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The Foreclosure Crisis – Columbus, OH

October 28, 2011

The Capital University Law School Graduate Law Programs are presenting a symposium entitled “The Foreclosure Crisis: New Strategies for Addressing the National and Local Calamity”. The symposium will be held on Friday, Oct. 28, 2011 at the law school. nh

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The Foreclosure Crisis – Columbus, OH

The Capital University Law School Graduate Law Programs are presenting a symposium entitled “The Foreclosure Crisis: New Strategies for Addressing the National and Local Calamity”. The symposium will be held on Friday, Oct. 28, 2011 at the law school. nh

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International Tax Law – Gainesville, FL

October 7, 2011

The University of Florida Levin College of Law‘s Graduate Tax Program will hold its seventh annual International Tax Law Symposium on Oct. 7 from 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. It is free and Open to the Public. The symposium will be available to view via webcast here. nh

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International Tax Law – Gainesville, FL

The University of Florida Levin College of Law‘s Graduate Tax Program will hold its seventh annual International Tax Law Symposium on Oct. 7 from 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. It is free and Open to the Public. The symposium will be available to view via webcast here. nh

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October 6, 2011 Colloquia/Workshops

October 6, 2011

Cleveland-Marshall

Michael Green (Wake Forest Law) presents “Reflections on Restating.”

This paper is not publicly available.

Columbia

Alex Raskolnikov (Columbia Law) presents “Accepting the Limits of Tax Law and Economics.

This paper is not publicly available.

Harvard

Carlos Vazquez (Georgetown Law)

Illinois

Mark Schraub (Illinois Law) presents “Sticky Slopes.”

This paper is publicly available.

Indiana Law, Society, and Culture

Leila Kawar (Indiana Law) presents “Legal Liberalism and the Judicial Construction of Immigrant Rights in the United States and France, 1973-1983.”

This paper is not publicly available.

Loyola

Eric R. Claeys (George Mason Law) presents “Locke Unlocked: Productive Use in Lockean Property Theory.”

This paper is not publicly available.

Santa Clara Social Justice

Shayana Kadidal (Center for Constitutional Rights) presents “Guantanamo Litigation.”

This paper is not publicly available.

Seton Hall

Beverly I. Moran (Vanderbilt Law)

Texas

Gerald Frug (Harvard Law) presents “The Architecture of Governance.”

This paper is not publicly available.

Kimberly Ferzan (Rutgers Law) presents “Culpable Aggression: The Moral Basis for a Liability to Defensive Force.”

This paper is not publicly available.

University of St. Thomas

Elizabeth R. Schiltz (St. Thomas Law) presents “Exposing the Cracks in the Foundations of Disability Law.”

This paper is not publicly available.

Washington

Kal Raustiala (UCLA Law) presents “Gunfight: The Battle Over the Right to Bear Arms in America.”

This paper is not publicly available.

Wisconsin

Elinor Ostrom (Arizona State School of Human Evolution and Social Change)

Yale Law and Economics

Jonathan Masur (Chicago Law) presents “Patent Inflation.”

This paper is publicly available.

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October 6, 2011 Colloquia/Workshops

Cleveland-Marshall

Michael Green (Wake Forest Law) presents “Reflections on Restating.”

This paper is not publicly available.

Columbia

Alex Raskolnikov (Columbia Law) presents “Accepting the Limits of Tax Law and Economics.

This paper is not publicly available.

Harvard

Carlos Vazquez (Georgetown Law)

Illinois

Mark Schraub (Illinois Law) presents “Sticky Slopes.”

This paper is publicly available.

Indiana Law, Society, and Culture

Leila Kawar (Indiana Law) presents “Legal Liberalism and the Judicial Construction of Immigrant Rights in the United States and France, 1973-1983.”

This paper is not publicly available.

Loyola

Eric R. Claeys (George Mason Law) presents “Locke Unlocked: Productive Use in Lockean Property Theory.”

This paper is not publicly available.

Santa Clara Social Justice

Shayana Kadidal (Center for Constitutional Rights) presents “Guantanamo Litigation.”

This paper is not publicly available.

Seton Hall

Beverly I. Moran (Vanderbilt Law)

Texas

Gerald Frug (Harvard Law) presents “The Architecture of Governance.”

This paper is not publicly available.

Kimberly Ferzan (Rutgers Law) presents “Culpable Aggression: The Moral Basis for a Liability to Defensive Force.”

This paper is not publicly available.

University of St. Thomas

Elizabeth R. Schiltz (St. Thomas Law) presents “Exposing the Cracks in the Foundations of Disability Law.”

This paper is not publicly available.

Washington

Kal Raustiala (UCLA Law) presents “Gunfight: The Battle Over the Right to Bear Arms in America.”

This paper is not publicly available.

Wisconsin

Elinor Ostrom (Arizona State School of Human Evolution and Social Change)

Yale Law and Economics

Jonathan Masur (Chicago Law) presents “Patent Inflation.”

This paper is publicly available.

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Poverty and the International Economic Legal System – Basel, Switzerland

October 20, 2011toOctober 22, 2011

Universitat Basel and the Society of International Economic Law will be hosting the conference, Poverty and the International Economic Legal System: Duties to the World’s Poor, on October 20-22, 2011 in Basel, Switzerland. This conference will particularly concern the duties to address poverty, from multiple international economic law viewpoints. Global experts in each of these fields will discuss the impacts such rules have, or could have, on efforts to reduce poverty. They will be looking for solutions to questions about whether the rules regulating international economic activities are sufficient to ensure that poverty reduction is an actual result, and suggesting changes where necessary.
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Poverty and the International Economic Legal System – Basel, Switzerland

Universitat Basel and the Society of International Economic Law will be hosting the conference, Poverty and the International Economic Legal System: Duties to the World’s Poor, on October 20-22, 2011 in Basel, Switzerland. This conference will particularly concern the duties to address poverty, from multiple international economic law viewpoints. Global experts in each of these fields will discuss the impacts such rules have, or could have, on efforts to reduce poverty. They will be looking for solutions to questions about whether the rules regulating international economic activities are sufficient to ensure that poverty reduction is an actual result, and suggesting changes where necessary.
Hat Tip: Faculty Law Conference Updates
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Conducting Empirical Legal Scholarship – Los Angeles, CA

May 23, 2012toMay 25, 2012

The University of Southern California Law School will be hosting the 11th Annual Conducting Empirical Legal Scholarship Workshop on May 23 – 25, 2012. The workshop is for law school faculty, political science faculty, and graduate students interested in learning about empirical research. Leading empirical scholars Lee Epstein and Andrew Martin will teach the workshop, which provides the formal training necessary to design, conduct, and assess empirical studies, and to use statistical software (Stata) to analyze and manage data. Participants need no background or knowledge of statistics to enroll in the workshop.
Note: the conference location has moved from Chicago to Los Angeles.
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Conducting Empirical Legal Scholarship – Los Angeles, CA

The University of Southern California Law School will be hosting the 11th Annual Conducting Empirical Legal Scholarship Workshop on May 23 – 25, 2012. The workshop is for law school faculty, political science faculty, and graduate students interested in learning about empirical research. Leading empirical scholars Lee Epstein and Andrew Martin will teach the workshop, which provides the formal training necessary to design, conduct, and assess empirical studies, and to use statistical software (Stata) to analyze and manage data. Participants need no background or knowledge of statistics to enroll in the workshop.
Note: the conference location has moved from Chicago to Los Angeles.
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Wisconsin Law Review Symposium – Madison, WI

November 18, 2011toNovember 19, 2011

The University of Wisconsin Law School will be hosting the Wisconsin Law Review Symposium: Who’s in the House? The Changing Role and Nature of In-House and General Counsel. This symposium will bring together leading scholars and attorneys to discuss the under-explored, but growing, role of in-house and corporate general counsel in the rapidly changing market for legal services. It will also launch the UW Law School’s new Business Law Initiative. November 18-19, 2011.
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Wisconsin Law Review Symposium – Madison, WI

The University of Wisconsin Law School will be hosting the Wisconsin Law Review Symposium: Who’s in the House? The Changing Role and Nature of In-House and General Counsel. This symposium will bring together leading scholars and attorneys to discuss the under-explored, but growing, role of in-house and corporate general counsel in the rapidly changing market for legal services. It will also launch the UW Law School’s new Business Law Initiative. November 18-19, 2011.
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