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May 6, 2008 Colloquia/Workshops

May 6, 2008

Chicago Law & Politics

Rachel Barkow (NYU Law), Institutional Design and the Policing of Prosecutors: Lessons from Administrative Law

Chicago Kent Legal History

Bruce Smith (Illinois Law)

Fordham

Annette Gordon-Reed (Rutgers History)

Harvard Internet & Society

David Ardia, Sam Bayard, Tuna Chatterjee (Members of Citizen Media Law Project), Discussion of the project’s first year

Minnesota Law & History

Ruth Mazo Karras (Minnesota History), Telling the Truth About Sex in Late Medieval Paris

Texas

Jens Dammann (Texas Law), Of Courts and Corporations

Posted by pittlegalscholarship on May 5th, 2008 | COLLOQUIA/ WORKSHOPS, EVENTS, Law and Politics, Law and Cyberspace, Law and Sexuality, Comparative Law, Business Law, Administrative Law, Legal History, Uncategorized | no comments

May 6, 2008 Colloquia/Workshops

Chicago Law & Politics

Rachel Barkow (NYU Law), Institutional Design and the Policing of Prosecutors: Lessons from Administrative Law

Chicago Kent Legal History

Bruce Smith (Illinois Law

Fordham

Annette Gordon-Reed (Rutgers History)

Harvard Internet & Society

David Ardia, Sam Bayard, Tuna Chatterjee (Members of Citizen Media Law Project), Discussion of the project’s first year

Minnesota Law & History

Ruth Mazo Karras (Minnesota History), Telling the Truth About Sex in Late Medieval Paris

Texas

Jens Dammann (Texas Law), Of Courts and Corporations

Posted by pittlegalscholarship on May 5th, 2008 | COLLOQUIA/ WORKSHOPS, Law and Politics, Law and Cyberspace, Law and Sexuality, Comparative Law, Business Law, Administrative Law, Legal History, Uncategorized | no comments

Internet Law - Berkman@10 - Cambridge, MA

May 15, 2008toMay 16, 2008

The Berkman Center for Internet & Society at Harvard Law School hosts Berkman@10 May 15-16, 2008.

Posted by uwlegalscholarship on May 5th, 2008 | EVENTS | no comments

Internet Law - Berkman@10 - Cambridge, MA

The Berkman Center for Internet & Society at Harvard Law School hosts Berkman@10 May 15-16, 2008.

Posted by uwlegalscholarship on May 5th, 2008 | Law and Cyberspace, CONFERENCES | no comments

Access to Knowledge - Geneva

September 8, 2008toSeptember 10, 2008

The Information Society Project (ISP) at Yale Law School will host the third Access to Knowledge Conference (A2K3) September 8-10, 2008, in Geneva, Switzerland. It “will bring together hundreds of decision-makers and experts on global knowledge to discuss the urgent need for policy reforms.”

Posted by uwlegalscholarship on May 5th, 2008 | EVENTS | no comments

Access to Knowledge - Geneva

The Information Society Project (ISP) at Yale Law School will host the third Access to Knowledge Conference (A2K3) September 8-10, 2008, in Geneva, Switzerland. It “will bring together hundreds of decision-makers and experts on global knowledge to discuss the urgent need for policy reforms.”

Posted by uwlegalscholarship on May 5th, 2008 | Communications Law, International Law, Intellectual Property, CONFERENCES | no comments

Application Deadline: Research Grants to Study Legal Education

The Law School Admission Council Research Grant Program funds empirical research on legal training and legal practice broadly viewed. This includes the study of precursors to legal training (including demographic variables), all varieties of legal training itself, and the work that lawyers, judges, law teachers, and other legal professionals do after they complete their training (“law jobs”).
* * *
Although the program welcomes research on a variety of topics, three requests for proposals have been issued in the following areas . . ..

* Research on Pipeline Issues and Access to Law Schools for Minority Populations
* Research on Access to Law School for Students With Disabilities
* Research on Law School Academic Assistance Programs

For more information, visit http://members.lsacnet.org/, and choose Research Grants under Grants.

There are two reviewing cycles each year, with deadlines of Sept. 1 and Feb. 1.

Posted by uwlegalscholarship on May 5th, 2008 | EVENTS | no comments

Application Deadline: Research Grants to Study Legal Education

The Law School Admission Council Research Grant Program funds empirical research on legal training and legal practice broadly viewed. This includes the study of precursors to legal training (including demographic variables), all varieties of legal training itself, and the work that lawyers, judges, law teachers, and other legal professionals do after they complete their training (“law jobs”).
* * *
Although the program welcomes research on a variety of topics, three requests for proposals have been issued in the following areas . . ..

* Research on Pipeline Issues and Access to Law Schools for Minority Populations
* Research on Access to Law School for Students With Disabilities
* Research on Law School Academic Assistance Programs

For more information, visit http://members.lsacnet.org/, and choose Research Grants under Grants.

There are two reviewing cycles each year, with deadlines of Sept. 1 and Feb. 1.

Posted by uwlegalscholarship on May 5th, 2008 | EVENTS | no comments

Application Deadline: Research Grants to Study Legal Education

May 5, 2008
3:00 pm
September 1, 2008
February 1, 2009
The Law School Admission Council Research Grant Program funds empirical research on legal training and legal practice broadly viewed. This includes the study of precursors to legal training (including demographic variables), all varieties of legal training itself, and the work that lawyers, judges, law teachers, and other legal professionals do after they complete their training (“law jobs”).
* * *
Although the program welcomes research on a variety of topics, three requests for proposals have been issued in the following areas . . ..

* Research on Pipeline Issues and Access to Law Schools for Minority Populations
* Research on Access to Law School for Students With Disabilities
* Research on Law School Academic Assistance Programs

For more information, visit http://members.lsacnet.org/, and choose Research Grants under Grants.

There are two reviewing cycles each year, with deadlines of Sept. 1 and Feb. 1.

Posted by uwlegalscholarship on May 5th, 2008 | EVENTS | no comments

Research Grants to Study Legal Education

The Law School Admission Council Research Grant Program funds empirical research on legal training and legal practice broadly viewed. This includes the study of precursors to legal training (including demographic variables), all varieties of legal training itself, and the work that lawyers, judges, law teachers, and other legal professionals do after they complete their training (“law jobs”).
* * *
Although the program welcomes research on a variety of topics, three requests for proposals have been issued in the following areas . . ..

* Research on Pipeline Issues and Access to Law Schools for Minority Populations
* Research on Access to Law School for Students With Disabilities
* Research on Law School Academic Assistance Programs

For more information, visit http://members.lsacnet.org/, and choose Research Grants under Grants.

There are two reviewing cycles each year, with deadlines of Sept. 1 and Feb. 1.

Posted by uwlegalscholarship on May 5th, 2008 | Empirical Legal Studies, CALLS FOR PAPERS, Legal Education | no comments

Patents and Commercialization of Innovation - Arlington, VA

May 15, 2008

George Mason University School of Law and Microsoft Corporation announce the second in an annual series of conferences on The Law and Economics of Innovation, Patents and the Commercialization of Innovation, Thur., May 15, 2008.

Posted by uwlegalscholarship on May 5th, 2008 | EVENTS | no comments

Patents and Commercialization of Innovation - Arlington, VA

George Mason University School of Law and Microsoft Corporation announce the second in an annual series of conferences on The Law and Economics of Innovation, Patents and the Commercialization of Innovation, Thur., May 15, 2008.

Posted by uwlegalscholarship on May 5th, 2008 | CONFERENCES | no comments

Call for Papers Deadline: Canadian Law and Economics Ass’n Conference - Toronto

May 28, 2008

The Canadian Law and Economics Association will meet Sept. 26-27, 2008, at the Faculty of Law, University of Toronto. The call for papers asks for submissions “in all areas of Law and Economics. In addition, there will be a number of panels focusing on specific topics,” including Bankruptcy, Behavioural Law and Economics, Competition Policy, Corporate Finance, Corporate Governance, Corporate Law, Crime, Environmental Law and Economics, Family Law and Economics, Intellectual Property, Normative Law and Economics, Norms, Regulation of the Legal Profession, Securities Law, and Taxation. The deadline for submissions is May 28, 2008.

Posted by uwlegalscholarship on May 5th, 2008 | EVENTS | no comments

Canadian Law and Economics Ass’n Conference - Toronto

September 26, 2008toSeptember 27, 2008

The Canadian Law and Economics Association will meet Sept. 26-27, 2008, at the Faculty of Law, University of Toronto. The call for papers asks for submissions “in all areas of Law and Economics. In addition, there will be a number of panels focusing on specific topics,” including Bankruptcy, Behavioural Law and Economics, Competition Policy, Corporate Finance, Corporate Governance, Corporate Law, Crime, Environmental Law and Economics, Family Law and Economics, Intellectual Property, Normative Law and Economics, Norms, Regulation of the Legal Profession, Securities Law, and Taxation. The deadline for submissions is May 28, 2008.

Posted by uwlegalscholarship on May 5th, 2008 | EVENTS | no comments

Canadian Law and Economics Ass’n Conference - Toronto

The Canadian Law and Economics Association will meet Sept. 26-27, 2008, at the Faculty of Law, University of Toronto. The call for papers asks for submissions “in all areas of Law and Economics. In addition, there will be a number of panels focusing on specific topics,” including Bankruptcy, Behavioural Law and Economics, Competition Policy, Corporate Finance, Corporate Governance, Corporate Law, Crime, Environmental Law and Economics, Family Law and Economics, Intellectual Property, Normative Law and Economics, Norms, Regulation of the Legal Profession, Securities Law, and Taxation. The deadline for submissions is May 28, 2008.

Posted by uwlegalscholarship on May 5th, 2008 | Law and Economics, CALLS FOR PAPERS, CONFERENCES | no comments

Call for Papers Deadline: Deterrence in Competition Policy - Berlin

August 1, 2008

The 15th WZB Conference on Markets and Politics and the 2nd Conference of the Research Network on Innovation and Competition Policy (RNIC), on Deterrence in Competition Policy, will take place Oct. 17-18, 2008, at the WZB.

The WZB is the Wissenschaftszentrum Berlin für Sozialforschung (Social Science Research Center Berlin).

The call for papers deadline is Aug. 1, 2008.

Posted by uwlegalscholarship on May 5th, 2008 | EVENTS | no comments

Deterrence in Competition Policy - Berlin

October 17, 2008toOctober 18, 2008

The 15th WZB Conference on Markets and Politics and the 2nd Conference of the Research Network on Innovation and Competition Policy (RNIC), on Deterrence in Competition Policy, will take place Oct. 17-18, 2008, at the WZB.

The WZB is the Wissenschaftszentrum Berlin für Sozialforschung (Social Science Research Center Berlin).

The call for papers deadline is Aug. 1, 2008.

Posted by uwlegalscholarship on May 5th, 2008 | EVENTS | no comments

Deterrence in Competition Policy - Berlin

The 15th WZB Conference on Markets and Politics and the 2nd Conference of the Research Network on Innovation and Competition Policy (RNIC), on Deterrence in Competition Policy, will take place Oct. 17-18, 2008, at the WZB.

The WZB is the Wissenschaftszentrum Berlin für Sozialforschung (Social Science Research Center Berlin).

The call for papers deadline is Aug. 1, 2008.

Posted by uwlegalscholarship on May 5th, 2008 | Empirical Legal Studies, Antitrust Law, CALLS FOR PAPERS, CONFERENCES | no comments

Prosecutorial Ethic - Seattle

The University of Washington School of Law presents The Prosecutorial Ethic, Fri., May 30, 2008. The Washington Law Review is planning a symposium issue on the same theme.

Posted by uwlegalscholarship on May 5th, 2008 | Comparative Law, Legal Ethics, Criminal Law, CONFERENCES | no comments

Call for Papers Deadline: Tax Symposium - Chapel Hill

November 13, 2008

The University of North Carolina Kenan-Flagler School of Business hosts its Twelfth Annual Tax Symposium Jan. 23-24, 2009. The call for papers deadline is Nov. 13, 2008.

Posted by uwlegalscholarship on May 5th, 2008 | EVENTS | no comments

Tax Symposium - Chapel Hill

January 23, 2009 12:00 pmtoJanuary 24, 2009 12:00 pm

The University of North Carolina Kenan-Flagler School of Business hosts its Twelfth Annual Tax Symposium Jan. 23-24, 2009. The call for papers deadline is Nov. 13, 2008.

Posted by uwlegalscholarship on May 5th, 2008 | EVENTS | no comments

Tax Symposium - Chapel Hill

The University of North Carolina Kenan-Flagler School of Business hosts its Twelfth Annual Tax Symposium Jan. 23-24, 2009. The call for papers deadline is Nov. 13, 2008.

Posted by uwlegalscholarship on May 5th, 2008 | CALLS FOR PAPERS, Tax Law, CONFERENCES | no comments

Call for Papers Deadline: IP and Indigenous Peoples - Fort Worth, TX

May 30, 2008

Texas Wesleyan University School of Law will a symposium on Intellectual Property and Indigenous Peoples Oct. 10, 2008. The call for papers deadline is May 30, 2008. Accepted papers will be published in the Texas Wesleyan Law Review.

Posted by uwlegalscholarship on May 5th, 2008 | EVENTS | no comments

IP and Indigenous Peoples - Fort Worth, TX

October 10, 2008

Texas Wesleyan University School of Law will a symposium on Intellectual Property and Indigenous Peoples Oct. 10, 2008. The call for papers deadline is May 30, 2008. Accepted papers will be published in the Texas Wesleyan Law Review.

Posted by uwlegalscholarship on May 5th, 2008 | EVENTS | no comments

IP and Indigenous Peoples - Fort Worth, TX

Texas Wesleyan University School of Law will a symposium on Intellectual Property and Indigenous Peoples Oct. 10, 2008. The call for papers deadline is May 30, 2008. Accepted papers will be published in the Texas Wesleyan Law Review.

Posted by uwlegalscholarship on May 5th, 2008 | Indian Law, CALLS FOR PAPERS, International Law, Intellectual Property, CONFERENCES | no comments

Theorising the Global Legal Order - Swansea, Wales, UK

May 21, 2008toMay 22, 2008

Swansea University School of Law presents Theorising the Global Legal Order May 21-22, 2008.

Posted by uwlegalscholarship on May 5th, 2008 | EVENTS | no comments

Theorising the Global Legal Order - Swansea, Wales, UK

Swansea University School of Law presents Theorising the Global Legal Order May 21-22, 2008.

Posted by uwlegalscholarship on May 5th, 2008 | International Law, CONFERENCES | no comments

May 5, 2008 Colloquia/Workshops

May 5, 2008

Harvard

Jeannie Suk (Harvard Law), At Home in the Law

Yale Corporate Law

Kris. F. Heinzelman (Cravath, Swaine & Moore), Private Equity Firms that Don’t Want to do Deals: How Defaulting on your Mortgage Turned the Private Equity Industry Upside Down

Posted by pittlegalscholarship on May 4th, 2008 | COLLOQUIA/ WORKSHOPS, EVENTS, Law and Society, Law and Economics, Family Law, Business Law | no comments

Call for Papers Deadline: Int’l Conf on Business, Law and Technology

May 5, 2008

The International Association of IT Lawyers and Touro College Jacob D. Fuchsberg Law Center present The Second International Conference on Business, Law and Technology (IBLT) June 17-19, 2008 at Touro (Central Islip, NY). The call for papers deadline is May 5, 2008.

Posted by uwlegalscholarship on March 9th, 2008 | EVENTS | no comments

AALS Clinical Conference in Tucson

May 4, 2008toMay 7, 2008

The Association of American Law Schools‘ next Conference on Clinical Legal Education is May 4-7, 2008, in Tucson, Arizona.

Posted by uwlegalscholarship on November 6th, 2007 | EVENTS | no comments