January 6th Colloquia/Workshops
Gregg Crane (Michigan English), Confronting Moral Dilemmas in a Skeptical Moment: Literary Realism, Legal Realism, and Pragmatism
Looking Beyond Reasonable Doubt: Evidentiary Standards from Christian Theology to Guantanamo - New York, NY
The Cardozo Journal of International and Comparative Law and the Floersheimer Center for Constitutional Democracy at Yeshiva University present the symposium, Looking Beyond Reasonable Doubt: Evidentiary Standards from Christian Theology to Guantanamo, on January 23, 2009. Panels on “Probability & Reasonable Doubt in Christian Theology” and Confessions, Torture and Reasonable Doubt” will address critical issues concerning the principle of reasonable doubt.
China-U.S. Conference on Legal Information & Law Libraries - Beijing
Registration is now available for the China-U.S. Conference on Legal Information & Law Libraries, which takes place May 27-30, 2009.
RebLaw 2009: The Fifteenth Annual Rebellious Lawyering Conference - New Haven, Ct
The RebLaw Conference is an annual, student-run conference that brings together practitioners, law students, and community advocates from around the country to discuss innovative, progressive approaches to law and social change. Held at Yale Law School, Feb. 20 - 22, 2009.
Call for Papers: Employment Law
Call for Papers: “Emerging Trends in Employment Law”
The Rutgers Law Record seeks scholarly articles on Emerging Trends in Employment Law to be included in its first issue in its new on-line symposium format. See submissions page for article requirements.
Please submit all articles and questions to lawrecordarticles [at] gmail.com prior to January 5, 2009.
Call for Chapter Proposals - Ethical Issues in E-Business
Call for Chapter Proposals:
Ethical Issues in E-Business: Models and Frameworks, a book edited by Dr. Daniel E. Palmer, Kent State University, Trumbull Campus. This publication is part of the Advances in E-Business Research Book Series (AEBR) and will be published by IGI Global.
Proposals must be submitted by Feb. 15, 2009.
Global Studies, the Place of the U.S. - Dubai
The Second Global Studies Conference will be held in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, May 30 - June 1, 2009.
This Conference is to be held at Zayed University, Dubai, United Arab Emirates, 30 May to 1 June 2009. It will address critically important issues related to globalization in the world today, as well as focusing on a special theme - the place of the United States in this process, during this crucial Presidential election year. Plenary Speakers include some of the leading thinkers in global studies, as well as numerous paper, colloquium and workshop presentations.
Participants are welcome to submit a presentation proposal either for a 30-minute paper , 60-minute workshop, jointly presented 90-minute colloquium session or a virtual session. Parallel sessions are loosely grouped into streams reflecting different perspectives or disciplines. Each stream also has its own talking circle, a forum for focused discussion of issues. For those unable to attend the Conference in person, virtual participation is also available.
Presenters may choose to submit written papers to the Global Studies Journal, a fully refereed academic Journal. Virtual participants also have the option to submit papers for consideration by the Journal. All registered Conference participants receive a complimentary online subscription to the Journal when registration is finalised. This subscription is valid until one year after the Conference end date.
The deadline for the current round of the call for papers is Jan. 8, 2009. For journal articles, the deadline is either Feb. 28 (for double-blind refereeing) or July 1 (for one-way blind refereeing).
Int’l Law & Regulatory Change: New Models for Japan & China - Seattle
The University of Washington School of Law hosts International Law and Regulatory Change: New Models for Japan and China, Jan. 16, 2009. The event is cosponsored by the University of Washington School of Law Asian Law Center, University of Washington Jackson School of International Studies Japan Studies and China Studies Programs, University of Washington Job and Gertrud Tamaki Professorship, and The American Society of International Law - International Economic Law Interest Group.
Game::Business::Law - Law & Business of Video Games - Dallas
The SMU Dedman School of Law, the Guildhall at SMU, and the Center for American and International Law host Game::Business::Law - International Summit on the Law and Business of Video Games Jan. 14-15, 2009.
Corporate Governance in Emerging Markets - Sao Paulo
2nd International Conference on Corporate Governance in Emerging Markets will take place in Sao Paolo, Brazil, July 2-3, 2009. It is sponsored by COPPEAD, the Global Corporate Governance Forum, and Direito GV. The deadline for submissions is January 12th, 2009.
Corporate Governance - Copenhagen
The Center for Corporate Governance (Copenhagen Business School) presents a Workshop on Corporate Governance June 19-20, 2009. The call for papers deadline is April 1, 2009.
Racial Formation in the Twenty-First Century - Eugene, OR
The Wayne Morse Center for Law and Politics at the University of Oregon School of Law presents Racial Formation in the Twenty-first Century April 17-18, 2009.
Reforming Copyright - Los Angeles
Southwestern Law School’s Donald E. Biederman Entertainment and Media Law Institute presents Reforming Copyright: Process, Policy and Politics, March 6, 2009.
Homeless Youth and the Law - Washington, DC
The National Network for Youth and The American Bar Association’s Commission on Youth at Risk, Commission on Homelessness and Poverty, and Center on Children and the Law present Symposium 2009:Celebrating Youth, Inspiring Leadership, and Creating Change, Jan. 25-28, 2009, in Washington, DC.
The National Network for Youth continues to partner with the American Bar Association to develop state public policy and legal practice resources and learning opportunities for law professionals and for organizations serving and advocating for unaccompanied youth. Symposium 2009 Homeless Youth and the Law will follow-up on the successful summer 2008 Homeless Youth and the Law Conference, which brought together providers, judges, attorneys, and state legislators to discuss and develop model and best practices around state public policy. Experts from each topical area will provide recommendations for addressing these critical challenges.
Topics will focus on legal issues facing homeless youth in the following areas:
- Status Offenses and Juvenile Offenses
- Education
- Health Care
- Housing
- Income Support and Legal Assistance
- Youth Access to Custodial Systems
- Homeless LGBTQ Youth and the Law
- Discharge from Custodial Services
- Integrating Policy and Practice
Karen Mathis, Past President of the American Bar Association, will speak at Monday’s luncheon. David Plouffe, President-Elect Obama’s campaign director, will speak at the luncheon on Tuesday.
Green Building - Williamsburg, VA
The William & Mary Environmental Law and Policy Review will host It’s Not Easy Being Green, a symposium on green building and legal issues surrounding its application, Jan. 30-31, 2009.
Law Librarian’s Role in the Scholarly Enterprise - video
Video of the presentations at the conference The Law Librarian’s Role in the Scholarly Enterprise held on Friday, November 21, 2008 at the University of South Carolina School of Law is now available on the Web at: http://www.law.sc.edu/scholarly/ .
European State Aid Law and the Financial Crisis - London
The financial crisis still dominates the news - and supposedly will for a while. It affects - more or less - all areas. Therefore Lexxion Publishers organise a workshop to thoroughly discuss and work out European State Aid Law and the Financial Crisis. It is scheduled for 20 February 2009 (whole day) at King’s College London (KCL).
Further details may soon be found at www.lexxion.eu/conferences.
Dispute Resolution and Restorative Justice - Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago
The third American and Caribbean Law Initiative (ACLI) conference — Dispute Resolution and Restorative Justice — will be on July 10-12, 2009 at the Port of Spain in Trinidad and Tobago. The deadline for Panel Proposals is Feb. 1, 2009; deadline for Paper Abstracts: Feb. 15, 2009. Jump to full post
National Security Law Junior Faculty Workshop - Austin, TX
The 2nd annual National Security Law Junior Faculty Workshop will take place in Austin on March 12 and 13, 2009. It is hosted by The Robert S. Strauss Center for International Security and Law (University of Texas).
This event is unique in that it combines discussion of works-in-progress with training in the law of war provided by instructors from the International Committee of the Red Cross and the US Army JAG School. The deadline for submitting a paper or abstract for consideration is January 15th. The full details, including a link to the event announcement, are posted here. Note that you do not have to submit a paper, let alone have your paper selected, in order to attend the event. Questions should be submitted to Bobby Chesney at rchesney [at] law.utexas.edu.
Forensic Science for the 21st Century - Tempe, AZ
Forensic Science for the 21st Century: The National Academy of Sciences Report and Beyond
The Center for the Study of Law, Science, & Technology at the Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law at Arizona State University will host an international conference on April 3-4, 2009, in Tempe, Ariz., on the future of forensic science, with special attention to the highly anticipated report of the U.S. National Academy of Sciences, “Identifying the Needs of the Forensic Sciences Community.”
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