb. 1, 2012.

The Lab would be particularly enthusiastic to receive proposals on topics of institutional corruption in media and think tanks, or from professionals working in those fields. Priority will be given to project proposals with a focus on innovative remedies for institutional corruption.

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Posted by uwlegalscholarship on January 25th, 2012 | OTHER SCHOLARLY OPPORTUNITIES, Communications Law, Uncategorized | no comments

Economic Policy & Development in Low- & Moderate-Income Communities - Cleveland, OH

The Community Development and Research Departments of the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland invite paper submissions for its 10th annual Policy Summit, to be held June 28-29, 2012, in Cleveland, Ohio. The conference brings together researchers and practitioners interested in economic policy and development in low- and moderate-income communities. This year, the focus of the conference is on program and policy evaluation. The submission deadline is Feb. 15, 2012. mw

Posted by uwlegalscholarship on January 25th, 2012 | Poverty Law, Local Government Law, CALLS FOR PAPERS, CONFERENCES | no comments

January 24, 2012 Colloquia/Workshops

Temple

Elizabeth Mertz (Wisconsin Law)

Toronto Tax Law and Policy

Sarah Lawsky (UC Irvine Law) presents “Modeling.”

This paper is not publicly available.

UC Hastings

Mariano-Florentino Cuellar (Stanford Law)

Posted by pittlegalscholarship on January 24th, 2012 | LECTURES, COLLOQUIA/ WORKSHOPS | no comments

Call for Papers: Critical Tax Theory Conference - Newark, NJ

Seton Hall University School of Law has issued a Call for Papers for its 15th Critical Tax Conference on March 29-31, 2012.

If you would like to submit a paper please email Pierre Bertran, pierre.bertran[at]shu.edu and Tracy Kaye, tracy.kaye[at]shu.edu.

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Posted by uwlegalscholarship on January 20th, 2012 | CALLS FOR PAPERS, Tax Law, CONFERENCES | no comments

Environmental Law Conference - Salt Lake City, UT

The ABA holds its 41st Annual Conference on Environmental Law on March 22-24, 2012.

Please contact yumeka.brown[at]americanbar.org for more information.

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Posted by uwlegalscholarship on January 20th, 2012 | Environmental Law, CONFERENCES | no comments

Call for Presentations - Variety in Law Teaching - Spokane, WA

The Institute for Law Teaching and Learning, co-sponsored by the law schools at Washburn University and Gonzaga University, invites proposals for conference workshops on the benefits of variety in all aspects of teaching and learning.  This conference will take place at Gonzaga University on June 25, 2012.

Proposals must be submitted by February 1, 2012 via email to Barb Anderson, Program Coordinator, Institute for Law Teaching and Learning at banderson2[at]lawschool.gonzaga.edu.

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Posted by uwlegalscholarship on January 18th, 2012 | Legal Research & Writing, CONFERENCES | no comments

Women and the Law Conference, Reproductive Justice – San Diego, CA

The Thomas Jefferson School of Law presents its 12th Annual Women and the Law Conference, Reproductive Justice: Examining Choice and Autonomy in the New Millennium, on February 24, 2012. mm

Posted by uwlegalscholarship on January 18th, 2012 | Law and Gender, Health Law, CONFERENCES | no comments

Call for Papers – International Models Project on Women’s Rights

The International Models Project on Women’s Rights is seeking papers on women’s rights from a global perspective for its virtual journal, IMPOWR Imprints. Additional information and editorial requirements can be found here. mm

Posted by uwlegalscholarship on January 18th, 2012 | Comparative Law, Law and Gender, CALLS FOR PAPERS, International Law | no comments

January 17, 2012 Colloquia/Workshops

Florida State

Paul Ohm (Colorado Law)

Toronto Law and Economics

Alan Schwartz (Yale Law) presents “Conceptualizing Contractual Interpretation.”

This paper is not publicly available.

UC Hastings

Anita Bernstein (Brooklyn Law)

Posted by pittlegalscholarship on January 17th, 2012 | LECTURES, COLLOQUIA/ WORKSHOPS | no comments

Symposium on Law & Economics of Crime & Punishment – Fairfax, VA

The George Mason Judicial Education Program announces its symposium on Law & Economics of Crime & Punishment, which will take place April 19-21, 2012. Registration applications are now being accepted.mm

Posted by uwlegalscholarship on January 16th, 2012 | CONFERENCES | no comments

Cultural Competency & the Death Penalty - Memphis, TN

The University of Memphis Law Review presents its annual symposium, Cultural Competency and the Death Penalty March 30, 2012. To submit a paper or paper proposal, contact the symposium editor, Isaac Kimes, iukimes [at] memphis.edu. mm

Posted by uwlegalscholarship on January 15th, 2012 | Human Rights Law, Law and Race, CALLS FOR PAPERS, Criminal Law, CONFERENCES | no comments

Antitrust in High-Tech Industries – Arlington, VA

The George Mason Law Review, in partnership with the George Mason Law and Economics Center, presents its 15th Annual Symposium on Antitrust Law, Antitrust in High-Tech Industries, on January 26, 2012. mm

Posted by uwlegalscholarship on January 13th, 2012 | Law and Technology, Antitrust Law, CONFERENCES | no comments