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Application Deadline: Research Grants – Law Librarianship

December 12, 2011

The AALL Research & Publications Committee is accepting applications through Monday, December 12, 2011, for research grants from the AALL/Wolters Kluwer Law & Business Grants Program that may total up to $5000. Details here.

The committee will award one or more grants to library professionals who wish to conduct research that supports the research/scholarly agenda of the profession of librarianship. The grants program funds small or large research projects that create, disseminate, or otherwise use legal and law-related information as its focus. Projects may range from the historical (indexes, legislative histories, bibliographies, biographies, or directories) to the theoretical (trends in cataloging, publishing, or new service models in libraries) to the practical (implementation models for collection, personnel, or infrastructure management).The AALL Research Agenda offers suggestions for possible research projects that cover a wide segment of professional interest, including the profession of law librarianship, law library patrons, law library services, legal research and bibliography, legal information resources, and law library facilities. However, projects are not limited to those described in the agenda, and the committee will consider all applications and research projects.

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Research Grants – Law Librarianship

The AALL Research & Publications Committee is accepting applications through Monday, December 12, 2011, for research grants from the AALL/Wolters Kluwer Law & Business Grants Program that may total up to $5000. Details here.

The committee will award one or more grants to library professionals who wish to conduct research that supports the research/scholarly agenda of the profession of librarianship. The grants program funds small or large research projects that create, disseminate, or otherwise use legal and law-related information as its focus. Projects may range from the historical (indexes, legislative histories, bibliographies, biographies, or directories) to the theoretical (trends in cataloging, publishing, or new service models in libraries) to the practical (implementation models for collection, personnel, or infrastructure management).The AALL Research Agenda offers suggestions for possible research projects that cover a wide segment of professional interest, including the profession of law librarianship, law library patrons, law library services, legal research and bibliography, legal information resources, and law library facilities. However, projects are not limited to those described in the agenda, and the committee will consider all applications and research projects.

mw

Posted by on November 30th, 2011 | Law Librarianship, Legal Research & Writing, OTHER SCHOLARLY OPPORTUNITIES | no comments

Lenahan (Gonzales) v. U.S. – Domesticating Int’l Law – Washington, DC

April 17, 2012
2:00 pmto5:00 pm

The American University Washington College of Law’s Journal of Gender, Social Policy & the Law and Women and the Law Program present Lenahan (Gonzales) v. United States of America: Domesticating International Law April 17, 2012, 2-5 pm. Abstracts are due by Jan. 12, 2012. Jump to full post

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Call for Papers Deadline: Lenahan (Gonzales) v. U.S. – Domesticating Int’l Law – Washington, DC

January 12, 2012

The American University Washington College of Law’s Journal of Gender, Social Policy & the Law and Women and the Law Program present Lenahan (Gonzales) v. United States of America: Domesticating International Law April 17, 2012, 2-5 pm. Abstracts are due by Jan. 12, 2012. Jump to full post

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Lenahan (Gonzales) v. U.S. – Domesticating Int’l Law – Washington, DC

The American University Washington College of Law’s Journal of Gender, Social Policy & the Law and Women and the Law Program present Lenahan (Gonzales) v. United States of America: Domesticating International Law April 17, 2012, 2-5 pm. Abstracts are due by Jan. 12, 2012. Jump to full post

Posted by on November 30th, 2011 | CALLS FOR PAPERS, CONFERENCES, Criminal Law, Human Rights Law, International Law, Law and Gender | no comments

Call for Papers Deadline: Transitional Justice and the Everyday

April 1, 2012

The International Journal of Transitional Justice (IJTJ) invites submissions for its 2012 special issue, Transitional Justice and the Everyday: Micro-Perspectives of Justice and Social Repair, guest edited by Pilar Riaño Alcalá (Associate Professor, School of Social Work and Liu Institute for Global Studies, University of British Columbia) and Erin Baines (Assistant Professor, Liu Institute for Global Issues, University of British Columbia). The submissions deadline is April 1, 2012. Jump to full post

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Labor Relations and Pro Baseball – Queens, NY

November 18, 2011

St. John’s School of Law Center for Labor and Employment Law presented Labor Relations and the Future of Professional Baseball Nov. 18, 2011. (We apologize for not posting before the event: despite our best efforts we sometimes get behind in our email.)  mw

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Labor Relations and Pro Baseball – Queens, NY

St. John’s School of Law Center for Labor and Employment Law presented Labor Relations and the Future of Professional Baseball Nov. 18, 2011. (We apologize for not posting before the event: despite our best efforts we sometimes get behind in our email.)  mw

Posted by on November 30th, 2011 | CONFERENCES, Labor and Employment Law, Sports Law | no comments

Global Food Law and Policy – Lake Como, Italy

July 23, 2012toJuly 27, 2012

Lexxion, publisher of the European Food and Feed Law Review (EFFL) as well as the European Journal of Risk Regulation (EJRR), organises the 4th Summer Academy on Global Food Law & Policy July 23-27, 2012, Lake Como, Italy.  mw

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Global Food Law and Policy – Lake Como, Italy

Lexxion, publisher of the European Food and Feed Law Review (EFFL) as well as the European Journal of Risk Regulation (EJRR), organises the 4th Summer Academy on Global Food Law & Policy July 23-27, 2012, Lake Como, Italy.  mw

Posted by on November 30th, 2011 | Agricultural Law, CONFERENCES, Health Law, Law and Technology | no comments

Call for Papers Deadline: Grassroots Politics in the Postcolony

September 15, 2012

Race/Ethnicity: Multidisciplinary Global Contexts encourages and welcomes contributions by scholars, researchers, grassroots activists, policy advocates, and organizations. The deadline for an upcoming issue on Grassroots Politics in the Postcolony is Sept. 15, 2012. Jump to full post

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Call for Papers: Grassroots Politics in the Postcolony

Race/Ethnicity: Multidisciplinary Global Contexts encourages and welcomes contributions by scholars, researchers, grassroots activists, policy advocates, and organizations. The deadline for an upcoming issue on Grassroots Politics in the Postcolony is Sept. 15, 2012. Jump to full post

Posted by on November 30th, 2011 | CALLS FOR PAPERS, Comparative Law, Law and Politics, Law and Race | no comments

Call for Papers Deadline: Resolving eConflicts – UALR L. Rev.

January 31, 2012

The UALR Law Review is calling for the submission of articles for its upcoming Ben J. Altheimer Paper Symposium, eConflicts Resolved: Evaluations of Legal Solutions to Information-Age Conflicts, which is scheduled for publication in May 2012. The deadline is Jan. 31, 2012. The editors request interested authors let them know of their intent to submit. Jump to full post

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Call for Papers: Resolving eConflicts – UALR L. Rev.

The UALR Law Review is calling for the submission of articles for its upcoming Ben J. Altheimer Paper Symposium, eConflicts Resolved: Evaluations of Legal Solutions to Information-Age Conflicts, which is scheduled for publication in May 2012. The deadline is Jan. 31, 2012. The editors request interested authors let them know of their intent to submit. Jump to full post

Posted by on November 30th, 2011 | Alternative Dispute Resolution, CALLS FOR PAPERS, Civil Procedure, Law and Cyberspace | no comments

November 30, 2011 Colloquia/Workshops

November 30, 2011

Albany

Robert Heverly (Albany Law)

Cleveland-Marshall

Michael Borden (Cleveland-Marshall Law)

Connecticut Law

Sergio Campos (Miami Law) presents “Class Action Certification.”

This paper is not publicly available.

ETH Zurich

Andrei Hagiu (Harvard Business) presents “Multi-Sided Platforms.”

This paper is not publicly available.

Harvard International Law

Naz Modirzadeh (Harvard Humanitarian Policy and Conflict Research) presents “Folk UHL: 9/11 Lawyering and the Transformation of LOAC to Human Rights and Human Rights to War Governance.”

This paper is not publicly available.

Hofstra

David A. Friedman (Willamette Law) presents “The Public Policy Defense to COntracts: How Unruly is the Horse?

This paper is not publicly available.

Texas Law, Business, and Economics

Steve Shavell (Harvard Law) presents “Subsidiary Entities and the Innovator’s Dilemma.”

This paper is not publicly available.

UC Berkeley Law and Economics

Ian Ayres (Yale Law) presents “An Economic Theory of Information Escrows.”

This paper is not publicly available.

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November 30, 2011 Colloquia/Workshops

Albany

Robert Heverly (Albany Law)

Cleveland-Marshall

Michael Borden (Cleveland-Marshall Law)

Connecticut Law

Sergio Campos (Miami Law) presents “Class Action Certification.”

This paper is not publicly available.

ETH Zurich

Andrei Hagiu (Harvard Business) presents “Multi-Sided Platforms.”

This paper is not publicly available.

Harvard International Law

Naz Modirzadeh (Harvard Humanitarian Policy and Conflict Research) presents “Folk UHL: 9/11 Lawyering and the Transformation of LOAC to Human Rights and Human Rights to War Governance.”

This paper is not publicly available.

Hofstra

David A. Friedman (Willamette Law) presents “The Public Policy Defense to COntracts: How Unruly is the Horse?

This paper is not publicly available.

Texas Law, Business, and Economics

Steve Shavell (Harvard Law) presents “Subsidiary Entities and the Innovator’s Dilemma.”

This paper is not publicly available.

UC Berkeley Law and Economics

Ian Ayres (Yale Law) presents “An Economic Theory of Information Escrows.”

This paper is not publicly available.

Posted by on November 30th, 2011 | COLLOQUIA/ WORKSHOPS, LECTURES | no comments