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Microfinance and the Law

February 13, 2009

The Journal of Law and Commerce, Law and Entrepreneurship Program, and the University of Pittsburgh School of Law present Microfinance and the Law on Friday, February 13, 2009, from 9:00 a.m.-4:30 p.m. at the University of Pittsburgh School of Law in Pittsburgh, PA.  To register, please visit here or send an e-mail to jlc|@|law.pitt.edu.

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Microfinance and the Law

The Journal of Law and Commerce, Law and Entrepreneurship Program, and the University of Pittsburgh School of Law present Microfinance and the Law on Friday, February 13, 2009, from 9:00 a.m.-4:30 p.m. at the University of Pittsburgh School of Law in Pittsburgh, PA.  To register, please visit here or send an e-mail to jlc|@|law.pitt.edu.

Posted by on February 4th, 2009 | Business Law, Clinics, Commercial Law, CONFERENCES, Poverty Law | no comments

Financial Reg, Corp Governance, and Securities Litigation – NYC

February 11, 2009
2:00 pmto6:00 pm

The American Constitution Society and Columbia Law School host Financial Regulation, Corporate Governance, and Securities Litigation: What Does the Future Hold? — Feb. 11, 2009, 2-6 p.m.

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Financial Reg, Corp Governance, and Securities Litigation – NYC

The American Constitution Society and Columbia Law School host Financial Regulation, Corporate Governance, and Securities Litigation: What Does the Future Hold? — Feb. 11, 2009, 2-6 p.m.

Posted by on February 4th, 2009 | Business Law, CONFERENCES, Securities Law | no comments

Contributions of Martha Nussbaum to Scholarship & Practice of Gender & Sexuality Law – NYC

February 13, 2009

Columbia Law School’s Program in Gender and Sexuality Law presents A Symposium Honoring the Contributions of Martha Nussbaum to the Scholarship and Practice of Gender and Sexuality Law Feb. 13, 2009.

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Contributions of Martha Nussbaum to Scholarship & Practice of Gender & Sexuality Law – NYC

Columbia Law School’s Program in Gender and Sexuality Law presents A Symposium Honoring the Contributions of Martha Nussbaum to the Scholarship and Practice of Gender and Sexuality Law Feb. 13, 2009.

Posted by on February 4th, 2009 | CONFERENCES, Law and Gender | no comments

Evolving Definition of the Immigrant Worker: Employment, Labor, Human Rights – San Francisco

The University of San Francisco Law Review presents a symposium, The Evolving Definition of the Immigrant Worker: The Intersection Between Employment, Labor, and Human Rights Law, Feb. 27, 2009.

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Evolving Definition of the Immigrant Worker: Employment, Labor, Human Rights – San Francisco

The University of San Francisco Law Review presents a symposium, The Evolving Definition of the Immigrant Worker: The Intersection Between Employment, Labor, and Human Rights Law, Feb. 27, 2009.

Posted by on February 4th, 2009 | CONFERENCES, Immigration Law, International Law, Labor and Employment Law | no comments

New Perspectives on Disability Law: Advancing the Right to Live in the World – Baltimore

April 17, 2009

The National Federation of the Blind hosts the Jacobus tenBroek Disability Law Symposium, April 17, 2009, in Baltimore. The 2009 symposium, New Perspectives on Disability Law: Advancing the Right to Live in the World, will examine the new perspectives on disability law both in the United States, brought about by the election of a new administration and the signing of the ADA Amendments Act, and internationally, as a result of the ratification of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.

Posted by on February 4th, 2009 | EVENTS | no comments

New Perspectives on Disability Law: Advancing the Right to Live in the World – Baltimore

The National Federation of the Blind hosts the Jacobus tenBroek Disability Law Symposium, April 17, 2009, in Baltimore. The 2009 symposium, New Perspectives on Disability Law: Advancing the Right to Live in the World, will examine the new perspectives on disability law both in the United States, brought about by the election of a new administration and the signing of the ADA Amendments Act, and internationally, as a result of the ratification of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.

Posted by on February 4th, 2009 | CONFERENCES, Disability Law, International Law | no comments

Applied Feminism: How Feminist Legal Theory Is Changing the Law – Baltimore

March 6, 2009

The University of Baltimore School of Law presents its second annual symposium exploring the effects of feminism on the law, Applied Feminism: How Feminist Legal Theory is Changing the Law, March 6, 2009. Author Maya Angelou will serve as keynote speaker.

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Applied Feminism: How Feminist Legal Theory Is Changing the Law – Baltimore

The University of Baltimore School of Law presents its second annual symposium exploring the effects of feminism on the law, Applied Feminism: How Feminist Legal Theory is Changing the Law, March 6, 2009. Author Maya Angelou will serve as keynote speaker.

Posted by on February 4th, 2009 | CONFERENCES, Law and Gender | no comments

Professional Football – From Rookie to Retirement – Baltimore

February 26, 2009

The University of Baltimore School of Law hosts its first annual sports law symposium, From Rookie to Retirement: The NFL Universe in the New Economy, Feb. 26, 2009.

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Professional Football – From Rookie to Retirement – Baltimore

The University of Baltimore School of Law hosts its first annual sports law symposium, From Rookie to Retirement: The NFL Universe in the New Economy, Feb. 26, 2009.

Posted by on February 4th, 2009 | CONFERENCES, Labor and Employment Law, Sports Law | no comments

Call for Papers Deadline: Carbon Finance, the Financial Crisis, and the Re-Regulation of Markets

February 15, 2009

Carbon & Climate Law Review is welcoming abstracts for a special issue on Carbon Finance, the Financial Crisis, and the Re-regulation of Markets, scheduled for publication in June 2009. It will be edited by Jacob Werksman and Christina Voigt. The deadline is Feb. 15, 2009. Jump to full post

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Call for Papers: Carbon Finance, the Financial Crisis, and the Re-Regulation of Markets

Carbon & Climate Law Review is welcoming abstracts for a special issue on Carbon Finance, the Financial Crisis, and the Re-regulation of Markets, scheduled for publication in June 2009. It will be edited by Jacob Werksman and Christina Voigt. The deadline is Feb. 15, 2009. Jump to full post

Posted by on February 4th, 2009 | Business Law, CALLS FOR PAPERS, Environmental Law, Securities Law | no comments

Second Amendment After Heller – San Francisco

February 13, 2009

The Hastings Law Journal will host The Second Amendment After Heller  on February 13, 2009.

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Second Amendment After Heller – San Francisco

The Hastings Law Journal will host The Second Amendment After Heller on February 13, 2009.

Posted by on February 4th, 2009 | CONFERENCES, Constitutional Law | no comments

Call for Papers Deadline: Disability Law – Perspectives on Olmstead – Atlanta

March 20, 2009

THE LONG ROAD HOME: PERSPECTIVES ON OLMSTEAD TEN YEARS LATER

The Georgia State University College of Law will hold a one-day symposium on Friday, October 23, 2009, to mark the tenth anniversary of the United States Supreme Court’s integration mandate in Olmstead v. L.C., 527 U.S. 581 (1999), a landmark decision considered by some to be the disability law parallel to Brown v. Board of Education. The call for papers deadline is March 20, 2009. Jump to full post

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Disability Law – Perspectives on Olmstead – Atlanta

October 23, 2009

THE LONG ROAD HOME: PERSPECTIVES ON OLMSTEAD TEN YEARS LATER

The Georgia State University College of Law will hold a one-day symposium on Friday, October 23, 2009, to mark the tenth anniversary of the United States Supreme Court’s integration mandate in Olmstead v. L.C., 527 U.S. 581 (1999), a landmark decision considered by some to be the disability law parallel to Brown v. Board of Education. The call for papers deadline is March 20, 2009. Jump to full post

Posted by on February 4th, 2009 | EVENTS | no comments

Disability Law – Perspectives on Olmstead – Atlanta

THE LONG ROAD HOME: PERSPECTIVES ON OLMSTEAD TEN YEARS LATER

The Georgia State University College of Law will hold a one-day symposium on Friday, October 23, 2009, to mark the tenth anniversary of the United States Supreme Court’s integration mandate in Olmstead v. L.C., 527 U.S. 581 (1999), a landmark decision considered by some to be the disability law parallel to Brown v. Board of Education. The call for papers deadline is March 20, 2009. Jump to full post

Posted by on February 4th, 2009 | CALLS FOR PAPERS, CONFERENCES, Disability Law | no comments

February 5th Colloquia/Workshops

February 5, 2009

Columbia

       Risa Goluboff (Columbia Law), Vagrancy, Crime Control, and Judicial Anxiety

Connecticut

       Jebediah Purdy (Duke Law), American Earth: The Public Language of Environmental Commitment

Drexel

       Alan Lerner (Penn. Law), From Socrates to Langdel, From Freud to Dewey: The Role of Emotion in Modern Legal Education

Florida State

       Kimberly Ferzan (Rutgers Law), Beyond the Special Part

Georgetown

       Richard Chused (Georgetown Law)

Minnesota

       Katherine Sikkink (Minnesota Law), Do Human Rights Trials Make a Difference

New York Law

       Brian Leiter (Chicago Law)

Toronto Health Law

       Constance MacIntosh (Dalhousie Law), Dirty Water, Dirty Hands: Public Health Deficits and Water Quality Debacles on First Nation Reserves

UCLA Legal Theory

       Sari Kisilevsky (UCLA Fellow), Hard Cases and Legal Validity

Yale Legal Theory

       Jill Hasday (Minnesota Law), Protecting Them from Themselves: Sex and Race Inequality as Shared Benefits

Posted by on February 4th, 2009 | Civil Rights Law, COLLOQUIA/ WORKSHOPS, Environmental Law, EVENTS, Health Law, Law and Gender, Law and Race | no comments

February 4th, Colloquia/Workshops

Alabama

       Anthony Alfieri (Miami Law)

Georgetown Law and Philosophy

       Knud Haakonssen (Sussex History)

Harvard Health Law

       Jeff McMahan (Rutgers Philosophy), Radical Cognitive Limitations

Miami

       Paul R. Verkuil (Miami Law), Outsourcing Sovereignty

NYU Legal History

       Jennifer Klein (Yale History), The Bonds of Care: Domestic Labor and the Law in the U.S. Welfare State 

SMU

       Paul A. Diller (Willamette Law)

St. Louis

       Jeff A. Redding (St. Louis Law)

Stanford Environmental and Natural Resource Law

       Joe Grindstaff (California Water Resource Control Board), Liquid Gold: Solving the World’s Freshwater Sustainability Challenges

Toronto Law and Economics

       Talia  Fisher (Tel Aviv University), The Confessional Penalty

USC Law, History, and Culture

      Kunal Parker (Cleveland-Marshall Law)

Posted by on February 4th, 2009 | COLLOQUIA/ WORKSHOPS, Law and Economics, Law and Philosophy, Law and Society, Legal History | no comments