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“Respect” Skills & Workshop Strategy Sessions to End the School-to-Jail Track — Los Angeles, CA

uwlegalscholarship — Thu, 24 May 2012 23:10:53 +0000

The Center for Restorative Justice and The Youth Justice Coalition at Loyola Law School, Los Angeles, invites you to: “Respect” Skills & Workshop Strategy Sessions to End the School-to-Jail Track. Three sessions are scheduled for May 16th, 23rd, and 30th from 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

For more information or to register please call (323) 235-4243 or (626) 244-4009, or by email, danae_tapia87[at]yahoo.com, or go to this link: https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/2BFJ9TS
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Exploding Prison Populations and Drug Offenders: Rethinking State Drug Sentencing – Valparaiso, IN

uwlegalscholarship — Wed, 23 May 2012 05:05:02 +0000

Valparaiso University Law School is hosting a conference November 9, 2012, and invites submissions on the topic Exploding Prison Populations and Drug Offenders: Rethinking State Drug Sentencing. The conference will examine (1) whether the current drug sentencing system can be justified; (2) the deterrent effect on drug usage of long-term incarceration and widespread imprisonment; and, (3) whether the likelihood of apprehension and conviction affects the market for drugs.

Submissions relating to drug sentencing are welcomed, especially submissions on the following subjects:

The costs and benefits to taxpayers of incarcerating low-level drug offenders

The impact of drug sentencing laws on minority groups and other affected communities

Whether the science of addiction can inform decisions regarding optimal responses to drug use and sales

Legislative approaches to the challenges of incarceration for drug offenses

Call for Papers Deadline: August 27, 2012.

Submissions should be addressed to Melissa Mundt, Associate Director of Academic Services, Valparaiso University Law at Melissa.Mundt[@]valpo.edu. im

What Do Public and Private Sanctions in Competition Policy Actually Achieve? Norwich, England

uwlegalscholarship — Wed, 23 May 2012 04:50:34 +0000

The University of East Anglia and the Center for Competition Policy present What Do Public and Private Sanctions in Competition Policy Actually Achieve? to be held June 14-15, 2012.

Competition authorities impose fines but also criminal sanctions on firms for breaches of competition law. Alongside this, they are making concerted efforts to encourage the victims of competition law abuses to bring private actions for damages. Despite a general consensus that certain types of competition law infringements should be punished, there is limited agreement as to what form this punishment should take or what sanctions aim to achieve. The conference explores the theory and evidence on public and private sanctions and what they could achieve or have achieved in practice.

Copyright Society Mid-Winter Meeting – Hamburg, NJ

uwlegalscholarship — Wed, 23 May 2012 04:18:29 +0000

The Copyright Society of the USA will hold its annual meeting June 10-12, 2012. Topics include Section 115 of the Copyright Act, fair use, politics and the evolution of digital media, the “View from the Copyright Office” presentation, and “Recent Developments in Copyright Law.” im

Law, Business and Society—U.S./Israel/ Global Relationships – Eilat, Israel

uwlegalscholarship — Wed, 23 May 2012 04:09:46 +0000

The American Bar Association Section of International Law and the Israel Bar Association‘s 12th Annual Meeting, “Law, Business and Society—U.S./Israel/ Global Relationships,” will be held May 20-24, 2012, in Eilat, Israel. The conference will feature at least eight programs in English and many others with simultaneous translation, covering issues and events of critical and current importance to Israel.

Topics include the New Employment Relationship; the “Nuts and Bolts” of International Joint Ventures: Israel and the U.S./E.U.; Corruption, Money Laundering, Tax Fraud and Other Corporate Crimes; Women’s Rights, Civil Rights and Human Rights; Protection of Intellectual Property in an Era of Technology Collaboration; Economic Sanctions Versus Free Trade Agreements; Pre-emptive Military Actions; the “Nuts and Bolts” of International Arbitration; and International Anti-Corruption. im

Experts’ Forum on European State Aid Law – Brussels, Belgium

uwlegalscholarship — Tue, 22 May 2012 20:53:29 +0000

The European State Aid Law Institute presents the 10th Experts’ Forum on European State Aid Law, which will be held June 7-8, 2012. Topics discussed include the State Aid Modernisation Initiative, Financial Services under the Scrutiny of EU State Aid Rules in the Context of the Sovereign Debt Crisis, the Notion of Aid in Fiscal Cases, the Overhaul of the Regional Aid Guidelines and the Implementation of Economic Analysis, and a Round Table of the National Judiciaries. Speakers include representatives from the General Court of the EU and national courts, the European Commission, national authorities, professors and practitioners. im

Call for Papers – Seventh Annual Conference on Empirical Legal Studies

uwlegalscholarship — Sun, 20 May 2012 18:30:30 +0000

The Society for Empirical Legal Studies (SELS) is accepting submissions for its Call for Papers for the Seventh Annual Conference on Empirical Legal Studies. The conference will be held at Stanford Law School, on Friday, November 9 and Saturday November 10, 2012.

Paper Submission Deadline: Sunday July 8, 2012, midnight (PST)
To submit a paper for consideration, please go to the CELS 2012 Conference page on SSRN. gf

Midwest Law and Society Retreat – Madison, WI

uwlegalscholarship — Sun, 20 May 2012 18:20:36 +0000

Graduate students, faculty, and independent scholars are cordially invited to the sixth Midwest Law and Society Retreat to be held at the University of Wisconsin in Madison on September 21-22, 2012. Advance registration is required. Proposals are due June 1st. A registration form is provided here.

Contemporary Issues in International Arbitration and Mediation – Mumbai, India

uwlegalscholarship — Sun, 20 May 2012 18:14:29 +0000

The Students for the Promotion of International Law (SPIL) and the Government Law College, Mumbai will host the Government Law College International Law Summit, the theme of the Summit is “Contemporary Issues in International Arbitration and Mediation”. The Summit is scheduled to take place February 1-3, 2013.

Submissions dealing with the realm of International Arbitration and Mediation will be accepted for the Summit’s call for papers. Deadline to be announced.

For any questions, contact spilmumbai@gmail.com, or visit www.spilmumbai.com.

The Debt Crisis and the National Response – New Orleans, LA

uwlegalscholarship — Mon, 14 May 2012 19:55:33 +0000

The AALS sections on Poverty Law and Clinical Legal Education will sponsor a joint program on January 5, 2013, at the AALS Annual Meeting, entitled The Debt Crisis and the National Response: Big Changes or Tinkering at the Edges? The program will explore ways in which our clients and communities have experienced the national debt crisis.

In collaboration with the Georgetown Journal on Poverty Law & Policy, the joint session seeks papers for presentation and publication relating to the program’s topic. Submissions may include papers on substantive law, interdisciplinary innovation or analysis, policy, empirical work, or clinical pedagogy, that relate to the issues of debt and lending in a wide range of contexts. Papers should be submitted by email attachment to aals.debt.papers[@]gmail.com.

Deadline: August 10, 2012.im