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Call for Papers Deadline: Animal Law - Baltimore

January 1, 2010

The Animal Law Section of the Maryland State Bar Association, in conjunction with the University Of Baltimore School of Law and the University Of Pennsylvania School of Law, will host the first-ever regional Mid-Atlantic symposium on animal law, The Impact On & Opportunities For Animals in the Current Political and Economic Climate, April 9, 2010, at the University of Baltimore. Papers will be published in the Journal of Animal Law and Ethics at the University Of Pennsylvania School of Law.

The call for papers is here. The steering committee for the symposium encourages authors and researchers from accredited law schools and universities, judges, lawyers, and non-profits or advocacy organization professionals to submit proposals. The steering committee additionally invites proposals from second or third year law students. The deadline for abstracts is Jan. 1, 2010; the subsequent deadline for article submission is Feb. 1, 2010. mw

Posted by uwlegalscholarship on November 5th, 2009 | EVENTS | no comments

Animal Law - Baltimore

April 9, 2010

The Animal Law Section of the Maryland State Bar Association, in conjunction with the University Of Baltimore School of Law and the University Of Pennsylvania School of Law, will host the first-ever regional Mid-Atlantic symposium on animal law, The Impact On & Opportunities For Animals in the Current Political and Economic Climate, April 9, 2010, at the University of Baltimore. Papers will be published in the Journal of Animal Law and Ethics at the University Of Pennsylvania School of Law.

The call for papers is here. The steering committee for the symposium encourages authors and researchers from accredited law schools and universities, judges, lawyers, and non-profits or advocacy organization professionals to submit proposals. The steering committee additionally invites proposals from second or third year law students.  The deadline for abstracts is Jan. 1, 2010; the subsequent deadline for article submission is Feb. 1, 2010. mw

Posted by uwlegalscholarship on November 5th, 2009 | EVENTS | no comments

Animal Law - Baltimore

The Animal Law Section of the Maryland State Bar Association, in conjunction with the University Of Baltimore School of Law and the University Of Pennsylvania School of Law, will host the first-ever regional Mid-Atlantic symposium on animal law, The Impact On & Opportunities For Animals in the Current Political and Economic Climate, April 9, 2010, at the University of Baltimore. Papers will be published in the Journal of Animal Law and Ethics at the University Of Pennsylvania School of Law.

The call for papers is here. The steering committee for the symposium encourages authors and researchers from accredited law schools and universities, judges, lawyers, and non-profits or advocacy organization professionals to submit proposals. The steering committee additionally invites proposals from second or third year law students.  The deadline for abstracts is Jan. 1, 2010; the subsequent deadline for article submission is Feb. 1, 2010.  mw

Posted by uwlegalscholarship on November 5th, 2009 | Animal Law, JUNIOR SCHOLARS, CALLS FOR PAPERS, CONFERENCES | no comments

Mergers - London

November 26, 2009

The British Institute of International and Comparative Law presents its 8th Annual Merger Conference Nov. 26, 2009. mw

Posted by uwlegalscholarship on November 5th, 2009 | EVENTS | no comments

Mergers - London

The British Institute of International and Comparative Law presents its 8th Annual Merger Conference Nov. 26, 2009. mw

Posted by uwlegalscholarship on November 5th, 2009 | Comparative Law, Antitrust Law, International Law, CONFERENCES | no comments

Nov. 5, 2009 Colloquia/Workshops

ASU

Johnathan Rose (ASU), Maintinence in Later Medieval England: Public Complaint, Social Practice and Judicial Development of the Law.

This paper is not publicly available.

Brooklyn

Leandra Lederman (Indiana), A Tisket, A Tasket: Basketing and Corporate Tax Shelters.

Colorado

Anna Spain (Colorado).

Columbia

Peter Strauss (Columbia).

Amitabh Chandra (Harvard), Outcomes Assessment and Healthcare Reform

FSU

Nicole Huberfeld (Kentucky), The False Claims Act and the Roberts Court.

This paper is not publicly available.

Georgetown

Raif Zreik (Georgetown).

David Skeel (Penn).

Harvard

Lynn LoPucki (UCLA)

Indiana

Dr. David Korn (Harvard), Grappling with Financial Conflicts of Interest in Biomedical Research, Education and Practice.

This paper is not publicly available.

Loyola

Pamela Samuelson (Berkeley), The Future of Books in Cyberspace.

This paper is not publicly available.

Minnesota

Rebecca McLennan (Berkeley).

Kentucky

Amy B. Monahan (Minnesota), Legislative Decisionmaking on State Mandated Health Benefits: An Empirical Analysis.  

This paper is not publicly available.

Penn

Howell Jackson (Harvard), Regulatory Reform in the Real World.

This paper is not publicly available.

Queen’s University

Daniel Markovits (Yale), Exposure to Ideology & Distributional Preferences.

Santa Clara

Kate Kendell (National Center for Lesbian Rights), Public Interest Lawyering: The NCLR Experience.

This paper is not publicly available.

Yale

Michele Lamont (Harvard)

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Nov. 5, 2009 Colloquia/Workshops

November 5, 2009

Brooklyn

Leandra Lederman (Indiana), A Tisket, A Tasket: Basketing and Corporate Tax Shelters.

Colorado

Anna Spain (Colorado).

Columbia

Peter Strauss (Columbia).

Amitabh Chandra (Harvard), Outcomes Assessment and Healthcare Reform

FSU

Nicole Huberfeld (Kentucky), The False Claims Act and the Roberts Court.

This paper is not publicly available.

Georgetown

Raif Zreik (Georgetown).

David Skeel (Penn).

Harvard

Lynn LoPucki (UCLA)

Indiana

Dr. David Korn (Harvard), Grappling with Financial Conflicts of Interest in Biomedical Research, Education and Practice.

This paper is not publicly available.

Loyola

Pamela Samuelson (Berkeley), The Future of Books in Cyberspace.

This paper is not publicly available.

Minnesota

Rebecca McLennan (Berkeley).

Kentucky

Amy B. Monahan (Minnesota), Legislative Decisionmaking on State Mandated Health Benefits: An Empirical Analysis.  

This paper is not publicly available.

Penn

Howell Jackson (Harvard), Regulatory Reform in the Real World.

This paper is not publicly available.

Queen’s University

Daniel Markovits (Yale), Exposure to Ideology & Distributional Preferences.

Santa Clara

Kate Kendell (National Center for Lesbian Rights), Public Interest Lawyering: The NCLR Experience.

This paper is not publicly available.

Yale

Michele Lamont (Harvard)

Posted by pittlegalscholarship on November 5th, 2009 | EVENTS, COLLOQUIA/ WORKSHOPS | no comments

Unmarried Couple Adoption Ban Symposium - Fayetteville, AR

November 5, 2009

The Arkansas Law Review will host a symposium on the Unmarried Couple Adoption Ban on November 5, 2009, at the University of Arkansas School of Law in Fayetteville, Arkansas. The symposium will address the legal and political issues surrounding what was Arkansas’s Initiated Act 1, banning the adoption of children by unmarried couples in the state, as well as the national context in which it was passed. Jump to full post

Posted by uwlegalscholarship on October 20th, 2009 | EVENTS | no comments

AALS Faculty Recruitment Conference - Washington, DC

November 5, 2009toNovember 7, 2009

The AALS Faculty Recruitment Conference is Nov. 5-7, 2009, in Washington, DC. mw

Posted by uwlegalscholarship on September 29th, 2009 | EVENTS | no comments

Carbon Management Law - St. Paul, MN

November 5, 2009

The William Mitchell Law Review seeks authors for a symposium entitled The Future of Carbon Management Law, to be held on November 5, 2009. We seek papers and proposals that examine current issues, recent developments, and the future of this important area of law.

UPDATE (Sept. 17): the symposium will be rescheduled for sometime in January. Jump to full post

Posted by uwlegalscholarship on September 16th, 2009 | EVENTS | no comments

Judges and Jurists: Reflections on the House of Lords - London

November 5, 2009toNovember 6, 2009

The Society of Legal Scholars Annual Seminar 2009, Judges and Jurists: Reflections on the House of Lords, will take place Nov. 5-6, 2009, at the Law Society’s Hall in London. Itl marks two events in 2009: the Centenary of the Society of Legal Scholars, and the transition from the House of Lords to the new United Kingdom Supreme Court. There will be a range of reflections on judicial reasoning and the interaction between judges, academics and the professions over a century of transformation. It is being organised by Birmingham Law School (although it is taking place in London).

There is an early booking discount on bookings made before the end of Friday, Sept. 18, 2009.

Posted by uwlegalscholarship on September 16th, 2009 | EVENTS | no comments

Third International Conference on International Law and Trade - Sliema, Malta

November 3, 2009toNovember 5, 2009

The International Association of IT Lawyers (IAITL) will hold the Third International Conference on International Law and Trade in Sliema, Malta on November 3-5, 2009. The conference is an opportunity for academics, practitioners and consultants to come together, exchange ideas, and discuss emerging issues in IT law and the emerging technological environment.

For full details, please see the conference website.

Posted by uwlegalscholarship on April 24th, 2009 | EVENTS | no comments

Conference on Legal, Security and Privacy Issues in IT Law - Sliema, Malta

November 3, 2009toNovember 5, 2009

The International Association of IT Lawyers (IAITL) will hold the 4th International Conference on legal, security and privacy issues in information technology law held in Sliema, Malta on November 3-5, 2009. The Conference is an opportunity for academics, practitioners and consultants to come together, exchange ideas, and discuss emerging issues in IT law and the emerging technological environment.

For full details, please see the conference website.

Posted by uwlegalscholarship on April 24th, 2009 | EVENTS | no comments