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American Society for Legal History – Philadelphia

November 18, 2010toNovember 21, 2010

The 2010 meeting of the American Society for Legal History will be in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, November 18-21, 2010. The call for proposals deadline has passed. mw

Posted by on May 24th, 2010 | EVENTS | no comments

American Society for Legal History – Philadelphia

The 2010 meeting of the American Society for Legal History will be in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, November 18-21, 2010. The call for proposals deadline has passed. mw

Posted by on May 24th, 2010 | CONFERENCES, Legal History | no comments

American Political Science Association – Washington, DC

September 2, 2010toSeptember 5, 2010

The American Political Science Association‘s 106th Annual Meeting & Exhibition will be held September 2-5, 2010, in Washington, DC. The theme is “The Politics of Hard Times: Citizens, Nations, and the International System under Economic Stress.”

Legal scholars might be especially interested in programs by the following divisions:

mw

Posted by on May 24th, 2010 | EVENTS | no comments

American Political Science Association – Washington, DC

The American Political Science Association‘s 106th Annual Meeting & Exhibition will be held September 2-5, 2010, in Washington, DC. The theme is “The Politics of Hard Times: Citizens, Nations, and the International System under Economic Stress.”

Legal scholars might be especially interested in programs by the following divisions:

mw

Posted by on May 24th, 2010 | CONFERENCES, Empirical Legal Studies, Law and Politics, Law and Society | no comments

Antitrust – Washington, DC

June 24, 2010

The American Antitrust Institute‘s 11th Annual Conference — “Public and Private: Are the Boundaries in Transition?” – will be held June 24, 2010, at the National Press Club in Washington, DC. mw

Posted by on May 24th, 2010 | EVENTS | no comments

Antitrust – Washington, DC

The American Antitrust Institute‘s 11th Annual Conference — “Public and Private: Are the Boundaries in Transition?” – will be held June 24, 2010, at the National Press Club in Washington, DC. mw

Posted by on May 24th, 2010 | Antitrust Law, CONFERENCES | no comments

Call for Papers Deadline: FTC’s Antitrust, Consumer Protections, and Public Policy Missions – Chicago

July 7, 2010

The Federal Trade Commission’s Bureau of Economics, Northwestern University’s Searle Center on Law, Regulation and Economic Growth, and Northwestern University’s Center for the Study of Industrial Organization will host a the third annual FTC and Northwestern Microeconomics Conference Nov. 18-19, 2010.  

This two-day conference brings together scholars working in areas related to the FTC’s antitrust, consumer protection and public policy missions. Those areas include industrial organization, information economics, game theory, quantitative marketing, consumer behavior, law and economics, behavioral and experimental economics. Relevant topics include advertising, information disclosure, mergers, vertical practices, mortgages and credit markets, bundling, loyalty discounts, dynamic demand estimation, business practices and consumer choice, intellectual property, optimal penalties, and cost-benefit analysis in law enforcement. Interested participants should send an abstract or completed paper to BE-IOC [at] ftc.gov by July 7, 2010. The organizers also welcome suggestions for panel discussions. mw

Posted by on May 24th, 2010 | EVENTS | no comments

FTC’s Antitrust, Consumer Protection, and Public Policy Missions – Chicago

November 18, 2010toNovember 19, 2010

The Federal Trade Commission’s Bureau of Economics, Northwestern University’s Searle Center on Law, Regulation and Economic Growth, and Northwestern University’s Center for the Study of Industrial Organization will host a the third annual FTC and Northwestern Microeconomics Conference Nov. 18-19, 2010.  

This two-day conference brings together scholars working in areas related to the FTC’s antitrust, consumer protection and public policy missions. Those areas include industrial organization, information economics, game theory, quantitative marketing, consumer behavior, law and economics, behavioral and experimental economics. Relevant topics include advertising, information disclosure, mergers, vertical practices, mortgages and credit markets, bundling, loyalty discounts, dynamic demand estimation, business practices and consumer choice, intellectual property, optimal penalties, and cost-benefit analysis in law enforcement. Interested participants should send an abstract or completed paper to BE-IOC [at] ftc.gov by July 7, 2010. The organizers also welcome suggestions for panel discussions. mw

Posted by on May 24th, 2010 | EVENTS | no comments

FTC’s Antitrust, Consumer Protection, and Public Policy Missions – Chicago

The Federal Trade Commission’s Bureau of Economics, Northwestern University’s Searle Center on Law, Regulation and Economic Growth, and Northwestern University’s Center for the Study of Industrial Organization will host a the third annual FTC and Northwestern Microeconomics Conference Nov. 18-19, 2010.  

This two-day conference brings together scholars working in areas related to the FTC’s antitrust, consumer protection and public policy missions. Those areas include industrial organization, information economics, game theory, quantitative marketing, consumer behavior, law and economics, behavioral and experimental economics. Relevant topics include advertising, information disclosure, mergers, vertical practices, mortgages and credit markets, bundling, loyalty discounts, dynamic demand estimation, business practices and consumer choice, intellectual property, optimal penalties, and cost-benefit analysis in law enforcement. Interested participants should send an abstract or completed paper to BE-IOC [at] ftc.gov by July 7, 2010. The organizers also welcome suggestions for panel discussions. mw

Posted by on May 24th, 2010 | Administrative Law, Antitrust Law, CALLS FOR PAPERS, CONFERENCES, Law and Economics | no comments

Antitrust Economics and Competition Policy – Chicago

September 24, 2010 9:00 amtoSeptember 25, 2010 12:30 pm

The Searle Center on Law, Regulation, and Economic Growth will host the Third Annual Research Symposium on Antitrust Economics and Competition Policy at Northwestern University School of Law, Sept. 24-25, 2010 (9 am Fri. to 12:30 pm Sat.).

The Symposium is co-sponsored by the Center for the Study of Industrial Organization at Northwestern University.

The call for papers deadline has passed (it was April 30). mw

Posted by on May 24th, 2010 | EVENTS | no comments

Antitrust Economics and Competition Policy – Chicago

The Searle Center on Law, Regulation, and Economic Growth will host the Third Annual Research Symposium on Antitrust Economics and Competition Policy at Northwestern University School of Law, Setp. 24-25, 2010 (9 am Fri. to 12:30 pm Sat.).

The Symposium is co-sponsored by the Center for the Study of Industrial Organization at Northwestern University.

The call for papers deadline has passed (it was April 30). mw

Posted by on May 24th, 2010 | Antitrust Law, CALLS FOR PAPERS, CONFERENCES, Law and Economics | no comments

Economics and Law of Internet Search – Chicago

June 10, 2010 12:00 pmtoJune 11, 2010 1:00 pm

The Searle Center on Law, Regulation, and Economic Growth announces a Research Symposium on the Economics and Law of Internet Search to be held at Northwestern University School of Law in Chicago, IL, June 10-11, 2010 (noon Thur. to 1 pm Fri.).

The conference is organized by Professor Daniel F. Spulber, Research Director, Searle Center Research Project on Innovation, Entrepreneurship, and Growth, and Henry N. Butler, Executive Director, Searle Center on Law, Regulation, and Economic Growth, Northwestern University School of Law.

The goal of this Research Symposium is to provide a forum where economists and legal scholars can gather together with Northwestern’s own distinguished faculty to present and discuss high quality research relevant to the economics and law of Internet search. The conference will cover academic work on Internet search and the discussion will examine public policy issues in antitrust, regulation, and intellectual property. mw

Posted by on May 24th, 2010 | EVENTS | no comments

Economics and Law of Internet Search – Chicago

The Searle Center on Law, Regulation, and Economic Growth announces a Research Symposium on the Economics and Law of Internet Search to be held at Northwestern University School of Law in Chicago, IL, June 10-11, 2010 (noon Thur. to 1 pm Fri.).

The conference is organized by Professor Daniel F. Spulber, Research Director, Searle Center Research Project on Innovation, Entrepreneurship, and Growth, and Henry N. Butler, Executive Director, Searle Center on Law, Regulation, and Economic Growth, Northwestern University School of Law.

The goal of this Research Symposium is to provide a forum where economists and legal scholars can gather together with Northwestern’s own distinguished faculty to present and discuss high quality research relevant to the economics and law of Internet search. The conference will cover academic work on Internet search and the discussion will examine public policy issues in antitrust, regulation, and intellectual property. mw

Posted by on May 24th, 2010 | Antitrust Law, Communications Law, CONFERENCES, Intellectual Property, Law and Cyberspace | no comments

Economics and Law of the Entrepreneur – Chicago

June 17, 2010 12:00 pmtoJune 18, 2010 3:00 pm

The Searle Center on Law, Regulation, and Economic Growth presents the Third Annual Research Symposium on The Economics and Law of the Entrepreneur to be held at Northwestern University School of Law, June 17-18, 2010 (noon Thursday to 3 pm Friday).

The conference is organized by Professor Daniel F. Spulber, Elinor Hobbs Distinguished Professor of International Business and Professor of Management Strategy, Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University, and Henry N. Butler, Executive Director, Searle Center on Law, Regulation, and Economic Growth, Northwestern University School of Law.

The goal of this Research Symposium is to provide a forum where economists and legal scholars can gather together with Northwestern University’s own distinguished faculty to present and discuss high quality research relevant to the economics and law of the entrepreneur. mw

Posted by on May 24th, 2010 | EVENTS | no comments

Economics and Law of the Entrepreneur – Chicago

The Searle Center on Law, Regulation, and Economic Growth presents the Third Annual Research Symposium on The Economics and Law of the Entrepreneur to be held at Northwestern University School of Law, June 17-18, 2010 (noon Thursday to 3 pm Friday).

The conference is organized by Professor Daniel F. Spulber, Elinor Hobbs Distinguished Professor of International Business and Professor of Management Strategy, Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University, and Henry N. Butler, Executive Director, Searle Center on Law, Regulation, and Economic Growth, Northwestern University School of Law.

The goal of this Research Symposium is to provide a forum where economists and legal scholars can gather together with Northwestern University’s own distinguished faculty to present and discuss high quality research relevant to the economics and law of the entrepreneur. mw

Posted by on May 24th, 2010 | Business Law, CONFERENCES, Law and Economics | no comments

Call for Papers Deadline: Fostering Justice and Public Service

September 1, 2010

In collaboration with the Georgetown Journal on Poverty Law & Policy, the Association of American Law Schools sections on Poverty Law and Clinical Legal Education will be sponsoring a joint session at the upcoming AALS Annual Meeting to explore legal processes and systems – specifically the role of clinical education – as a movement within legal education to empower students to further justice and public service by molding and changing the law.  Of the papers selected, a subset will be chosen for presentation at the conference.  Submissions should be no more than 25,000 words and sent to gjplp18@gmail.com by September 1, 2010. kja

Posted by on May 23rd, 2010 | EVENTS | no comments

Call for Papers: Fostering Justice and Public Service

In collaboration with the Georgetown Journal on Poverty Law & Policy, the Association of American Law Schools sections on Poverty Law and Clinical Legal Education will be sponsoring a joint session at the upcoming AALS Annual Meeting to explore legal processes and systems – specifically the role of clinical education – as a movement within legal education to empower students to further justice and public service by molding and changing the law.  Of the papers selected, a subset will be chosen for presentation at the conference.  Submissions should be no more than 25,000 words and sent to gjplp18@gmail.com by September 1, 2010. kja

Posted by on May 23rd, 2010 | CALLS FOR PAPERS, Clinics, CONFERENCES, Empirical Legal Studies, Legal Education, Poverty Law, Public Interest Law | no comments

Call for Papers Deadline: Social Networking and the Law

June 30, 2010

The Pace Law Review invites proposals for contributions to an issue slated for publication during Fall 2010.  The issue will focus on how the internet and social-networking affects the legal landscape.  In particular, they are looking for articles that examine the evolving relationships between this technology and the many different areas of law it impacts (e.g., evidence, electronic discovery, privacy, ethics, tort).  Submit proposals of no more than 500 words by attachment to plr@law.pace.edu by June 15, 2010. kja

Update (June 9, 2010): The submission deadline has been extended to June 30. mw

Posted by on May 23rd, 2010 | EVENTS | no comments

Call for Papers: Social Networking and the Law

The Pace Law Review invites proposals for contributions to an issue slated for publication during Fall 2010.  The issue will focus on how the internet and social-networking affects the legal landscape.  In particular, they are looking for articles that examine the evolving relationships between this technology and the many different areas of law it impacts (e.g., evidence, electronic discovery, privacy, ethics, tort).  Submit proposals of no more than 500 words by attachment to plr@law.pace.edu by June 15, 2010. kja

Posted by on May 23rd, 2010 | CALLS FOR PAPERS, Law and Cyberspace, Law and Technology | no comments

Persuasion and Ideology: Politially Divisive Cases in Appellate Courts – East Lansing, MI

October 8, 2010

The Michigan State University College of Law is hosting its 7th Annual MSU Indigenous Law Conference October 8-9, 2010.  The conference will address how divisive cases are litigated by lawyers, and decided by judges.  For additional information, visit the Indigenous Law and Policy Center Blog.  Register here. kja   

Posted by on May 23rd, 2010 | EVENTS | no comments

Persuasion and Ideology: Politically Divisive Cases in Appellate Courts – East Lansing, MI

The Michigan State University College of Law is hosting its 7th Annual MSU Indigenous Law Conference October 8-9, 2010.  The conference will address how divisive cases are litigated by lawyers, and decided by judges.  For additional information, visit the Indigenous Law and Policy Center Blog.  Register here. kja   

Posted by on May 23rd, 2010 | CONFERENCES, Courts, Jurisprudence, Law and Politics, Law and Society | no comments

May 14, 2010 Colloquia/Workshops

Maine

Jeffrey A. Maine (Maine Law), Equity and Efficiency in Intellectual Property Taxation

Posted by on May 14th, 2010 | COLLOQUIA/ WORKSHOPS | no comments

May 13 Colloquia/Workshops

Pittsburgh

Lu-in Wang, Negotiating the Situation:  The Reasonable Person in Context

Rhonda Wasserman, DOMA and the Happy Family:  A Lesson in Irony

Linda Tashbook, Releasing Captured Documents

Stephen Clowney, Property in Law

Pat Chew, The Conundrum of Judges’ Race and Plaintiffs’ Race

Washington

Robert Gomulkiewicz (Washington Law), Open Source License Proliferation:  Helpful Diversity or Hopeless Confusion?

Posted by on May 12th, 2010 | COLLOQUIA/ WORKSHOPS | no comments

Call for Papers Deadline: Hidden Histories of War Crimes Trials

May 30, 2010

The Asia Pacific Centre for Military Law at the Melbourne Law School hosts Untold Stories: Hidden Histories of War Crimes Trials October 15-16, 2010.  Questions about the symposium can be directed to Kevin Heller at kheller@unimelb.edu.  To present a paper at the symposium, send a 300-500 word abstract and short CV to Gerry Simpson c/o Cathy Hutton, Administrator, APCML at c.hutton@unimelb.edu.au no later than May 30, 2010. kja

Posted by on May 12th, 2010 | EVENTS | no comments

Hidden Histories of War Crimes Trials – Melbourne

October 15, 2010toOctober 16, 2010

The Asia Pacific Centre for Military Law at the Melbourne Law School hosts Untold Stories: Hidden Histories of War Crimes Trials October 15-16, 2010.  Questions about the symposium can be directed to Kevin Heller at kheller@unimelb.edu.  To present a paper at the symposium, send a 300-500 word abstract and short CV to Gerry Simpson c/o Cathy Hutton, Administrator, APCML at c.hutton@unimelb.edu.au no later than May 30, 2010. kja

Posted by on May 12th, 2010 | EVENTS | no comments

Hidden Histories of War Crimes Trials – Melbourne

The Asia Pacific Centre for Military Law at the Melbourne Law School hosts Untold Stories: Hidden Histories of War Crimes Trials October 15-16, 2010.  Questions about the symposium can be directed to Kevin Heller at kheller@unimelb.edu.  To present a paper at the symposium, send a 300-500 word abstract and short CV to Gerry Simpson c/o Cathy Hutton, Administrator, APCML at c.hutton@unimelb.edu.au no later than May 30, 2010. kja

Posted by on May 12th, 2010 | CONFERENCES, Criminal Law, Human Rights Law, International Law | no comments

Antitrust and the Changing Landscape of the IT Sector – London

May 17, 2010

The British Institute of International and Comparative Law is hosting a conference on Antitrust and the Changing Landscape of the Information Technology Sector on May 17, 2010.  Register herekja

Posted by on May 12th, 2010 | EVENTS | no comments

Antitrust and the Changing Landscape of the IT Sector – London

The British Institute of International and Comparative Law is hosting a conference on Antitrust and the Changing Landscape of the Information Technology Sector on May 17, 2010.  Register here. kja

Posted by on May 12th, 2010 | Comparative Law, CONFERENCES, International Law, Law and Technology | no comments

Call for Papers Deadline: Junior Faculty Federal Courts Workshop

June 30, 2010

The University of Illinois College of Law hosts the Third Annual Junior Faculty Federal Courts Workshop October 7-8, 2010.  The workshop pairs junior and senior federal courts scholars in a “day-long, works-in-progress workshop.”  Senior scholars who have confirmed their attendance for this year’s workshop are Richard FreerJim PfanderMartin Redish, and Louise Weinberg.  If you wish to present a paper, abstracts must be submitted by June 30, 2010.  If you plan to attend the workshop, RSVP no later than July 31, 2010.  Register herekja

Posted by on May 11th, 2010 | EVENTS | no comments

Junior Faculty Federal Courts Workshop – Chicago

October 7, 2010toOctober 8, 2010

The University of Illinois College of Law hosts the Third Annual Junior Faculty Federal Courts Workshop October 7-8, 2010.  The workshop pairs junior and senior federal courts scholars in a “day-long, works-in-progress workshop.”  Senior scholars who have confirmed their attendance for this year’s workshop are Richard FreerJim PfanderMartin Redish, and Louise Weinberg.  If you wish to present a paper, abstracts must be submitted by June 30, 2010.  If you plan to attend the workshop, RSVP no later than July 31, 2010.  Register herekja

Posted by on May 11th, 2010 | EVENTS | no comments

Junior Faculty Federal Courts Workshop – Chicago

The University of Illinois College of Law hosts the Third Annual Junior Faculty Federal Courts Workshop October 7-8, 2010.  The workshop pairs junior and senior federal courts scholars in a “day-long, works-in-progress workshop.”  Senior scholars who have confirmed their attendance for this year’s workshop are Richard FreerJim PfanderMartin Redish, and Louise Weinberg.  If you wish to present a paper, abstracts must be submitted by June 30, 2010.  If you plan to attend the workshop, RSVP no later than July 31, 2010.  Register here. kja

Posted by on May 11th, 2010 | CALLS FOR PAPERS, COLLOQUIA/ WORKSHOPS, Courts | no comments

Using Law, Policy, Research to Improve Public’s Health – Atlanta, GA

September 13, 2010toSeptember 15, 2010

The American Society of Law, Medicine & Ethics, the Public Health Law Association, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention present Using Law, Policy, and Research to Improve the Public’s Health Sept. 13–15, 2010, in Atlanta. mw

Posted by on May 10th, 2010 | EVENTS | no comments

Using Law, Policy, Research to Improve Public’s Health – Atlanta, GA

The American Society of Law, Medicine & Ethics, the Public Health Law Association, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention present Using Law, Policy, and Research to Improve the Public’s Health Sept. 13–15, 2010, in Atlanta. mw

Posted by on May 10th, 2010 | CONFERENCES, Health Law | no comments

Health Law Professors – Austin, TX

June 3, 2010toJune 5, 2010

The American Society of Law, Medicine & Ethics holds the 33rd Annual Health Law Professors Conference June 3-5, 2010, at the University of Texas School of Law. mw

Posted by on May 10th, 2010 | EVENTS | no comments

Health Law Professors Conference – Austin, TX

The American Society of Law, Medicine & Ethics holds the 33rd Annual Health Law Professors Conference June 3-5, 2010, at the University of Texas School of Law. mw

Posted by on May 10th, 2010 | CONFERENCES, Health Law, Legal Education | no comments

May 3 Colloquia/Workshops

Arizona State

John J. Barcelo (Cornell Law)

Posted by on May 3rd, 2010 | COLLOQUIA/ WORKSHOPS, Comparative Law, International Law | no comments

Call for Papers Deadline: Modernity, Law and Literature

May 21, 2010

The 2010 Critical Legal Conference to be held in Utrecht, Netherlands on September 10-12, 2010 is accepting papers on the theme of “Great Expectations”: Multiple Modernities of Law. The panel invites perspectives and readings from those working in the field of law and culture, broadly conceived, who are interested in using the tropes of “law and literature” and “law as literature” to interrogate practices of legal critique. The deadline for submitting a paper proposal is May 21. For additional information, please click here. ajc

Posted by on May 1st, 2010 | CALLS FOR PAPERS, EVENTS, Law and Literature, Law and Philosophy, Law and Society | no comments

Call for Papers: Modernity, Law and Literature

The 2010 Critical Legal Conference to be held in Utrecht, Netherlands on September 10-12, 2010 is accepting papers on the theme of “Great Expectations”: Multiple Modernities of Law. The panel invites perspectives and readings from those working in the field of law and culture, broadly conceived, who are interested in using the tropes of “law and literature” and “law as literature” to interrogate practices of legal critique. The deadline for submitting a paper proposal is May 21. For additional information, please click here. ajc

Posted by on May 1st, 2010 | CALLS FOR PAPERS, Law and Literature, Law and Philosophy, Law and Society | no comments

Summer Academy in Global Food Law & Policy – Como, Italy

July 26, 2010toJuly 30, 2010

The 2nd EFFL Summer Academy in Global Food Law & Policy will be held on July 26-30 2010, at Villa La Collina on the shores of the Lake Como. The academy will offer scientific reflection and discourse on key legal and policy issues in European and World food law as well as information and updates on the latest developments through a dynamic, informal and highly interactive five-day program, including lectures, presentations, discussion groups and social activities. The faculty of the academy consists of food experts coming from relevant authorities, European and US institutions, academia, legal practice and the industry. For more information, please click here. ajc

Posted by on May 1st, 2010 | COLLOQUIA/ WORKSHOPS, CONFERENCES, EVENTS, Health Law, International Law | no comments

Summer Academy in Global Food Law & Policy – Como, Italy

The 2nd EFFL Summer Academy in Global Food Law & Policy will be held on July 26-30 2010, at Villa La Collina on the shores of the Lake Como. The academy will offer scientific reflection and discourse on key legal and policy issues in European and World food law as well as information and updates on the latest developments through a dynamic, informal and highly interactive five-day program, including lectures, presentations, discussion groups and social activities. The faculty of the academy consists of food experts coming from relevant authorities, European and US institutions, academia, legal practice and the industry. For more information, please click here. ajc

Posted by on May 1st, 2010 | COLLOQUIA/ WORKSHOPS, CONFERENCES, Health Law, International Law | no comments