| April 17, 2009 | to | April 18, 2009 |
Slavery, Abolition, and Human Rights: Interdisciplinary Perspectives on the Thirteenth Amendment will be held on April 17-18, 2009 at the University of Chicago Law School hosted by the Loyola University of Chicago School of Law and the University of Chicago. The conference explores the past and present significance of the Thirteenth Amendment, which abolished slavery and provided constitutional authority for eradicating its badges and incidents and, ultimately, for invalidating Jim Crow’s legacies and myriad forms of involuntary labor.
Posted by uwlegalscholarship on January 29th, 2009
| EVENTS |
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Slavery, Abolition, and Human Rights: Interdisciplinary Perspectives on the Thirteenth Amendment will be held on April 17-18, 2009 at the University of Chicago Law School hosted by the Loyola University of Chicago School of Law and the University of Chicago. The conference explores the past and present significance of the Thirteenth Amendment, which abolished slavery and provided constitutional authority for eradicating its badges and incidents and, ultimately, for invalidating Jim Crow’s legacies and myriad forms of involuntary labor.
Posted by uwlegalscholarship on January 29th, 2009
| Civil Rights Law, CONFERENCES, Constitutional Law, Law and Humanities, Law and Literature, Law and Philosophy |
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| March 4, 2009 | to | March 7, 2009 |
The 2009 American Psychology-Law Society Conference hosted by AP-LS will be held in San Antonio, TX from March 4-7, 2009 in San Antonio, TX. Topics include: Neuroscience, Genetics and the Law; Psychological Perspectives on Conviction of the Innocent; and Rich False Memories.
Posted by uwlegalscholarship on January 29th, 2009
| EVENTS |
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The 2009 American Psychology-Law Society Conference hosted by AP-LS will be held in San Antonio, TX from March 4-7, 2009 in San Antonio, TX. Topics include: Neuroscience, Genetics and the Law; Psychological Perspectives on Conviction of the Innocent; and Rich False Memories.
Posted by uwlegalscholarship on January 29th, 2009
| CONFERENCES, Law and Psychology, Law and Science |
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| March 4, 2009 | to | March 6, 2009 |
The 2009 Legal Malpractice & Risk Management Conference, held March 4-6, 2009 in Chicago, offers interactive panels comprised of leaders in their respective fields, from professional liability practitioners and law firm general counsel to insurance professionals. Each panel will provide a comprehensive examination of current developments with an emphasis on recent legal decisions.
Posted by uwlegalscholarship on January 29th, 2009
| EVENTS |
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The 2009 Legal Malpractice & Risk Management Conference, held March 4-6, 2009 in Chicago, offers interactive panels comprised of leaders in their respective fields, from professional liability practitioners and law firm general counsel to insurance professionals. Each panel will provide a comprehensive examination of current developments with an emphasis on recent legal decisions.
Posted by uwlegalscholarship on January 29th, 2009
| CONFERENCES |
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| March 9, 2009 | to | March 11, 2009 |
Society for Human Resource Management presents the SHRM Employment Law & Legislative Conference, March 9-11, 2009 at the Capital Hilton in downtown Washington, D.C. Officials from the new Administration, Congress and regulatory agencies will be featured speakers, available to answer your questions about both the policy and enforcement changes likely to affect your organization.
Posted by uwlegalscholarship on January 29th, 2009
| EVENTS |
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Society for Human Resource Management presents the SHRM Employment Law & Legislative Conference, March 9-11, 2009 at the Capital Hilton in downtown Washington, D.C. Officials from the new Administration, Congress and regulatory agencies will be featured speakers, available to answer your questions about both the policy and enforcement changes likely to affect your organization.
Posted by uwlegalscholarship on January 29th, 2009
| CONFERENCES |
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| February 20, 2009 10:00 pm | to | February 21, 2009 10:00 pm |
Global Social Justice Lawyering, February 20-21, 2009 hosted by Stanford Law School. Topics include: International Human Rights Careers, International Pro Bono Plenary Session, Eco-Justice: Linking Human Rights and the Environment, Torture: A Multi-Disciplinary Perspective, The Impact of Human Rights Law on Civil Legal Services, and Scanning the Globe for Criminal Justice.
Posted by uwlegalscholarship on January 29th, 2009
| EVENTS |
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Global Social Justice Lawyering, February 20-21, 2009 hosted by Stanford Law School. Topics include: International Human Rights Careers, International Pro Bono Plenary Session, Eco-Justice: Linking Human Rights and the Environment, Torture: A Multi-Disciplinary Perspective, The Impact of Human Rights Law on Civil Legal Services, and Scanning the Globe for Criminal Justice.
Posted by uwlegalscholarship on January 29th, 2009
| Civil Rights Law, CONFERENCES, International Law |
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| March 26, 2009 | to | March 27, 2009 |
The 11th International Wildlife Law Conference will be held March 26-27, 2009, at Stetson University College of Law in Gulfport, Florida. Sessions will focus on biofuel production and biodiversity impacts, sustainable ecotourism, regional fisheries management organizations and the Antarctic ecosystem.
Posted by uwlegalscholarship on January 29th, 2009
| EVENTS |
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The 11th International Wildlife Law Conference will be held March 26-27, 2009, at Stetson University College of Law in Gulfport, Florida. Sessions will focus on biofuel production and biodiversity impacts, sustainable ecotourism, regional fisheries management organizations and the Antarctic ecosystem.
Posted by uwlegalscholarship on January 29th, 2009
| CONFERENCES, Environmental Law |
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| February 21, 2009 | to | February 24, 2009 |
The 30th Annual National Conference on Law and Higher Education hosted by Stetson University College of Law will be held Feb. 21-24, 2009, at the Caribe Royale Resort in Orlando, Fla. The schedule includes two pre-conference workshops on Saturday, February 21, and a post-conference workshop on Tuesday, February 24
Posted by uwlegalscholarship on January 29th, 2009
| EVENTS |
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The 30th Annual National Conference on Law and Higher Education hosted by Stetson University College of Law will be held Feb. 21-24, 2009, at the Caribe Royale Resort in Orlando, Fla. The schedule includes two pre-conference workshops on Saturday, February 21, and a post-conference workshop on Tuesday, February 24
Posted by uwlegalscholarship on January 29th, 2009
| CONFERENCES |
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The Dirksen Congressional Center invites applications for grants to fund research on congressional leadership and the U.S. Congress. A total of up to $30,000 will be available in 2009. Awards range from a few hundred dollars to $3,500.
The competition is open to individuals with a serious interest in studying Congress. Political scientists, historians, biographers, scholars of public administration or American studies, and journalists are among those eligible. The Center encourages graduate students who have successfully defended their dissertation prospectus to apply and awards a significant portion of the funds for dissertation research. Applicants must be U.S. citizens who reside in the United States.
The awards program does not fund undergraduate or pre-Ph.D. study. Organizations are not eligible. Research teams of two or more individuals are eligible. No institutional overhead or indirect costs may be claimed against a Congressional Research Award.
There is no standard application form. Applicants are responsible for showing the relationship between their work and the awards program guidelines. Applications are accepted at any time. Applications which exceed the page limit and incomplete applications will NOT be forwarded to the screening committee for consideration.
All application materials must be received on or before February 1, 2009. Awards will be announced in March 2009.
Complete information about eligibility and application procedures may be found here.
Posted by uwlegalscholarship on January 29th, 2009
| EVENTS |
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The Dirksen Congressional Center invites applications for grants to fund research on congressional leadership and the U.S. Congress. A total of up to $30,000 will be available in 2009. Awards range from a few hundred dollars to $3,500.
The competition is open to individuals with a serious interest in studying Congress. Political scientists, historians, biographers, scholars of public administration or American studies, and journalists are among those eligible. The Center encourages graduate students who have successfully defended their dissertation prospectus to apply and awards a significant portion of the funds for dissertation research. Applicants must be U.S. citizens who reside in the United States.
The awards program does not fund undergraduate or pre-Ph.D. study. Organizations are not eligible. Research teams of two or more individuals are eligible. No institutional overhead or indirect costs may be claimed against a Congressional Research Award.
There is no standard application form. Applicants are responsible for showing the relationship between their work and the awards program guidelines. Applications are accepted at any time. Applications which exceed the page limit and incomplete applications will NOT be forwarded to the screening committee for consideration.
All application materials must be received on or before February 1, 2009. Awards will be announced in March 2009.
Complete information about eligibility and application procedures may be found here.
Posted by uwlegalscholarship on January 29th, 2009
| Empirical Legal Studies, JUNIOR SCHOLARS, Law and Politics, Law and Society |
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Arizona Economics, Law, and the Environment
David Sunding (Berkeley ARE)
Florida
Bradley T. Borden (Washburn Law), Open Tenancies in Common
Georgia International Law
Carlos M. Vazquez (Georgetown Law), Not a Happy Precedent: The Story of Ex parte Quirin
International Criminal Court
Kevin Jon Heller (Melbourne Law), Situational Gravity Under the Rome Statute
Kentucky
Katherine T. Bartlett (Duke Law), Good Intentions, Unconscious Bias and the Law
Missouri
Kerry Ryan (SLU Law)
New York Clinical Theory
Peter Joy (Washington Law) and Robert R. Kuehn (Alabama Law), Lawyering in the Academy: The Intersection of Academic Freedom and Professional Responsibility
Ohio State
David Jinks (Texas Law)
UC Hastings
Adam Kolber (San Diego Law), The Comparative Nature of Punishment
Posted by pittlegalscholarship on January 29th, 2009
| COLLOQUIA/ WORKSHOPS, Criminal Law, Environmental Law, EVENTS, International Law, Property Law |
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Brooklyn Law
Edward J. Janger (Brooklyn Law), Virtual Territoriality
Chicago Constitutional Law
Theodore Ruger (Penn Law)
Columbia
Robert Ferguson (Columbia Law), Invading Panama: The Power of Circumstance in the Rule of Law
Florida State
Amy Farmer (Arkansas Law), Strategic Bidding Investment and Investment in Final Offer
Miami
Caroline Mala Corbin (Miami Law), The First Amendment Right Against Compelled Listening
Minnesota
Leo Katz (Penn. Law), Why the Law Spruns Win-Win Transactions
North Carolina
Devon W. Carbado (UCLA Law), After Obama: Three Post-Racial Challanges
Northwestern Law and Economics
Robert Marquez (Arizona State Business) Stockholder Capitalism, Corporate Governance and Firm Value
Southwestern
Carrie J. Menkel-Meadow (Georgetown Law)
Stanford Law and Economics
JJ Prescott (Michigan Law), Do Sex Offender Registration and Notification Laws Affect Criminal Behavior
Stanford Health Law
Adam Kolber (San Diego Law), A Limited Defense of Clinical Placebo Deception
Toronto Heath Law
Martin Hevia and Joanna Erdman (Toronto Law), Denied Access to Medical Care as a Violation of the Rights Against Cruel, Inhuman and Degrading Treatment: A Case Study on Anencephalic Pregnancy
Yale Law and Economics
Betsey Stevenson (Penn Business), The Paradox of Declining Female Hapiness
Posted by pittlegalscholarship on January 29th, 2009
| Business Law, COLLOQUIA/ WORKSHOPS, CONFERENCES, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law, Health Law, Law and Cyberspace, Law and Economics |
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