The American Historical Association holds its annual meeting in San Diego, Jan. 7-10, 2010.
Legal scholars might be interested in, among others:
- Events of the AHA Working Group for Historical Perspectives on Same-Sex Marriage (15 events over the 4 days of the conference)
- An Archeology of Agency in the Civil Law Tradition: Early Modern Spain, France, and Colonial Spanish America
- The Law and Its Uses? A View from South America
- A World of Hurt: Medieval Marriage Practice and Law in a Century of Crisis
- Control, Discipline, and Order in Modern China
- (Dis)Inheriting Slavery: Property, Power, and Belief in the Last Requests of Masters and Slaves
- Recursive Subjects: Sexuality and the “State” in South Asia
- Mutiny Beyond the Line: Sexual Subjugation in the White Supremacist South and the African American Sedition, 1930–51
- Disability in Global Perspective
- Drugs in Chains: The Illicit Commodity in World History
- Fathers of Illegitimate Children in Public Policy and the Courts: Chile, Brazil, and the Anglophone Caribbean from the Late Nineteenth to the Early Twenty First Centuries
- Educational Equality and the Civil Rights Movement: Freedom Schools, Head Start, and the Supreme Court
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Posted by uwlegalscholarship on December 28th, 2009
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The Graduate Law Students’ Association (GLSA) of Osgoode Hall Law School will host the 2010 Annual Conference of the Graduate Law Students’ Association in Toronto, Canada. This year’s theme, “Beyond Law,” focuses on interdisciplinary perspectives of law. The conference will be held May 21 - 22 in downtown Toronto. jv
Posted by uwlegalscholarship on November 23rd, 2009
| Law and Humanities, Law and Philosophy, JUNIOR SCHOLARS, Law and Religion, Legal History, Law and Literature, CONFERENCES |
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The Graduate Law Students’ Association (GLSA) of Osgoode Hall Law School invites graduate students and junior faculty to submit abstracts to its annual academic conference. Hosted in Toronto, Canada from May 21-22, 2010, this year’s theme, “Beyond Law,” welcomes interdisciplinary perspectives. The deadline for abstract proposals is February 15, 2010. jv
Posted by uwlegalscholarship on November 23rd, 2009
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Georgetown University Law Center, Columbia Law School, University of Southern California Center for Law, History & Culture, and UCLA School of Law will hold the eighth meeting of The Law & Humanities Junior Scholar Workshop sponsored by Georgetown University Law Center, Columbia Law School, University of Southern California Center for Law, History & Culture, and UCLA School of Law will be held at USC Gould School of Law in Los Angeles on June 4 - 5, 2010. Paper competition submissions must be received by January 8, 2010. jv
Posted by uwlegalscholarship on October 26th, 2009
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Penn Libraries is holding the 2nd Annual Lawrence J. Schoenberg Symposium on Manuscript Studies in Philadelphia, PA on October 30 - 31, 2009. This year’s symposium is dedicated to the history of handwritten law and legal documents in Western Europe and the Middle East up to the early modern period. jv
Posted by uwlegalscholarship on September 30th, 2009
| Law Librarianship, Legal History, CONFERENCES |
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The Lawyers’ Committee for Cultural Heritage Preservation and U.S. Committee of the Blue Shield will present a conference, “Culture and Conflict: The United States and the 1954 Hague Convention,” to consider the domestic and international ramifications of U.S. ratification on October 22 - 23, 2009 in Washington, DC.
Posted by uwlegalscholarship on September 30th, 2009
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The University of Washington Disability Studies Program presents a public symposium, Eugenics and Disability: History and Legacy in Washington, Oct. 9, 2009.
In 1909, Washington became the second state to pass a law allowing for the forced sterilization of people with disabilities and other citizens in the name of improving society. Why was eugenics so widely popular during the early 20th century? What is the significance of the hidden and complex history of eugenics in 2009? This one-day symposium will provide a forum for dialogue about Washington’s eugenic past and its present-day implications for the lives of people in our communities. The roundtable format will feature local and national speakers, with ample time for audience discussion.
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Posted by uwlegalscholarship on September 28th, 2009
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The American University Law Review is currently accepting papers for its Spring 2010 Symposium Issue, Troubled Waters: Combating Modern Piracy with the Rule of Law.
For centuries the threat of piracy in international and territorial waters has prompted the development of laws to address piracy’s economic and human cost. The results can be seen everywhere from Congress’ Article I power to define and punish piracy to broader international efforts such as the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea. Despite these efforts, there have been hundreds of attacks off the Horn of Africa and throughout the South Pacific in this year alone. Are existing laws the most effective response available? Do the economic and social costs of piracy warrant stronger legal initiatives? The Law Review’s Symposium will provide a forum for academics and practitioners to discuss these and other issues. Papers should focus on a particular legal issue, including:
- International Treaties
- Related Legal History
- Jurisdiction Governing Detention and Prosecution
- Continuing Development of Maritime and Admiralty Law
- Eliminating the Economic Incentives for Piracy
- Best Practices of the Shipping Industry
- The Cost of Naval Responses
- Insurance & Risk
Please submit articles or abstracts for consideration to Michael Distefano at lawrev-symposium-editor [at] wcl.american.edu. Authors interested in publishing should contact the Law Review by October 1, 2009. Reasonable progress is expected throughout the winter months with final articles due by March 1, 2010.
Full articles as well as shorter essays (25 to 35 pages) are welcome. Papers should be in Microsoft Word format, 12-point font. Please include an Author biography or Curriculum Vitae. Articles should be properly supported and contain full Bluebook citations (18th ed.).
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Posted by uwlegalscholarship on September 26th, 2009
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A Supreme Sesquicentennial: The Oregon Supreme Court at 150 Years and Beyond - Oct. 9, 2009.
The Willamette University Center for Law and Government, together with the Oregon State Bar Appellate Litigation Section and the University of Oregon Kenneth O’Connell Conference, is pleased to sponsor a conference to celebrate the Oregon Supreme Court’s 150 years of service to the state of Oregon. Among the topics to be discussed are the history of the Court, the manner in which its members are selected and retain their seats, and the Court’s contributions to American law. In addition, the current chief justice and several current and former members of the Oregon Supreme Court will discuss the Court’s place within the state judicial system and the Oregon legal community more broadly.
A pdf brochure is here.
Posted by uwlegalscholarship on September 10th, 2009
| Courts, Legal History, CONFERENCES |
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The Institute for Consitutional History — hosted by George Washington University Law School and by the New York Historical Society — announces a semester-length seminar on Lincoln’s Constitution.
Designed for graduate students and junior faculty in history, political science, law and related disciplines, the seminar will be taught by the distinguished scholars Akhil Reed Amar (Yale College and Yale Law School) and James Oakes (CUNY Graduate Center). Jump to full post
Posted by uwlegalscholarship on August 3rd, 2009
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On April 9-10, 2010, the Berkeley Center for Law & Technology will be hosting a conference to celebrate the 300th anniversary of the Statute of Anne. This conference will feature a host
of excellent presentations, looking back and looking forward, from the Statute of Anne to the future of copyright in the digital age. A symposium issue of the Berkeley Technology Law Journal will feature articles by leading copyright scholars who will be presenting at the conference.
Information about this event is being distributed via CyberProf.
Posted by uwlegalscholarship on May 13th, 2009
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The Supreme Court of Virginia Historical Commission and the Library of Virginia invite proposals for a needs-and-opportunities symposium on the legal history and culture of Virginia and the United States, to be held at the Library of Virginia on Friday and Saturday, 12 and 13 March 2010. The symposium will be the first event in The Law of the Land: Virginia and America, which will feature a major exhibition and other public programs beginning in 2012.
The Program Committee welcomes submissions for individual papers or for session proposals emphasizing needs-and-opportunities and new scholarship that treat large and important topics such as (but not limited to) the origins of American legal culture, the influence of Virginia on American legal culture, the common law, state constitutional law, federalism and state’s rights, courts and jurisprudence, criminal law, commercial law, labor law, environmental law, legal education, law and gender, and the law and slavery, segregation, and race.
Attendance is limited to 250. Please send proposals and a brief CV by e-mail to the Program Committee before 1 May 2009, addressed to brent.tarter@lva.virginia.gov
Thanks to Dan Ernst at the Legal History Blog for this information.
Posted by uwlegalscholarship on May 10th, 2009
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Harvard Health Law
Alexander Capron (USC Law), The Circulatory-Respiratory Determination of Death in Organ Donation
NYU Legal History
Ariela Dubler (Columbia Law), Sexing Skinner: Marriage, Procreation and the Legal Family
SMU
Charles Weisselberg (UC Berkeley Law)
St. Louis
Michael Perry (Emory Law), Protecting Constitutionally Entrenched Human Rights: What Role for the Courts?
Stetson
David T. Ritchie (Mercer Law), Legal Writing: Gateway to the Legal Discourse Community
Washington
Lawrence Repeta (Washington Law), Human rights in Japan and the efforts of Japan’s NGOS before the UN Human Rights Committee
Posted by pittlegalscholarship on April 22nd, 2009
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In connection with the law school’s 20th anniversary celebration, the Texas Wesleyan Law
Review is pleased to host a symposium on Friday, October 2 , 2009, on the topic of “The Role of Lawyers of Color: Past, Present, & Future.” The purpose of the symposium is to explore and examine a range of historical, current, and future issues that surround lawyers of color.
The editors are now accepting proposals for papers and panel presentations on issues related to this symposium topic. Examples of the types of topics include but are not limited to:
The historical relevance and importance of lawyers of color
- Lawyers of color and the NAACP
- Lawyers of color and specific topics, including criminal law, immigration, and civil rights
- Lawyers of color of specific racial groups, including Latinas/os, Asian-Americans, and African Americans
- The Obama phenomenon: are we living in a post racial society? Does the race of lawyers matter?
- The future of lawyers of color; including the pipeline to the legal profession; the position of lawyers of color in the legal profession and the role of affirmative action in legal education
Interested authors and presenters should submit an abstract of not more than 250 words to symposiumeditor@law.txwes.edu by May 15, 2009. Authors and presenters will be informed by June 15, 2009 of the outcome of the initial review process. Final papers will be due on October 30, 2009. Accepted papers will be published in the Texas Wesleyan Law Review in a special symposium issue, and authors will be expected to present at the symposium.
For full panel proposals, please submit the panel topic as well as possible panelists. If you would like to serve as the panel moderator, please indicate that on your proposal.
The law review expects to be able to offer limited honorariums to help offset the cost of travel and accommodations.
Questions and requests for further information can be directed to Amanda Buffington, Symposium Editor Texas Wesleyan Law Review at symposiumeditor@law.txwes.edu. Faculty advisors include Professors Carla Pratt and Jason Gillmer.
Posted by uwlegalscholarship on April 19th, 2009
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Harvard Health Law
Kate Baicker (Health Economics), Expanding Public Health Insurance
Northwestern Law and Political Economy
Vanessa Baird (Colorado Poli. Sci.) and Tonja Jacobi (Northwestern Law), How the Dissent Becomes the Majority: Using Federalism to Transform Coalitions in the U.S. Supreme Court
NYU Legal History
Deborah Dinner (NYU Law), Debating Protective Legislation: The Origins of the Legal Sex/Gender Distinction, 1964-1974
St. Louis
Kathy Cerminara (Nova Southeastern Law), Open-Access Hospice: Compassionate Reimbursement Rules in Medicare
Posted by pittlegalscholarship on April 8th, 2009
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Florida
Mark S. Weiner (Rutgers Law), Imagining the Rule of Law in Nineteenth-Century Britain
Georgia International Law
Paul Stephan (Virginia Law), Privatizing International Law
Harvard Legal History
Dalia Tsuk Mitchell (George Washington Law), Corporate Directors: Trustees, Representatives, Agents
Iowa
Vicki Schultz (Yale Law)
Missouri
Rebecca Hollander-Blumoff (Washington University Law)
Pacific McGeorge
Elizabeth Weeks Leonard (Kansas Law), Right to Health Care
Temple
Kristin Hickman (Minnesota Law)
Toledo
Elizabeth Weeks Leonard (Kansas Law)
Washington University in St. Louis
Miranda Feischer (Illinois Law), Charitable Justice
Posted by pittlegalscholarship on April 3rd, 2009
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Brooklyn Law
Wendy Gordon (Boston Law), Computer Technology, Moral Philosophy, and Copyright: The Grokster Case
Harvard Health Law
Arti Rai (Duke Law), The Promise (and Limits) of Facially Neutral Patent Standards
NYU Legal History
R. Owen Williams (NYU Law), An Impartial Jury of the State”—A Flash of Nationalism in 1880
Pacific McGeorge
Sionaidh Douglas Scott (Oxford Law)
SMU
Jeffery Kahn (SMU Law)
St. Louis
Jeff A. Redding (St. Louis Law), Dignity, Legal Pluralism, and Same-Sex Marriage
Toledo
Scott Hershovitz (Michigan Law), Harry Potter and the Purpose of Tort Law
Posted by pittlegalscholarship on April 1st, 2009
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