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Prosecuting Sexual and Gender-Based Crimes, Int’l Courts – Washington, DC

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.

Posted by on September 12th, 2008 | EVENTS | no comments

Prosecuting Sexual and Gender-Based Crimes, Int’l Courts – Washington, DC

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.

Posted by on September 12th, 2008 | CONFERENCES, Criminal Law, International Law, Law and Gender | no comments

One Earth: Globalism & Animal Law – Portland, OR

October 17, 2008toOctober 19, 2008

Lewis & Clark Law School presents One Earth: Globalism & Animal Law Oct. 17-19, 2008.

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One Earth: Globalism & Animal Law – Portland

Lewis & Clark Law School presents One Earth: Globalism & Animal Law Oct. 17-19, 2008.

Posted by on September 12th, 2008 | Comparative Law, Environmental Law, International Law, Law and Science | no comments

Federal Judicial Center 40th Anniversary – Portland, OR

September 18, 2008
1:30 pmto5:15 pm
September 19, 2008toSeptember 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.

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Federal Judicial Center 40th Anniversary – Portland, OR

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.

Posted by on September 12th, 2008 | CONFERENCES, Courts, Law and Technology, National Security Law | no comments

September 12th Colloquia/Workshops

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 12th, 2008 | COLLOQUIA/ WORKSHOPS, Commercial Law, Constitutional Law, Law and Religion | no comments