Legal Scholarship Blog » Commercial Law

Mobile Money in Developing Countries – Seattle, WA

uwlegalscholarship — Tue, 10 Apr 2012 21:47:51 +0000

The University of Washington School of Law, Deakin University School of Law, and UNCITRAL present Mobile Money in Developing Countries: Financial Inclusion and Financial Integrity April 20, 2012, at the University of Washington. The event is being webcast (register here and here). mw

Finlawmetrics – Taylor Rule – Monetary Policy – Milan, Italy

uwlegalscholarship — Wed, 28 Dec 2011 00:31:19 +0000

The Paoli Baffi Centre on Central Banking and Financial Regulation (Università Bocconi), the European Banking Center (Tilburg University), and the Center on Central Banks and Financial Institutions (New York University) present Finlawmetrics 2012 (7th ed.), The Taylor Rule at the Crossroads: Monetary Policy, Prudential Issues and Central Banking, June 21-22, 2012, at Bocconi University.

The conference will focus on the relationships between monetary policy, prudential issues, and central banking — economics and political economy — in developed and emerging countries. Selected papers will be considered for publication in the Journal of Financial Stability. The submission deadline is Feb. 28, 2012.
mw

Capital Requirements for Financial Firms – Cleveland, OH

uwlegalscholarship — Tue, 27 Dec 2011 23:09:56 +0000

The Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland invites submissions for a two-day conference on issues related to capital requirements for financial firms, to be held in Cleveland, Ohio, on April 12-13, 2012. The conference will bring together academics, policymakers, and market participants to discuss regulatory reform and the future of the financial system. The organizers are looking for a mix of theoretical and empirical papers. The submission deadline is Jan. 31, 2012. mw

Call for Papers: Critical Issues in Int’l Commercial Arbitration – Bhopal, India

uwlegalscholarship — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 02:46:37 +0000

The Centre for Business and Commercial Laws at National Law Institute University, Bhopal invites papers for the UGC Sponsored National Seminar on Critical Issues in International Commercial Arbitration to be held March 3-4, 2012 in Bhopal, India. Abstracts are due by Jan. 5th, 2012. All questions may be directed to cbcl.nliu[at]gmail.com.
nh

Am. College of Consumer Financial Services Lawyers Writing Competition

uwlegalscholarship — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 01:03:56 +0000

The American College of Consumer Financial Services Lawyers awards prizes to written contributions to the field of consumer financial services law. Eligible papers include publishable articles, substantial book reviews, or book chapters; books; and student case note or comment. The entry deadline is Dec. 1, 2011. Works must have been written or published within the past twelve months. Details are here. mw

Credit Scoring and Credit Reporting – Boston, MA

uwlegalscholarship — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 00:29:37 +0000

Suffolk Law School and the National Consumer Law Center are convening a Research Symposium on Credit Scoring and Credit Reporting in Boston on June 6-7, 2012. Paper proposals are due Nov. 15, 2011. The call for papers is available on SSRN.

The goal of the Symposium, which is invitation-only, is to bring together the nation’s top experts, including academics, private attorneys, industry representatives, consumer advocates, and government officials, to discuss research and policy related to credit scoring and credit reporting, including their impact on communities of color and other protected groups.TOPICS: We invite paper proposals that are empirical, qualitative, theoretical or policy-oriented. . . .

Legal Heritage of the Civil War – Highland Heights, KY

uwlegalscholarship — Mon, 19 Sep 2011 02:00:09 +0000

The Northern Kentucky Law Review (Salmon P. Chase College of Law Northern Kentucky University) presents The Legal Heritage of the Civil War Oct. 22, 2011, 9 am – 12:45 pm. Topics:

Salmon P. Chase and the Legal Basis for the U.S. Monetary System
Civil War Legislation and the Growth of Federal Power: The Land Grant College Act (The Morill Act), The Homestead Act (origin of the Department of Agriculture), and the Pacific Railway Act (to fund the trans-continental railway)
Military Trials of Terrorists: From Lincoln Conspirators to the Guantanamo Inmates
The Civil War Origin of the Rules of War: Francis Lieber and Lincoln’s General Orders No. 100

Sharia in the United States – New York, NY

uwlegalscholarship — Mon, 15 Aug 2011 00:34:42 +0000

The New York Law School Law Review presents Sharia in the United States Thur. Aug. 25 (4:30-6 pm) and Fri. Aug. 26, 2011. mw

Financial Innovation, Capital Markets, Securities Reg – Milan, Italy

uwlegalscholarship — Fri, 29 Jul 2011 05:34:24 +0000

CONSOB and Bocconi University, through its CAREFIN and “Paolo Baffi” research centers, are organizing a conference on financial innovation, capital markets dynamics and the implications for securities regulation. The conference will be held Feb. 10, 2012, at Bocconi University premises in Milan. Interested authors should submit their paper to the e-mail studi_analisi [at] consob.it by Oct. 14, 2011. mw

Business History – Business and the State – Philadelphia, PA

uwlegalscholarship — Wed, 27 Jul 2011 22:41:32 +0000

The 2012 annual meeting of the Business History Conference (BHC) will take place March 29-31 in Philadelphia. The theme for the conference is “Business and the State.” Proposals—for individual papers or entire panels—are due Oct. 1, 2011. mw