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Future Ed: New Models for U.S. and Global Legal Education

New York Law School and Harvard Law School are hosting a year-long contest of ideas about legal education. The goal is to come up with operational alternatives to the traditional law school business model and to identify concrete steps for the implementation of new designs. The kickoff event is a two-day conference for educators, employers, and regulators at New York Law School on April 9-10, 2010, to identify problems, innovations and constraints, and to organize working groups to develop designs and strategies for implementation. Working groups will refine their ideas and reconvene for a second meeting at Harvard Law School on October 15-16, 2010. Final designs will be presented, with commentary, at New York Law School in April, 2011.
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Posted by uwlegalscholarship on March 20th, 2010 | Legal Education, CONFERENCES | no comments

Same-Sex Marriage - Des Moines, IA

Drake University Law School’s Constitutional Law Center marks the first anniversary of the Iowa Supreme Court’s decision opening marriage to same-sex couples with a lecture and symposium on the topic.

Thur. March 25, 2010, Michael Dorf (Cornell) speaks on “Same-Sex Marriage, Labels, and Social Meaning.”

The 2010 Constitutional Law Symposium titled “The Same-Sex Marriage Divide” will be held on Saturday, April 10, 2010, 8:30 am - 12:30 pm.
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Posted by uwlegalscholarship on March 20th, 2010 | LECTURES, Law and Sexuality, Family Law, CONFERENCES | no comments

Lead Paint Poisoning and the Law - Newark, NJ

The Rutgers Law Record  (Rutgers School of Law: Newark) presents Lead Paint Poisoning and the Law April 23, 2010.

Posted by uwlegalscholarship on March 19th, 2010 | Tort Law, Health Law, CONFERENCES | no comments

Critical Legal Conference - Multiple Modernities of Law - Utrecht

The Critical Legal Conference 2010 — “Great Expectations”: Multiple Modernities of Law — will be held in Utrecht, The Netherlands, Sept. 10-12, 2010. There is a call for papers and streams. The papers deadline is May 21, 2010; the stream proposal deadline is March 26, 2010.

(Reposted because the deadlines were missing in the first post. mw)

Posted by uwlegalscholarship on March 19th, 2010 | Law and Philosophy, CALLS FOR PAPERS, Jurisprudence, CONFERENCES | no comments

Family Law - Kansas City, MO

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.
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Posted by uwlegalscholarship on March 19th, 2010 | Comparative Law, CALLS FOR PAPERS, International Law, Family Law, CONFERENCES | no comments

Global Law & Policy 10-Day Workshop - Cambridge, MA

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 | no comments

Digital Forensics - St. Paul, MN

The Association of Digital Forensics Security and Law (ADFSL) annual conference will be in St. Paul, MN, May 19-21, 2010. The call for papers deadline was Feb. 19. mw

Posted by uwlegalscholarship on March 19th, 2010 | Law and Cyberspace, Evidence Law, CONFERENCES | no comments

Freedom of Information Day - Washington, DC

Today (March 16, 2010) American University Washington College of Law is holding its Third Annual Freedom of Information Day Celebration, with a keynote address by John D. Podesta. This full-day program is presented by the Collaboration on Government Secrecy project. mw

Posted by uwlegalscholarship on March 16th, 2010 | Law and Politics, Government Law, Administrative Law, CONFERENCES | no comments

Crime Victim Law Conference - Portland, OR

The National Crime Victim Law Institute will host the 9th annual Crime Victim Law Conference in Portland, Oregon on June 10 and 11. This year’s theme, “Due Process for Victims: Meaningful Rights in Every Case,” is about securing fairness for crime victims. ajc

Posted by uwlegalscholarship on March 14th, 2010 | Law and Society, Criminal Law, CONFERENCES | no comments

Women in the Law Conference 2010 - Boston

Northeastern University School of Law will host the Women in the Law 2010 Conference on Friday, April 9. The event is scheduled to begin at 8:30 a.m. and will feature as keynote speaker Associate Justice Carol S. Ball of the Massachusetts Superior Court. ajc

Posted by uwlegalscholarship on March 14th, 2010 | Legal Profession, COLLOQUIA/ WORKSHOPS, Law and Gender, CONFERENCES | no comments

Health Law - Seattle

The American Health Lawyers Association holds its annual meeting June 28-30.  A program for in-house counsel will be offered June 27. mw

Posted by uwlegalscholarship on March 11th, 2010 | CONFERENCES | no comments

American Health Lawyers Association - Seattle

The American Health Lawyers Association holds its annual meeting June 28-30.  A program for in-house counsel will be offered June 27. mw

Posted by uwlegalscholarship on March 11th, 2010 | Health Law, CONFERENCES | no comments

Regional Institutions for Innovation and Productivity - Seattle

The University of Washington School of Law and the UW’s Economic Policy Research Center present Regional Institutions for Innovation and Productivity April 9, 2010. mw

Posted by uwlegalscholarship on March 11th, 2010 | Law and Cyberspace, Law and Technology, Intellectual Property, CONFERENCES | no comments

Communication, Information, and Internet Policy - Arlington, VA

George Mason University School of Law hosts TPRC’s 38th Research Conference on Communication, Information and Internet Policy Oct. 1-3, 2010. TPRC is now soliciting abstracts of papers, panel proposals, and student papers for presentation at the 2010 conference. Proposals should be based on current theoretical or empirical research relevant to communication and information policy, and may be from any disciplinary perspective. TPRC seeks submissions of disciplinary, comparative, multidisciplinary or interdisciplinary excellence. Subject areas of particular interest include, but are not limited to 11 listed topics. The deadline for abstracts and panel proposals is March 31, 2010.

The deadline for the student call for papers is April 30, 2010. mw

Posted by uwlegalscholarship on March 11th, 2010 | Law and Cyberspace, Communications Law, JUNIOR SCHOLARS, CALLS FOR PAPERS, Intellectual Property, CONFERENCES | no comments

Critical Legal Conference - Multiple Modernities of Law - Utrecht

The Critical Legal Conference 2010 — “Great Expectations”: Multiple Modernities of Law — will be held in Utrecht, The Netherlands, Sept. 10-12, 2010. There is a call for papers and streams. The papers deadline is May 21, 2010; the stream proposal deadline is March 26, 2010.

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Posted by uwlegalscholarship on March 11th, 2010 | Law and Philosophy, CALLS FOR PAPERS, Jurisprudence, CONFERENCES | no comments

Afghanistan and the Future of State Building - La Verne, CA

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.

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Posted by uwlegalscholarship on March 11th, 2010 | Comparative Law, International Law, CONFERENCES | no comments

Mar. 10, 2010 Colloquia/Workshops

Miami

Robert Rosen (Miami).

Ohio State

Michael Braunstein, (Ohio State), When Police Powers and Eminent Domain Powers Collide.

This paper is not publicly available.

Toronto

Elizabeth Judge (Ottawa),The ‘Poor Arts of our Poachers of Popularity’: Defoe and the Discourse of Originality, Copyright, and Piracy.

This paper is not publicly available.

Posted by pittlegalscholarship on March 10th, 2010 | CONFERENCES | no comments

Legal Information: Scholarship and Teaching - Boulder, CO

Colorado Law hosts the Second Boulder Summer Conference on Legal Information: Scholarship and Teaching July 8-10, 2010. The call for papers deadline is March 19, 2010. Jump to full post

Posted by uwlegalscholarship on March 9th, 2010 | Law Librarianship, Legal Research & Writing, CALLS FOR PAPERS, Legal Education, CONFERENCES | no comments

Rights, Equality, and Justice: A Conference Inspired by the Moral and Legal Theory of David Lyons - Boston

Boston University is proud to honor Professor David Lyons with a conference featuring scholars in law and philosophy presenting papers and commentaries on important topics about which he has written. Professor Lyons will give a response. Boston University Law Review will publish the papers and proceedings. Information about the conference, along with papers is posted on the BU School of Law Web site:

http://www.bu.edu/law/events/upcoming/#lyons

The conference, which is co-sponsored by the BU School of Law and Department of Philosophy, will be held at BU School of Law, 765 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston, MA, and take place on Friday, March 12 and Saturday, March 13. ajc

Posted by uwlegalscholarship on March 2nd, 2010 | LECTURES, Law and Philosophy, COLLOQUIA/ WORKSHOPS, Law and Humanities, Legal Ethics, CONFERENCES | no comments

IP/Gender Symposium: Mapping the Connections - Washington, DC

American University Washington College of Law’s Program on Information Justice and Intellectual Property announces its 7th Annual Symposium on IP/Gender: Mapping the Connections, to be held April 16, 2010. kja

Posted by uwlegalscholarship on March 1st, 2010 | Law and Gender, Intellectual Property, CONFERENCES | no comments