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Against Settlement: Twenty-Five Years Later – New York, NY

April 3, 2009

The Fordham Law Review presents Against Settlement: Twenty-Five Years Later April 3, 2009.

In 1984, Owen Fiss provocatively argued that the ADR movement overvalued settlement, that adjudication serves a purpose greater than dispute resolution, and that “[c]ivil litigation is an instrument for using state power to bring a recalcitrant reality closer to our chosen ideals.” Against Settlement, 93 Yale L.J. 1073 (1984). What do we make of his arguments twenty-five years later? In the intervening years, the dispute resolution field has matured, public interest lawyering has changed, aggregate litigation has grown with comprehensive resolution as an expected endgame, and global perspectives on litigation have become more prominent, shedding new light on the arguments Fiss raised.

The Fordham Law Review has assembled a remarkable group – many of the nation’s leading voices in ADR, complex litigation, and public interest lawyering – for a one-day symposium to reconsider questions of settlement and adjudication in civil litigation.

The symposium is co-sponsored by the Fordham Conflict Resolution and ADR Program.

Posted by on March 6th, 2009 | EVENTS | no comments

Against Settlement: 25 Years Later – New York, NY

The Fordham Law Review presents Against Settlement: Twenty-Five Years Later April 3, 2009.

In 1984, Owen Fiss provocatively argued that the ADR movement overvalued settlement, that adjudication serves a purpose greater than dispute resolution, and that “[c]ivil litigation is an instrument for using state power to bring a recalcitrant reality closer to our chosen ideals.” Against Settlement, 93 Yale L.J. 1073 (1984). What do we make of his arguments twenty-five years later? In the intervening years, the dispute resolution field has matured, public interest lawyering has changed, aggregate litigation has grown with comprehensive resolution as an expected endgame, and global perspectives on litigation have become more prominent, shedding new light on the arguments Fiss raised.

The Fordham Law Review has assembled a remarkable group – many of the nation’s leading voices in ADR, complex litigation, and public interest lawyering – for a one-day symposium to reconsider questions of settlement and adjudication in civil litigation.

The symposium is co-sponsored by the Fordham Conflict Resolution and ADR Program.

Posted by on March 6th, 2009 | Alternative Dispute Resolution, Civil Procedure, CONFERENCES | no comments

Third Restatement of Torts – Winston-Salem, NC

April 2, 2009toApril 3, 2009

Wake Forest University School of Law hosts a Symposium on the Third Restatement of Torts April 2-3, 2009. The symposium is co-hosted by the University of Texas School of Law and the American Law Institute.

Posted by on March 6th, 2009 | EVENTS | no comments

Third Restatement of Torts – Winston-Salem, NC

Wake Forest University School of Law hosts a Symposium on the Third Restatement of Torts April 2-3, 2009. The symposium is co-hosted by the University of Texas School of Law and the American Law Institute.

Posted by on March 6th, 2009 | CONFERENCES, Tort Law | no comments

Gender and Criminal Justice – Madison

March 7, 2009

The Wisconsin Journal of Law, Gender & Society presents Gender and Criminal Justice: The Impact of Gender in Criminal Law from Legislation through Incarceration tomorrow, March 7, 2009.

Posted by on March 6th, 2009 | EVENTS | no comments

Gender and Criminal Justice – Madison

The Wisconsin Journal of Law, Gender & Society presents Gender and Criminal Justice: The Impact of Gender in Criminal Law from Legislation through Incarceration tomorrow, March 7, 2009.

Posted by on March 6th, 2009 | CONFERENCES, Criminal Law, Law and Gender | no comments

Fair Housing Law and Enforcement – Chicago

April 17, 2009toApril 18, 2009

Fair Housing Law and Enforcement – A Basic Survey of the Law and Practice hosted by the John Marshall Law School will be held in Chicago, April 17th and 18th. This is a basic introduction to fair housing law: federal, state, and local. This course is designed especially for those who would like a review of the law.

Posted by on March 6th, 2009 | EVENTS | no comments

Fair Housing Law and Enforcement – Chicago

Fair Housing Law and Enforcement – A Basic Survey of  the Law and Practice hosted by the John Marshall Law School will be held in Chicago, April 17th and 18th. This is a basic introduction to fair housing law: federal, state, and local. This course is designed especially for those who would like a review of the law.

Posted by on March 6th, 2009 | CONFERENCES | no comments

Russian Constitution – Washington, DC

March 19, 2009

The Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars presents The Russian Constitution at Fifteen: Assessments and Current Challenges to Russia’s Legal Development March 19, 2009.

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Russian Constitution – Washington, DC

The Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars presents The Russian Constitution at Fifteen: Assessments and Current Challenges to Russia’s Legal Development March 19, 2009.

Posted by on March 6th, 2009 | Comparative Law, CONFERENCES, Constitutional Law | no comments

Symposium on Justice Stevens – Davis, CA

March 6, 2009

UC Davis Law Review hosts a symposium on Justice John Paul Stevens today, March 6, 2009.

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Symposium on Justice Stevens – Davis, CA

UC Davis Law Review hosts a symposium on Justice John Paul Stevens today, March 6, 2009.

Posted by on March 6th, 2009 | CONFERENCES, Constitutional Law, National Security Law | no comments

Intermediaries in the Information Society – New York, NY

Fordham Law hosts Law & Information Society Symposium: Intermediaries in the Information Society March 27, 2009.

Posted by on March 6th, 2009 | CONFERENCES, Law and Cyberspace, Law and Technology | no comments

Call for Papers – Latin American, Mexican, and Comparative Law

The Mexican Law Review, the new journal of the Institute for Legal Research of the National Autonomous University, is permanently open to submissions from students, professors and practitioners on issues of Latin American, Mexican and comparative law.

Posted by on March 6th, 2009 | CALLS FOR PAPERS, Comparative Law | no comments

Future of Today’s Legal Scholarship – Washington, DC

July 25, 2009

Georgetown Law Library and Georgetown Law host The Future of Today’s Legal Scholarship: A Symposium in Honor of Bob Oakley, July 25, 2009.

The time to debate the role of blogs in legal scholarship has passed. As we approach the end of the first decade of the 21st century, one of our oldest and most conservative disciplines has clearly embraced the era of electronic publishing. Blogging has indeed transformed legal scholarship. Now it’s time to move the dialogue forward.

The Future of Today’s Legal Scholarship is a symposium that brings together academic bloggers, law librarians, and experts in preservation to tackle the bigger, more imperative challenges that will influence legal scholarship and democratic access to legal information for generations to come.

We must determine how to prioritize, collect, archive, preserve, and ensure reliable long-term access to the burgeoning amount of legal scholarship being published through new, informal channels on the Web.

The Future of Today’s Legal Scholarship aims to accomplish this objective through non-conventional means. This symposium is an active, idea-based exchange inviting the participation and contribution of attendees alongside that of expert presenters and panelists.

This unique symposium will seek answers to the questions:

1. How can quality academic scholarship reliably be discovered?
2. How can future researchers be assured of perpetual access to the information currently available in blogs?
3. How can any researcher be confident that documents posted to blogs are genuine?

The symposium will include a working group break-out session to create a uniform standard for preservation of blogs, a document to be shared by bloggers and librarians alike.

Posted by on March 6th, 2009 | EVENTS | no comments

Future of Today’s Legal Scholarship – Washington, DC

Georgetown Law Library and Georgetown Law host The Future of Today’s Legal Scholarship: A Symposium in Honor of Bob Oakley, July 25, 2009.

The time to debate the role of blogs in legal scholarship has passed. As we approach the end of the first decade of the 21st century, one of our oldest and most conservative disciplines has clearly embraced the era of electronic publishing. Blogging has indeed transformed legal scholarship. Now it’s time to move the dialogue forward.

The Future of Today’s Legal Scholarship is a symposium that brings together academic bloggers, law librarians, and experts in preservation to tackle the bigger, more imperative challenges that will influence legal scholarship and democratic access to legal information for generations to come.

We must determine how to prioritize, collect, archive, preserve, and ensure reliable long-term access to the burgeoning amount of legal scholarship being published through new, informal channels on the Web.

The Future of Today’s Legal Scholarship aims to accomplish this objective through non-conventional means. This symposium is an active, idea-based exchange inviting the participation and contribution of attendees alongside that of expert presenters and panelists.

This unique symposium will seek answers to the questions:

1. How can quality academic scholarship reliably be discovered?
2. How can future researchers be assured of perpetual access to the information currently available in blogs?
3. How can any researcher be confident that documents posted to blogs are genuine?

The symposium will include a working group break-out session to create a uniform standard for preservation of blogs, a document to be shared by bloggers and librarians alike.

Posted by on March 6th, 2009 | CONFERENCES, Law and Technology, Law Librarianship, Legal Education | no comments

Intellectual Property Recent Developments – Chicago

March 6, 2009

Northwestern Journal of Technology & Intellectual Property presents Riding the Wave: Understanding Recent Developments in IP Law today, March 6, 2009.

Posted by on March 6th, 2009 | EVENTS | no comments

Intellectual Property Recent Developments – Chicago

Northwestern Journal of Technology & Intellectual Property presents Riding the Wave: Understanding Recent Developments in IP Law today, March 6, 2009.

Posted by on March 6th, 2009 | CONFERENCES, Intellectual Property | no comments

Bankruptcy as Scriptwriter of the Dénouement of Financial Distress – Chicago

April 16, 2009

The DePaul Business & Commercial Law Journal presents Into the Sunset: Bankruptcy as Scriptwriter of the Dénouement of Financial Distress April 16, 2009.

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Bankruptcy as Scriptwriter of the Dénouement of Financial Distress – Chicago

The DePaul Business & Commercial Law Journal presents Into the Sunset: Bankruptcy as Scriptwriter of the Dénouement of Financial Distress April 16, 2009.

Posted by on March 6th, 2009 | Bankruptcy Law, CONFERENCES | no comments

Call for Papers: Kosovo Case in International Law; Other International Law Topics

The Chinese Journal of International Law (published by Oxford University Press) has just published an “Agora: Kosovo.” The Journal invites responses to these papers as well as further papers for consideration for publication in a subsequent issue. See the list of articles here.

Posted by on March 6th, 2009 | CALLS FOR PAPERS, International Law | no comments

Call for Papers Deadline: Medicine and the Criminal Process – Manchester, UK

April 17, 2009

The University of Manchester School of Law project on the Impact of the Criminal Process on Health Care Ethics and Practice will host Good, Bad or Indifferent: Medicine and the Criminal Process on Nov. 3-4, 2009.

Day 1 will focus on the prosecution of doctors; in the afternoon there will be workshops on Tainted Blood; The Role of the Criminal Process, The Role of the Coroner, Assisted Dying, Tourism and Covert Acceptance; and lastly a workshop on the Selling of Body Parts. Day 2 will focus on Ethical Conflicts in Criminal Courts.

The deadline for submissions is April 17, 2009.

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Medicine and the Criminal Process – Manchester, UK

November 3, 2009toNovember 4, 2009

The University of Manchester School of Law project on the Impact of the Criminal Process on Health Care Ethics and Practice will host Good, Bad or Indifferent: Medicine and the Criminal Process on Nov. 3-4, 2009.

Day 1 will focus on the prosecution of doctors; in the afternoon there will be workshops on Tainted Blood; The Role of the Criminal Process, The Role of the Coroner, Assisted Dying, Tourism and Covert Acceptance; and lastly a workshop on the Selling of Body Parts. Day 2 will focus on Ethical Conflicts in Criminal Courts.

The deadline for submissions is April 17, 2009.

Posted by on March 6th, 2009 | EVENTS | no comments

Medicine and the Criminal Process – Manchester, UK

The University of Manchester School of Law project on the Impact of the Criminal Process on Health Care Ethics and Practice will host Good, Bad or Indifferent: Medicine and the Criminal Process on Nov. 3-4, 2009.

Day 1 will focus on the prosecution of doctors; in the afternoon there will be workshops on Tainted Blood; The Role of the Criminal Process, The Role of the Coroner, Assisted Dying, Tourism and Covert Acceptance; and lastly a workshop on the Selling of Body Parts. Day 2 will focus on Ethical Conflicts in Criminal Courts.

The deadline for submissions is April 17, 2009.

Posted by on March 6th, 2009 | CALLS FOR PAPERS, CONFERENCES, Criminal Law, Health Law | no comments

Digital Rights Management – Seattle

March 25, 2009

The Federal Trade Commission and the Technology Law and Public Policy Clinic at the University of Washington School of Law hold a Town Hall on Digital Rights Management on March 25, 2009.

Posted by on March 6th, 2009 | EVENTS | no comments

Digital Rights Management – Seattle

The Federal Trade Commission and the Technology Law and Public Policy Clinic at the University of Washington School of Law hold a Town Hall on Digital Rights Management on March 25, 2009.

Posted by on March 6th, 2009 | CONFERENCES, Intellectual Property, Law and Cyberspace, Law and Technology | no comments

March 6th Colloquia/Workshops

Iowa

       Anthony Alfieri (Miami Law)

Kansas

       Pauline Kim (Washington Law), Deliberation and Strategy on the United States Courts of Appeals: An Empirical Exploration of Panel Effects

Loyola Los Angeles

       Brian Galle (Florida State), Tax Incentives and the Judicial Role in Interstate Trade

Missouri

       Robert Miller (Villanova Law)

Temple

       George Triantis (Houston Law Center)

Posted by on March 6th, 2009 | COLLOQUIA/ WORKSHOPS, Tax Law | no comments