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March 23, 2011 Colloquia/Workshops

March 23, 2011

Emory

Richard Weisberg (Benjamin N. Cardozo Law) presents two essays with an overall title “It is Time to Recognize the ‘Audience’ in First Amendment Theory and Doctrine.

This paper is not publicly available.

Miami

Mary Anne Franks (Miami Law)

Penn Law and Economics

Kenneth R. Feinberg (Feinberg Rozen, LLP) presents “Treasury’s Performance as Pay Tsar: Precedent or Aberration?

This paper is not publicly available.

SMU Dedman

Dale Carpenter (Minnesota Law)

USC

Steven Wilf (Connecticut Law) presents a book panel discussion on “Law’s Imagined Republic: Popular Politics and Criminal Justice in Revolutionary America.

Hilary Schor (USC English) is the commentator for this event.

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March 23, 2011 Colloquia/Workshops

Emory

Richard Weisberg (Benjamin N. Cardozo Law) presents two essays with an overall title “It is Time to Recognize the ‘Audience’ in First Amendment Theory and Doctrine.

This paper is not publicly available.

Miami

Mary Anne Franks (Miami Law)

Penn Law and Economics

Kenneth R. Feinberg (Feinberg Rozen, LLP) presents “Treasury’s Performance as Pay Tsar: Precedent or Aberration?

This paper is not publicly available.

SMU Dedman

Dale Carpenter (Minnesota Law)

USC

Steven Wilf (Connecticut Law) presents a book panel discussion on “Law’s Imagined Republic: Popular Politics and Criminal Justice in Revolutionary America.

Hilary Schor (USC English) is the commentator for this event.

Posted by on March 23rd, 2011 | COLLOQUIA/ WORKSHOPS, LECTURES | no comments

LGBTQ Rights – Vancouver, BC

July 26, 2011toJuly 28, 2011

The Vancouver 2011 Outgames Human Rights Conference, July 26-28, 2011, will address:

  • Youth – bullying/cyberbullying, transgender issues, safe same-sex sex and STD’s, coming out safely through filmography, how to set up issue-related youth camps;
  • Seniors/aging – healthy senior lifestyle, wealth management for the long term, alienation and isolation, health and care issues, accommodation and lifestyle, senior sexuality;
  • Health and well-being – STD’s and healthy sexual practices, HIV/AIDS research, visiting centres and treatment facilities;
  • Law/jurispudence – recent LGBTQ human rights case law, same-sex marriage initiatives, transgender rights, LGBTQ human rights activities in other geographic jurisdictions (Europe, Central and South America);
  • Workplace – incorporation of rights in collective agreements, respecting rights on the shop floor, transgender worker rights, what a “welcoming employer” is;
  • Spirituality – acceptance of the LGBTQ lifestyle by organized belief systems, how religions can be welcoming, inclusive and diverse;
  • Education – involvement of teachers/teacher unions in creating safe and respectful educational settings, experiences and lessons from those “on the ground”, creating teaching/learning tools;
  • Sport – LGBTQ discrimination in sport; coaching in a diverse and inclusive environment, transgender issues in sport, “best practices”.

The deadline for proposals has passed.

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LGBTQ Rights – Vancouver, BC

The Vancouver 2011 Outgames Human Rights Conference, July 26-28, 2011, will address:

  • Youth – bullying/cyberbullying, transgender issues, safe same-sex sex and STD’s, coming out safely through filmography, how to set up issue-related youth camps;
  • Seniors/aging – healthy senior lifestyle, wealth management for the long term, alienation and isolation, health and care issues, accommodation and lifestyle, senior sexuality;
  • Health and well-being – STD’s and healthy sexual practices, HIV/AIDS research, visiting centres and treatment facilities;
  • Law/jurispudence – recent LGBTQ human rights case law, same-sex marriage initiatives, transgender rights, LGBTQ human rights activities in other geographic jurisdictions (Europe, Central and South America);
  • Workplace – incorporation of rights in collective agreements, respecting rights on the shop floor, transgender worker rights, what a “welcoming employer” is;
  • Spirituality – acceptance of the LGBTQ lifestyle by organized belief systems, how religions can be welcoming, inclusive and diverse;
  • Education – involvement of teachers/teacher unions in creating safe and respectful educational settings, experiences and lessons from those “on the ground”, creating teaching/learning tools;
  • Sport – LGBTQ discrimination in sport; coaching in a diverse and inclusive environment, transgender issues in sport, “best practices”.

The deadline for proposals has passed.

Posted by on March 23rd, 2011 | CONFERENCES, Family Law, Law and Sexuality | no comments

Call for Papers Deadline: Dispute Resolution Works in Progress – Omaha, NE

July 31, 2011

The Werner Institute at Creighton University School of Law hosts the AALS Dispute Resolution Section’s 5th Works-in-Progress conference for scholars who are teaching and researching in dispute resolution Nov. 5-6, 2011 (with welcome reception Nov. 4). Submissions with abstracts are due July 31, 2011.   mw

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Dispute Resolution Works in Progress – Omaha, NE

November 5, 2011toNovember 6, 2011

The Werner Institute at Creighton University School of Law hosts the AALS Dispute Resolution Section’s 5th Works-in-Progress conference for scholars who are teaching and researching in dispute resolution Nov. 5-6, 2011 (with welcome reception Nov. 4). Submissions with abstracts are due July 31, 2011.   mw

Posted by on March 23rd, 2011 | Alternative Dispute Resolution, CALLS FOR PAPERS, CONFERENCES, EVENTS | no comments

Teaching Land Use, Environmental, and Sustainable Development Law – White Plains, NY

The Center for Excellence in Law Teaching and the Government Law Center of Albany Law School and the Land Use Law Center of Pace Law School present Practically Grounded – Best Practices for Skill Building in Teaching Land Use, Environmental, and Sustainable Development Law May 5, 2011, at Pace Law School. For more information, contact Prof. John Nolon. mw

Posted by on March 23rd, 2011 | CONFERENCES, Environmental Law, Legal Education, Local Government Law, Property Law | no comments

Call for Papers Deadline: Transitional Justice Mechanisms in Ongoing Conflicts – Jerusalem, Israel

May 1, 2011

The Minerva Center for Human Rights at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem is holding an international conference that seeks to examine the potential impact of transitional justice mechanisms in ongoing conflicts. The conference will take place Nov. 13-15, 2011. Proposals are due by May 1, 2011. mw

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Transitional Justice Mechanisms in Ongoing Conflicts – Jerusalem, Israel

November 13, 2011toNovember 15, 2011

The Minerva Center for Human Rights at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem is holding an international conference that seeks to examine the potential impact of transitional justice mechanisms in ongoing conflicts. The conference will take place Nov. 13-15, 2011. Proposals are due by May 1, 2011. mw

Posted by on March 23rd, 2011 | EVENTS | no comments

Transitional Justice Mechanisms in Ongoing Conflicts – Jerusalem, Israel

The Minerva Center for Human Rights at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem is holding an international conference that seeks to examine the potential impact of transitional justice mechanisms in ongoing conflicts. The conference will take place Nov. 13-15, 2011. Proposals are due by May 1, 2011. mw

Posted by on March 23rd, 2011 | CALLS FOR PAPERS, CONFERENCES, Courts, Human Rights Law, International Law | no comments

Call for Papers Deadline: Law of Obligations – London, Ontario

May 13, 2011

The Faculty of Law at the University of Western Ontario hosts the Sixth Biennial Conference on the Law of Obligations July 18-20, 2012. The theme of the conference is Challenging Orthodoxy. The deadline for submitting abstracts is May 13, 2011.

The Obligations series of conferences originated at the University of Melbourne in 2002, and has since become one of the leading private law conferences in the common law world. The conferences have been held at the University of Melbourne, the University of Queensland, and the National University of Singapore. Mostly recently, the Obligations V Conference was held at the University of Oxford. 2012 will mark the first time that the conference will be held in North America.

Scholars working in the fields of contract, tort, unjust enrichment, equity or private law theory are invited to submit proposals for papers addressing the conference theme. The theme is intended to encourage scholars to question some of the common law’s established rules and approaches and to propose novel solutions to old problems. . . . Junior scholars and those currently engaged in graduate degrees in law are encouraged to apply.

mw

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Law of Obligations – London, Ontario

July 18, 2012toJuly 20, 2012

The Faculty of Law at the University of Western Ontario hosts the Sixth Biennial Conference on the Law of Obligations July 18-20, 2012. The theme of the conference is Challenging Orthodoxy. The deadline for submitting abstracts is May 13, 2011.

The Obligations series of conferences originated at the University of Melbourne in 2002, and has since become one of the leading private law conferences in the common law world. The conferences have been held at the University of Melbourne, the University of Queensland, and the National University of Singapore. Mostly recently, the Obligations V Conference was held at the University of Oxford. 2012 will mark the first time that the conference will be held in North America.

Scholars working in the fields of contract, tort, unjust enrichment, equity or private law theory are invited to submit proposals for papers addressing the conference theme. The theme is intended to encourage scholars to question some of the common law’s established rules and approaches and to propose novel solutions to old problems. . . . Junior scholars and those currently engaged in graduate degrees in law are encouraged to apply.

mw

Posted by on March 23rd, 2011 | EVENTS | no comments

Law of Obligations – London, Ontario

The Faculty of Law at the University of Western Ontario hosts the Sixth Biennial Conference on the Law of Obligations July 18-20, 2012. The theme of the conference is Challenging Orthodoxy. The deadline for submitting abstracts is May 13, 2011.

The Obligations series of conferences originated at the University of Melbourne in 2002, and has since become one of the leading private law conferences in the common law world. The conferences have been held at the University of Melbourne, the University of Queensland, and the National University of Singapore. Mostly recently, the Obligations V Conference was held at the University of Oxford. 2012 will mark the first time that the conference will be held in North America.

Scholars working in the fields of contract, tort, unjust enrichment, equity or private law theory are invited to submit proposals for papers addressing the conference theme. The theme is intended to encourage scholars to question some of the common law’s established rules and approaches and to propose novel solutions to old problems. . . . Junior scholars and those currently engaged in graduate degrees in law are encouraged to apply.

mw

Posted by on March 23rd, 2011 | CALLS FOR PAPERS, CONFERENCES, Contract Law, JUNIOR SCHOLARS, Jurisprudence, Tort Law | no comments