July 30, 2008 Colloquia/Workshops
| July 30, 2008 |
Paul Caron (Cincinnati Law), The Story of Murphy: A New Front in the War on the Income Tax
| July 30, 2008 |
Paul Caron (Cincinnati Law), The Story of Murphy: A New Front in the War on the Income Tax
Paul Caron (Cincinnati Law), The Story of Murphy: A New Front in the War on the Income Tax
| October 16, 2008 | to | October 17, 2008 |
The ABA Commission on the American Jury Project will hold its biannual conference, the 2008 National Symposium on the American Jury System, at Fordham University Law School‘s Louis Stein Center for Law & Ethics, Oct. 16-17, 2008.
The ABA Commission on the American Jury Project will hold its biannual conference, the 2008 National Symposium on the American Jury System, at Fordham University Law School‘s Louis Stein Center for Law & Ethics, Oct. 16-17, 2008.
The Dartmouth Law Journal seeks submissions. Authors may submit papers either online or by email (dartmouth.law.journal [at] dartmouth.edu.
| July 28, 2008 |
Randall Kennedy (Harvard Law), The Racial Politics of Barack Obama
Randall Kennedy (Harvard Law), The Racial Politics of Barack Obama
| July 24, 2008 |
Janet Halley (Harvard Law), Rape at Rome: Reminist Interventions in the Criminalization of Sex-Related Violence in Poistive International Criminal Law
Janet Halley (Harvard Law), Rape at Rome: Reminist Interventions in the Criminalization of Sex-Related Violence in Poistive International Criminal Law
| July 24, 2008 |
The Federal Trade Commission and the Technology Law and Public Policy Clinic at the University of Washington School of Law are hosting a Town Hall meeting today, July 24, 2008, to explore the growth of contactless payment systems and their implications for consumer protection policy. This Town Hall, titled “Pay on the Go: Consumers and Contactless Payment,” follows up on the FTC‘s November 2006 hearings, “Protecting Consumers in the Next Tech-ade,” which examined key technological and business developments that will shape consumers‘ experiences over the next ten years. It’s available via webcast.
The Federal Trade Commission and the Technology Law and Public Policy Clinic at the University of Washington School of Law are hosting a Town Hall meeting today, July 24, 2008, to explore the growth of contactless payment systems and their implications for consumer protection policy. This Town Hall, titled “Pay on the Go: Consumers and Contactless Payment,” follows up on the FTC‘s November 2006 hearings, “Protecting Consumers in the Next Tech-ade,” which examined key technological and business developments that will shape consumers‘ experiences over the next ten years. It’s available via webcast.
| July 23, 2008 |
Brad Mank (Cincinnati Law), Standing and Statistical Persons: Should Large Public Interest Organizations Have Greater Standing Rights Than Individuals?
Brad Mank (Cincinnati Law), Standing and Statistical Persons: Should Large Public Interest Organizations Have Greater Standing Rights Than Individuals?
| January 31, 2009 |
The Campbell Law Review is putting on a Symposium entitled Practical Issues in Health Law Jan. 31, 2009, at the Sheraton in Raleigh, NC.
We will hear from lead commentators and practitioners in this field, and CLEs can be obtained. Further, we are seeking several articles on health law to fill our Symposium issue. If you are interested in either attending this Symposium as a speaker, an audience-member, or if you are interested in having an article on health law published, please contact the law review’s Editor-in-Chief, Matthew Quinn, at…
Campbell Law Review
Post Office Box 1165
Buies Creek, NC 27506
Office: (910) 893-1749
Mobile: (919) 770-0791
culawreview [at] email.campbell.eduhttp://law.campbell.edu/pubs/lawrev.html
| September 1, 2008 |
The University of La Verne Law Review is seeking submissions for our Volume 30 (2008-2009) Symposium Issue, “The Organic Internet/The Digital Revolutionary.”
The Law Review seeks submissions addressing novel legal issues including, but not limited to, those raised in “The Organic Internet” (free and downloadable at mayfirst.org/organicinternet), such as: Jump to full post
The University of La Verne Law Review is seeking submissions for our Volume 30 (2008-2009) Symposium Issue, “The Organic Internet/The Digital Revolutionary.”
The Law Review seeks submissions addressing novel legal issues including, but not limited to, those raised in “The Organic Internet” (free and downloadable at mayfirst.org/organicinternet), such as: Jump to full post
| October 24, 2008 |
The South Carolina Law Review presents 1.9 Kids and a Foreclosure: Subprime Mortgages, the Credit Crisis, and Restoring the American Dream Oct. 24, 2008.
The symposium will examine various issues and problems stemming from the sub-prime mortgage crisis. We will place a significant emphasis on analyzing solutions proposed by academic figures, political candidates, and regulatory bodies, seeking to determine the role of law in correcting the current financial turbulence and preventing future incidents. The Symposium will host a distinguished and diverse field of speakers with perspectives from law, economics, business, history, and the social sciences.
The South Carolina Law Review presents 1.9 Kids and a Foreclosure: Subprime Mortgages, the Credit Crisis, and Restoring the American Dream Oct. 24, 2008.
The symposium will examine various issues and problems stemming from the sub-prime mortgage crisis. We will place a significant emphasis on analyzing solutions proposed by academic figures, political candidates, and regulatory bodies, seeking to determine the role of law in correcting the current financial turbulence and preventing future incidents. The Symposium will host a distinguished and diverse field of speakers with perspectives from law, economics, business, history, and the social sciences.
The Campbell Law Review is putting on a Symposium entitled Practical Issues in Health Law Jan. 31, 2009, at the Sheraton in Raleigh, NC.
We will hear from lead commentators and practitioners in this field, and CLEs can be obtained. Further, we are seeking several articles on health law to fill our Symposium issue. If you are interested in either attending this Symposium as a speaker, an audience-member, or if you are interested in having an article on health law published, please contact the law review’s Editor-in-Chief, Matthew Quinn, at…
Campbell Law Review
Post Office Box 1165
Buies Creek, NC 27506
Office: (910) 893-1749
Mobile: (919) 770-0791
culawreview [at] email.campbell.eduhttp://law.campbell.edu/pubs/lawrev.html
| July 21, 2008 |
Jed Shugerman (Harvard Law), The People’s Courts: The Rise of Judicial Elections and Judicial Power in America
Jed Shugerman (Harvard Law), The People’s Courts: The Rise of Judicial Elections and Judicial Power in America
| August 8, 2008 |
The Charleston Law Review is the flagship journal of the Charleston School of Law and is currently accepting submissions ON ANY SUBJECT MATTER for its first issue of Volume 3. Though we are a young journal at a young institution, the Charleston Law Review has enjoyed the privilege of publishing some of our nation’s leading thinkers and has earned a reputation as being a professional publication that authors have enjoyed working with.
In its second volume, for example, the Charleston Law Review garnered national recognition for publishing Senator and Democratic Presidential Nominee Barack Obama and hosting a punitive damages symposium that featured leading thinkers such as Professor Anthony Sebok of the Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, Professor Neil Vidmar of Duke Law School, Professor Keith Hylton of Boston University Law School, and Professor Mike Rustad of Suffolk University Law School. The symposium volume also included noted practitioners Ms. Elizabeth Cabraser and Mr. Victor Schwartz. In its general issues, Charleston Law Review also published notable scholars such as Professor Walter Murphy of Princeton University and Professor John Yoo of University of California Berkeley Law School.
Currently, we are accepting submissions ON ANY SUBJECT MATTER for our first issue of Volume 3. Deadline is August 8th. For further information on the Charleston Law Review, please contact Editor-in-Chief Katie Fowler via email at kfowler [at] charlestonlaw.org or via telephone at 803-309-5421.
The Charleston Law Review is the flagship journal of the Charleston School of Law and is currently accepting submissions ON ANY SUBJECT MATTER for its first issue of Volume 3. Though we are a young journal at a young institution, the Charleston Law Review has enjoyed the privilege of publishing some of our nation’s leading thinkers and has earned a reputation as being a professional publication that authors have enjoyed working with.
In its second volume, for example, the Charleston Law Review garnered national recognition for publishing Senator and Democratic Presidential Nominee Barack Obama and hosting a punitive damages symposium that featured leading thinkers such as Professor Anthony Sebok of the Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, Professor Neil Vidmar of Duke Law School, Professor Keith Hylton of Boston University Law School, and Professor Mike Rustad of Suffolk University Law School. The symposium volume also included noted practitioners Ms. Elizabeth Cabraser and Mr. Victor Schwartz. In its general issues, Charleston Law Review also published notable scholars such as Professor Walter Murphy of Princeton University and Professor John Yoo of University of California Berkeley Law School.
Currently, we are accepting submissions ON ANY SUBJECT MATTER for our first issue of Volume 3. Deadline is August 8th. For further information on the Charleston Law Review, please contact Editor-in-Chief Katie Fowler via email at kfowler [at] charlestonlaw.org or via telephone at 803-309-5421.
| July 24, 2008 |
The Information Society Project at Yale Law School (Yale ISP) and the International Journal of Communications Law and Policy (IJCLP) are pleased to announce their fifth interdisciplinary writing competition and call for papers in conjunction with the Third Access to Knowledge (A2K3) Conference taking place on September 8-10, 2008 in Geneva, Switzerland.We invite students, scholars, policy-makers, technologists, activists, and industry representatives to submit papers on access to knowledge (A2K) and communications law and policy for publication by the IJCLP. Submissions must be received by July 24th, 2008, to be considered for the A2K3 writing competition.The authors of the selected papers will be invited to publish their work in a special volume of the International Journal of Communications Law and Policy, in memoriam of former IJCLP lead editor Boris Rotenberg.
This year’s writing competition will feature an award sponsored by Kaltura. The Kaltura Prize will be granted to the author of the best submission on a topic relating to digital media remix, open-source business models, collaborative production, democratic culture, or related themes which speak to the identity of Kaltura as the world’s first open-source video platform. The Kaltura Prize will include a cash stipend of $1,000 and funding for travel to and accommodations in Geneva to accept the award at the A2K3 conference.
| September 8, 2008 | to | September 10, 2008 |
The Information Society Project at Yale Law School (Yale ISP) and the International Journal of Communications Law and Policy (IJCLP) are pleased to announce their fifth interdisciplinary writing competition and call for papers in conjunction with the Third Access to Knowledge (A2K3) Conference taking place on September 8-10, 2008 in Geneva, Switzerland.We invite students, scholars, policy-makers, technologists, activists, and industry representatives to submit papers on access to knowledge (A2K) and communications law and policy for publication by the IJCLP. Submissions must be received by July 24th, 2008, to be considered for the A2K3 writing competition.The authors of the selected papers will be invited to publish their work in a special volume of the International Journal of Communications Law and Policy, in memoriam of former IJCLP lead editor Boris Rotenberg.
This year’s writing competition will feature an award sponsored by Kaltura. The Kaltura Prize will be granted to the author of the best submission on a topic relating to digital media remix, open-source business models, collaborative production, democratic culture, or related themes which speak to the identity of Kaltura as the world’s first open-source video platform. The Kaltura Prize will include a cash stipend of $1,000 and funding for travel to and accommodations in Geneva to accept the award at the A2K3 conference.
The Information Society Project at Yale Law School (Yale ISP) and the International Journal of Communications Law and Policy (IJCLP) are pleased to announce their fifth interdisciplinary writing competition and call for papers in conjunction with the Third Access to Knowledge (A2K3) Conference taking place on September 8-10, 2008 in Geneva, Switzerland.We invite students, scholars, policy-makers, technologists, activists, and industry representatives to submit papers on access to knowledge (A2K) and communications law and policy for publication by the IJCLP. Submissions must be received by July 24th, 2008, to be considered for the A2K3 writing competition.The authors of the selected papers will be invited to publish their work in a special volume of the International Journal of Communications Law and Policy, in memoriam of former IJCLP lead editor Boris Rotenberg.
This year’s writing competition will feature an award sponsored by Kaltura. The Kaltura Prize will be granted to the author of the best submission on a topic relating to digital media remix, open-source business models, collaborative production, democratic culture, or related themes which speak to the identity of Kaltura as the world’s first open-source video platform. The Kaltura Prize will include a cash stipend of $1,000 and funding for travel to and accommodations in Geneva to accept the award at the A2K3 conference.
| July 17, 2008 |
Mark Roe (Harvard Law), Political Instability’s Impact on Financial Development
Mark Roe (Harvard Law), Political Instability’s Impact on Financial Development
| October 11, 2008 |
Villanova University School of Law hosts Symposium on Catholic Social Thought and the Law: Catholic Social Thought and Citizenship, Oct. 11, 2008. Description on Commonweal blog. The call for papers deadline was July 1, 2008. Papers will be considered for publication in the Journal of Catholic Social Thought.
Villanova University School of Law hosts Symposium on Catholic Social Thought and the Law: Catholic Social Thought and Citizenship, Oct. 11, 2008. Description on Commonweal blog. The call for papers deadline was July 1, 2008. Papers will be considered for publication in the Journal of Catholic Social Thought.
| September 29, 2008 | to | October 3, 2008 |
The Universidad Complutense de Madrid and Gomez-Acebo & Pombo, Abogados, Madrid, are hosting a colloquium on Jurisprudential Perspectives of Taxation Law on September 11 and 12, 2008. More information on TaxProf Blog.
The same topics will be addressed in an intensive LL.M. course at the University of Melbourne, Sept. 29 – Oct. 3, 2008. See course description. Information about Melbourne’s intensive courses is here.
| September 11, 2008 | to | September 12, 2008 |
The Universidad Complutense de Madrid and Gomez-Acebo & Pombo, Abogados, Madrid, are hosting a colloquium on Jurisprudential Perspectives of Taxation Law on September 11 and 12, 2008. More information on TaxProf Blog.
The same topics will be addressed in an intensive LL.M. course at the University of Melbourne, Sept. 29 – Oct. 3, 2008. See course description. Information about Melbourne’s intensive courses is here.
The Universidad Complutense de Madrid and Gomez-Acebo & Pombo, Abogados, Madrid, are hosting a colloquium on Jurisprudential Perspectives of Taxation Law on September 11 and 12, 2008. More information on TaxProf Blog.
The same topics will be addressed in an intensive LL.M. course at the University of Melbourne, Sept. 29 – Oct. 3, 2008. See course description. Information about Melbourne’s intensive courses is here.
| July 20, 2008 |
The American Society of International Law International Economic Law Interest Group‘s 2008 Biennial Interest Group Conference, The Politics of International Economic Law: The Next Four Years, will be held at George Washington University Law School, Nov. 14-15, 2008. The deadline for paper and program proposals is July 20, 2008. The call for papers is here.
| November 14, 2008 | to | November 15, 2008 |
The American Society of International Law International Economic Law Interest Group‘s 2008 Biennial Interest Group Conference, The Politics of International Economic Law: The Next Four Years, will be held at George Washington University Law School, Nov. 14-15, 2008. The deadline for paper and program proposals is July 20, 2008. The call for papers is here.
The American Society of International Law International Economic Law Interest Group‘s 2008 Biennial Interest Group Conference, The Politics of International Economic Law: The Next Four Years, will be held at George Washington University Law School, Nov. 14-15, 2008. The deadline for paper and program proposals is July 20, 2008. The call for papers is here.
| July 25, 2008 |
Lexxion (a legal publisher in Berlin) hosts the Berlin Climate Law Conference 2008 July 25, 2008. Even though the organizers officially “closed” the registration last Thursday there are still a few places available.
The conference is organised in cooperation with the 5th International Summer Academy “Energy and the Environment” of the University of Greifswald and will bring together experts from the legal discipline and other stakeholders for a discussion on the legal dimensions of climate change. It responds to the growing significance of the law as a necessary framework to operationalise climate policies and create predictability and stability in the rapidly growing carbon market.
The conference agenda will cover the Commission’s Climate Proposals of 23 January 2008 and specific issues regarding the reforming of the EU ETS, and we are expecting around 80 participants from all over the world – so far registrations have been made from many European countries as well as Brasil, China, Iran, Pakistan, South Africa etc.
Lexxion (a legal publisher in Berlin) hosts the Berlin Climate Law Conference 2008 July 25, 2008. Even though the organizers officially “closed” the registration last Thursday there are still a few places available.
The conference is organised in cooperation with the 5th International Summer Academy “Energy and the Environment” of the University of Greifswald and will bring together experts from the legal discipline and other stakeholders for a discussion on the legal dimensions of climate change. It responds to the growing significance of the law as a necessary framework to operationalise climate policies and create predictability and stability in the rapidly growing carbon market.
The conference agenda will cover the Commission’s Climate Proposals of 23 January 2008 and specific issues regarding the reforming of the EU ETS, and we are expecting around 80 participants from all over the world – so far registrations have been made from many European countries as well as Brasil, China, Iran, Pakistan, South Africa etc.
| July 16, 2008 | to | September 15, 2008 |
This isn’t specifically about legal research instruction, but might be of interest to those who teach legal research: Critical Pedagogy and Library Instruction: An Edited Collection. Abstracts are due Sept. 15, 2008. Jump to full post
This isn’t specifically about legal research instruction, but might be of interest to those who teach legal research: Critical Pedagogy and Library Instruction: An Edited Collection. Abstracts are due Sept. 15, 2008. Jump to full post
The IDF Law Review, published by the Israel Defense Forces Military School of Law, aims to serve both as an academic and professional research tool, and as a mechanism for facilitating debate and innovative ideas in the fields of Military Law, the Laws of War, Operational Law, as well as Criminal, Constitutional and other International Law issues relating to military activities.
A copy of the 2007-2008 Call for Papers is below. Although the editors already have most of the articles for the 2007-2008 edition, they are still accepting articles that are at an advanced/publishable stage. Their publishing target is winter 2008.
They are also collecting articles for the 2009-2010 edition of the IDF Law Review, for which they are accepting contribution on a rolling basis (i.e. no deadline yet).
| October 10, 2008 |
The European Company and Financial Law Review (ECFR) hosts the Third ECFR Symposium, Shareholder Suits. It will take place in Vienna on Friday, October 10, 2008. Jump to full post
The European Company and Financial Law Review (ECFR) hosts the Third ECFR Symposium, Shareholder Suits. It will take place in Vienna on Friday, October 10, 2008. Jump to full post
| July 10, 2008 |
Lani Guinier (Harvard Law), Demosprudence through Dissent
| November 1, 2008 |
The McGill International Journal of Sustainable Development Law and Policy (JSDLP) is presently accepting submissions for Volume 5:2. The issue of development, with its impact on environmental degradation and human rights, is of growing concern. This general issue of the JSDLP seeks to present and analyze legal and policy issues of critical importance for implementing sustainable development. Examples of suitable topics for submission include, but are not limited to: environmental and social safeguards in international trade and investment agreements; land use law and sustainable development; corporate social responsibility; trade and intellectual property rights in genetic organisms; environmental and social considerations in WTO dispute resolution; and natural resource conservation laws and best practices.
The full call for papers (in PDF) is here. The deadline is Nov. 1, 2008.
The McGill International Journal of Sustainable Development Law and Policy (JSDLP) is presently accepting submissions for Volume 5:2. The issue of development, with its impact on environmental degradation and human rights, is of growing concern. This general issue of the JSDLP seeks to present and analyze legal and policy issues of critical importance for implementing sustainable development. Examples of suitable topics for submission include, but are not limited to: environmental and social safeguards in international trade and investment agreements; land use law and sustainable development; corporate social responsibility; trade and intellectual property rights in genetic organisms; environmental and social considerations in WTO dispute resolution; and natural resource conservation laws and best practices.
The full call for papers (in PDF) is here. The deadline is Nov. 1, 2008.
| September 15, 2008 |
The Journal of the Association of Legal Writing Directors (J. ALWD) invites submission of articles for its Fall 2009 Best Practices in Persuasion issue. The Journal encourages authors to submit articles addressing the best practices theme as well as articles on other topics that fit within the mission of the Journal.
The final deadline for submission of articles for the Fall 2009 issue is September 15, 2008. Jump to full post
The Journal of the Association of Legal Writing Directors (J. ALWD) invites submission of articles for its Fall 2009 Best Practices in Persuasion issue. The Journal encourages authors to submit articles addressing the best practices theme as well as articles on other topics that fit within the mission of the Journal.
The final deadline for submission of articles for the Fall 2009 issue is September 15, 2008. Jump to full post
Howell Jackson (Harvard Law), Toward a New Regulatory Paradigm for the Trans-Atlantic Financial Market and Beyond: Legal and Economic Perspectives
| July 15, 2008 |
Third GigaNet Annual Symposium
2 December 2008 – Hyderabad, India
Hyderabad International Conference Center (HICC)
The call for papers deadline is July 15, 2008. Jump to full post
| December 2, 2008 |
Third GigaNet Annual Symposium
2 December 2008 – Hyderabad, India
Hyderabad International Conference Center (HICC)
The call for papers deadline is July 15, 2008. Jump to full post
Third GigaNet Annual Symposium
2 December 2008 – Hyderabad, India
Hyderabad International Conference Center (HICC)
The call for papers deadline is July 15, 2008. Jump to full post
| July 3, 2008 |
Yochai Benkler (Harvard Law), Law, Policy, and Cooperation
| July 2, 2008 |
Douglas Mossman (Cincinnati Law), How Accurate Are Psychoiatrists’ Assessments of Competence to Stand Trial
Douglas Mossman (Cincinnati Law), How Accurate Are Psychoiatrists’ Assessments of Competence to Stand Trial
| September 3, 2008 | to | September 5, 2008 |
The 2008 International Law and Trade Conference (ILTC) and the LSPI 2008 (The 3rd International Conference on Legal, Security and Privacy Issues in IT) will be held together at the University of Economics Prague, Czech Republic, Sept. 3-5, 2008.
The call for papers for LSPI is here. Deadlines: full research papers – Aug. 1, 2008; abstract presentations – Aug. 15, 2008.
The call for papers for ILTC is here. Deadlines: full research papers – Aug. 1, 2008; abstract presentations – Aug. 15, 2008.
| August 15, 2008 |
The 2008 International Law and Trade Conference (ILTC) and the LSPI 2008 (The 3rd International Conference on Legal, Security and Privacy Issues in IT) will be held together at the University of Economics Prague, Czech Republic, Sept. 3-5, 2008.
The call for papers for LSPI is here. Deadlines: full research papers – Aug. 1, 2008; abstract presentations – Aug. 15, 2008.
The call for papers for ILTC is here. Deadlines: full research papers – Aug. 1, 2008; abstract presentations – Aug. 15, 2008.
| August 1, 2008 |
The 2008 International Law and Trade Conference (ILTC) and the LSPI 2008 (The 3rd International Conference on Legal, Security and Privacy Issues in IT) will be held together at the University of Economics Prague, Czech Republic, Sept. 3-5, 2008.
The call for papers for LSPI is here. Deadlines: full research papers – Aug. 1, 2008; abstract presentations – Aug. 15, 2008.
The call for papers for ILTC is here. Deadlines: full research papers – Aug. 1, 2008; abstract presentations – Aug. 15, 2008.
The 2008 International Law and Trade Conference (ILTC) and the LSPI 2008 (The 3rd International Conference on Legal, Security and Privacy Issues in IT) will be held together at the University of Economics Prague, Czech Republic, Sept. 3-5, 2008.
The call for papers for LSPI is here. Deadlines: full research papers – Aug. 1, 2008; abstract presentations – Aug. 15, 2008.
The call for papers for ILTC is here. Deadlines: full research papers – Aug. 1, 2008; abstract presentations – Aug. 15, 2008.
Naomi Mezey (Georgetown Law) & Nina Pillard (Georgetown Law), Immaculate Feminism: Banished Fathers, Neo Maternalism, and Mom’s Rising
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