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Elder Law - Vancouver, BC

November 8, 2007toNovember 10, 2007

The Canadian Centre for Elder Law Studies hosts “Moving Forward, Moving Beyond” November 8-10, 2007, in Vancouver, BC.

Posted by uwlegalscholarship on November 8th, 2007 | EVENTS | no comments

Elder Law (NAELA) - Memphis

November 2, 2007toNovember 4, 2007

The National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys presents the 2007 NAELA Institute - It’s Now or Never, November 2-4 (with a presession day on Nov. 1), 2007, in Memphis, TN.

Posted by uwlegalscholarship on November 8th, 2007 | EVENTS | no comments

Elder Law - Arlington, VA

October 11, 2007toOctober 13, 2007

The AARP Foundation National Legal Training Project presents the 7th Annual National Aging & Law Conference: Safety Net for Older Americans: What Can Be Done to Protect It?, Oct. 11-13 (with a pre-conference workshop on Oct. 10), 2007, in Arlington, VA.

Posted by uwlegalscholarship on November 8th, 2007 | EVENTS | no comments

Association of American Law Schools Midyear Meeting

June 1, 2008toJune 6, 2008

AALS Midyear Meeting in Cleveland, Ohio on June 1-6, 2008:

June 1-4: Workshop for Law Librarians
June 3-6: Conference on Constitutional Law
June 3-6: Conference on Evidence

Posted by uwlegalscholarship on November 8th, 2007 | EVENTS | no comments

Eleventh Annual Tax Symposium

January 25, 2008toJanuary 26, 2008

THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA’S
ELEVENTH ANNUAL TAX SYMPOSIUM

Chapel Hill, North Carolina
January 25 & 26, 2008

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Posted by uwlegalscholarship on November 8th, 2007 | EVENTS | no comments

Punitive Damages, Due Process, and Deterrence: The Debate After Williams

September 7, 2007

PUNITIVE DAMAGES, DUE PROCESS, AND DETERRENCE:
THE DEBATE AFTER WILLIAMS

Hosted by The Charleston School of Law

Friday, September 7, 2007
8:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.

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Posted by uwlegalscholarship on November 8th, 2007 | EVENTS | no comments

Catholic Social Teaching on the Market, the State and the Law

September 21, 2007

Fifth Annual Symposium on Catholic Social Thought and the Law at Villanova University School of Law in Villanova, Pennsylvania on September 21, 2007.

Posted by uwlegalscholarship on November 8th, 2007 | EVENTS | no comments

Fifth Annual Works in Progress Intellectual Property Colloquium

September 28, 2007toSeptember 29, 2007

Fifth Annual Works in Progress Intellectual Property Colloquium at American University Washington College of Law in Washington, D.C. on September 28-29, 2007.

Posted by uwlegalscholarship on November 8th, 2007 | EVENTS | no comments

Seton Hall Annual Employment & Labor Law Scholars’ Forum

October 19, 2007toOctober 20, 2007

Annual Employment & Labor Law Scholars’ Forum at Seton Hall University School of Law in Newark, New Jersey on October 19-20, 2007.

Posted by uwlegalscholarship on November 8th, 2007 | EVENTS | no comments

Revolution Through Social Enterprise

March 20, 2008

Revolution Through Social Enterprise at Pepperdine School of Law in Malibu, California on March 20, 2008.

Posted by uwlegalscholarship on November 8th, 2007 | EVENTS | no comments

Does Globalization Represent a Threat or Promise for Social Justice and Democratic Institutions?

October 26, 2007toOctober 27, 2007

CENTRAL STATES LAW SCHOOL ASSOCIATION AND JOURNAL OF LAW IN SOCIETY

JOINT CONFERENCE
October 26-27, 2007

Announcement & Call For Papers

Symposium Paper Proposal Submission Deadline: August 25, 2007

Open Workshop Abstract Submission Deadline: August 25, 2007

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Posted by uwlegalscholarship on November 8th, 2007 | EVENTS | no comments

Reversing Field: Examining Commercialization, Labor and Race in 21st Century Sports Law

October 4, 2007toOctober 5, 2007

Reversing Field: Examining Commercialization, Labor and Race in 21st Century Sports Law at West Virginia University College of Law in Morgantown, West Virginia on October 4-5, 2007.

Posted by uwlegalscholarship on November 8th, 2007 | EVENTS | no comments

Law, Ethics, and the Life Sciences

October 26, 2007toOctober 27, 2007

Law, Ethics, and the Life Sciences at the University of Louisville Louis D. Brandeis School of Law in Louisville, Kentucky on October 26-27, 2007.

Posted by uwlegalscholarship on November 8th, 2007 | EVENTS | no comments

Comparative Law and Culture

November 8, 2007toNovember 10, 2007

Annual Meeting of the American Society of Comparative Law at Cornell University Law School in Ithaca, New York on November 8-10, 2007.

A workshop on Chinese, Japanese, and Korean legal research is being offered in conjunction with the annual meeting (but you don’t have to register for one to attend the other). The presenters are Rob Britt and Bill McCloy from the East Asian Law Department at the Gallagher Law Library, University of Washington School of Law.

Posted by uwlegalscholarship on November 8th, 2007 | EVENTS | no comments

November 8, 2007 Colloquia/Workshops

Boston

Greg Keating (USC Law), In Defense of De Minimis

Cincinnati

Suja Thomas (Cincinnati Law), The Civil Jury:  The Disregarded Constitutional Actor

Columbia

Jane Stapleton (Texas Law), Philosophers, Lawyers and Choosing What We Mean by “Causation” in the Law

Columbia Tax Colloquium

Michael Knoll (Penn Law), Taxes and Competitiveness

Drake Constitutional Law

Samuel Issacharoff (NYU Law), Democracy at War

Florida State

Julian Juergensmeyer (Georgia State Law)

Fordham

Henry B. Hansmann (Yale Law), A Global Market for Judicial Services

Georgetown

Abbe Smith (Georgetown Law), I Ain’t Takin’ No Plea: The Challanges in Counseling Young People Facing Serious Time

Minnesota Public Law

Dan Ortiz (Virginia Law), Nice Legal Studies

Northern Kentucky

Jennifer Kreder (Northern Kentucky Law), Towards an International Tribunal for Nazi-Looted Art Disputes

Northwestern Law and Economics

Jesse M. Fried (UC Berkeley Law), Deviations from Contractual Priority in the Sale of VC-Backed Firms

NYU Legal, Political, and Social Philosophy

Rainer Forst (Goethe University), Toleration and Democracy and Pierre Bayle’s Reflexive Theory of Toleration

Penn Law and Economics

Bernard Black (Texas Law), Identifying the Effect of Board Structure on Firm Value: Event Study, DiD, Firm Fixed Effects, and IV Evidence from Korea

Pittsburgh

Michelle Mello (Harvard Public Health), Legal & Policy Approaches to the Obesity Epidemic

Washington

Craig H. Allen ( Washington Law), Law and Maritime Strategy: The Global Legal Order 2020 Project

Amanullah Shah (Washington Law), General Musharraf’s Proclamation of Emergency and Suspension of the Constitution of Pakistan

Yale Legal Theory

David Dyzenhaus (Toronto Law), The Puzzle of Martial Law

Posted by pittlegalscholarship on November 8th, 2007 | Commercial Law, Comparative Law, COLLOQUIA/ WORKSHOPS, International Law, Tax Law, Criminal Law, Health Law, Business Law, Uncategorized | no comments

November 8, 2007 Colloquia/Workshops

November 8, 2007

Boston

Greg Keating (USC Law), In Defense of De Minimis

Cincinnati

Suja Thomas (Cincinnati Law), The Civil Jury:  The Disregarded Constitutional Actor

Columbia

Jane Stapleton (Texas Law), Philosophers, Lawyers and Choosing What We Mean by “Causation” in the Law

Columbia Tax Colloquium

Michael Knoll (Penn Law), Taxes and Competitiveness

Drake Constitutional Law

Samuel Issacharoff (NYU Law), Democracy at War

Florida State

Julian Juergensmeyer (Georgia State Law)

Fordham

Henry B. Hansmann (Yale Law), A Global Market for Judicial Services

Georgetown

Abbe Smith (Georgetown Law), I Ain’t Takin’ No Plea: The Challanges in Counseling Young People Facing Serious Time

Minnesota Public Law

Dan Ortiz (Virginia Law), Nice Legal Studies

Northern Kentucky

Jennifer Kreder (Northern Kentucky Law), Towards an International Tribunal for Nazi-Looted Art Disputes

Northwestern Law and Economics

Jesse M. Fried (UC Berkeley Law), Deviations from Contractual Priority in the Sale of VC-Backed Firms

NYU Legal, Political, and Social Philosophy

Rainer Forst (Goethe University), Toleration and Democracy and Pierre Bayle’s Reflexive Theory of Toleration

Penn Law and Economics

Bernard Black (Texas Law), Identifying the Effect of Board Structure on Firm Value: Event Study, DiD, Firm Fixed Effects, and IV Evidence from Korea

Washington

Craig H. Allen ( Washington Law), Law and Maritime Strategy: The Global Legal Order 2020 Project

Amanullah Shah (Washington Law), General Musharraf’s Proclamation of Emergency and Suspension of the Constitution of Pakistan

Yale Legal Theory

David Dyzenhaus (Toronto Law), The Puzzle of Martial Law

Posted by pittlegalscholarship on November 7th, 2007 | Comparative Law, COLLOQUIA/ WORKSHOPS, EVENTS, Commercial Law, International Law, Criminal Law, Business Law, Tax Law, Uncategorized | no comments

The Enduring Legacy of Wood v. Lady Duff Gordon

November 8, 2007toNovember 9, 2007

THE ENDURING LEGACY OF WOOD V. LADY DUFF GORDON

Pace University School of Law
November 8th and 9th 2007

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Posted by uwlegalscholarship on November 6th, 2007 | EVENTS | no comments

Consumer Rights Litigation - Washington, DC

November 8, 2007toNovember 11, 2007

The National Consumer Law Center presents its 16th Annual Consumer Rights Litigation Conference, Nov. 8-11, 2007, Washington, DC.

In addition to the main conference, there will be day-long “intensives” on particular topics:

  • Class Action Symposium;
  • Doing Well While Doing Good;
  • Stopping Foreclosures: Loan Workouts, Servicing Claims, and Bankruptcy Strategies;
  • Fighting Predatory Mortgage Lending through Litigation: An Introduction to the Evolving Marketplace and Legal Theories;
  • Attacking Debt Collectors’ Suits, Repossessions, and Arbitrations.

Posted by uwlegalscholarship on November 5th, 2007 | EVENTS | no comments

NLADA - Tucson

November 7, 2007toNovember 10, 2007

The National Legal Aid & Defender Association (NLADA) holds its annual conference Nov. 7-10, 2007, in Tucson, AZ. The theme is “Leading the Way Toward Justice & Equality.”

Posted by uwlegalscholarship on November 3rd, 2007 | EVENTS | no comments

African-American and Minority Issues in Election - Berkeley

November 8, 2007toNovember 9, 2007

The Berkeley Journal of African-American Law and Policy’s 2007 symposium will be Setting the Agenda: Examining the Critical Legal Issues Facing African-Americans and Minority Communities in the 2008 Elections, Nov. 8-9, 2007.

Posted by uwlegalscholarship on November 1st, 2007 | EVENTS | no comments