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Lincoln’s Constitutionalism in Time of War: Lessons for the Current War on Terror? – Orange, CA

January 30, 2009

Chapman University Law Review’s 2009 Symposium, Lincoln’s Constitutionalism in Time of War: Lessons for the Current War on Terror?, will take place on January 30, 2009. Panels will compare constitutional approaches to the suspension of the writ of habeas corpus by President Lincoln in the Civil War and President Bush during the War on Terror, the effect of war on the American economy during the Civil War and the War on Terror, and related topics.

Posted by on December 4th, 2008 | EVENTS | no comments

Lincoln’s Constitutionalism in Time of War: Lessons for the Current War on Terror? – Orange, CA

Chapman University Law Review’s 2009 Symposium, Lincoln’s Constitutionalism in Time of War: Lessons for the Current War on Terror?, will take place on January 30, 2009. Panels will compare constitutional approaches to the suspension of the writ of habeas corpus by President Lincoln in the Civil War and President Bush during the War on Terror, the effect of war on the American economy during the Civil War and the War on Terror, and related topics.

Posted by on December 4th, 2008 | Civil Rights Law, CONFERENCES, Law and Politics, Legal History | no comments

Access to the Courts in the Roberts Era – Cleveland, OH

January 30, 2009

The Case Western Reserve Law Review Symposium, Access to the Courts in the Roberts Era, will take place on January 30, 2009. The symposium will explore the access individuals have had to the courts since the appointment of Chief Justice Roberts to the United States Supreme Court, as well as the future of access issues in what has been called the “Roberts Era.”

Keynote speaker Gene Nichol will address emerging trends concerning access to the courts and standing rights. Symposium panelists, who are among the country’s leading experts in the field, will examine a wide array of issues critical to an accessible judiciary system.

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Access to the Courts in the Roberts Era – Cleveland, OH

The Case Western Reserve Law Review Symposium, Access to the Courts in the Roberts Era, will take place on January 30, 2009. The symposium will explore the access individuals have had to the courts since the appointment of Chief Justice Roberts to the United States Supreme Court, as well as the future of access issues in what has been called the “Roberts Era.”

Keynote speaker Gene Nichol will address emerging trends concerning access to the courts and standing rights. Symposium panelists, who are among the country’s leading experts in the field, will examine a wide array of issues critical to an accessible judiciary system.

Posted by on December 4th, 2008 | CONFERENCES, Constitutional Law, Courts, Law and Politics | no comments

The Future of International Criminal Justice – Santa Clara, CA

March 13, 2009toMarch 14, 2009

The Santa Clara University School of Law’s Journal of International Law is hosting a symposium entitled The Future of International Criminal Justice on March 13-14, 2009. Topics to be discussed are:complementarity and the International Criminal Court; terrorism as an international crime; extra-territorial penal jurisdiction; and collective responsibility for international crimes. The keynote speaker of the event will be M. Cherif Bassiouni, who was nominated for a Nobel Peace Prize for his involvement in the creation of the International Criminal Court.

The Santa Clara Journal of International Law will publish a “Symposium Edition” of the Journal featuring articles by the Symposium panelists.

Posted by on December 4th, 2008 | EVENTS | no comments

The Future of International Criminal Justice – Santa Clara, CA

The Santa Clara University School of Law’s Journal of International Law is hosting a symposium entitled The Future of International Criminal Justice on March 13-14, 2009. Topics to be discussed are:complementarity and the International Criminal Court; terrorism as an international crime; extra-territorial penal jurisdiction; and collective responsibility for international crimes. The keynote speaker of the event will be M. Cherif Bassiouni, who was nominated for a Nobel Peace Prize for his involvement in the creation of the International Criminal Court.

The Santa Clara Journal of International Law will publish a “Symposium Edition” of the Journal featuring articles by the Symposium panelists.

Posted by on December 4th, 2008 | CONFERENCES, Criminal Law, International Law | no comments

December 4th Colloquia/Workshops

Harvard Health Law Policy, Biotechnology & Bioethics

       Emily Oster (Chicago Economics), Routes of Infection: Exports and HIV Incidence in Sub-Saharan Africa

Harvard

       Kirk Stark (UCLA Law)

Michigan Law and Economics

       Steve Shavell (Harvard Law), On the Design of the Appeals Process: The Optimal Use of Discretionary Review vs. Direct Appeal 

Pennsylvania Law and Philosophy

       Walter Sinnott-Armstrong (Dartmouth Philosophy), Can Neurological Evidence Help Courts Assess Criminal Responsibility? Lessons from Law and Neuroscience

Toronto Legal Theory

       Dwight Newman (Saskatchewan Law)

Yale Law, Economics and Organization

       David Haddock (Northwestern Law), Bad Public Goods—CAFE—The Corporate Average Fuel Economy Mandate

Posted by on December 4th, 2008 | COLLOQUIA/ WORKSHOPS, Health Law, International Law, Law and Economics, Law and Philosophy | no comments