| November 19, 2009 | to | November 20, 2009 |
Hofstra University School of Law resents a conference, Collaborative Law: Opportunities, Challenges and Questions for the Future, on November 19 and 20, 2009.
Collaborative Law is a voluntary dispute resolution process for parties represented by counsel, which has already taken root in family law. Like mediation, Collaborative Law helps parties resolve their dispute themselves rather than having a ruling imposed upon them by a court or arbitrator. The Uniform Collaborative Law Act is scheduled to be voted on by the Uniform Law Commission in July 2009 and the ABA House of Delegates in February 2010.
The conference will cover topics in Collaborative Law in the context of legal ethics and professional responsibility, mediation, arbitration and other ADR processes, access to justice and vulnerable populations, domestic violence, informed consent, legal education, business law, and interdisciplinary practice.
For further information, contact Franca Sachs, Executive Director of Family Law Programs, at Franca.Sachs@hofstra.edu.
Posted by uwlegalscholarship on July 23rd, 2009
| EVENTS |
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Hofstra University School of Law resents a conference, Collaborative Law: Opportunities, Challenges and Questions for the Future, on November 19 and 20, 2009.
Collaborative Law is a voluntary dispute resolution process for parties represented by counsel, which has already taken root in family law. Like mediation, Collaborative Law helps parties resolve their dispute themselves rather than having a ruling imposed upon them by a court or arbitrator. The Uniform Collaborative Law Act is scheduled to be voted on by the Uniform Law Commission in July 2009 and the ABA House of Delegates in February 2010.
The conference will cover topics in Collaborative Law in the context of legal ethics and professional responsibility, mediation, arbitration and other ADR processes, access to justice and vulnerable populations, domestic violence, informed consent, legal education, business law, and interdisciplinary practice.
For further information, contact Franca Sachs, Executive Director of Family Law Programs, at Franca.Sachs@hofstra.edu.
Posted by uwlegalscholarship on July 23rd, 2009
| Alternative Dispute Resolution, CONFERENCES, Family Law, Legal Ethics |
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| October 18, 2009 | to | October 20, 2009 |
Hofstra University School of Law presents a conference, Power, Politics, and Public Service: The Legal Ethics of Lawyers in Government, on October 18 – 20, 2009.
The conference will focus on the most important regulatory and cultural reforms regarding the ethics of prosecutors, and the ethical duties and limitations of government lawyers who advise or litigate on behalf of public officials or public agencies.
For additional information, please visit the conference website.
Posted by uwlegalscholarship on July 23rd, 2009
| EVENTS |
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Hofstra University School of Law presents a conference, Power, Politics, and Public Service: The Legal Ethics of Lawyers in Government, on October 18 – 20, 2009.
The conference will focus on the most important regulatory and cultural reforms regarding the ethics of prosecutors, and the ethical duties and limitations of government lawyers who advise or litigate on behalf of public officials or public agencies.
For additional information, please visit the conference website.
Posted by uwlegalscholarship on July 23rd, 2009
| CONFERENCES, Legal Ethics |
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Hofstra University School of Law’s Journal of International Business and Law presents a conference, Investment Management Law, on Friday, October 9, 2009.
This conference will focus on emerging issues in investment management law, including derivatives and leverage, fallout from the global financial crisis, enforcement and litigation trends, and the regulation of hedge funds. Commissioner Luis A. Aguilar, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, will offer the keynote address.
For additional information, please visit the conference website.
Posted by uwlegalscholarship on July 23rd, 2009
| EVENTS |
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Hofstra University School of Law’s Journal of International Business and Law presents a conference, Investment Management Law, on Friday, October 9, 2009.
This conference will focus on emerging issues in investment management law, including derivatives and leverage, fallout from the global financial crisis, enforcement and litigation trends, and the regulation of hedge funds. Commissioner Luis A. Aguilar, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, will offer the keynote address.
For additional information, please visit the conference website.
Posted by uwlegalscholarship on July 23rd, 2009
| Business Law, CONFERENCES, Securities Law |
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The Saint Louis University Public Law Review announces a call for papers for its spring 2010 issue. The topic of the spring issue is the Future of Immigration Law and the New Administration. This special issue will broadly allow any topic within immigration law, with an eye toward policy changes and recommendations for our new President and Congress.
The editors welcome articles and essays of any length from legal scholars, judges, practicing attorneys, and legislators. Up to five articles will be chosen for publication in the late spring of 2010. Abstracts are being accepted now, and full drafts will be due at the end of November 2009. If you have any questions, please contact the editors at sluplr@slu.edu.
The Public Law Review was established in 1981 as a specialty journal to address legal issues of public interest and public policy. For two years in a row, the Public Law Review has been ranked fourth in the nation for Constitutional Law. Supreme Court Justices John Paul Stevens and Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Vice President Joseph Biden, and Senators Pete Domenici, John Danforth, and John Ashcroft have authored articles in the Public Law Review.
Posted by uwlegalscholarship on July 23rd, 2009
| CALLS FOR PAPERS, Immigration Law |
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| October 25, 2009 |
| March 14, 2010 |
The University of St. Thomas Journal of Law and Public Policy will be accepting papers for its fall and spring issues. The fall issue will pertain to “Intelligent Design and the Constitution” and the spring issue will pertain to “The Armenian Genocide”.
The editors encourage papers on a wide and broad range of directions within these two designated areas. Papers for the fall issue on Intelligent Design and the Constitution are due October 25, 2009. Papers for the spring issue on the Armenian Genocide are due March 14, 2010.
Please forward papers to the editors at jmsandy@stthomas.edu for consideration.
Posted by uwlegalscholarship on July 23rd, 2009
| EVENTS |
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The University of St. Thomas Journal of Law and Public Policy will be accepting papers for its fall and spring issues. The fall issue will pertain to “Intelligent Design and the Constitution” and the spring issue will pertain to “The Armenian Genocide”.
The editors encourage papers on a wide and broad range of directions within these two designated areas. Papers for the fall issue on Intelligent Design and the Constitution are due October 25, 2009. Papers for the spring issue on the Armenian Genocide are due March 14, 2010.
Please forward papers to the editors at jmsandy@stthomas.edu for consideration.
Posted by uwlegalscholarship on July 23rd, 2009
| CALLS FOR PAPERS, Constitutional Law, Law and Politics |
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Pace International Law Review will hold a symposium, Comparative Constitutional Law: National Security Across the Globe, on November 13th, 2009. The editors invite proposals for articles, essays and book reviews from scholars, researchers, practitioners, and professionals for contributions to be considered for presentation at the symposium and subsequent publication on the newly developed and comprehensive International Law Website.
Authors are encouraged to submit clear, concise, and accessible proposals for articles, essays and book reviews that will interest lawmakers, attorneys, and students. The proposals should address issues pertinent to the interrelationship between national security concerns and constitutional law of a particular nation or nations. Article proposals that provide a comparative analysis of issues and concerns faced by various nations are preferred. The proposals should be as thorough as possible and may include suggestions for other panelists who are experts in the proposed topic.
Book review proposals should also include (a) the title and publication date of the book proposed for review; (b) a description of the importance of the book to the general topic; and (c) any other information relevant to the book or proposed review (e.g., the reviewer’s expertise or any relationship with the author).
Please submit proposals of no more than 500 words to pilr@law.pace.edu by July 30, 2009. All proposals should include the intended author’s name, title, institutional affiliation and contact information. Authors are also welcome, but not required, to submit a CV. The editors expect to make offers to the selected guest speakers in August, 2009. Please note that all proposals will be considered for publication even if Pace International Law Review finds that the proposal is not suitable or pertinent to this year’s symposium. Complete manuscripts for work that will not be presented at the Symposium will be due by August 31, 2009.
Posted by uwlegalscholarship on July 23rd, 2009
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Pace International Law Review will hold a symposium, Comparative Constitutional Law: National Security Across the Globe, on November 13th, 2009. The editors invite proposals for articles, essays and book reviews from scholars, researchers, practitioners, and professionals for contributions to be considered for presentation at the symposium and subsequent publication on the newly developed and comprehensive International Law Website.
Authors are encouraged to submit clear, concise, and accessible proposals for articles, essays and book reviews that will interest lawmakers, attorneys, and students. The proposals should address issues pertinent to the interrelationship between national security concerns and constitutional law of a particular nation or nations. Article proposals that provide a comparative analysis of issues and concerns faced by various nations are preferred. The proposals should be as thorough as possible and may include suggestions for other panelists who are experts in the proposed topic.
Book review proposals should also include (a) the title and publication date of the book proposed for review; (b) a description of the importance of the book to the general topic; and (c) any other information relevant to the book or proposed review (e.g., the reviewer’s expertise or any relationship with the author).
Please submit proposals of no more than 500 words to pilr@law.pace.edu by July 30, 2009. All proposals should include the intended author’s name, title, institutional affiliation and contact information. Authors are also welcome, but not required, to submit a CV. The editors expect to make offers to the selected guest speakers in August, 2009. Please note that all proposals will be considered for publication even if Pace International Law Review finds that the proposal is not suitable or pertinent to this year’s symposium. Complete manuscripts for work that will not be presented at the Symposium will be due by August 31, 2009.
Posted by uwlegalscholarship on July 23rd, 2009
| CALLS FOR PAPERS, Comparative Law, CONFERENCES, Constitutional Law, National Security Law |
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Disorient: Critical Legal Journal of the Pacific Northwest: CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS
Currently accepting submissions for the Winter 2009-2010 issue of Disorient.
Disorient is a student-run, on-line, interdisciplinary law journal at the University of Washington School of Law. See our inaugural issue and mission statement here
Submissions due by August 15, 2009. Email submissions and/or questions to dislaw [at] u.washington.edu.
Posted by uwlegalscholarship on July 19th, 2009
| EVENTS |
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Disorient: Critical Legal Journal of the Pacific Northwest: CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS
Currently accepting submissions for the Winter 2009-2010 issue of Disorient.
Disorient is a student-run, on-line, interdisciplinary law journal at the University of Washington School of Law. See our inaugural issue and mission statement here
Submissions due by August 15, 2009. Email submissions and/or questions to dislaw [at] u.washington.edu.
Posted by uwlegalscholarship on July 19th, 2009
| CALLS FOR PAPERS, Jurisprudence, Law and Humanities, Law and Society |
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Eyes on the ICC is published annually by the Council for American Students in International Negotiations. The journal invites quality submissions from scholars, jurists, and professionals in fields related to international criminal law and policy. Occasionally, exceptional student work will be accepted. Manuscripts are accepted on a rolling basis until August 31.
Manuscripts must be computer generated and submitted electronically, via e-mail or Berkeley Electronic Press’s Expresso (http://law.bepress.com/expresso/) submission service. Each submission should contain
1. an abstract;
2. a letter of introduction;
3. CV; and
4. appropriate contact information.
Articles may range in length from some 25 to 80 pages, double-spaced. Book reviews run from some 1,000 to 2,500 words.
Please adhere closely to the Chicago Manual of Style and cite sources in legal format according to the Harvard Blue Book.
Peer Review: Submissions outside the expertise of the editorial board are subjected to external, double-blind peer review. Additionally, authors are encouraged to seek comments on their manuscripts from colleagues within their discipline. The journal invites commentary on the quality of its submissions, whether by private correspondence or published letter.
Submissions and other editorial correspondence should be addressed to icc [at] americanstudents.us.
Posted by uwlegalscholarship on July 19th, 2009
| EVENTS |
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Eyes on the ICC is published annually by the Council for American Students in International Negotiations. The journal invites quality submissions from scholars, jurists, and professionals in fields related to international criminal law and policy. Occasionally, exceptional student work will be accepted. Manuscripts are accepted on a rolling basis until August 31.
Manuscripts must be computer generated and submitted electronically, via e-mail or Berkeley Electronic Press’s Expresso (http://law.bepress.com/expresso/) submission service. Each submission should contain
1. an abstract;
2. a letter of introduction;
3. CV; and
4. appropriate contact information.
Articles may range in length from some 25 to 80 pages, double-spaced. Book reviews run from some 1,000 to 2,500 words.
Please adhere closely to the Chicago Manual of Style and cite sources in legal format according to the Harvard Blue Book.
Peer Review: Submissions outside the expertise of the editorial board are subjected to external, double-blind peer review. Additionally, authors are encouraged to seek comments on their manuscripts from colleagues within their discipline. The journal invites commentary on the quality of its submissions, whether by private correspondence or published letter.
Submissions and other editorial correspondence should be addressed to icc [at] americanstudents.us.
Posted by uwlegalscholarship on July 19th, 2009
| CALLS FOR PAPERS, Criminal Law, International Law |
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The William Mitchell Law Review seeks papers and proposals for a symposium, The Future of Carbon Management Law, to be held in St. Paul, Minnesota on November 5, 2009. [UPDATE (Sept. 17): the symposium will be rescheduled for sometime in January.] The symposium will include sessions on the basics of carbon management, market-based solutions, and regulation-based solutions.Potential topics include, but are not limited to:
- The role of the law in ordering and regulating carbon markets
- Comparisons to similar market-based approaches, historical and international
- Jurisdictional issues arising among local, state, regional, federal, and international carbon management authorities
- Effective enforcement and regulation of carbon producers and carbon emissions as an alternative to, or in conjunction with, market-based solutions
- Other alternative regulatory approaches to carbon management
- Other topics relevant to carbon management
Symposium participants will engage in panel discussions within each of these topics. Articles by symposium participants will be included in Issue 3 of the William Mitchell Law Review’s upcoming Volume 36, which will be published in Spring 2010.Proposals should be in the form of abstracts of no more than 500 words and accompanied by the author’s resume or curriculum vitae. Authors whose proposals are selected will be expected to submit initial drafts of completed articles by October 20. The deadline for final drafts will be January 1, 2010.Please direct inquiries and submissions to Executive Editor Laura Bartlow at laura.bartlow@wmitchell.edu. Please note that the Law Review prefers electronic submissions. However, submissions may also be mailed to the Editorial Office at:William Mitchell Law ReviewWilliam Mitchell College of Law875 Summit Avenue, Suite 159St. Paul, Minnesota 55105
Posted by uwlegalscholarship on July 19th, 2009
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Paper proposals are invited around the conference theme “Poverty and Economic Mobility” for a scholarly gathering at American University Washington College of Law on Monday Oct. 26, 2009. Papers fitting broadly with the theme will be considered. If you are interested, please email paper title and abstract to Ezra Rosser at erosser [at] wcl.american.edu by September 15, 2009.Papers in all stages of completion are invited, though the hope is that they will be at a stage where they could be improved through conference participation. Food during the day will be provided but participants are responsible for their own travel and lodging.At the University of Chicago Law School last year, Justice Scalia put forward his view on poverty law: “I took nothing but bread-and-butter classes, not ‘Law and Poverty,’ or other made-up stuff. Take serious classes. There’s too much to law to learn. Don’t waste your time.”Whatever one’s feelings about Justice Scalia’s remarks, they arguably do say something about the marginalized place of poverty law and poverty scholarship. After enjoying some attention during the war on poverty, it has been a long time since poverty law was “sexy.” Maybe it is time to think about economic mobility. This might be way of “bootstrapping” attention while also providing a missing perspective on poverty.
Posted by uwlegalscholarship on July 19th, 2009
| EVENTS |
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Paper proposals are invited around the conference theme “Poverty and Economic Mobility” for a scholarly gathering at American University Washington College of Law on Monday Oct. 26, 2009. Papers fitting broadly with the theme will be considered. If you are interested, please email paper title and abstract to Ezra Rosser at erosser [at] wcl.american.edu by September 15, 2009.
Papers in all stages of completion are invited, though the hope is that they will be at a stage where they could be improved through conference participation. Food during the day will be provided but participants are responsible for their own travel and lodging.
At the University of Chicago Law School last year, Justice Scalia put forward his view on poverty law: “I took nothing but bread-and-butter classes, not ‘Law and Poverty,’ or other made-up stuff. Take serious classes. There’s too much to law to learn. Don’t waste your time.”
Whatever one’s feelings about Justice Scalia’s remarks, they arguably do say something about the marginalized place of poverty law and poverty scholarship. After enjoying some attention during the war on poverty, it has been a long time since poverty law was “sexy.” Maybe it is time to think about economic mobility. This might be way of “bootstrapping” attention while also providing a missing perspective on poverty.
Posted by uwlegalscholarship on July 19th, 2009
| EVENTS |
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Paper proposals are invited around the conference theme “Poverty and Economic Mobility” for a scholarly gathering at American University Washington College of Law on Monday Oct. 26, 2009. Papers fitting broadly with the theme will be considered. If you are interested, please email paper title and abstract to Ezra Rosser at erosser [at] wcl.american.edu by September 15, 2009.
Papers in all stages of completion are invited, though the hope is that they will be at a stage where they could be improved through conference participation. Food during the day will be provided but participants are responsible for their own travel and lodging.
At the University of Chicago Law School last year, Justice Scalia put forward his view on poverty law: “I took nothing but bread-and-butter classes, not ‘Law and Poverty,’ or other made-up stuff. Take serious classes. There’s too much to law to learn. Don’t waste your time.”
Whatever one’s feelings about Justice Scalia’s remarks, they arguably do say something about the marginalized place of poverty law and poverty scholarship. After enjoying some attention during the war on poverty, it has been a long time since poverty law was “sexy.” Maybe it is time to think about economic mobility. This might be way of “bootstrapping” attention while also providing a missing perspective on poverty.
Posted by uwlegalscholarship on July 19th, 2009
| CALLS FOR PAPERS, CONFERENCES, Poverty Law |
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The William Mitchell Law Review seeks papers and proposals for a symposium, The Future of Carbon Management Law, to be held in St. Paul, Minnesota on November 5, 2009. [UPDATE (Sept. 17): the symposium will be rescheduled for sometime in January.] The symposium will include sessions on the basics of carbon management, market-based solutions, and regulation-based solutions.Potential topics include, but are not limited to:
- The role of the law in ordering and regulating carbon markets
- Comparisons to similar market-based approaches, historical and international
- Jurisdictional issues arising among local, state, regional, federal, and international carbon management authorities
- Effective enforcement and regulation of carbon producers and carbon emissions as an alternative to, or in conjunction with, market-based solutions
- Other alternative regulatory approaches to carbon management
- Other topics relevant to carbon management
Symposium participants will engage in panel discussions within each of these topics. Articles by symposium participants will be included in Issue 3 of the William Mitchell Law Review’s upcoming Volume 36, which will be published in Spring 2010.Proposals should be in the form of abstracts of no more than 500 words and accompanied by the author’s resume or curriculum vitae. Authors whose proposals are selected will be expected to submit initial drafts of completed articles by October 20. The deadline for final drafts will be January 1, 2010.Please direct inquiries and submissions to Executive Editor Laura Bartlow at laura.bartlow@wmitchell.edu. Please note that the Law Review prefers electronic submissions. However, submissions may also be mailed to the Editorial Office at:William Mitchell Law ReviewWilliam Mitchell College of Law875 Summit Avenue, Suite 159St. Paul, Minnesota 55105
Posted by uwlegalscholarship on July 12th, 2009
| EVENTS |
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The William Mitchell Law Review seeks papers and proposals for a symposium, The Future of Carbon Management Law, to be held in St. Paul, Minnesota on November 5, 2009. [UPDATE (Sept. 17): the symposium will be rescheduled for sometime in January.] The symposium will include sessions on the basics of carbon management, market-based solutions, and regulation-based solutions.Potential topics include, but are not limited to:
- The role of the law in ordering and regulating carbon markets
- Comparisons to similar market-based approaches, historical and international
- Jurisdictional issues arising among local, state, regional, federal, and international carbon management authorities
- Effective enforcement and regulation of carbon producers and carbon emissions as an alternative to, or in conjunction with, market-based solutions
- Other alternative regulatory approaches to carbon management
- Other topics relevant to carbon management
Symposium participants will engage in panel discussions within each of these topics. Articles by symposium participants will be included in Issue 3 of the William Mitchell Law Review’s upcoming Volume 36, which will be published in Spring 2010.Proposals should be in the form of abstracts of no more than 500 words and accompanied by the author’s resume or curriculum vitae. Authors whose proposals are selected will be expected to submit initial drafts of completed articles by October 20. The deadline for final drafts will be January 1, 2010.Please direct inquiries and submissions to Executive Editor Laura Bartlow at laura.bartlow@wmitchell.edu. Please note that the Law Review prefers electronic submissions. However, submissions may also be mailed to the Editorial Office at:William Mitchell Law ReviewWilliam Mitchell College of Law875 Summit Avenue, Suite 159St. Paul, Minnesota 55105
Posted by uwlegalscholarship on July 12th, 2009
| CALLS FOR PAPERS, CONFERENCES, Environmental Law |
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A is for Antitrust
B is for Book
C is for Copyright
and
D IS FOR DIGITIZE
A Conference on the Google Book Search Lawsuit
New York Law School
(Institute for Information Law and Policy)
Thursday, October 8 through Saturday, October 10, 2009
Everything about the Google Book Search project is larger than life, from Google’s audacious plan to digitize every book ever published to the gigantic class action settlement now awaiting court approval. D IS FOR Digitize will give this complex lawsuit the sustained attention it deserves. An interdisciplinary lineup of academics and practitioners will examine the settlement through the lenses of copyright, civil procedure, antitrust, the publishing industry, information policy, and literary culture. The conference is timed to coincide with the rescheduled fairness hearing in the Google Book Search case, which will be held on Wednesday, October 7 in New York City, just five blocks from the Law School.
Email infolaw [at] nyls.edu for more information or to be placed on the conference mailing list.
Posted by uwlegalscholarship on July 10th, 2009
| CONFERENCES |
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A is for Antitrust
B is for Book
C is for Copyright
and
D IS FOR DIGITIZE
A Conference on the Google Book Search Lawsuit
New York Law School
(Institute for Information Law and Policy)
Thursday, October 8 through Saturday, October 10, 2009
Everything about the Google Book Search project is larger than life, from Google’s audacious plan to digitize every book ever published to the gigantic class action settlement now awaiting court approval. D IS FOR Digitize will give this complex lawsuit the sustained attention it deserves. An interdisciplinary lineup of academics and practitioners will examine the settlement through the lenses of copyright, civil procedure, antitrust, the publishing industry, information policy, and literary culture. The conference is timed to coincide with the rescheduled fairness hearing in the Google Book Search case, which will be held on Wednesday, October 7 in New York City, just five blocks from the Law School.
Email infolaw [at] nyls.edu for more information or to be placed on the conference mailing list.
Posted by uwlegalscholarship on July 10th, 2009
| CONFERENCES, Intellectual Property, Law and Cyberspace |
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| January 6, 2010 | to | January 10, 2010 |
The Association of American Law Schools’ annual meeting will be in New Orleans Jan. 6-10, 2010.
In 2010, we will be meeting in New Orleans for the first time since Hurricane Katrina forced the relocation of our 2006 Annual Meeting. During my Presidential year, I am adopting the theme of “Transformative Law,” mindful of the symbolic significance of our return there as well as of the successes and failures of the legal profession in addressing this perilous past decade. Our meeting this year takes place at a time of crisis in our economy, our ecology, and our international standing as the leader of the free world. Many lawyers (including our President, Vice-President, and many Cabinet officials and congressional leaders) must tackle these challenges. Media coverage of their efforts, however, portrays these public servants as people who happen to be lawyers, not as lawyers whose leadership grows out of their mastery of law and whose accomplishments represent the pinnacle of their professional pursuits. To a significant degree, the news accounts reflect the fact that these leaders have not pursued a traditional law firm practice but instead have devoted themselves to government and public service. The image of the citizen-lawyer, whose training can be used to advance the common good, has so thoroughly disappeared from the popular imagination that those who pursue this path are no longer centrally defined as lawyers. . . .
Rachel Moran, AALS President
Posted by uwlegalscholarship on July 10th, 2009
| EVENTS |
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The Association of American Law Schools’ annual meeting will be in New Orleans Jan. 6-10, 2010.
In 2010, we will be meeting in New Orleans for the first time since Hurricane Katrina forced the relocation of our 2006 Annual Meeting. During my Presidential year, I am adopting the theme of “Transformative Law,” mindful of the symbolic significance of our return there as well as of the successes and failures of the legal profession in addressing this perilous past decade. Our meeting this year takes place at a time of crisis in our economy, our ecology, and our international standing as the leader of the free world. Many lawyers (including our President, Vice-President, and many Cabinet officials and congressional leaders) must tackle these challenges. Media coverage of their efforts, however, portrays these public servants as people who happen to be lawyers, not as lawyers whose leadership grows out of their mastery of law and whose accomplishments represent the pinnacle of their professional pursuits. To a significant degree, the news accounts reflect the fact that these leaders have not pursued a traditional law firm practice but instead have devoted themselves to government and public service. The image of the citizen-lawyer, whose training can be used to advance the common good, has so thoroughly disappeared from the popular imagination that those who pursue this path are no longer centrally defined as lawyers. . . .
Rachel Moran, AALS President
Posted by uwlegalscholarship on July 10th, 2009
| CONFERENCES, Law and Politics, Law and Society, Legal Education, Legal Profession |
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AALS New Law Professor Section
2010 AALS Annual Meeting
New Orleans, Louisiana
The New Law Professors Section is hereby issuing a call for papers from new law professors. Four top quality papers will be selected from those submitted. The author of each of those pieces will be invited to speak at the New Law Professors Panel at the AALS annual meeting that will be held in New Orleans January 6-10, 2010. The goal of the call for papers is to give newer law professors opportunities to present and get feedback on their work, network with more established scholars in their field, and hone their presentation skills.
As with our section’s first call for papers in 2007, the theme of the submissions coordinates with the theme for the AALS’s annual meeting. The theme for the AALS’s annual meeting for 2010 is Transformational Law. Thus, the papers submitted should be related to the transformative nature of the law. Included in that broad category are any papers that suggest legal reform. Papers might focus on legal initiatives to help remediate the current economic crisis. Papers might more generally suggest legislative reform, policy initiatives, or particular judicial perspectives or interpretations. Papers might also focus on the intersection of law with other social sciences to better address needs and suggestions for social and political transformation.
Submissions are due by 5:00 pm on August 15, 2009. Only faculty members who have been full-time law teachers for five years or fewer as of July 1, 2009, are eligible to submit works. In order to submit a work, please e-mail a one page abstract of the article, plus a draft to: call4papers [at] law.stetson.edu, with a copy of the e-mail going to jmorriss [at] law.stetson.edu. Authors will also be expected to publish their articles in a special issue of the Stetson Law Review dedicated to this call for papers. The papers will be evaluated by the officers of our section and by Professor Mike Finch, the faculty advisor for the Stetson Law Review.
Any questions can be addressed to the Chair of the New Law Professors Section, Professor Joe Morrissey at Stetson Law, jmorriss [at] law.stetson.edu.
Posted by uwlegalscholarship on July 10th, 2009
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AALS New Law Professor Section
2010 AALS Annual Meeting
New Orleans, Louisiana
The New Law Professors Section is hereby issuing a call for papers from new law professors. Four top quality papers will be selected from those submitted. The author of each of those pieces will be invited to speak at the New Law Professors Panel at the AALS annual meeting that will be held in New Orleans January 6-10, 2010. The goal of the call for papers is to give newer law professors opportunities to present and get feedback on their work, network with more established scholars in their field, and hone their presentation skills.
As with our section’s first call for papers in 2007, the theme of the submissions coordinates with the theme for the AALS’s annual meeting. The theme for the AALS’s annual meeting for 2010 is Transformational Law. Thus, the papers submitted should be related to the transformative nature of the law. Included in that broad category are any papers that suggest legal reform. Papers might focus on legal initiatives to help remediate the current economic crisis. Papers might more generally suggest legislative reform, policy initiatives, or particular judicial perspectives or interpretations. Papers might also focus on the intersection of law with other social sciences to better address needs and suggestions for social and political transformation.
Submissions are due by 5:00 pm on August 15, 2009. Only faculty members who have been full-time law teachers for five years or fewer as of July 1, 2009, are eligible to submit works. In order to submit a work, please e-mail a one page abstract of the article, plus a draft to: call4papers [at] law.stetson.edu, with a copy of the e-mail going to jmorriss [at] law.stetson.edu. Authors will also be expected to publish their articles in a special issue of the Stetson Law Review dedicated to this call for papers. The papers will be evaluated by the officers of our section and by Professor Mike Finch, the faculty advisor for the Stetson Law Review.
Any questions can be addressed to the Chair of the New Law Professors Section, Professor Joe Morrissey at Stetson Law, jmorriss [at] law.stetson.edu.
Posted by uwlegalscholarship on July 10th, 2009
| CALLS FOR PAPERS, JUNIOR SCHOLARS, Law and Politics, Law and Society |
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| April 8, 2010 | to | April 11, 2010 |
The Commonwealth Regional Law Conference 2010 will take place in Abuja, Nigeria, April 8-11.
This conference is the first CLA regional meeting and follows a decision taken by the Council in 2008 to organise an event to focus on a specific region in the year in which no Commonwealth Law Conference is due to take place. The theme of the conference is ‘The 21st Century Lawyer: Present Challenges & Future Skills’ and the two programme streams will focus on ‘Human Rights & the Rule of Law’ and ‘Corporate & Commercial Law’ with an emphasis on issues of importance within the host country and wider region. The sessions will offer practical training which will provide and further develop the legal skills of those attending, in addition to providing the usual networking opportunities and exciting social programme. It is anticipated that the regional conference will primarily be attended by lawyers from the host jurisdiction and the immediate neighbouring countries.
Posted by uwlegalscholarship on July 10th, 2009
| EVENTS |
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The Commonwealth Regional Law Conference 2010 will take place in Abuja, Nigeria, April 8-11.
This conference is the first CLA regional meeting and follows a decision taken by the Council in 2008 to organise an event to focus on a specific region in the year in which no Commonwealth Law Conference is due to take place. The theme of the conference is ‘The 21st Century Lawyer: Present Challenges & Future Skills’ and the two programme streams will focus on ‘Human Rights & the Rule of Law’ and ‘Corporate & Commercial Law’ with an emphasis on issues of importance within the host country and wider region. The sessions will offer practical training which will provide and further develop the legal skills of those attending, in addition to providing the usual networking opportunities and exciting social programme. It is anticipated that the regional conference will primarily be attended by lawyers from the host jurisdiction and the immediate neighbouring countries.
Posted by uwlegalscholarship on July 10th, 2009
| Commercial Law, Comparative Law, CONFERENCES, Human Rights Law |
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