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2012 SE/SW People of Color Legal Scholarship Conference — Birmingham, AL

uwlegalscholarship — Thu, 29 Mar 2012 18:03:53 +0000

The 2012 SE/SW People of Color Legal Scholarship Conference runs from March 29 through April 1, 2012 at Cumberland School of Law in Birmingham, Alabama.

The conference theme, Transformative Advocacy, Scholarship, and Praxis: Taking Our Pulse, examines the ways in which legal scholars are transforming our institutional and external communities through advocacy, scholarship, and community engagement.

For more information, please contact Professor Wendy Greene: wendy.greene[at]samford.edu.
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The Law and Politics of Unresolved Refugee Crises – Boston, MA

uwlegalscholarship — Sun, 12 Feb 2012 08:47:20 +0000

Boston University School of Law, the American Society of International Law, and the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees will host Still Waiting for Tomorrow: The Law and Politics of Unresolved Refugee Crises April 2, 2012. Please RSVP to eaa[at]bu.edu

Civil Rights Litigation since 9/11 Conference – Austin, TX

uwlegalscholarship — Mon, 28 Nov 2011 21:48:10 +0000

The University of Texas School of Law’s William Wayne Justice Center for Public Interest Law will be hosting a one-day conference on February 3, 2012 entitled Barriers and Innovations in Civil Rights Litigation Since 9/11: Practical and Theoretical Perspectives. This conference is designed to bring together leading civil rights litigators, advocates, and scholars to explore the confluence of two notable trends in civil rights litigation: expanded use of civil rights damages remedies across substantive arenas including criminal justice, immigration, and national security; and constriction of the availability of such remedies via immunities, and secrecy doctrines. For more details and to register visit the conference website.
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Call For Papers: Texas Hispanic Journal of Law and Policy – Austin, TX

uwlegalscholarship — Sun, 27 Nov 2011 05:19:30 +0000

The Texas Hispanic Journal of Law and Policy of the University of Texas School of Law is currently seeking submissions of articles for Volume 18 of their journal, scheduled for publication in Spring 2012. The call for papers deadline is Jan. 8, 2012. Articles should be submitted electronically to Submissions Editor, Monica Ochoa at thjlp[at]law.utexas.edu. Authors are highly encouraged to submit a CV along with their academic article.

The Texas Hispanic Journal of Law and Policy is an academic publication that aspires to be a forum for issues relevant to Latino legal, political and social issues.The Journal invites ideas and points of views from within and from outside the legal community, as viewed by Latinos and non-Latinos.

National Immigrant Integration Conference – Seattle, WA

uwlegalscholarship — Tue, 18 Oct 2011 15:40:31 +0000

The National Partnership for New Americans, a partnership of twelve immigrant rights coalitions from across the country, presents the National Immigrant Integration Conference (NIIC 2011) Oct. 24-26, 2011, in Seattle. mw

Immigration/Family Law Symposium – Hempstead, NY

uwlegalscholarship — Thu, 29 Sep 2011 18:14:46 +0000

Hofstra Law School will be hosting a symposium on the interplay between immigration issues and family courts’ obligations to serve families and children in November 2012. Hofstra’s Family Court Review will be publishing a special issue on the same topic and is currently soliciting papers. They are especially interested in submissions from clinical professors. The deadline for paper submission is June 1, 2012. For more information contact Professors Theo Liebmann and Lauris Wren, Special Issue Editors, at lawtsl[at]hofstra.edu and lawlpw[at]hofstra.edu.

Hat Tip: Calls for Paper and Presentation Blog
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Call for Papers: California Topics

uwlegalscholarship — Wed, 21 Sep 2011 02:41:06 +0000

Chapman Law Review seeks articles with ties to California topics for upcoming Winter Issue. They welcome any topics related to California law, including:

the state budget crisis and the ability of state agencies to provide legally required services
possible changes in state drug laws
same-sex marriage
the immigration debate and the California Dream Act

The submission deadline is Sept. 30, 2011.The full call for papers is on SSRN. mw

ClassCrits – Criminalizing Economic Inequality – Washington, DC

uwlegalscholarship — Tue, 20 Sep 2011 01:28:51 +0000

The ClassCrits Project, American University, Washington College of Law, and the UC Davis School of Law present ClassCrits IV: Criminalizing Economic Inequality Sept. 23-24, 2011. mw

Refugees, Asylum Law, and Expert Testimony – Rochester, NY

uwlegalscholarship — Thu, 15 Sep 2011 21:00:08 +0000

The Rochester Institute of Technology College of Liberal Arts presents the Conable Conference in International Studies, Refugees, Asylum Law, and Expert Testimony: The Construction of Africa & the Global South in Comparative Perspective April 12-14, 2012.

The call for papers deadline was Sept. 1, 2011. (A copy is on ImmigrationProf Blog.)

Update (Sept. 15): the deadline has been extended to Sept. 30, 2011.
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Refugees, Asylum Law, and Expert Testimony – Rochester, NY

uwlegalscholarship — Thu, 08 Sep 2011 19:00:05 +0000

The call for papers deadline was Sept. 1, 2011. (A copy is on ImmigrationProf Blog.)

Update (Sept. 15): the deadline has been extended to Sept. 30, 2011.