It’s not too late to submit a paper for the North American Regional Meeting of the International Society of Family Law and the Midwest Family Law Consortium conference June 3-5, 2010 at the University of Missouri Kansas City School of Law. While international law or comparative law papers are encouraged, papers or panels on any topic of broad interest are encouraged. Professors who are engaged in the scholarship of teaching who would like to present their insights on family law education issues are likewise encouraged to contribute.
Selected papers will be published in a symposium issue of the UMKC Law Review (due date for the final articles will be August 1). Interested persons should submit a one-page proposal with the name, title, and institutional affiliation of presenter(s) and a brief summary of presentation to Barbara Glesner Fines, Associate Dean for Faculty, UMKC School of Law at glesnerb [at] umkc.edu.
The conference will begin Thursday, June 3, 2010 with an opening reception. The conference program will run Friday, June 4 with dinner followed by a tour of the Kansas City Arts District. Additional sessions will be held the morning of Saturday, June 5.
Register online at http://www.law.umkc.edu/isfl.htm.
mw
Posted by uwlegalscholarship on March 19th, 2010
| Comparative Law, CALLS FOR PAPERS, International Law, Family Law, CONFERENCES |
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The Institute for Global Law and Policy at Harvard Law School will host its first annual Workshop on Global Law and Economic Policy, June 2-11, 2010.
The Workshop is an intensive ten day residential program designed for doctoral and post-doctoral scholars. The Workshop aims to promote innovative ideas and alternative approaches to issues of global law, economic policy and social justice in the aftermath of the economic crisis. The initiative will bring young scholars and faculty from around the world together with leading faculty working on issues of global law and economic policy for serious research collaboration and debate. Hosted by Harvard Law School, The Workshop aims to bring together specialists from across the arts and sciences as well as the professional schools who are interested in the intersections between law, economics and global policy.
The application deadline is March 31, 2010. mw
Posted by uwlegalscholarship on March 19th, 2010
| Human Rights Law, COLLOQUIA/ WORKSHOPS, JUNIOR SCHOLARS, International Law, CONFERENCES |
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The New Zealand Yearbook of International Law (University of Canterbury School of Law) is an annual, international refereed publication.
The Editorial Board calls for both short notes and commentaries, and longer in-depth articles, for publication in the 2010 2009 edition of the Yearbook [correction made 3/21/2010]. Notes and commentaries should be between 1,500 to 3,000 words. Articles may be from 6,000 to 20,000 words.
The Editorial Board seeks contributions on current topics in international law. The Board is particularly interested in receiving submissions that are relevant to New Zealand, Australasia, the Pacific, the Southern Ocean and Antarctica.
The closing date for submissions is 1 June 2010.
Submissions should be provided in English, using MSWord-compatible word processing software, and delivered by email to the General Editor at nzyil [at] canterbury.ac.nz .
Contributions must be original unpublished works and submission of contributions will be held to imply this.
Manuscripts must be word-processed and in compliance with the New Zealand Law Style Guide.
mw
Posted by uwlegalscholarship on March 19th, 2010
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The Prague Yearbook of Comparative Law is calling for submission to its 2010 issue. All contributions of comparative nature or from the fields of international, European or WTO law are welcome. Contributions from graduate students and young scientists are encouraged.
Although regionally sounding, the yearbook and its truly international board of editors aim for a periodical of global excellence. Quality of the peer-reviewed contributions is therefore the essential criterion pursuant to which acceptance is being decided upon. The 2009 issue is available in PDF here (printed copies also still available).
Articles of 10,000 to 12,000 words, shorter Articles (4,000 to 6,000 words), and reviews of up to 750 words are currently being accepted. Longer articles are subject to space availability; however they are generally welcome.
All enquiries and submissions should be directed to pycl [at] pycl.eu.
The Board of Editors
mw
Posted by uwlegalscholarship on March 19th, 2010
| JUNIOR SCHOLARS, Comparative Law, CALLS FOR PAPERS, International Law |
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The University of La Verne College of Law presents What Makes States Successful? Afghanistan and the Future of State Building April 15-17, 2010.
State failure is one of the most challenging public policy problems of our age. Despite the pressures of globalization on the autonomy of states, they remain the most important locations of institutions to promote justice and the welfare of the peoples of the world. States are vital to maintaining peace and security across the globe. We need states to succeed. But they sometimes fail. Why? And how do we turn failed states into successful states? This symposium examines these questions with a four-fold focus. First, the focus is on state failure that is either caused by or is in some way related to armed conflict within a state, either from a civil war or from armed intervention by intervening states, United Nations Security Council action, or otherwise. Second, the focus is on institutional solutions to state failure, with an emphasis on rule of law. Third, the focus is on developing action plans or protocols containing concrete solutions to help failed states become successful states. Fourth, the symposium focuses on Afghanistan. Afghanistan provides a rich source of data and experience on what works and what fails, although Afghanistan remains very much a work in progress. An important symposium aim is to produce policy guidance for future directions in that country. The symposium approach is multi-disciplinary, with the goal of learning from a diversity of views.
mw
Posted by uwlegalscholarship on March 11th, 2010
| Comparative Law, International Law, CONFERENCES |
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The Subrata Roy Chowdhury Memorial Essay Writing Competition is being co-organized by the National University of Juridical Sciences, the Society of International Law and Practice (“SILP”), NUJS and the NUJS ILSA Chapter in association with the Indian Yearbook of International Law and Policy.
Themes:
- Is India ready for Sovereign Wealth Funds?
- Exo-politics and the emergence of a New World Order
- Non state actors, transnational armed groups and the regulation of hostilities in India: Should International Humanitarian Law recognize a hybrid category of armed conflict?
- Does Climate Change have an impact on National Security? An Indian perspective
- Can the principles of Insurance Law be applied to the Law of Outer Space?
Eligibility: undergraduate and post graduate law students enrolled in any institution in India.
Deadline: Feb. 10, 2010. mw
Posted by uwlegalscholarship on January 11th, 2010
| JUNIOR SCHOLARS, National Security Law, CALLS FOR PAPERS, International Law, Environmental Law |
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The University of Cincinnati College of Law Corporate Law Center presents a symposium, “The Globalization of Securities Regulation: Competition or Coordination?” on March 5, 2010.
After the enactment of Sarbanes-Oxley in 2002, influential voices in the business, political, and academic communities expressed concern that the U.S. markets were losing their competitive advantage. While a number of factors were identified as contributing to this decline, higher U.S. regulatory compliance costs and liability risks were, in particular, singled out. Regulators, in turn, considered proposals that would ease barriers to entry. The 2008 financial meltdown increased awareness of the interconnectedness of markets and the importance of a coordinated approach toward securities regulation. Thus, the Obama administration’s Financial Regulatory Reform calls for raising international regulatory standards and improving international cooperation. As policy makers, regulators and academics consider proposals for regulatory reform, how will these considerations – competition and coordination – play out?
mw
Posted by uwlegalscholarship on January 11th, 2010
| Comparative Law, Securities Law, International Law, CONFERENCES |
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The European Society of International Law (ESIL) Biennial Research Forum, “International Law and Power Politics: Great Powers, Peripheries and Claims to Spheres of Influence in the International Normative Order,” will take place May 27-28, 2011, in Tartu, Estonia. The call for papers will be circulated in Sept. 2009. mw
Posted by uwlegalscholarship on December 28th, 2009
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The British Institute of International and Comparative Law’s Annual Conference 2010 will be Energy and Its Impacts on the International Legal System, June 11, 2010. Sessions include
- Protecting Energy Investments in a Changing Legal Regime
- Energy Security: Territorial Limits and Nuclear Power
- Energy, Human Rights and Indigenous Peoples
- Energy Production, Transport and Supply: Cross Border Private Law Issues
- Competition Law and Access and Security of Energy
- National and Comparative Law Issues
mw
Posted by uwlegalscholarship on December 18th, 2009
| Comparative Law, Human Rights Law, National Security Law, Antitrust Law, Environmental Law, International Law, CONFERENCES |
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Bocconi University, Tilburg University, and NYU present the 5th International Conference on Financial Regulation and Supervision (”Finlawmetrics”), June 24-25, 2010 in Milan. The topic will be “Central banking, regulation and supervision after the financial crisis.” The conference committee will consider through January 31 papers that shed light on the different causes of change in, and their consequences for, central banking, regulation and supervision. Keynote speakers are to include Arnoud Boot (University of Amsterdam) and Xavier Vives (IESE Business School). ajc
Posted by uwlegalscholarship on December 13th, 2009
| CALLS FOR PAPERS, Comparative Law, Commercial Law, International Law, Business Law, CONFERENCES |
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Yale Law School presents Developing Food Law April 16-17, 2010.
Food policy implicates a broad range of pressing humanitarian, public health, and environmental challenges. These challenges include, among many others: ending hunger, promoting rural economic development, protecting the safety of the food supply, reversing the obesity and diabetes epidemics, and averting catastrophic climate change. Addressing any and all of these challenges requires the development of healthy, sustainable, and equitable food systems. The aim of Developing Food Law is to help participants bring about patterns of food production that honor the universal right to food, the health and well-being of communities, and the preciousness of natural resources. The conference will bring together leading policymakers, scholars, activists, students, and farmers to discuss strategies for achieving food systems guided by those values.
Developing Food Law will explore two distinct “tracks” for reform through two concurrently-run series of panels. The U.S Track will focus on interconnections among U.S. agricultural policy, public health, and the environment, while considering avenues for pushing food law in healthier and more sustainable directions. The International Track will examine reform strategies, both on local levels and in transnational fora, aimed at ensuring food access in the developing world. The conference keynote, issue lunches, and a concluding conversation will bring these two “tracks” together to reflect on common themes, such as the impact of technological innovation and the importance of a systemic approach to reform.
mw
Posted by uwlegalscholarship on December 9th, 2009
| Human Rights Law, International Law, Environmental Law, Health Law, CONFERENCES |
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The 11th Stanford/Yale Junior Faculty Forum will take place at Yale June 18-19, 2010. The topics will cover public law and the humanities:
• Administrative Law
• Constitutional Law - historical foundations
• Constitutional Law - theoretical foundations
• Criminal Law and Literature, Critical Legal Studies
• Environmental Law
• Family Law
• Jurisprudence and Philosophy
• Labor Law and Social Welfare Policy
• Law and Humanities (including Law and Gender Studies)
• Public International Law
The deadline for submissions is March 19, 2010. mw
Posted by uwlegalscholarship on December 9th, 2009
| Law and Gender, Labor and Employment Law, JUNIOR SCHOLARS, Law and Humanities, Poverty Law, Law and Philosophy, CALLS FOR PAPERS, International Law, Family Law, Criminal Law, Constitutional Law, Jurisprudence, Environmental Law, CONFERENCES |
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The Journal of International Law and International Relations (JILIR) invites submissions from scholars of both International Law and International Relations for its Spring 2010 issue. The JILIR is a peer-reviewed scholarly journal that seeks to develop interdisciplinary discourse at the nexus of two dynamic and relevant disciplines. The submission deadline is Jan. 22, 2010. The full call for papers is here. mw
Posted by uwlegalscholarship on December 8th, 2009
| CALLS FOR PAPERS, International Law |
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The School of Law, University of Reading, UK, and the Post Graduate Departments of Law, The Tamil Nadu Dr. Ambedkar Law University in Chennai, India, are collaborating on a three-year project (the 123 Project) examining the 2007 Agreement for Cooperation Between the USA and India Concerning Peaceful Uses of Nuclear Energy.
The organizers are soliciting paper proposals for Workshop Two, which will take place in Chennai, India, March 23-24, 2010. (Workshop One took place in Reading in September 2009.) Abstracts are due Dec. 4, 2009. mw
Posted by uwlegalscholarship on November 24th, 2009
| National Security Law, International Law, CONFERENCES |
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