Conferences and Calls
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The American Law and Economics Association (ALEA) will hold its annual conference on May 15-16, 2009 in San Diego. The conference brings together law professors and economists interested in economic analysis of law and it will have sessions covering most areas of law. To submit a paper, go to ALEA’s website, www.amlecon.org and click on…
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8th Global Conference Environmental Justice and Global Citizenship Friday 10th July – Sunday 12th July 2009 Mansfield College, Oxford Call for Papers Environmental Ethics, Sustainability and Education This inter-disciplinary and multi-disciplinary conference aims to explore the role of ecology and environmental thinking in the context of contemporary society and international affairs, and assess the implications…
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BUILDING THEORY THROUGH EMPIRICAL LEGAL STUDIES Center for the Study of Law and Society University of California, Berkeley Friday, April 24, 2009 Empirical Legal Studies is often associated with sophisticated quantitative work and less often associated with theory. The Center for the Study of Law and Society at the University of California, Berkeley is holding…
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The Financial Crisis: Hot Topics Panel, AALS Annual Meeting Friday, January 9, 8:30-10:15 am. A discussion of the causes, short-term solutions, and longer-term implications of the current financial crisis. Moderator: Theodore P. Seto (Loyola Law School – LA) Speaker 1: Lauren E. Willis (Loyola Law School – LA): The Role of Mortgages Professor Willis has…
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Graduate Conference in Political Theory Princeton University April 17-18, 2009 The Committee for the Graduate Conference in Political Theory at Princeton University welcomes papers concerning any period, methodological approach, or topic in political theory, political philosophy, or the history of political thought. Approximately eight papers will be accepted. Each session, led by a discussant from…
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CALL FOR PAPERS Fourth Annual Comparative Law Works in Progress Workshop February 6-7, 2009 Held at Princeton University Sponsored by: American Society of Comparative Law University of Michigan Law School University of Illinois College of Law Princeton University, Program for Law and Public Affairs Mathias Reimann (University of Michigan Law School), Jacqueline Ross (University of…
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Harvard Law School and Stanford Law School Second Annual International Junior Faculty Forum Call for Papers The first annual International Junior Faculty Forum was held at Stanford Law School on October 17 and 18th, 2008. Organized by Professors William P. Alford and Lawrence M. Friedman, it was sponsored jointly by the Harvard and…
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PERSONS BY CONVENTION The University of Sydney, December 16-18 2008. http://web.mac.com/slezak/Persons_by_Convention/Home.html Some things in world are perfectly real, but not perhaps instances of natural kinds. Corporations, nations, swimming pools are all rightly so called because of sets of conventional practices in which they are involved. Could persons fall into this category? In the last decade…
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On October 26 & 27, Cardozo is hosting an international conference entitled "Constitutionalism and Secularism in an Age of Religious Revival: The Challenge of Global and Local Fundamentalisms." The participants include a very impressive set of scholars from around the world. Details at: http://www.cardozo.yu.edu/MemberContentDisplay.aspx?ccmd=ContentEdit&ucmd=UserDisplay&userid=10374&contentid=8034&folderid=340
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CALL FOR PAPERS Applied Feminism: How Feminist Legal Theory is Changing the Law This call for papers seeks submissions for the University of Baltimore School of Law’’s Second Annual Feminist Legal Theory Conference. The conference will be held at the University of Baltimore on Friday, March 6, 2009. The conference will bring together law students,…