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Call for Proposals Deadline: Sexual Orientation Law Around the World – L.A. and West Hollywood, CA

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 – 8) Nov. 15, 2008.

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Sexual Orientation Law Around the World – L.A. and West Hollywood, CA

March 11, 2009toMarch 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.

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Sexual Orientation Law Around the World – L.A. and West Hollywood, CA

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 – 8) Nov. 15, 2008.

Posted by on September 11th, 2008 | CALLS FOR PAPERS, Comparative Law, CONFERENCES, Law and Sexuality | no comments

Call for Papers Deadline: Wireless Technologies: Enabling Innovation and Economic Growth

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.

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Wireless Technologies: Enabling Innovation and Economic Growth – Washington, DC

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.

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Wireless Technologies: Enabling Innovation and Economic Growth – Washington, DC

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.

Posted by on September 11th, 2008 | CALLS FOR PAPERS, Communications Law, CONFERENCES, Law and Cyberspace | no comments

Is Morality Universal and Should the Law Care? – Brooklyn

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.

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Is Morality Universal and Should the Law Care? – Brooklyn

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.

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Real Property, Mortgates and the Economy: A Call for Ethics and Reforms – White Plains, NY

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.

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Call for Papers Deadline: Real Property, Mortgates and the Economy: A Call for Ethics and Reforms – White Plains, NY

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.

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Real Property, Mortgates and the Economy: A Call for Ethics and Reforms – White Plains, NY

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.

Posted by on September 11th, 2008 | CALLS FOR PAPERS, Commercial Law, CONFERENCES, Property Law | no comments

Empirical Legal Studies: The Advanced Course – Chicago

October 24, 2008toOctober 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.

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Conducting Empirical Legal Scholarship: The Advanced Course – Chicago

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.

Posted by on September 11th, 2008 | CONFERENCES, Empirical Legal Studies | no comments

Elections Exposed: Women, Money and Politics – Eugene, OR

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.

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Elections Exposed: Women, Money and Politics – Eugene, OR

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.

Posted by on September 11th, 2008 | CONFERENCES, Law and Gender, Law and Politics | no comments

September 12th Colloquia/Workshops

September 12, 2008

Kansas

       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?

St. Thomas

       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

       Roundtable on Foreign Affairs

Virginia

       Jacob Gersen (Chicago Law), The Unbundled Executive

      

Posted by on September 11th, 2008 | COLLOQUIA/ WORKSHOPS, Commercial Law, Constitutional Law, EVENTS, Law and Religion | no comments

Panel Suggestion Deadline: Public Interest Environmental Law Conference – Eugene, OR

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.

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First Deadline for Panel Suggestions: Public Interest Environmental Law Conference – Eugene, OR

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.

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Public Interest Environmental Law Conference – Eugene, OR

February 26, 2009toMarch 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.

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Public Interest Environmental Law Conference – Eugene, OR

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.

Posted by on September 11th, 2008 | CALLS FOR PAPERS, Environmental Law | no comments

Living on a Finite Earth: Energy Law & Policy for a New Era – Eugene, OR

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.

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Living on a Finite Earth: Energy Law & Policy for a New Era – Eugene, OR

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.

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September 11 Colloquia/Workshops

Brooklyn

       Stephen Siegel (Depaul Law), Injunction for Defamation, Juries, and the Clarifying Lens of 1868

Florida State

       Samuel Jordan (St. Louis Law), Irregular Panels

Iowa

       Judge Coughenour (USDC Westen District of Washington)

Lewis and Clark

       Neal Devins (William and Mary Law), Did Bush Hurt the Presidency?  The Nexus between Party Polarization and Presidential Power 

Michigan Law and Economics

      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

Yale Economics & Organization

       Enrichetta Ravina (NYU Business), Love & Loans.  The Effect of Beauty and Personal Characteristics in Credit Markets

Posted by on September 11th, 2008 | COLLOQUIA/ WORKSHOPS, Commercial Law, Constitutional Law, Environmental Law, Tort Law | no comments