| October 18, 2008 | to | October 21, 2008 |
The World Association for Medical Law will host its 17th World Congress on Medical Law in Beijing, Oct. 18-21, 2008.
We expect 1000-1200 participants to the congress from all over the world. The theme of the congress is Legal Construction on Health Law and a Harmonious Society. The scientific program will focus on exploring various issues related to the science of health law.
The World Association for Medical Law will host its 17th World Congress on Medical Law in Beijing, Oct. 18-21, 2008.
We expect 1000-1200 participants to the congress from all over the world. The theme of the congress is Legal Construction on Health Law and a Harmonious Society. The scientific program will focus on exploring various issues related to the science of health law.
| October 1, 2008 |
James Oldham (Georgetown Law), Under the Radar: Informal Law-Making by the Twelve Judges in the Late 18th and Early 19th Centuries
Mark Gergen (Texas Law), Why Strong Third Party Penalties are an Essential Tool for Discouraging Taxpayers from Taking Aggressive Positions in Reporting on Matters of Factual or Legal Uncertainty
Glenn C. Loury (Brown Economics), Incarceration Policy and the Effects on Black Men
| October 9, 2008 |
The Fifth International Conference on Technology, Knowledge and Society will take place Jan. 30 – Feb. 1, 2009, in Huntsville, AL.
This Conference will address a range of critically important themes in the various fields that address the relationships between technology, knowledge and society. The Conference is cross-disciplinary in scope, a meeting point for technologists with a concern for the social and social scientists with a concern for the technological. The focus is primarily, but not exclusively, on information and communications technologies.
As well as impressive line-up of international main speakers, the Conference will also include numerous paper, workshop and colloquium presentations by practitioners, teachers and researchers. We would particularly like to invite you to respond to the Conference Call-for-Papers. Presenters may choose to submit written papers for publication in the fully refereed International Journal of Technology, Knowledge and Society. If you are unable to attend the Conference in person, virtual registrations are also available which allow you to submit a paper for refereeing and possible publication in this fully refereed academic Journal, as well as access to the electronic version of the Conference proceedings.
The deadline for the next round in the call for papers (a title and short abstract) is 9 October 2008. Future deadlines will be announced on the Conference website after this date. Proposals are reviewed within two weeks of submission. Full details of the Conference, including an online proposal submission form, are to be found at the Conference website.
| January 30, 2009 | to | February 1, 2009 |
The Fifth International Conference on Technology, Knowledge and Society will take place Jan. 30 – Feb. 1, 2009, in Huntsville, AL.
This Conference will address a range of critically important themes in the various fields that address the relationships between technology, knowledge and society. The Conference is cross-disciplinary in scope, a meeting point for technologists with a concern for the social and social scientists with a concern for the technological. The focus is primarily, but not exclusively, on information and communications technologies.
As well as impressive line-up of international main speakers, the Conference will also include numerous paper, workshop and colloquium presentations by practitioners, teachers and researchers. We would particularly like to invite you to respond to the Conference Call-for-Papers. Presenters may choose to submit written papers for publication in the fully refereed International Journal of Technology, Knowledge and Society. If you are unable to attend the Conference in person, virtual registrations are also available which allow you to submit a paper for refereeing and possible publication in this fully refereed academic Journal, as well as access to the electronic version of the Conference proceedings.
The deadline for the next round in the call for papers (a title and short abstract) is 9 October 2008. Future deadlines will be announced on the Conference website after this date. Proposals are reviewed within two weeks of submission. Full details of the Conference, including an online proposal submission form, are to be found at the Conference website.
The Fifth International Conference on Technology, Knowledge and Society will take place Jan. 30 – Feb. 1, 2009, in Huntsville, AL.
This Conference will address a range of critically important themes in the various fields that address the relationships between technology, knowledge and society. The Conference is cross-disciplinary in scope, a meeting point for technologists with a concern for the social and social scientists with a concern for the technological. The focus is primarily, but not exclusively, on information and communications technologies.
As well as impressive line-up of international main speakers, the Conference will also include numerous paper, workshop and colloquium presentations by practitioners, teachers and researchers. We would particularly like to invite you to respond to the Conference Call-for-Papers. Presenters may choose to submit written papers for publication in the fully refereed International Journal of Technology, Knowledge and Society. If you are unable to attend the Conference in person, virtual registrations are also available which allow you to submit a paper for refereeing and possible publication in this fully refereed academic Journal, as well as access to the electronic version of the Conference proceedings.
The deadline for the next round in the call for papers (a title and short abstract) is 9 October 2008. Future deadlines will be announced on the Conference website after this date. Proposals are reviewed within two weeks of submission. Full details of the Conference, including an online proposal submission form, are to be found at the Conference website.
Stefano Maffei (University of Parma), Criminal Justice and Human Rights in Europe
| November 1, 2008 |
New York City Law Review: A Call for Papers
The Legal System’s Response to Violence in New York CityThe New York City Law Review — a student-run law journal based out of the City University of New York School of Law – is currently seeking papers for our Spring 2009 symposium on the legal system’s response to violent behavior. With a particular emphasis on violent behavior within New York City, we will critically explore the increase in criminalization, mandatory arrests, and zero tolerance policies through four panels on the areas of domestic violence, sex offenses, juvenile justice, and police brutality. We will be highlighting progressive legal responses within the present legal system, as well as ideas for new responses both within and without the legal framework. The symposium will take place on February 13, 2009 at the Borough of Manhattan Community College. We are in the process of securing CLE credits.If you are interested in submitting a paper, please email nyclawreviewsymposium [at] gmail.com by November 1, 2008 with your name, school or organizational affiliation, and an abstract of no more than 250 words describing your article. Selected authors may be invited to serve as panelists at the symposium. Selected articles will be published in the spring of 2009. All completed articles must be submitted by January 1, 2009.
| February 13, 2009 |
New York City Law Review: A Call for Papers
The Legal System’s Response to Violence in New York CityThe New York City Law Review — a student-run law journal based out of the City University of New York School of Law – is currently seeking papers for our Spring 2009 symposium on the legal system’s response to violent behavior. With a particular emphasis on violent behavior within New York City, we will critically explore the increase in criminalization, mandatory arrests, and zero tolerance policies through four panels on the areas of domestic violence, sex offenses, juvenile justice, and police brutality. We will be highlighting progressive legal responses within the present legal system, as well as ideas for new responses both within and without the legal framework. The symposium will take place on February 13, 2009 at the Borough of Manhattan Community College. We are in the process of securing CLE credits.If you are interested in submitting a paper, please email nyclawreviewsymposium [at] gmail.com by November 1, 2008 with your name, school or organizational affiliation, and an abstract of no more than 250 words describing your article. Selected authors may be invited to serve as panelists at the symposium. Selected articles will be published in the spring of 2009. All completed articles must be submitted by January 1, 2009.
New York City Law Review: A Call for Papers
The Legal System’s Response to Violence in New York CityThe New York City Law Review — a student-run law journal based out of the City University of New York School of Law – is currently seeking papers for our Spring 2009 symposium on the legal system’s response to violent behavior. With a particular emphasis on violent behavior within New York City, we will critically explore the increase in criminalization, mandatory arrests, and zero tolerance policies through four panels on the areas of domestic violence, sex offenses, juvenile justice, and police brutality. We will be highlighting progressive legal responses within the present legal system, as well as ideas for new responses both within and without the legal framework. The symposium will take place on February 13, 2009 at the Borough of Manhattan Community College. We are in the process of securing CLE credits.If you are interested in submitting a paper, please email nyclawreviewsymposium [at] gmail.com by November 1, 2008 with your name, school or organizational affiliation, and an abstract of no more than 250 words describing your article. Selected authors may be invited to serve as panelists at the symposium. Selected articles will be published in the spring of 2009. All completed articles must be submitted by January 1, 2009.
| September 30, 2008 |
Stefano Maffei (University of Parma), Criminal Justice and Human Rights in Europe
Lynn Vavreck (UCLS Political Science), The 2008 Primaries: Issues versus Traits
Sean Griffith (Fordham Law), How the Merits Matter: D&O Insurance and Securities Settlements
Washington University Of St. Louis
Heidi Kitrosser (Minnesota Law), Accountability and Administrative Structure
| September 29, 2008 |
Lynn Vavreck (UCLS Political Science), The 2008 Primaries: Issues Versus Traits
Tomiko Brown-Nagin (Virginia Law), Courage to Dissent: Courts and Communities in the Civil Rights Movement
Sean Griffith (Fordham Law), How the Merits Matter: D&O Insurance and Securities Settlements
Washington University Of St. Louis
Heidi Kitrosser (Minnesota Law), Accountability and Administrative Structure
Jennifer Reinganum (Vanderbilt Law)
David Stras (Minnesota Law), Navigating the New Politics of Judicial Appointments
Camille Gear Rich (USC Law), Marginal Whiteness
Dotan Oliar and Chris Sprigman (Virginia Law), The Emergence of Intellectual Property Norms in Stand-up Comedy
Mary Robinson (Former President of Ireland)
| September 26, 2008 |
Jennifer Reinganum (Vanderbilt Law)
David Stras (Minnesota Law), Navigating the New Politics of Judicial Appointments
Camille Gear Rich (USC Law), Marginal Whiteness
Dotan Oliar and Chris Sprigman (Virginia Law), The Emergence of Intellectual Property Norms in Stand-up Comedy
Mary Robinson (Former President of Ireland)
Harvard Health Law Policy Biotechnology, and Bioethics
Henry Grabowski (Duke Economics), Priority Review Vouchers to Encourage Innovation for Neglected Diseases
Kim Krawiec (North Carolina Law)
John Pfaff (Fordham Law), The Myths and Realites of Correctional Severity: Evidence from the National Corrections Reporting Program
Daniel Schwarcz (Minnesota Law), The British Approach to Consumer Financial Disputes: A Model for Reform in Insurance Law and Beyond
Northwestern Law and Economics
Jody S. Kraus (Virgina Law), Contract Design and the Structure of Contractual Intent
Oregon Enviromental and Natural Resource Law
Alexander Murphy (Oregon Geography), The Geopolitical Implications of Climate Change
Mark Roe (Harvard Law), Public and Private Enforcement of Securities Law: Resource Based Evidence
Cally Jordan (Melbourne Law), Legal Origins Revisited: The Case of Corporate Governance
Yale Economics and Organization
Amy Finkelstein (MIT Economics), Estimating Welfare in Inurance Markets Using Variation in Prices
| May 15, 2009 | to | May 16, 2009 |
The University of Calgary Faculty of Law (Alberta) and the Pacific McGeorge School of Law (Sacramento, California), together with their partners from the Tsinghua University (Beijing, China), present Critical Intersections for Energy & Water Law:
New Challenges and Opportunities May 15-16, 2009, in Calgary, Alberta. Papers and other proceedings will be published after the conference by the Journal of Energy and Natural Resources Law (edited at the University of Calgary) and the Pacific McGeorge Global Business & Development Law Journal. Jump to full post
The University of Calgary Faculty of Law (Alberta) and the Pacific McGeorge School of Law (Sacramento, California), together with their partners from the Tsinghua University (Beijing, China), present Critical Intersections for Energy & Water Law:
New Challenges and Opportunities May 15-16, 2009, in Calgary, Alberta. Papers and other proceedings will be published after the conference by the Journal of Energy and Natural Resources Law (edited at the University of Calgary) and the Pacific McGeorge Global Business & Development Law Journal. Jump to full post
| September 25, 2008 |
Harvard Health Law Policy Biotechnology, and Bioethics
Henry Grabowski (Duke Economics), Priority Review Vouchers to Encourage Innovation for Neglected Diseases
Kim Krawiec (North Carolina Law)
John Pfaff (Fordham Law), The Myths and Realites of Correctional Severity: Evidence from the National Corrections Reporting Program
Daniel Schwarcz (Minnesota Law), The British Approach to Consumer Financial Disputes: A Model for Reform in Insurance Law and Beyond
Northwestern Law and Economics
Jody S. Kraus (Virgina Law), Contract Design and the Structure of Contractual Intent
Oregon Enviromental and Natural Resource Law
Alexander Murphy (Oregon Geography), The Geopolitical Implications of Climate Change
Mark Roe (Harvard Law), Public and Private Enforcement of Securities Law: Resource Based Evidence
Cally Jordan (Melbourne Law), Legal Origins Revisited: The Case of Corporate Governance
Yale Economics and Organization
Amy Finkelstein (MIT Economics), Estimating Welfare in Inurance Markets Using Variation in Prices
Richard Abel (UCLA Law), Lawyers in the Dock: Learnings from New York Disciplinary Proceedings
Scott Sunby (Miami Law), War and Peace in the Jury Room: The Deliberative Process of Capital Juries
Christina Burnett (Columbia Law),A Clash of Constitutionalisms: The Conflict over the Platt Amendments 1900-1901
Miriam Cherry (Pacific McGeorge Law), Virtual Work
Hilary Schor (USC English, Law), “Maidens Choosing”: George Eliot, Curiosity, and the Law
| November 21, 2008 |
The University of South Carolina School of Law presents The Law Librarian’s Role in the Scholarly Enterprise Nov. 21, 2008.
The University of South Carolina School of Law presents The Law Librarian’s Role in the Scholarly Enterprise Nov. 21, 2008.
| November 7, 2008 |
SMU Dedman School of Law presents The Rise of Transnational Networks Nov. 7, 2008.
In the last few decades, judges, legislators, prosecutors, and agency officials have increasingly been coordinating policy and decision-making across borders through informal networks. Such coordination has often occurred without formal legal sanction and is especially prominent in areas of cross-border regulation, including banking, antitrust, environmental protection, and securities law. But it also occurs in more politically charged areas, such as constitutional law, national security, law enforcement, and human rights. This conference will review the record of transnational networks and the promise they hold for deeper and more effective international cooperation. Under what conditions are transnational networks likely to arise and how do they function? What are their advantages over traditional diplomacy and international organizations, and in what circumstances are networks most likely to be successful? What are some of the main obstacles to their legitimacy and effectiveness, and how can these obstacles be overcome?
SMU Dedman School of Law presents The Rise of Transnational Networks Nov. 7, 2008.
In the last few decades, judges, legislators, prosecutors, and agency officials have increasingly been coordinating policy and decision-making across borders through informal networks. Such coordination has often occurred without formal legal sanction and is especially prominent in areas of cross-border regulation, including banking, antitrust, environmental protection, and securities law. But it also occurs in more politically charged areas, such as constitutional law, national security, law enforcement, and human rights.This conference will review the record of transnational networks and the promise they hold for deeper and more effective international cooperation. Under what conditions are transnational networks likely to arise and how do they function? What are their advantages over traditional diplomacy and international organizations, and in what circumstances are networks most likely to be successful? What are some of the main obstacles to their legitimacy and effectiveness, and how can these obstacles be overcome?
| September 24, 2008 |
Richard Abel (UCLA Law), Lawyers in the Dock: Learnings from New York Disciplinary Proceedings
Scott Sunby (Miami Law), War and Peace in the Jury Room: The Deliberative Process of Capital Juries
Christina Burnett (Columbia Law),A Clash of Constitutionalisms: The Conflict over the Platt Amendments 1900-1901
Miriam Cherry (Pacific McGeorge Law), Virtual Work
Hilary Schor (USC English, Law), “Maidens Choosing”: George Eliot, Curiosity, and the Law
Lee Fennell (Chicago Law), Adjusting Alienability
Steve Johansen (Lewis and Clark Law), Was Colonel Sanders a Terrorist?: The Ethics of Storytelling in Legislation
Ellen Harvey (Yale Law Graduate)
NYU Law, Economics and Politics
Jessica Trounstine (Princeton Politics), Information, Turnout, and Incumbency in Local Elections
Oregon Center for Law and Politics
Mark Graber (Maryland Law), Polarization and the Courts
| September 23, 2008 |
Lee Fennell (Chicago Law), Adjusting Alienability
Steve Johansen (Lewis and Clark Law), Was Colonel Sanders a Terrorist?: The Ethics of Storytelling in Legislation
Ellen Harvey (Yale Law Graduate)
NYU Law, Economics and Politics
Jessica Trounstine (Princeton Politics), Information, Turnout, and Incumbency in Local Elections
Oregon Center for Law and Politics
Mark Graber (Maryland Law), Polarization and the Courts
| September 22, 2008 |
Steve Schwarcz (Duke Law), Complexity as a Catalyst of Market Failure: A Law and Engineering Inquiry
Howard Chang (Penn Law), Immigration Restrictions as Redistributive Taxation
Peter Clarke
Northwestern Law and Political Economy
Elizabeth Garrett (USC Law), Direct Democracy and Public Choice
Justin O’Brien (Australian National University), Barriers to Entry: Foreign Direct Investment and the Regulation of Sovereign Wealth
Kurt Lash (Loyola Law), Leaving the Chisholm Trail: The Eleventh Amendment and the Background Principle of Strict Construction
Wil Waluchow (McMaster University), Four Concepts of Validity: Reflections on Inclusive and Exclusive Positivism
USC Communications Law and Policy Paige Marta Skiba (Vanderbilt Law)Vanderbilt Jesse Fried (Berkely Law), Do VCs Misbehave? Some Evidence from Silicon ValleyWashington – St. Louis
Felice Batlan (Chicago-Kent Law)
Steve Schwarcz (Duke Law), Complexity as a Catalyst of Market Failure: A Law and Engineering Inquiry
Howard Chang (Penn Law), Immigration Restrictions as Redistributive Taxation
Peter Clarke
Northwestern Law and Political Economy
Elizabeth Garrett (USC Law), Direct Democracy and Public Choice
Justin O’Brien (Australian National University), Barriers to Entry: Foreign Direct Investment and the Regulation of Sovereign Wealth
Kurt Lash (Loyola Law), Leaving the Chisholm Trail: The Eleventh Amendment and the Background Principle of Strict Construction
Wil Waluchow (McMaster University), Four Concepts of Validity: Reflections on Inclusive and Exclusive Positivism
USC Communications Law and Policy Paige Marta Skiba (Vanderbilt Law)Vanderbilt Jesse Fried (Berkely Law), Do VCs Misbehave? Some Evidence from Silicon Valley
Felice Batlan (Chicago-Kent Law)
| October 20, 2008 |
University College Dublin will host its third annual Legal Research Conference for postgraduates on 5-6 December 2008. This year’s conference will revolve around the theme of “Legal Processes Beyond the State”. Jump to full post
| December 5, 2008 | to | December 6, 2008 |
University College Dublin will host its third annual Legal Research Conference for postgraduates on 5-6 December 2008. This year’s conference will revolve around the theme of “Legal Processes Beyond the State”. Jump to full post
University College Dublin will host its third annual Legal Research Conference for postgraduates on 5-6 December 2008. This year’s conference will revolve around the theme of “Legal Processes Beyond the State”. Jump to full post
Charlotte Crane (Northwestern Law), Honoring Expectations about Taxes: Are Roth IRAs Different?
Ron Harris (Tel Aviv Law), Law, Finance and the First Corporations
Kent Keihl (New Mexico Psychology), Brain Imaging of Criminal Psychopaths
Ethan Yale (Georgetown Law), A Better Way to Tax Corporate Distributions: Allow Basis Recovery on Ordinary Dividends
| September 19, 2008 |
Charlotte Crane (Northwestern Law), Honoring Expectations about Taxes: Are Roth IRAs Different?
Ron Harris (Tel Aviv Law), Law, Finance and the First Corporations
Kent Keihl (New Mexico Psychology), Brain Imaging of Criminal Psychopaths
Ethan Yale (Georgetown Law), A Better Way to Tax Corporate Distributions: Allow Basis Recovery on Ordinary Dividends
Juan E. Mendez (International Center for Transitional Justice)
Michael O’Hear (Marquette Law), Explain Yourself: Procedural Reasonableness in Federal Sentencing After Rita v. United States
Harvard Health Law Policy, Biotechnology, and Bioethics
Darius Lakdawalla (Rand Corporation), The Welfare Effects of Medical Malpractice Liability
Matt Stephenson (Harvard Law), Political Accountability under Alternative Institutional Regimes
Christopher Springman (Virginia Law), The Emergence of IP Norms in Stand-Up Comedy
New York University Law and Society
Maneesha Deckha (Victoria Law), Racialized Animals and Animalized Cultures: Species, Intersectionality and Posthumanist Justice
Justin McCrary (Berkeley Law), Crime, Punishment, and Myopia
Santa Clara Social Justice Workshop
Joaquin Avila (Seattle University Law), Obstacles to Latina/o Political Empowerment and Solutions
| September 18, 2008 |
Juan E. Mendez (International Center for Transitional Justice)
Michael O’Hear (Marquette Law), Explain Yourself: Procedural Reasonableness in Federal Sentencing After Rita v. United States
Harvard Health Law Policy, Biotechnology, and Bioethics
Darius Lakdawalla (Rand Corporation), The Welfare Effects of Medical Malpractice Liability
Matt Stephenson (Harvard Law), Political Accountability under Alternative Institutional Regimes
Christopher Springman (Virginia Law), The Emergence of IP Norms in Stand-Up Comedy
New York University Law and Society
Maneesha Deckha (Victoria Law), Racialized Animals and Animalized Cultures: Species, Intersectionality and Posthumanist Justice
Justin McCrary (Berkeley Law), Crime, Punishment, and Myopia
Santa Clara Social Justice Workshop
Joaquin Avila (Seattle University Law), Obstacles to Latina/o Political Empowerment and Solutions
Yoav Dotan (Miami Law), Speculation on the Boundaries of Social Transformation through Litigation: Women and Gay Rights in Israel 1970-2007
New York University Legal History
Jed Shugerman (Harvard Law), The People’s Courts: The Rise of Judicial Elections and Judicial Power, 1837-1860
Pennsylvania Law and Economics
William A. Ackman (Pershing Square Capital Management), Retailers in a Recession
| October 24, 2008 | to | October 25, 2008 |
The Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law at Arizona State University hosts the 2008 AALS Dispute Resolution Section Works in Progress Conference, Oct. 24-25, 2008.
The Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law at Arizona State University hosts the 2008 AALS Dispute Resolution Section Works in Progress Conference, Oct. 24-25, 2008.
| October 6, 2008 | to | October 9, 2008 |
The 19th International Symposium on the Forensic Sciences, sponsored by the Australian and New Zealand Forensic Science Society (ANZFSS), takes place Oct. 6-9 in Melbourne.
The 19th International Symposium on the Forensic Sciences, sponsored by the Australian and New Zealand Forensic Science Society (ANZFSS), takes place Oct. 6-9 in Melbourne.
| September 17, 2008 |
Yoav Dotan (Miami Law), Speculation on the Boundaries of Social Transformation through Litigation: Women and Gay Rights in Israel 1970-2007
New York University Legal History
Jed Shugerman (Harvard Law), The People’s Courts: The Rise of Judicial Elections and Judicial Power, 1837-1860
Pennsylvania Law and Economics
William A. Ackman (Pershing Square Capital Management), Retailers in a Recession
Davis Luban (Georgetown Law), Unthinking The Ticking Bomb
Nadelle Grossman (Marquette Law)
Jessica Knouse (Toledo Law), From Identity Politics to Ideology Politics
| January 30, 2009 |
Lewis & Clark Law School‘s Spring Symposium, Jan. 30, 2009, focuses on Giles v. California, the most recent Confrontation Clause case decided by the United States Supreme Court. Giles v. California involved the historic forfeiture-by-wrongdoing exception to the Confrontation Clause. The 4-2-3 split among the Justices indicates that Giles v. California is not the last word on this Confrontation Clause exception.
The Symposium will feature many of the top scholars in the contemporary Confrontation Clause debate. Hostedy by Lewis & Clark Law Professor Doug Beloof, the expected presenters are Thomas Davies (Tennessee), Jeffrey Fisher (Stanford), Richard Friedman (Michigan), Robert Kry (firm of Baker Botts), Tom Lininger (Oregon), Robert Mosteller (Duke) and Deborah Tuerkheimer (Maine).
Lewis & Clark Law School‘s Spring Symposium, Jan. 30, 2009, focuses on Giles v. California, the most recent Confrontation Clause case decided by the United States Supreme Court. Giles v. California involved the historic forfeiture-by-wrongdoing exception to the Confrontation Clause. The 4-2-3 split among the Justices indicates that Giles v. California is not the last word on this Confrontation Clause exception.
The Symposium will feature many of the top scholars in the contemporary Confrontation Clause debate. Hostedy by Lewis & Clark Law Professor Doug Beloof, the expected presenters are Thomas Davies (Tennessee), Jeffrey Fisher (Stanford), Richard Friedman (Michigan), Robert Kry (firm of Baker Botts), Tom Lininger (Oregon), Robert Mosteller (Duke) and Deborah Tuerkheimer (Maine).
| October 10, 2008 |
The Charleston Law Review, the flagship journal of the Charleston School of Law, is currently accepting papers for its Supreme Court issue. This issue will address any topic before the Court in the October 2008 Term; in the alternative, the Charleston Law Review will accept submissions that address an aspect of the Court itself such as voting trends, case load, or an analysis of a particular Justice.Though we are a young school and journal, we have enjoyed the privilege of publishing some of our nation’s leading thinkers and have earned a reputation as being a professional publication that authors have enjoyed working with. In our second volume, for example, we 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 our general issues, we also published notable scholars such as Professor Walter Murphy of Princeton University and Professor John Yoo of University of California Berkeley Law School. Our first issue of Volume 3 featuresa foreword by Fourth Circuit Chief Judge Karen Williams.
The Supreme Court Preview will be published in late 2008, and we therefore ask that you submit your work by October 10th. For more information on this issue or the Charleston Law Review, please contact Editor-in-Chief Katie Fowler via email at kfowler [at]charlestonlaw.edu or via telephone at 803-309-5421.
The Charleston Law Review, the flagship journal of the Charleston School of Law, is currently accepting papers for its Supreme Court issue. This issue will address any topic before the Court in the October 2008 Term; in the alternative, the Charleston Law Review will accept submissions that address an aspect of the Court itself such as voting trends, case load, or an analysis of a particular Justice.Though we are a young school and journal, we have enjoyed the privilege of publishing some of our nation’s leading thinkers and have earned a reputation as being a professional publication that authors have enjoyed working with. In our second volume, for example, we 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 our general issues, we also published notable scholars such as Professor Walter Murphy of Princeton University and Professor John Yoo of University of California Berkeley Law School. Our first issue of Volume 3 featuresa foreword by Fourth Circuit Chief Judge Karen Williams.
The Supreme Court Preview will be published in late 2008, and we therefore ask that you submit your work by October 10th. For more information on this issue or the Charleston Law Review, please contact Editor-in-Chief Katie Fowler via email at kfowler [at]charlestonlaw.edu or via telephone at 803-309-5421.
| December 10, 2008 | to | December 12, 2008 |
European Legal e-Access Conference
Dec. 10-12, 2008
Several governmental and private initiatives have been coordinated by the Secretariat-General of the French Government in order to organize, under France’s EU presidency, an event intended to inform the public about the progress of projects that have been carried out in France and in Europe. Those projects are favouring the improvement of access to law and the elaboration of law thanks to technological developments, and to promote the improvements that have been made in this field.
The call for papers deadline was Sept. 5, 2008.
European Legal e-Access Conference
Dec. 10-12, 2008
Several governmental and private initiatives have been coordinated by the Secretariat-General of the French Government in order to organize, under France’s EU presidency, an event intended to inform the public about the progress of projects that have been carried out in France and in Europe. Those projects are favouring the improvement of access to law and the elaboration of law thanks to technological developments, and to promote the improvements that have been made in this field.
The call for papers deadline was Sept. 5, 2008.
| September 27, 2008 |
A group of law professors and publishers is meeting at Seattle University School of Law to discuss electronic coursebooks on Sept. 27, 2008. See Books a weighty issue for law schools, Seattle P-I, Sept. 10, 2008.
A group of law professors and publishers is meeting at Seattle University School of Law to discuss electronic coursebooks on Sept. 27, 2008. See Books a weighty issue for law schools, Seattle P-I, Sept. 10, 2008.
| September 16, 2008 |
Davis Luban (Georgetown Law), Unthinking The Ticking Bomb
Nadelle Grossman (Marquette Law)
Lonny Sheinkopf Hoffman (Houston Law)
David A. Weisbach (Chicago Law), Climate Change and Discounting the Future: A Guide for the Perplexed
Michael Knoll (Pennsylvania Law), International Competitiveness, Tax Incentives, and a New Argument for Tax Sparing: Preventing Double Taxation by Crediting Implicit Taxes
Eric Posner (Chicago Law), Terror in the Balance: Security, Liberty, and the Courts
UC Berkeley CSLS Speaker Series
Andreas Abegg (Freiburg Law), The Contracting State and its Courts – A Comparative Historical Inquiry
Lynn Stout (UCLA Law), Is The Homo Economicus Model a Self -Fulfilling Prophecy
Washington University in St. Louis
Melissa Murray (UC Berkeley), The Space Between: The Intersection of Criminal Law and Family Law
| September 15, 2008 |
Lonny Sheinkopf Hoffman (Houston Law)
David A. Weisbach (Chicago Law), Climate Change and Discounting the Future: A Guide for the Perplexed
Michael Knoll (Pennsylvania Law), International Competitiveness, Tax Incentives, and a New Argument for Tax Sparing: Preventing Double Taxation by Crediting Implicit Taxes
Eric Posner (Chicago Law), Terror in the Balance: Security, Liberty, and the Courts
UC Berkley CSLS Speaker Series
Andreas Abegg (Freiburg Law), The Contracting State and its Courts – A Comparative Historical Inquiry
Lynn Stout (UCLA Law), Is The Homo Economicus Model a Self -Fulfilling Prophecy
Washington University in St. Louis
Melissa Murray (UC Berkley), The Space Between: The Intersection of Criminal Law and Family Law
| April 16, 2009 | to | April 18, 2009 |
FORTHCOMING ANDREAS LOWENFELD / CONFLICT OF LAWS / TRANSNATIONAL LITIGATION CONFERENCE
Please mark your calendars and save the dates—April 16-18th, 2009—for two special events at New York University School of Law. On April 16th, a day-long conference in tribute to the career of Professor Andreas Lowenfeld will feature judges, scholars, and practitioners whose own work has been influenced by Professor Lowenfeld. Among the invited speakers are Judge Thomas Buergenthal of the International Court of Justice, Justice Lawrence Collins (of the English Court of Appeal), Professor Jose Alvarez, Professor Robert Howse, Professor Eleanor Fox, Professor George Bermann, Professor Mario Giovanoli, Professor Catherine Kessedjian, former ALI President Michael Traynor and arbitration experts Gary Born and Albert van den Berg. Additional invitations are in progress.
On April 17-18, 2009, New York University will be hosting the bi-annual conference of the Journal of Private International Law – the first English language journal devoted exclusively to Private International Law. The first two conferences of the Journal were held in Scotland and England respectively, and this conference will be the first on this side of the Atlantic.
These two events offer a unique opportunity to bring together judges, scholars, and practitioners in the field of private international law. Topics of the conference will include such issues as 1) ethical aspects of doing cross-border business 2) autonomous interpretations of treaties such as the CISG 3) anti-suit injunctions in arbitration and litigation and 4) the desirability of having a new Restatement Third in Conflict of Laws in light of the European initiatives of the Rome I and II Regulations. A special feature of the conference this year will be a pre-conference event on the morning of April 17th where a “call for papers” will feature the scholarship of young academics and Phd students from around the world. The full conference will begin on the afternoon of the 17th with a panel on commercial law issues; on the 18th there will be two panels – one that considers the desirability of a Third Restatement on Conflict of Laws and a second that features developments in the area of transnational litigation and arbitration. On the evening of the 17th there will be a dinner for all conference attendees.
The Journal is still in the process of formulating the panels and inviting speakers and commentators, though we already have a number of committed participants, including Professor Ronald Brand, Professor Marco Torsello, Professor Ingeborg Schwenzer, Dean Symeon Symeonides, Professor Katharina Boele-Woelki, Professor Francisco J. Garcimartin Alferez,Professor Paul Beaumont, Professor Franco Ferrari, and Justice Lawrence Collins (Court of Appeal, England). Additional invitations will be made in the weeks ahead.
Further details about the conference will be forthcoming along with information about hotel accommodations in New York. For the moment, we just want you to save the date for this very special set of events.
FORTHCOMING ANDREAS LOWENFELD / CONFLICT OF LAWS / TRANSNATIONAL LITIGATION CONFERENCE
Please mark your calendars and save the dates—April 16-18th, 2009—for two special events at New York University School of Law. On April 16th, a day-long conference in tribute to the career of Professor Andreas Lowenfeld will feature judges, scholars, and practitioners whose own work has been influenced by Professor Lowenfeld. Among the invited speakers are Judge Thomas Buergenthal of the International Court of Justice, Justice Lawrence Collins (of the English Court of Appeal), Professor Jose Alvarez, Professor Robert Howse, Professor Eleanor Fox, Professor George Bermann, Professor Mario Giovanoli, Professor Catherine Kessedjian, former ALI President Michael Traynor and arbitration experts Gary Born and Albert van den Berg. Additional invitations are in progress.
On April 17-18, 2009, New York University will be hosting the bi-annual conference of the Journal of Private International Law – the first English language journal devoted exclusively to Private International Law. The first two conferences of the Journal were held in Scotland and England respectively, and this conference will be the first on this side of the Atlantic.
These two events offer a unique opportunity to bring together judges, scholars, and practitioners in the field of private international law. Topics of the conference will include such issues as 1) ethical aspects of doing cross-border business 2) autonomous interpretations of treaties such as the CISG 3) anti-suit injunctions in arbitration and litigation and 4) the desirability of having a new Restatement Third in Conflict of Laws in light of the European initiatives of the Rome I and II Regulations. A special feature of the conference this year will be a pre-conference event on the morning of April 17th where a “call for papers” will feature the scholarship of young academics and Phd students from around the world. The full conference will begin on the afternoon of the 17th with a panel on commercial law issues; on the 18th there will be two panels – one that considers the desirability of a Third Restatement on Conflict of Laws and a second that features developments in the area of transnational litigation and arbitration. On the evening of the 17th there will be a dinner for all conference attendees.
The Journal is still in the process of formulating the panels and inviting speakers and commentators, though we already have a number of committed participants, including Professor Ronald Brand, Professor Marco Torsello, Professor Ingeborg Schwenzer, Dean Symeon Symeonides, Professor Katharina Boele-Woelki, Professor Francisco J. Garcimartin Alferez,Professor Paul Beaumont, Professor Franco Ferrari, and Justice Lawrence Collins (Court of Appeal, England). Additional invitations will be made in the weeks ahead.
Further details about the conference will be forthcoming along with information about hotel accommodations in New York. For the moment, we just want you to save the date for this very special set of events.
| November 13, 2008 | to | November 14, 2008 |
Brooklyn Law School presents The Products Liability Restatement: Was it a Success? Nov. 13-14, 2008.
See details on SSRN.
Brooklyn Law School presents The Products Liability Restatement: Was it a Success? Nov. 13-14, 2008.
See details on SSRN.
| October 24, 2008 |
The Dennis J. Block Center for the Study of International Business Law (Brooklyn Law School) and the Brooklyn Journal of International Law present Ruling the World: Problems and Concerns of Generating International Legal Norms Oct. 24, 2008.
See details on SSRN.
The Dennis J. Block Center for the Study of International Business Law (Brooklyn Law School) and the Brooklyn Journal of International Law present Ruling the World: Problems and Concerns of Generating International Legal Norms Oct. 24, 2008.
See details on SSRN.
| December 15, 2008 |
The Notre Dame Journal of Law, Ethics, and Public Policy continues to consider papers for symposium issues on Immigration and on The Environment. Both issues will be published early next spring.
The Journal welcomes articles and essays addressing any issues within the upcoming topic areas. The Journal seeks as rich a dialogue as possible on these important topics, and therefore encourages articles not only from law professors but also from legal practitioners, politicians, political scientists, clerics, and other sundry philosopher-kings. The Journal places a strong emphasis on articles and essays that are morally serious, passionately argued, and well written. Submissions may be as long as truly necessary (up to 30,000 words, text and footnotes), but should be as short as possible.
Submissions should be emailed to ndjlepp [at] nd.edu. Submissions will be reviewed for possible publication until December 15. Any questions should be directed to Noah J. Stanzione, the current Editor-in-Chief, at stanzione.1 [at] nd.edu.
The Notre Dame Journal of Law, Ethics, and Public Policy continues to consider papers for symposium issues on Immigration and on The Environment. Both issues will be published early next spring.
The Journal welcomes articles and essays addressing any issues within the upcoming topic areas. The Journal seeks as rich a dialogue as possible on these important topics, and therefore encourages articles not only from law professors but also from legal practitioners, politicians, political scientists, clerics, and other sundry philosopher-kings. The Journal places a strong emphasis on articles and essays that are morally serious, passionately argued, and well written. Submissions may be as long as truly necessary (up to 30,000 words, text and footnotes), but should be as short as possible.
Submissions should be emailed to ndjlepp [at] nd.edu. Submissions will be reviewed for possible publication until December 15. Any questions should be directed to Noah J. Stanzione, the current Editor-in-Chief, at stanzione.1 [at] nd.edu.
| October 14, 2008 |
The War Crimes Research Office and the Women and International Program of American University Washington College of Law, in collaboration with the Journal of Gender, Social Policy & the Law, present Prosecuting Sexual and Gender-Based Crimes Before Internation/ized Criminal Courts Oct. 14, 2008.
This full-day conference will bring together experts in international criminal law and feminist jurisprudence to examine advances and missed opportunities in the prosecution of sexual and gender-based crimes before the International Criminal Court and the ad hoc and hybrid criminal tribunals. Patricia Viseur Sellers, former legal advisor for gender and trial attorney athe the International Criminal Tribunal for the Yugoslavia will give the keynote address.
The War Crimes Research Office and the Women and International Program of American University Washington College of Law, in collaboration with the Journal of Gender, Social Policy & the Law, present Prosecuting Sexual and Gender-Based Crimes Before Internation/ized Criminal Courts Oct. 14, 2008.
This full-day conference will bring together experts in international criminal law and feminist jurisprudence to examine advances and missed opportunities in the prosecution of sexual and gender-based crimes before the International Criminal Court and the ad hoc and hybrid criminal tribunals. Patricia Viseur Sellers, former legal advisor for gender and trial attorney athe the International Criminal Tribunal for the Yugoslavia will give the keynote address.
| October 17, 2008 | to | October 19, 2008 |
Lewis & Clark Law School presents One Earth: Globalism & Animal Law Oct. 17-19, 2008.
Lewis & Clark Law School presents One Earth: Globalism & Animal Law Oct. 17-19, 2008.
| September 18, 2008 | ||
| 1:30 pm | to | 5:15 pm |
| September 19, 2008 | to | September 20, 2008 |
Lewis & Clark Law School hosts the 40th Anniversary Celebration of the Federal Judicial Center Sept. 18-20, 2008. This event is co-sponsored by the Federal Judicial Center and the American Academy of Appellate Lawyers. Speakers include Retired Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor, Justice Anthony M. Kennedy, and former Acting U.S. Solicitor General Walter Dellinger. Topics include the impact of science and technology on the law, balancing national security and individual liberties in a time of terrorism, and the public’s perception of the federal courts.
A detailed schedule is here.
Lewis & Clark Law School hosts the 40th Anniversary Celebration of the Federal Judicial Center Sept. 18-20, 2008. This event is co-sponsored by the Federal Judicial Center and the American Academy of Appellate Lawyers. Speakers include Retired Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor, Justice Anthony M. Kennedy, and former Acting U.S. Solicitor General Walter Dellinger. Topics include the impact of science and technology on the law, balancing national security and individual liberties in a time of terrorism, and the public’s perception of the federal courts.
A detailed schedule is here.
Johnny Rex Buckles (Houston Law), Does the Constitutional Norm of Separation of Church and State Justify the Denial of Tax Exemption to Churches that Engage in Partisan Political Speech?
Jay Krishnan (William Mitchell Law)
Toronto Legal Theory Workshops
Brian Tamanaha (St. John’s Law), The Distorting Slant in Quantitative Studies of Judging
Vanderbilt Law & Economics/Applied Microeconomics Seminar Series
Robert Pollak (Washington University Economics)
Vanderbilt International Legal Studies
Jacob Gersen (Chicago Law), The Unbundled Executive
| November 15, 2008 |
The Williams Institute on Sexual Orientation Law and Public Policy, at UCLA School of Law, and the International Lesbian and Gay Law Association (ILGLaw) Conference will host “The Global Arc of Justice: Sexual Orientation Law Around the World” in Los Angeles and West Hollywood, CA, March 11-14, 2009. The deadline for presentation and panel proposals is 17h00 Pacific Standard Time (i.e., 1700 GMT – 
Nov. 15, 2008.
| March 11, 2009 | to | March 14, 2009 |
The Williams Institute on Sexual Orientation Law and Public Policy, at UCLA School of Law, and the International Lesbian and Gay Law Association (ILGLaw) Conference will host “The Global Arc of Justice: Sexual Orientation Law Around the World” in Los Angeles and West Hollywood, CA, March 11-14, 2009. The deadline for presentation and panel proposals is 17h00 Pacific Standard Time (i.e., 1700 GMT minus eight) Nov. 15, 2008.
The Williams Institute on Sexual Orientation Law and Public Policy, at UCLA School of Law, and the International Lesbian and Gay Law Association (ILGLaw) Conference will host “The Global Arc of Justice: Sexual Orientation Law Around the World” in Los Angeles and West Hollywood, CA, March 11-14, 2009. The deadline for presentation and panel proposals is 17h00 Pacific Standard Time (i.e., 1700 GMT – Nov. 15, 2008.
| October 1, 2008 |
The Georgetown Center for Business and Public Policy (McDonough School of Business) is issuing a call for original research papers to be presented at a conference on “Wireless Technologies: Enabling Innovation and Economic Growth” at Georgetown University in Washington D.C. on April 17, 2009. See the call for papers on SSRN. The deadline for abstracts or papers is Oct. 1, 2008.
| April 17, 2009 |
The Georgetown Center for Business and Public Policy (McDonough School of Business) is issuing a call for original research papers to be presented at a conference on “Wireless Technologies: Enabling Innovation and Economic Growth” at Georgetown University in Washington D.C. on April 17, 2009. See the call for papers on SSRN. The deadline for abstracts or papers is Oct. 1, 2008.
The Georgetown Center for Business and Public Policy (McDonough School of Business) is issuing a call for original research papers to be presented at a conference on “Wireless Technologies: Enabling Innovation and Economic Growth” at Georgetown University in Washington D.C. on April 17, 2009. See the call for papers on SSRN. The deadline for abstracts or papers is Oct. 1, 2008.
| September 26, 2008 |
Brooklyn Law School’s Center for Law, Language, and Cognition presents Is Morality Universal and Should the Law Care?” Sept. 26, 2008.
| September 26, 2008 |
Brooklyn Law School’s Center for Law, Language, and Cognition presents Is Morality Universal and Should the Law Care?” Sept. 26, 2008.
| March 20, 2009 |
The Pace Law Review and the Pace University School of Law LL.M. Program in Real Estate Law present Real Property, Mortgages and the Economy: A Call for Ethics and Reforms March 20, 2009. The call for papers deadline is Oct. 1, 2008. See the call for papers on SSRN.
| October 1, 2008 |
The Pace Law Review and the Pace University School of Law LL.M. Program in Real Estate Law present Real Property, Mortgages and the Economy: A Call for Ethics and Reforms March 20, 2009. The call for papers deadline is Oct. 1, 2008. See the call for papers on SSRN.
The Pace Law Review and the Pace University School of Law LL.M. Program in Real Estate Law present Real Property, Mortgages and the Economy: A Call for Ethics and Reforms March 20, 2009. The call for papers deadline is Oct. 1, 2008. See the call for papers on SSRN.
| October 24, 2008 | to | October 26, 2008 |
Conducting Empirical Legal Scholarship Workshop: The Advanced Course
October 24 – 26, 2008
Presented by Northwestern University School of Law and Washington University
The Advanced Course is for law school faculty interested in furthering their training in empirical research. The workshop is designed for those who have some experience with empirical legal research and an understanding of elementary statistics (at the level taught in the introductory workshop). Topics to be covered will include multiple regression, regression models for limited dependent variables, presenting results from non-linear models, data visualization and graphics, and matching methods for casual inference.
Conducting Empirical Legal Scholarship Workshop: The Advanced Course
October 24 – 26, 2008
Presented by Northwestern University School of Law and Washington University
The Advanced Course is for law school faculty interested in furthering their training in empirical research. The workshop is designed for those who have some experience with empirical legal research and an understanding of elementary statistics (at the level taught in the introductory workshop). Topics to be covered will include multiple regression, regression models for limited dependent variables, presenting results from non-linear models, data visualization and graphics, and matching methods for casual inference.
| October 3, 2008 |
The Wayne Morse Center for Law and Politics at the University of Oregon School of Law presents Elections Exposed: Women, Money and Politics Oct. 3, 2008, 11:30-5.
The Wayne Morse Center for Law and Politics at the University of Oregon School of Law presents Elections Exposed: Women, Money and Politics Oct. 3, 2008, 11:30-5.
| September 12, 2008 |
Johnny Rex Buckles (Houston Law), Does the Constitutional Norm of Separation of Church and State Justify the Denial of Tax Exemption to Churches that Engage in Partisan Political Speech?
Jay Krishnan (William Mitchell Law)
Toronto Legal Theory Workshops
Brian Tamanaha (St. John’s Law), The Distorting Slant in Quantitative Studies of Judging
Vanderbilt Law & Economics/Applied Microeconomics Seminar Series
Robert Pollak (Washington University Economics)
Vanderbilt International Legal Studies
Jacob Gersen (Chicago Law), The Unbundled Executive
| January 15, 2009 |
The 27th Annual Public Interest Environmental Law Conference (PIELC) will be February 26 to March 1, 2009. The organizers (students in Land Air Water at the University of Oregon School of Law) are soliciting panel suggestions. The priority deadline is Dec. 1, 2008; suggestions will be accepted until Jan. 15, 2009.
| December 1, 2008 |
The 27th Annual Public Interest Environmental Law Conference (PIELC) will be February 26 to March 1, 2009. The organizers (students in Land Air Water at the University of Oregon School of Law) are soliciting panel suggestions. The priority deadline is Dec. 1, 2008; suggestions will be accepted until Jan. 15, 2009.
| February 26, 2009 | to | March 1, 2009 |
The 27th Annual Public Interest Environmental Law Conference (PIELC) will be February 26 to March 1, 2009. The organizers (students in Land Air Water at the University of Oregon School of Law) are soliciting panel suggestions. The priority deadline is Dec. 1, 2008; suggestions will be accepted until Jan. 15, 2009.
The 27th Annual Public Interest Environmental Law Conference (PIELC) will be February 26 to March 1, 2009. The organizers (students in Land Air Water at the University of Oregon School of Law) are soliciting panel suggestions. The priority deadline is Dec. 1, 2008; suggestions will be accepted until Jan. 15, 2009.
| October 10, 2008 |
The Journal of Environmental Law and Litigation and the Bowerman Center for Environmental Law present the 2008/2009 JELL Symposium: LIVING ON A FINITE EARTH: Energy Law and Policy for a New Era Oct. 10, 2008.
The Journal of Environmental Law and Litigation and the Bowerman Center for Environmental Law present the 2008/2009 JELL Symposium: LIVING ON A FINITE EARTH: Energy Law and Policy for a New Era Oct. 10, 2008.
Stephen Siegel (Depaul Law), Injunction for Defamation, Juries, and the Clarifying Lens of 1868
Samuel Jordan (St. Louis Law), Irregular Panels
Judge Coughenour (USDC Westen District of Washington)
Neal Devins (William and Mary Law), Did Bush Hurt the Presidency? The Nexus between Party Polarization and Presidential Power
Max Schanzenbach (Northwestern Law), The Impact of Tort Reform on Private Health Insurance Coverage
Oregon Enviromental & Natural Resources Law
Gabriel Eckstein (Oregon Law), Climate Change Implication for Negotiating International Transboundary Water Agreements
Santa Clara Center For Social Justice and Public Service
Jocelyn Benson (Wayne State Law), Towards Full Participation: The History and Relevance of Language Assistance for English Learning Voters
Enrichetta Ravina (NYU Business), Love & Loans. The Effect of Beauty and Personal Characteristics in Credit Markets
| September 11, 2008 |
Stephen Siegel (Depaul Law), Injunction for Defamation, Juries, and the Clarifying Lens of 1868
Samuel Jordan (St. Louis Law), Irregular Panels
Judge Coughenour (USDC Westen District of Washington)
Neal Devins (William and Mary Law), Did Bush Hurt the Presidency? The Nexus between Party Polarization and Presidential Power
Max Schanzenbach (Northwestern Law), The Impact of Tort Reform on Private Health Insurance Coverage
Oregon Enviromental & Natural Resources Law
Gabriel Eckstein (Oregon Law), Climate Change Implication for Negotiating International Transboundary Water Agreements
Santa Clara Center For Social Justice and Public Service
Jocelyn Benson (Wayne State Law), Towards Full Participation: The History and Relevance of Language Assistance for English Learning Voters
Enrichetta Ravina (NYU Business), Love & Loans. The Effect of Beauty and Personal Characteristics in Credit Markets
Patrick O. Gudridge (Miami Law), Formal Realism and Constitutional Law
New York University Legal History
Kaius Tuori (University of Helsinki Law), Legal Realists and Indigenous Law: Llewellyn, Cohen, and Schiller
SMU Colloquium on Law & Citizenship
Cristina Rodriguez (NYU Law), Reciprocity in an Age of Migration
Alicia Davis Evans (Michigan Law), Are Investors’ Gains and Losses from Securities Fraud Equal Over Time? Some Preliminary Evidence
| November 7, 2008 |
American University Washington College of Law presents How Legal Rhetoric Shapes the Law II—The Language of Violence and Torture Nov. 7, 2008.
It will begin in the morning with a keynote address by Peter Brooks (Yale and Princeton). Professor Brooks is a scholar of narrative theory, co-edited “Law Stories” with Paul Gewirtz a few years ago, and recently has written two provocative pieces: “Narrative Transactions—Does the Law Need a Narratology?” (18 Yale Journal of Law & the Humanities 1) and an opinion piece in the Chronicle of Higher Education entitled “The Ethics of Reading” (Feb. 8, 2008), in which he took on the analysis in the infamous “torture memo.” He will speak on “The Ethics of Reading” to kick off a day of discussing how language can be used, interpreted, manipulated to justify violence, and, perhaps, also to combat it. In the early afternoon, we will have four panelists discussing various uses of language in relation to violence, torture and human rights. Finally, and this is an innovation, we will have a workshop for legal writing teachers to discuss and work on ways to introduce these ideas in the legal writing classroom
For more information on the program, a detailed agenda and for registration fees, please contact Office of Special Events & Continuing Legal Education, 202.274.4075 – Phone; secle [at] wcl.american.edu
American University Washington College of Law presents How Legal Rhetoric Shapes the Law II—The Language of Violence and Torture Nov. 7, 2008.
It will begin in the morning with a keynote address by Peter Brooks (Yale and Princeton). Professor Brooks is a scholar of narrative theory, co-edited “Law Stories” with Paul Gewirtz a few years ago, and recently has written two provocative pieces: “Narrative Transactions—Does the Law Need a Narratology?” (18 Yale Journal of Law & the Humanities 1) and an opinion piece in the Chronicle of Higher Education entitled “The Ethics of Reading” (Feb. 8, 2008), in which he took on the analysis in the infamous “torture memo.” He will speak on “The Ethics of Reading” to kick off a day of discussing how language can be used, interpreted, manipulated to justify violence, and, perhaps, also to combat it. In the early afternoon, we will have four panelists discussing various uses of language in relation to violence, torture and human rights. Finally, and this is an innovation, we will have a workshop for legal writing teachers to discuss and work on ways to introduce these ideas in the legal writing classroom
For more information on the program, a detailed agenda and for registration fees, please contact Office of Special Events & Continuing Legal Education, 202.274.4075 – Phone; secle [at] wcl.american.edu
| October 2, 2008 |
The Administrative Law Review (American University Washington College of Law) presents a symposium, The Changing Landscape of Federal Energy Law, Oct. 2, 2008.
The Administrative Law Review (American University Washington College of Law) presents a symposium, The Changing Landscape of Federal Energy Law, Oct. 2, 2008.
| September 19, 2008 |
The Washington College of Law (American University) presents Looking Past Guantanamo: Are New Concepts Needed for Terrorist-Related Detentions? Sept. 19, 2008 (10:00 am – 4:00 pm). This conference advances conversation on global counterterrorism by asking whether the law enforcement and international humanitarian law models are able to theoretically address the unique characteristics of international terrorism or whether new concepts are needed. Registration is free but is required. If CLE is requested (4.5 credits), the cost is $55.
| September 15, 2008 |
The Washington College of Law (American University) presents Countering Terrorism Through Domestic and International Targeted Sanctions: A Rule of Law Perspective. Sept. 15, 2008 (9:30am – 5:30pm). Registration is free but is required. If CLE is requested (4.5 credits), the cost is $55.
The Washington College of Law (American University) is holding its 2nd Annual International Week with events for students and the larger community.
Munching on Human Rights: An Introduction to Human Rights and the Treaty Reporting Process. Sept. 11, 2008 (12:00PM-1:20PM). Aimed at 1Ls.
Countering Terrorism Through Domestic and International Targeted Sanctions: A Rule of Law Perspective. Sept. 15, 2008 (9:30am – 5:30pm). Registration is free but is required. If CLE is requested (4.5 credits), the cost is $55.
World Bank’s Legal Approach and Policies Towards Millennium Development Goals Lunch Presentation. Sept. 16 (12:00PM)
Nuts and Bolts of Human Rights Work: War Stories (and More) From the Field. Sept. 17 (12:00PM)
Justice, Gender, and Sexuality in Latin America. Sept. 17 (2:00PM) 6th Floor Lounges, Washington College of Law
Oxfam Hunger Banquet: Trade and Investment in Food Stuffs During a Global Food Crisis. Sept. 18 (12:00PM)
“Contemporary International Law: Empire of Law or the Law of Empire?” 2nd Annual ILSP Lecture on International law: Lecturer Jose Alvarez, Hamilton Fish Professor of International Law and Diplomacy, Columbia University. Sept. 18, 2008 (5:30pm)
Looking Past Guantanamo: Are New Concepts Needed for Terrorist-Related Detentions? Sept. 19, 2008 (10:00 am – 4:00 pm). This conference advances conversation on global counterterrorism by asking whether the law enforcement and international humanitarian law models are able to theoretically address the unique characteristics of international terrorism or whether new concepts are needed. Registration is free but is required. If CLE is requested (4.5 credits), the cost is $55.
Nadelle Grossman (Marquette Law)
New York University Law, Economics, and Politics
Kevin Davis (NYU Law), Remedies of Corruption in Government Contracting
Curtis Bridgeman (Florida State), Enforcing Exchanges, Not Relationships: Acting Together and the Duty of Good Faith in Contract Law
| September 29, 2008 |
The Program on Law and Government’s Collaboration on Government Secrecy (“CGS”) at American University Washington College of Law presents a day of programs for International Right-to-Know-Day, Mon., Sept. 29, 2008.
In a development that barely could have been envisioned by the authors of the Freedom of Information Act (“FOIA”) four decades ago, and with a force that has been accelerating around the globe, people in more than 70 nations of the world now enjoy the benefits of “government transparency” laws akin to the FOIA. In the United States, “Freedom of Information Day” is celebrated each year on March 16, the birthday of James Madison. Since 2002, the international transparency community has likewise celebrated annual “International Right-to-Know Day” on September 28, with similar programs and activities.Last year, WCL’s Collaboration on Government Secrecy (“CGS”) conducted the first-ever event held to commemorate this day in the United States. This year, its celebration of “International Right-to-Know Day” will be held on Monday September 29 and will be expanded to a full day of programs designed to recognize and promote the worldwide proliferation of government openness.
The Program on Law and Government’s Collaboration on Government Secrecy (“CGS”) at American University Washington College of Law presents a day of programs for International Right-to-Know-Day, Mon., Sept. 29, 2008.
In a development that barely could have been envisioned by the authors of the Freedom of Information Act (“FOIA”) four decades ago, and with a force that has been accelerating around the globe, people in more than 70 nations of the world now enjoy the benefits of “government transparency” laws akin to the FOIA. In the United States, “Freedom of Information Day” is celebrated each year on March 16, the birthday of James Madison. Since 2002, the international transparency community has likewise celebrated annual “International Right-to-Know Day” on September 28, with similar programs and activities.Last year, WCL’s Collaboration on Government Secrecy (“CGS”) conducted the first-ever event held to commemorate this day in the United States. This year, its celebration of “International Right-to-Know Day” will be held on Monday September 29 and will be expanded to a full day of programs designed to recognize and promote the worldwide proliferation of government openness.
| October 25, 2008 | to | October 27, 2008 |
The Sixth International Conference on the Book will be held at the Catholic University of America, Washington, DC, Oct. 25-27, 2008. Main speakers will include some of the world’s leading thinkers and innovators in the areas of publishing, editing, librarianship, printing, authoring and information technologies, as well as numerous paper, colloquium and workshop presentations by researchers and practitioners.
This is a conference for any participant in the world of books — authors, publishers, printers, librarians, IT specialists, book retailers, editors, literacy educators and academic researchers. All are encouraged to register and attend this significant and timely conference.
The Sixth International Conference on the Book will be held at the Catholic University of America, Washington, DC, Oct. 25-27, 2008. Main speakers will include some of the world’s leading thinkers and innovators in the areas of publishing, editing, librarianship, printing, authoring and information technologies, as well as numerous paper, colloquium and workshop presentations by researchers and practitioners.
This is a conference for any participant in the world of books — authors, publishers, printers, librarians, IT specialists, book retailers, editors, literacy educators and academic researchers. All are encouraged to register and attend this significant and timely conference.
Adam Kolber (San Diego Law), The Subjective Experience of Punishment
Michael Zimmerman (Loyola-Chicago Law), A Pro-Employee Supreme Court? – The Retaliation Decisions
George Yin (Virginia Law), Temporary Effect Legislation, Political, Accountability, and Fiscal Restraint
Laura E. Gomez (New Mexico Law), What’s Race Got To Do With It? Latinos and Media Coverage of the 2008 Democratic Primary
New York University Law and Security Colloquia
Stephen Holmes and David Golove (NYU Law), The Enemy Combatant Papers: American Justice, the Courts, and the War on Terror
Daniel Sokol (Florida Law), Did the Chicago Antitrust Revolution Kill Anti-trust in the Legal Academy: A Comparison of Teaching and Law Scholarship in Antitrust, Tax and Intellectual Property
U.C. Berkeley CSLS Speaker Series
Justin McCrary (U.C.. Berkeley Law), Economic Perspectives on Prison Expansion in the U.S. 1979-2000
Richard D. Anderson Jr. (UCLA Political Science), Peacekeeping or Peacemaking? Russians, Georgians, South Ossetia, and the World
Christopher Kutz (U.C. Berkeley), The Repugnance of Secret Law
| September 8, 2008 |
Adam Kolber (San Diego Law), The Subjective Experience of Punishment
Michael Zimmerman (Loyola-Chicago Law), A Pro-Employee Supreme Court? – The Retaliation Decisions
George Yin (Virginia Law), Temporary Effect Legislation, Political, Accountability, and Fiscal Restraint
Laura E. Gomez (New Mexico Law), What’s Race Got To Do With It? Latinos and Media Coverage of the 2008 Democratic Primary
New York University Law and Security Colloquia
Stephen Holmes and David Golove (NYU Law), The Enemy Combatant Papers: American Justice, the Courts, and the War on Terror
Daniel Sokol (Florida Law), Did the Chicago Antitrust Revolution Kill Anti-trust in the Legal Academy: A Comparison of Teaching and Law Scholarship in Antitrust, Tax and Intellectual Property
U.C. Berkley CSLS Speaker Series
Justin McCrary (U.C.. Berkley Law), Economic Perspectives on Prison Expansion in the U.S. 1979-2000
Richard D. Anderson Jr. (UCLA Political Science), Peacekeeping or Peacemaking? Russians, Georgians, South Ossetia, and the World
Christopher Kutz (U.C. Berkley), The Repugnance of Secret Law
| September 10, 2008 |
Patrick O. Gudridge (Miami Law), Formal Realism and Constitutional Law
New York University Legal History
Kaius Tuori (University of Helsinki Law), Legal Realists and Indigenous Law: Llewellyn, Cohen, and Schiller
SMU Colloquium on Law & Citizenship
Cristina Rodriguez (NYU Law), Reciprocity in an Age of Migration
Alicia Davis Evans (Michigan Law), Are Investors’ Gains and Losses from Securities Fraud Equal Over Time? Some Preliminary Evidence
| September 9, 2008 |
Nadelle Grossman (Marquette Law)
New York University Law, Economics, and Politics
Kevin Davis (NYU Law), Remedies of Corruption in Government Contracting
Curtis Bridgeman (Florida State), Enforcing Exchanges, Not Relationships: Acting Together and the Duty of Good Faith in Contract Law
| September 30, 2008 |
The inaugural meeting of the Society for Environmental Law and Economics will be held on March 27 and 28, 2009, at the University of British Columbia Faculty of Law in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. See the call for papers on SSRN. The submission deadline is Sept. 30, 2008.
| March 27, 2009 | to | March 28, 2009 |
The inaugural meeting of the Society for Environmental Law and Economics will be held on March 27 and 28, 2009, at the University of British Columbia Faculty of Law in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. See the call for papers on SSRN. The submission deadline is Sept. 30, 2008.
The inaugural meeting of the Society for Environmental Law and Economics will be held on March 27 and 28, 2009, at the University of British Columbia Faculty of Law in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. See the call for papers on SSRN. The submission deadline is Sept. 30, 2008.
| October 1, 2008 |
The Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation is pleased to announce the Kauffman Dissertation Fellowship Program . . . . During the 2008-2009 academic year, the Kauffman Foundation will award up to 15 Dissertation Fellowship grants of $20,000 each to Ph.D., D.B.A. or other doctoral students for the support of dissertations in the area of entrepreneurship.This initiative will help launch a cohort of world-class scholars into this young and exciting field, thus laying a foundation for future scientific advancement. We hope that the findings generated by this effort will be translated into knowledge with immediate application for policy makers, educators, service providers and entrepreneurs.
The deadline for proposals is Oct. 1, 2008.
The Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation is pleased to announce the Kauffman Dissertation Fellowship Program . . . . During the 2008-2009 academic year, the Kauffman Foundation will award up to 15 Dissertation Fellowship grants of $20,000 each to Ph.D., D.B.A. or other doctoral students for the support of dissertations in the area of entrepreneurship.This initiative will help launch a cohort of world-class scholars into this young and exciting field, thus laying a foundation for future scientific advancement. We hope that the findings generated by this effort will be translated into knowledge with immediate application for policy makers, educators, service providers and entrepreneurs.
The deadline for proposals is Oct. 1, 2008.
| September 15, 2008 |
The Global Alliance for Justice Education will hold its 5th Worldwide Conference — Justice Education in a Community Context — in the Philippines from December 7-13, 2008.
Conference themes will include: new initiatives in justice education; developing and mainstreaming justice education curricula; teaching social justice through experiential learning; clinical legal education, including street law, legal awareness and live-client clinics; justice education and professional responsibility; and special areas of concern, such as human rights and violence against women and children. The conference will be hosted by the Ateneo Human Rights Center (AHRC), a university-based institution engaged in the promotion and protection of human rights in the Philippines, in collaboration with Bridges Across Borders Southeast Asia (BABSEA), a non-governmental organization working in Cambodia, Thailand, Vietnam, Laos, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, and the United States.
The call for proposals deadline is Sept. 15, 2008.
| December 7, 2008 | to | December 13, 2008 |
The Global Alliance for Justice Education will hold its 5th Worldwide Conference — Justice Education in a Community Context — in the Philippines from December 7-13, 2008.
Conference themes will include: new initiatives in justice education; developing and mainstreaming justice education curricula; teaching social justice through experiential learning; clinical legal education, including street law, legal awareness and live-client clinics; justice education and professional responsibility; and special areas of concern, such as human rights and violence against women and children. The conference will be hosted by the Ateneo Human Rights Center (AHRC), a university-based institution engaged in the promotion and protection of human rights in the Philippines, in collaboration with Bridges Across Borders Southeast Asia (BABSEA), a non-governmental organization working in Cambodia, Thailand, Vietnam, Laos, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, and the United States.
The call for proposals deadline is Sept. 15, 2008.
The Global Alliance for Justice Education will hold its 5th Worldwide Conference — Justice Education in a Community Context — in the Philippines from December 7-13, 2008.
Conference themes will include: new initiatives in justice education; developing and mainstreaming justice education curricula; teaching social justice through experiential learning; clinical legal education, including street law, legal awareness and live-client clinics; justice education and professional responsibility; and special areas of concern, such as human rights and violence against women and children. The conference will be hosted by the Ateneo Human Rights Center (AHRC), a university-based institution engaged in the promotion and protection of human rights in the Philippines, in collaboration with Bridges Across Borders Southeast Asia (BABSEA), a non-governmental organization working in Cambodia, Thailand, Vietnam, Laos, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, and the United States.
The call for proposals deadline is Sept. 15, 2008.
University of Pittsburgh School of Law is hosting today Sociolegal Methods in International Law, a workshop to explore the role of sociolegal methodologies in describing and defining the contours of international law. The list of workshop participants is here. For more information, contact Professor Elena Baylis.
| September 5, 2008 |
Derek Jinks, Larry Sager, Linda Mullenix, George Dix, John Robertson, Jordan Steiker (Texas Law), Review of 2007 SCOTUS Term
James Spindler (USC Law), IPO Disclosure, Underwriting, Mechanics, and Share Price Behavior
Daniel Crane (Yeshiva Law and Chicago Law), Intellectual Liability
Gabriel (Jack) Chin (Arizona Law), Why Senator John McCain Cannot Be President: Eleven Months and a Hundred Yards Short of a Citizenship
Derek Jinks, Larry Sager, Linda Mullenix, George Dix, John Robertson, Jordan Steiker (Texas Law), Review of 2007 SCOTUS Term
James Spindler (USC Law), IPO Disclosure, Underwriting, Mechanics, and Share Price Behavior
Daniel Crane (Yeshiva Law and Chicago Law), Intellectual Liability
| November 30, 2008 |
The Accounting Research Journal solicits papers for a special issue on Governance Issues in Cccounting. The deadline is Nov. 30, 2008.
The Accounting Research Journal solicits papers for a special issue on Governance Issues in Cccounting. The deadline is Nov. 30, 2008.
| September 30, 2008 |
Queen’s University Faculty of Law will host an International Conference on Feminist Constitutionalism Feb. 28 – March 1, 2009. The submission deadline for abstracts is Sept. 30, 2008.
| February 28, 2009 | to | March 1, 2009 |
Queen’s University Faculty of Law will host an International Conference on Feminist Constitutionalism Feb. 28 – March 1, 2009. The submission deadline for abstracts is Sept. 30, 2008.
Queen’s University Faculty of Law will host an International Conference on Feminist Constitutionalism Feb. 28 – March 1, 2009. The submission deadline for abstracts is Sept. 30, 2008.
| December 1, 2008 |
International Journal of Banking, Accounting and Finance (IJBAAF) will publish a special issue, “Reshaping Central Banking: Monetary Policy, Lending of Last Resort and Banking Supervision”.
The special issue will focus on the economics and politics of central banking. Topics include, but are not limited to: * Monetary policy
* Lending of last resort
* Payment systems
* Currency markets and banking supervision
* Central banking governanceTheoretical and empirical papers – with policy implications – which explore causes and effects of the actual evolution of central banking welcomed.
The deadline for submission of completed papers is Dec. 1, 2008.
International Journal of Banking, Accounting and Finance (IJBAAF) will publish a special issue, “Reshaping Central Banking: Monetary Policy, Lending of Last Resort and Banking Supervision”.
The special issue will focus on the economics and politics of central banking. Topics include, but are not limited to: * Monetary policy
* Lending of last resort
* Payment systems
* Currency markets and banking supervision
* Central banking governanceTheoretical and empirical papers – with policy implications – which explore causes and effects of the actual evolution of central banking welcomed.
The deadline for submission of completed papers is Dec. 1, 2008.
| November 1, 2008 |
The Leonard Davis Institute for International Relations and the International Law Forum of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem are organizing a two-day international conference on the international law and policy governing the creation and operation of Multi-Sourced Equivalent Norms (“MSENs”). The conference will be held in Jerusalem on May 24-25, 2009. The call for papers deadline is Nov. 1, 2008.
See this International Economic Law & Policy Blog post for more information.
| May 24, 2009 | to | May 25, 2009 |
The Leonard Davis Institute for International Relations and the International Law Forum of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem are organizing a two-day international conference on the international law and policy governing the creation and operation of Multi-Sourced Equivalent Norms (“MSENs”). The conference will be held in Jerusalem on May 24-25, 2009. The call for papers deadline is Nov. 1, 2008.
See this International Economic Law & Policy Blog post for more information.
The Leonard Davis Institute for International Relations and the International Law Forum of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem are organizing a two-day international conference on the international law and policy governing the creation and operation of Multi-Sourced Equivalent Norms (“MSENs”). The conference will be held in Jerusalem on May 24-25, 2009. The call for papers deadline is Nov. 1, 2008.
See this International Economic Law & Policy Blog post for more information.
| November 13, 2008 | to | November 14, 2008 |
The Searle Center on Law, Regulation, and Economic Growth (Northwestern Law) presents Property Rights and Innovation Nov. 13-14, 2008.
The Searle Center on Law, Regulation, and Economic Growth (Northwestern Law) presents Property Rights and Innovation Nov. 13-14, 2008.
Adam J. Kolber (San Diego Law), The Subjective Experience of Punishment
Florida State Faculty Enrichment
Sarah Brosnan (Georgia State University Psychology), An Evolutionary Approach to the Endowment Effect
David Kennedy (Brown University), The Mystery of Global Governance
USC Center for Law History and Policy
Daphne Barak-Erez (Tel Aviv University Law), Symbolic Constitutionalism: On Sacred Cows and Abominable Pigs
| September 4, 2008 |
Adam J. Kolber (San Diego Law) The Subjective Experience of Punishment
Florida State Faculty Enrichment
Sarah Brosnan, (Georgia State University, Psychology): An Evolutionary Approach to the Endowment Effect
David Kennedy , (Brown University) The Mystery of Global Governance
Kim Scheppele (Princeton Politics)
Dan Markel (Florida State Law)
Robert Delahunty, (University of St. Thomas School of Law)
USC Center for Law History and Policy
Daphne Barak-Erez (Tel Aviv University, Law),: Symbolic Constitutionalism: On Sacred Cows and Abominable Pigs.
Jeremy Blumenthal (Syracuse College of Law) Group Deliberation and the Endowment Effect: An Experimental Study
Corinna Lain(Richmond School of Law)
Washington University in St. Louis Faculty Colloquia
Royce Barondes (University of Missouri Columbia), Want Your Opinions Reversed? Hire a Yale Clerk (and Don’t Require the Bar)
A professor noted that there’s so much going on that he sometimes feels overwhelmed by the announcements here. He asked if there could be a way for him to subscribe to just the announcements in his field.
That was a great idea, so the tech team at Pitt went to work. Now if you check the list of categories in the sidebar you’ll see RSS symbols next to each one. So if you use a feed reader (e.g., Google Reader, Bloglines) you can get just the announcements that we tag as, say, Criminal Law or Tax Law or Environmental Law.
This has been up and running since July, but if you’re already using a feed reader you wouldn’t have noticed the proliferation of orange icons, so it’s worth announcing.
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We Legal Scholarship Blog editors keep our eyes out, but there’s a lot happening in the world of legal scholarship and we don’t always find out about conferences and other events as soon as we’d like. You can help by sending us announcements or links to information about upcoming events.
If you are organizing a conference, let us know. If you’ve even heard of a conference that we don’t already have listed, let us know. If the student journal editors at your school are planning a symposium, encourage them to send us an announcement.
Thanks to all of you who have already sent calls for papers, announcements of conference, and colloquium schedules. Keep ‘em coming!
– Mary Whisner, UW
| September 11, 2008 |
The second World Universities Forum will be held at the Indian Institute of Technology – Bombay, Mumbai, India, celebrating its fiftieth anniversary as one of the leading higher education institutions in India, Jan. 16-18, 2009.
The Forum examines the role and future of the University in a changing world. The 2009 Forum follows our highly successful inaugural conference in Davos, Switzerland, in January 2008. It is ambitious in its intellectual and practical, agenda-setting scope, and broad in its themes.
The deadline for the current call for papers round is Sept. 11, 2008. Check the link for later rounds.
The conference is not explicitly on law, but the themes are broad enough to interest some legal scholars. Topics listed include human rights, international development, and intellectual property.
| January 16, 2009 | to | January 18, 2009 |
The second World Universities Forum will be held at the Indian Institute of Technology – Bombay, Mumbai, India, celebrating its fiftieth anniversary as one of the leading higher education institutions in India, Jan. 16-18, 2009.
The Forum examines the role and future of the University in a changing world. The 2009 Forum follows our highly successful inaugural conference in Davos, Switzerland, in January 2008. It is ambitious in its intellectual and practical, agenda-setting scope, and broad in its themes.
The deadline for the current call for papers round is Sept. 11, 2008. Check the link for later rounds.
The conference is not explicitly on law, but the themes are broad enough to interest some legal scholars. Topics listed include human rights, international development, and intellectual property.
The second World Universities Forum will be held at the Indian Institute of Technology – Bombay, Mumbai, India, celebrating its fiftieth anniversary as one of the leading higher education institutions in India, Jan. 16-18, 2009.
The Forum examines the role and future of the University in a changing world. The 2009 Forum follows our highly successful inaugural conference in Davos, Switzerland, in January 2008. It is ambitious in its intellectual and practical, agenda-setting scope, and broad in its themes.
The deadline for the current call for papers round is Sept. 11, 2008. Check the link for later rounds.
The conference is not explicitly on law, but the themes are broad enough to interest some legal scholars. Topics listed include human rights, international development, and intellectual property.
| October 24, 2008 |
Suffolk University Law School presents Successful Strategies for Jury Trials: The 4th Thomas F. Lambert, Jr. Conference, Oct. 24, 2008.
Cosponsors are:
The Macaronis Institute for Trial and Appellate Advocacy
The Massachusetts Academy of Trial Attorneys
The Massachusetts Defense Lawyers Association
Suffolk University Law School presents Successful Strategies for Jury Trials: The 4th Thomas F. Lambert, Jr. Conference, Oct. 24, 2008. The panels will include state and federal judges, distinguished trial lawyers, and two of the leading academics in jury research, Professor Valerie Hans of the Cornell Law School, and Neil Vidmar of the Duke Law School.
Cosponsors are:
The Macaronis Institute for Trial and Appellate Advocacy
The Massachusetts Academy of Trial Attorneys
The Massachusetts Defense Lawyers Association
Call for Book Reviews: Women and the LawProposals Due September 25, 2008
The editors of Pace Law Review invite proposals from scholars, researchers, practitioners and professionals for contributions to a special book review issue to be published in Winter 2008. We seek proposals for reviews of any book published in 2008, 2007 or 2006 that contributes to the understanding of women’s experiences with the law.
Pace Law School has a longstanding commitment to both the study of women and the law and the development of women as lawyers and leaders. The Pace Women’s Justice Center was founded in 1991 as the first academic legal center in the country devoted to training attorneys and others in the community about domestic violence issues. Pace is a vibrant and intellectual community that contains several nationally-recognized scholars of women’s, children’s and LGBT rights.A law review volume devoted to books concerning women and the law promotes an ongoing discourse on women and the law, justice and feminist jurisprudence.
Please submit book review proposals of no more than 500 words by attachment to plr [at] law.pace.edu by September 25, 2008. Proposals should include (a) the intended reviewer’s name, title, institutional affiliation and contact information; (b) the title and publication date of the book proposed for review; (c) a description of the importance of the book to the general topic; and (d) any other information relevant to the book or proposed review (e.g., the proposed reviewer’s expertise or any relationship with the author). Authors are welcome, but not required, to submit a CV as well. We expect to make publication offers by October 1, 2008.
Complete manuscripts from authors of accepted proposals will be due November 1, 2008. Completed book reviews should not exceed 8,500 words.
| November 1, 2008 |
Call for Papers: Recent Developments in New York Law
The editors of Pace Law Review are soliciting short essays (3,000 words) on recent developments in New York state law. We invite commentary on any New York state-specific topic. Our goal is to bring focus to New York law in particular and to state law generally. Studies of state law are underrepresented in legal literature. Essays should either explore a particular legal issue in New York that has not received substantial scholarly or popular attention or offer a fresh perspective on a well-known legal development. We welcome contributions from scholars, researchers, practicing attorneys and other allied professionals.
Submissions should be no more than 3,000 words. We encourage clear, concise and accessible writing that will be of use to lawmakers, attorneys and students.
Submissions should be sent as an attachment to plr [at] law.pace.edu by November 1, 2008.
| September 25, 2008 |
Call for Book Reviews: Women and the Law
Proposals Due September 25, 2008
The editors of Pace Law Review invite proposals from scholars, researchers, practitioners and professionals for contributions to a special book review issue to be published in Winter 2008. We seek proposals for reviews of any book published in 2008, 2007 or 2006 that contributes to the understanding of women’s experiences with the law.
Pace Law School has a longstanding commitment to both the study of women and the law and the development of women as lawyers and leaders. The Pace Women’s Justice Center was founded in 1991 as the first academic legal center in the country devoted to training attorneys and others in the community about domestic violence issues. Pace is a vibrant and intellectual community that contains several nationally-recognized scholars of women’s, children’s and LGBT rights.A law review volume devoted to books concerning women and the law promotes an ongoing discourse on women and the law, justice and feminist jurisprudence.
Please submit book review proposals of no more than 500 words by attachment to plr [at] law.pace.edu by September 25, 2008. Proposals should include (a) the intended reviewer’s name, title, institutional affiliation and contact information; (b) the title and publication date of the book proposed for review; (c) a description of the importance of the book to the general topic; and (d) any other information relevant to the book or proposed review (e.g., the proposed reviewer’s expertise or any relationship with the author). Authors are welcome, but not required, to submit a CV as well. We expect to make publication offers by October 1, 2008.
Complete manuscripts from authors of accepted proposals will be due November 1, 2008. Completed book reviews should not exceed 8,500 words.
Call for Papers: Recent Developments in New York Law
The editors of Pace Law Review are soliciting short essays (3,000 words) on recent developments in New York state law. We invite commentary on any New York state-specific topic. Our goal is to bring focus to New York law in particular and to state law generally. Studies of state law are underrepresented in legal literature. Essays should either explore a particular legal issue in New York that has not received substantial scholarly or popular attention or offer a fresh perspective on a well-known legal development. We welcome contributions from scholars, researchers, practicing attorneys and other allied professionals.
Submissions should be no more than 3,000 words. We encourage clear, concise and accessible writing that will be of use to lawmakers, attorneys and students.
Submissions should be sent as an attachment to plr@law.pace.edu by November 1, 2008.
| September 12, 2008 |
The Baldy Center for Law and Social Policy at the University at Buffalo Law School, SUNY, presents James Atleson, Values and Assumptions in American Labor Law: A 25th Anniversary Retrospective Conference Sept. 19, 2008.
This year marks the 25th anniversary of the publication of Jim Atleson’s book, widely considered to be one of the most important contributions to labor law scholarship in the late twentieth century. Participants will examine the impact and influence of the book, from the vantage point of different disciplines and provide the opportunity to generate new scholarship.
No fee to attend; however, registration is required due to limited space. Please respond by Friday, September 12, 2008.
| September 19, 2008 |
The Baldy Center for Law and Social Policy at the University at Buffalo Law School, SUNY, presents James Atleson, Values and Assumptions in American Labor Law: A 25th Anniversary Retrospective Conference Sept. 19, 2008.
This year marks the 25th anniversary of the publication of Jim Atleson’s book, widely considered to be one of the most important contributions to labor law scholarship in the late twentieth century. Participants will examine the impact and influence of the book, from the vantage point of different disciplines and provide the opportunity to generate new scholarship.
No fee to attend; however, registration is required due to limited space. Please respond by Friday, September 12, 2008.
The Baldy Center for Law and Social Policy at the University at Buffalo Law School, SUNY, presents James Atleson, Values and Assumptions in American Labor Law: A 25th Anniversary Retrospective Conference Sept. 19, 2008.
This year marks the 25th anniversary of the publication of Jim Atleson’s book, widely considered to be one of the most important contributions to labor law scholarship in the late twentieth century. Participants will examine the impact and influence of the book, from the vantage point of different disciplines and provide the opportunity to generate new scholarship.
No fee to attend; however, registration is required due to limited space. Please respond by Friday, September 12, 2008.
National Advocates for Pregnant Women announces two writing competitions for law students.
The first contest asks for a critical analysis of the absence of birthing rights issues from gender discrimination and feminist jurisprudence textbooks and curricula (in fact, none of the top three casebooks used in law school courses dedicated to gender and the law address the issue of childbirth or midwifery). The second contest asks students to develop legal theories that can be used to challenge policies banning pregnant women from having a vaginal birth after a prior caesarean section (VBAC). This topic will encourage students to address a growing problem that has received very little attention from the feminist legal community both in academia and within the leading women’s rights legal advocacy organizations.
Essays are due May 31, 2009.
The International Journal of Communications Law & Policy (IJCLP) is seeking motivated individuals to help edit articles for publication. Copy editors will work closely with a senior editor to polish submissions and ready them for publication. Editors will receive masthead credit on pieces on which they work.
The IJCLP is a peer-reviewed law journal devoted to the changing law, policy and technology of media regulation around the world. Previous volumes have dealt with e-government, Internet regulation, cybercrime, privacy, and comparative examinations of national telecommunications regulation regimes, among other topics. The IJCLP is a semi-annual publication, publishing both online and in print. The journal also co-sponsors (with the Information Society Project) an annual conference at the Yale Law School.
The IJCLP offers a unique opportunity for law students to work with researchers and practitioners from around the world on cutting-edge scholarship. Candidates should have strong writing skills, have an eye for detail, and work well without micro-management. Experience with the Bluebook is required. Interested students should submit a short statement of interest and a C.V. in Word, WordPerfect, or PDF format, to Simone Bonetti (simo.bonetti [at] tiscali.it) & Luigi Russi (luigi.russi.business [at] gmail.com).
The official post is here.
| September 15, 2008 |
Unite For Sight‘s 6th Annual Global Health Conference — “Achieving Global Goals Through Innovation” — will be held at Yale University April 18-19, 2009. Abstracts for proposed presentations are due Sept. 15, 2008.
| April 18, 2009 | to | April 19, 2009 |
Unite For Sight‘s 6th Annual Global Health Conference — “Achieving Global Goals Through Innovation” — will be held at Yale University April 18-19, 2009. Abstracts for proposed presentations are due Sept. 15, 2008.
Unite For Sight‘s 6th Annual Global Health Conference — “Achieving Global Goals Through Innovation” — will be held at Yale University April 18-19, 2009. Abstracts for proposed presentations are due Sept. 15, 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.
| January 15, 2009 |
The J. Willard Hurst Summer Institute in Legal History is sponsored by the Institute for Legal Studies in conjunction with the American Society for Legal History (ASLH). Each Institute is organized and chaired by a well-known legal historian and includes visiting senior scholars who lead specialized sessions. While sessions have been held biennially, it is possible the Institute will move to a three year cycle.
For each Hurst Institute, a committee appointed by the ASLH reviewed applications from beginning faculty members, doctoral students with completed or almost completed dissertations, and recent J.D. graduates, and selected 12 junior scholars from around the world as Institute Fellows. The Fellows came to Madison for two weeks to participate in seminars, meet other legal historians, and discuss their own work.
The Next Hurst Institute: June 14-27, 2009. We are pleased that Barbara Welke, Associate Professor of History and Professor of Law at the University of Minnesota will chair the Hurst Summer Institute again in 2009. Guest scholars will be named at a later date. The two-week program is structured but informal, and features discussions of core readings in legal history and analysis of the work of the participants in the Institute. Applications will be accepted in Fall 2008 when more complete information will be posted.
Applications will be accepted Dec. 1, 2008 – Jan. 15, 2009.
| October 12, 2008 | to | October 17, 2008 |
The International Bar Association holds its annual meeting in Buenos Aires Oct. 12-17, 2008.
The International Bar Association holds its annual meeting in Buenos Aires Oct. 12-17, 2008.
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