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Call for Papers Deadline: The 4th Conference of the Commission on European Family Law 2010 - Cambridge, UK

December 15, 2009

The Commission on European Family Law (CEFL) will hold its fourth annual conference focusing on the future of family property in Europe.  The conference will take place at the University of Cambridge on April 8-10, 2010.  The conference invites paper submissions from early career researchers; submissions are due December 15, 2009.  jv

Posted by uwlegalscholarship on November 2nd, 2009 | EVENTS | no comments

The 4th Conference of the Commission on European Family Law 2010 - Cambridge, UK

April 8, 2010toApril 10, 2010

The Commission on European Family Law (CEFL) will hold its fourth annual conference focusing on the future of family property in Europe.  The conference will take place at the University of Cambridge on April 8-10, 2010.  The conference invites paper submissions from early career researchers; submissions are due December 15, 2009. jv

Posted by uwlegalscholarship on November 2nd, 2009 | EVENTS | no comments

The 4th Conference of the Commission on European Family Law 2010 - Cambridge, UK

The Commission on European Family Law (CEFL) will hold its fourth annual conference focusing on the future of family property in Europe.  The conference will take place at the University of Cambridge on April 8-10, 2010.  The conference invites paper submissions from early career researchers; submissions are due December 15, 2009.  jv

Posted by uwlegalscholarship on November 2nd, 2009 | JUNIOR SCHOLARS, International Law, Family Law, CONFERENCES | no comments

2010 Conference for Law School Computing - Camden, NJ

June 24, 2010toJune 26, 2010

The Center for Computer-assisted Legal Instruction (CALI) will hold the 2010 Conference for Law School Computing on June 24-26 at the Rutgers School of Law in Camden, New Jersey. jv

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2010 Conference for Law School Computing - Camden, NJ

The Center for Computer-assisted Legal Instruction (CALI) will hold the 2010 Conference for Law School Computing on June 24-26 at the Rutgers School of Law in Camden, New Jersey. jv

Posted by uwlegalscholarship on November 2nd, 2009 | Agricultural Law, Law Librarianship, Legal Education, CONFERENCES | no comments

2010 CYBERLAWS: The First International Conference on Technical and Legal Aspects of the e-Society - St. Maarten, Netherlands Antilles

February 10, 2010toFebruary 15, 2010

CYBERLAWS 2010: The First International Conference on Technical and Legal Aspects of the e-Society will explore issues including electronic accessibility to legal information, privacy rights in cyberspace, and internet fraud.  The conference will take place February 10 - 15, 2010 in St. Maarten, Netherlands Antilles. jv

Posted by uwlegalscholarship on November 2nd, 2009 | EVENTS, CONFERENCES | no comments

2010 CYBERLAWS: The First International Conference on Technical and Legal Aspects of the e-Society - St. Maarten, Netherlands Antilles

CYBERLAWS 2010: The First International Conference on Technical and Legal Aspects of the e-Society will explore issues including electronic accessibility to legal information, privacy rights in cyberspace, and internet fraud.  The conference will take place February 10 - 15, 2010 in St. Maarten, Netherlands Antilles. jv

Posted by uwlegalscholarship on November 2nd, 2009 | Law and Cyberspace, Law and Technology, Law Librarianship, Intellectual Property, CONFERENCES | no comments

2010 Learning in Law Annual Conference - Warwick, UK

January 29, 2010toJanuary 30, 2010

The Learning in Law Annual Conference (LILAC) will center on the concept of “progress” in the context of legal education in the UK and globally. The conference will take place January 29 - 30, 2010 at the University of Warwickjv

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2010 Learning in Law Annual Conference - Warwick, UK

The Learning in Law Annual Conference (LILAC) will center on the concept of “progress” in the context of legal education in the UK and globally. The conference will take place January 29 - 30, 2010 at the University of Warwickjv

Posted by uwlegalscholarship on November 2nd, 2009 | Legal Education, CONFERENCES | no comments

20th Annual Conference on U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Law and Practice - Washington, DC

December 9, 2009
10:00 pm

The Intellectual Property Owners Association (IPO) and U.S. Patent and Trademark Office will be co-sponsoring the 20th Annual Conference on U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Law and Practice on December 7, 2009 in Washington, D.C.   jv

Posted by uwlegalscholarship on November 2nd, 2009 | EVENTS | no comments

20th Annual Conference on U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Law and Practice - Washington, DC

The Intellectual Property Owners Association (IPO) and U.S. Patent and Trademark Office will be co-sponsoring the 20th Annual Conference on U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Law and Practice on December 7, 2009 in Washington, D.C.   jv

Posted by uwlegalscholarship on November 2nd, 2009 | Intellectual Property, CONFERENCES | no comments

JURIX 2009 – The 22nd International Conference on Legal Knowledge and Information Systems - Rotterdam

December 17, 2009toDecember 19, 2009

The 2009 Jurix Conference on Legal Knowledge and Information Systems will take place December 17 - 19 in Rotterdam, the Netherlands at the Erasmus University Rotterdam. jv

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JURIX 2009 – The 22nd International Conference on Legal Knowledge and Information Systems - Rotterdam

The 2009 Jurix Conference on Legal Knowledge and Information Systems will take place December 17 - 19 in Rotterdam, the Netherlands at the Erasmus University Rotterdam. jv

Posted by uwlegalscholarship on November 2nd, 2009 | Law and Cyberspace, Law Librarianship, Legal Research & Writing, Intellectual Property, CONFERENCES | no comments

2010 Annual Conference on European Insurance Law - Trier, Germany

The Annual Conference on European Insurance Law 2010 will be held on February 8 - 9, 2010 at the Academy of European Law in Trier, Germany.  The conference will focus on current issues and future challenges in European insurance law.  jv

Posted by uwlegalscholarship on November 2nd, 2009 | Insurance Law, International Law, CONFERENCES | no comments

Annual Conference on European Insurance Law 2010 - Trier, Germany

February 8, 2010toFebruary 9, 2010

The Annual Conference on European Insurance Law 2010 will be held on February 8 - 9, 2010 at the Academy of European Law in Trier, Germany.  The conference will focus on current issues and future challenges in European insurance law.  jv

Posted by uwlegalscholarship on November 2nd, 2009 | EVENTS | no comments

Call for Papers Deadline: Regulating and Deregulating Lawyers in the 21st Century - London

May 31, 2009

The University of London’s Institute of Advanced Legal Studies (IALS), the University of Westminster School of Law, and the Cleveland State University College of Law are holding the conference “Regulating and Deregulating Lawyers in the 21st Century” on June 3 & 4, 2010 at the IALS in London.  The conference is accepting paper submissions due by May 31, 2010. Jump to full post

Posted by uwlegalscholarship on November 2nd, 2009 | EVENTS | no comments

Regulating and Deregulating Lawyers in the 21st Century - London

June 3, 2010toJune 4, 2010

The University of London’s Institute of Advanced Legal Studies (IALS), the University of Westminster School of Law, and the Cleveland State University College of Law will hold the conference “Regulating and Deregulating Lawyers in the 21st Century” on June 3 & 4, 2010 at the IALS in London.  The conference is accepting paper submissions due by May 31, 2010. Jump to full post

Posted by uwlegalscholarship on November 2nd, 2009 | EVENTS | no comments

Regulating and Deregulating Lawyers in the 21st Century - London

The University of London’s Institute of Advanced Legal Studies (IALS), the University of Westminster School of Law, and the Cleveland State University College of Law are holding the conference “Regulating and Deregulating Lawyers in the 21st Century” on June 3 & 4, 2010 at the IALS in London.  The conference is accepting paper submissions due by May 31, 2010. Jump to full post

Posted by uwlegalscholarship on November 2nd, 2009 | Legal Profession, Comparative Law, CALLS FOR PAPERS, International Law, CONFERENCES | no comments

Call for Papers Deadline: Golden Gate Law Review vol. 40

December 15, 2009

The Golden Gate Law Review of Golden Gate University School of Law in San Francisco invites paper submissions for the vol. 40 Winter Edition, scheduled for release in March, 2010, and for the vol. 40 Ninth Circuit Survey, scheduled for release in May, 2010. The deadline for submissions is December 15, 2009. jv

Posted by uwlegalscholarship on November 2nd, 2009 | EVENTS | no comments

Call for Papers: Golden Gate Law Review - San Francisco

The Golden Gate Law Review of Golden Gate University School of Law in San Francisco invites paper submissions for the vol. 40 Winter Edition, scheduled for release in March, 2010, and for the vol. 40 Ninth Circuit Survey, scheduled for release in May, 2010. The deadline for submissions is December 15, 2009. jv

Posted by uwlegalscholarship on November 2nd, 2009 | CALLS FOR PAPERS | no comments

Nov. 2, 2009 Colloquia/Workshops

November 2, 2009

Syracuse

Robert D. Sloane (BU), Proportionality and Asymmetric Warfare: Lessons From the Gaza Conflict.

This paper is not publicly available.

Alabama

Florencia Marotta-Wurgler (NYU)

Columbia

Christine Jolls (Yale)

Harvard

Rory Stewart (Harvard)

Michelle Mello (Harvard)

Michigan

Nicholas C. Howson, Vikramaditya S. Khanna (Michigan), Regulation of India and China’s Capital Markets and the Global Finanical Crisis.

This paper is not publicly available.

Toronto

Carol Smart (Manchester), Family Secrets: Law and Understandings of Openness in Everyday Relationships.

Berkely

W. Bentley MacLeod (Columbia), Accidental Death and the Rule of Joint and Several Liability.

USC

Scott Baker (Washington), A Theory of Optimal Jurisprudence.

This paper is not publicly available.

Vanderbilt

Jill Fisch (Penn)

Washington U. Saint Louis

Susan Carle (American), A Social Movements History of Disparate Impact Analysis under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.

This paper is not publicly available.

Posted by pittlegalscholarship on November 2nd, 2009 | EVENTS, CONFERENCES | no comments

Nov. 2, 2009 Colloquia/Workshops

Syracuse

Robert D. Sloane (BU), Proportionality and Asymmetric Warfare: Lessons From the Gaza Conflict.

This paper is not publicly available.

Alabama

Florencia Marotta-Wurgler (NYU)

Columbia

Christine Jolls (Yale)

Harvard

Rory Stewart (Harvard)

Michelle Mello (Harvard)

Michigan

Nicholas C. Howson, Vikramaditya S. Khanna (Michigan), Regulation of India and China’s Capital Markets and the Global Finanical Crisis.

This paper is not publicly available.

Toronto

Carol Smart (Manchester), Family Secrets: Law and Understandings of Openness in Everyday Relationships.

Berkely

W. Bentley MacLeod (Columbia), Accidental Death and the Rule of Joint and Several Liability.

USC

Scott Baker (Washington), A Theory of Optimal Jurisprudence.

This paper is not publicly available.

Vanderbilt

Jill Fisch (Penn)

Washington U. Saint Louis

Susan Carle (American), A Social Movements History of Disparate Impact Analysis under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.

This paper is not publicly available.

Posted by pittlegalscholarship on November 2nd, 2009 | COLLOQUIA/ WORKSHOPS | no comments

Call for Proposals Deadline: Experiential Education - Minneapolis

November 2, 2009

University of Minnesota Law will host a curriculum and development roundtable, Challenges in Constructing and Reconstructing Experiential Education Programs, on April 9-10, 2010.  Selected clinical and experiential program faculty will present working documents to be discussed in facilitated groups. This will be an opportunity for peer collaboration in responding to the Carnegie Report, Best Practices, and the MacCrate Report.  The organizers hope to encourage thoughtful development of policy, theory, assessment tools, and educational materials and to provide a forum for disseminating papers on these issues.

The call for proposals deadline is available for download at Clinicians with Not Enough to Do. The deadline is Nov. 2, 2009.  mw

Posted by uwlegalscholarship on October 23rd, 2009 | EVENTS | no comments

Geneva Conventions Lecture Series - London

August 27, 2009
6:00 pmto7:30 pm
September 7, 2009
6:00 pmto7:30 pm
October 5, 2009
6:00 pmto7:30 pm
October 13, 2009
5:30 pmto7:30 pm
November 2, 2009
5:30 pmto7:30 pm

The British Institute of International and Comparative Law, in partnership with British Red Cross, presents “a series of lectures and seminars to celebrate the sixtieth anniversary of the adoption of the four Geneva Conventions of 1949. Since that date, these treaties have provided invaluable protection and assistance to victims of armed conflicts world-wide; they are also commonly considered to be the cornerstone of modern international humanitarian law.” The topics and dates are:

  • Sept. 7, 2009 - The ICRC and the Geneva Conventions
  • Oct. 5, 2009 - The Geneva Conventions and Israel
  • Oct. 13, 2009 - Operationalizing the Geneva Conventions
  • Nov. 2, 2009 - The Geneva Conventions and the Protection of Vulnerable Groups
  • Nov. 25, 2009- The Future of the Geneva Conventions

Posted by uwlegalscholarship on August 27th, 2009 | EVENTS | no comments

Future of Carbon Management Law - St. Paul, MN

November 2, 2009

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 | EVENTS | no comments