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Labor Arbitration in a Time of Economic Crisis - San Francisco; Washington, DC

The American Arbitration Association and the Cornell Industrial and Labor Relations School will present a two-day program, “Labor Arbitration in a Time of Economic Crisis: How the Economy will Impact how Cases are Argued by Advocates and Decided by Arbitrators.” The program will explore how the current economic climate is changing the face of labor arbitration. The program will take place in Washington, DC on October 22-23, 2009 and in San Francisco on November 9-10, 2009.  jv

Posted by uwlegalscholarship on September 30th, 2009 | EVENTS | no comments

Labor Arbitration in a Time of Economic Crisis - San Francisco; Washington, DC

October 22, 2009toOctober 23, 2009
November 9, 2009toNovember 10, 2009

The American Arbitration Association and the Cornell Industrial and Labor Relations School will present a two-day program, “Labor Arbitration in a Time of Economic Crisis: How the Economy will Impact how Cases are Argued by Advocates and Decided by Arbitrators.” The program will explore how the current economic climate is changing the face of labor arbitration. The program will take place in Washington, DC on October 22-23, 2009 and in San Francisco on November 9-10, 2009.  jv

Posted by uwlegalscholarship on September 30th, 2009 | EVENTS | no comments

Labor Arbitration in a Time of Economic Crisis - San Francisco; Washington, DC

The American Arbitration Association and the Cornell Industrial and Labor Relations School will present a two-day program, “Labor Arbitration in a Time of Economic Crisis: How the Economy will Impact how Cases are Argued by Advocates and Decided by Arbitrators.” The program will take place in Washington, DC on October 22-23, 2009 and in San Francisco on November 9-10, 2009. jv

Posted by uwlegalscholarship on September 30th, 2009 | Labor and Employment Law, Alternative Dispute Resolution, CONFERENCES | no comments

MPSA Political Science Conference - Chicago

April 22, 2010toApril 25, 2010

The Midwest Political Science Conference will be held on April 22 - 25, 2010 in Chicago.  The conference includes hundreds of interdisciplinary panels, including sections on Law and Jurisprudence, International and Comparative Law, and Public Policy. jv

Posted by uwlegalscholarship on September 30th, 2009 | EVENTS | no comments

MPSA Political Science Conference - Chicago

The Midwest Political Science Conference will be held on April 22 - 25, 2010 in Chicago.  The conference includes hundreds of interdisciplinary panels, including sections on Law and Jurisprudence, International and Comparative Law, and Public Policy. jv

Posted by uwlegalscholarship on September 30th, 2009 | International Law, Jurisprudence, CONFERENCES | no comments

2nd Annual Lawrence J. Schoenberg Symposium on Manuscript Studies in the Digital Age - Philadelphia

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.

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2nd Annual Lawrence J. Schoenberg Symposium on Manuscript Studies in the Digital Age - Philadelphia

October 30, 2009
4:30 pmto6:30 pm
October 31, 2009
9:00 amto6:30 pm

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.

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2nd Annual Lawrence J. Schoenberg Symposium on Manuscript Studies in the Digital Age - Philadelphia

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 | no comments

Call for Papers Deadline: Sixth International Conference on Technology, Knowledge and Society - Berlin

August 13, 2009

The International Conference on Technology, Knowledge and Society will be held at Free University Berlin, Germany on January 15-17, 2010. The cross-disciplinary scope of this conference will address a range of critically important themes in the various fields that address the complex and subtle relationships between technology, knowledge and society. The focus is primarily, but not exclusively, on information and communications technologies. Submissions of papers (a title and short abstract) are due on 13 August 2009. jv

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Sixth International Conference on Technology, Knowledge and Society - Berlin

January 15, 2009toJanuary 17, 2009

The International Conference on Technology, Knowledge and Society will be held at Free University Berlin, Germany on January 15-17, 2010. The cross-disciplinary scope of this conference will address a range of critically important themes in the various fields that address the complex and subtle relationships between technology, knowledge and society. The focus is primarily, but not exclusively, on information and communications technologies. Submissions of papers (a title and short abstract) are due on 13 August 2009. jv

Posted by uwlegalscholarship on September 30th, 2009 | EVENTS | no comments

Sixth International Conference on Technology, Knowledge and Society - Berlin

The International Conference on Technology, Knowledge and Society will be held at the Free University Berlin, Germany on January 15-17, 2010. The cross-disciplinary scope of this conference will address a range of critically important themes in the various fields that address the complex and subtle relationships between technology, knowledge and society. The focus is primarily, but not exclusively, on information and communications technologies. Submissions of papers (a title and short abstract) are due on 13 August 2009. jv

Posted by uwlegalscholarship on September 30th, 2009 | Law and Technology, CALLS FOR PAPERS, CONFERENCES | no comments

Call for Papers: Asia Pacific Journal of Environmental Law

The Asia Pacific Journal of Environmental Law of the University of Sydney invites submissions for its biannually published journal, which focuses on a wide range of topical  environmental law matters relating to the Asia Pacific region. jv

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Posted by uwlegalscholarship on September 30th, 2009 | CALLS FOR PAPERS, Environmental Law | no comments

Culture & Conflict: The U.S. & the 1954 Hague Convention - Washington, DC

The Lawyers’ Committee for Cultural Heritage Preservation and U.S. Committee of the Blue Shield 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.

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Culture & Conflict: The U.S. & the 1954 Hague Convention - Washington, DC

October 22, 2009
2:30 pmto5:00 pm
October 23, 2009
8:30 amto5:00 pm

The Lawyers’ Committee for Cultural Heritage Preservation and U.S. Committee of the Blue Shield 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.

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Culture & Conflict: The U.S. & the 1954 Hague Convention - Washington, DC

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 | Legal History, International Law, CONFERENCES | no comments

Call for Papers Deadline: Law, Gender and Citizenship: Contemporary Issues for American Indians and Immigrants - Madison, WI

November 15, 2009

The Wisconsin Journal of Law, Gender & Society has announced that its 2010 Symposium, “Law, Gender and Citizenship: Contemporary Issues for American Indians and Immigrants,” will be on March 5, 2010 at the University of Wisconsin Law School in Madison.
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Law, Gender and Citizenship: Contemporary Issues for American Indians and Immigrants - Madison, WI

March 5, 2010

The Wisconsin Journal of Law, Gender & Society has announced that its 2010 Symposium, “Law, Gender and Citizenship: Contemporary Issues for American Indians and Immigrants,” will be on March 5, 2010 at the University of Wisconsin Law School in Madison.
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Posted by uwlegalscholarship on September 30th, 2009 | EVENTS | no comments

Law, Gender and Citizenship: Contemporary Issues for American Indians and Immigrants - Madison, WI

The Wisconsin Journal of Law, Gender & Society has announced that its 2010 Symposium, “Law, Gender and Citizenship: Contemporary Issues for American Indians and Immigrants,” will be on March 5, 2010 at the University of Wisconsin Law School in Madison.
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Posted by uwlegalscholarship on September 30th, 2009 | Immigration Law, Law and Gender, Indian Law, CALLS FOR PAPERS, CONFERENCES | no comments

Call for Papers Deadline: Five Years After Katrina: Access to Education

November 1, 2009

The AALS Section on Education Law is accepting papers to be submitted for presentation at the AALS 2010 Annual Meeting in New Orleans. The theme of the program is “Five Years After Katrina: Access to Education.” Submissions must be received by November 1, 2009.

jv

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Five Years After Katrina: Access to Education - New Orleans

January 8, 2010
10:30 amto12:15 pm

The AALS Section on Education Law is accepting papers to be submitted for presentation on January 8, 2010 at the AALS 2010 Annual Meeting in New Orleans. The theme of the program is “Five Years After Katrina: Access to Education.” Submissions must be received by November 1, 2009.

jv

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Five Years After Katrina: Access to Education

The AALS Section on Education Law is accepting papers to be submitted for presentation at the AALS 2010 Annual Meeting in New Orleans. The theme of the program is “Five Years After Katrina: Access to Education.” Submissions must be received by November 1, 2009.

jv

Posted by uwlegalscholarship on September 30th, 2009 | CALLS FOR PAPERS, Education Law, CONFERENCES | no comments

Sep. 30, 2009 Colloquia/Workshops

Pace Law School

Nicholas Robinson (Pace)

Posted by pittlegalscholarship on September 30th, 2009 | COLLOQUIA/ WORKSHOPS | no comments

Sep. 30, 2009 Colloquia/Workshops

September 30, 2009

Pace Law School

Nicholas Robinson (Pace)

Posted by pittlegalscholarship on September 25th, 2009 | EVENTS, COLLOQUIA/ WORKSHOPS | no comments

Aggregate Litigation - Lawrence, KS

September 30, 2009

The 2009 Kansas Law Review Symposium, “Aggregate Justice: Perspectives Ten Years After Amchem and Ortiz,” will take place Oct. 30, 2009. The Symposium will examine developments in aggregate litigation over the last decade and into the future, using Amchem Prods. Inc. v. Windsor, 521 U.S. 591 (1997), and Ortiz v. Fibreboard Corp., 527 U.S. 815 (1999), as a springboard for this exploration.

The Symposium will feature a number of well-known speakers in the field of aggregate litigation: Elizabeth Chamblee Burch (Florida State); Howard M. Erichson (Fordham); Steven S. Gensler (Oklahoma); Laura J. Hines (Kansas); Linda S. Mullenix (Texas); Tom Willging (Federal Judicial Center); Patrick Woolley (Texas).

Posted by uwlegalscholarship on September 16th, 2009 | EVENTS | no comments

Call for Papers Deadline: Health Law and the Elderly - Wilmington, DE

September 30, 2009

The Widener Law Review, in partnership with the Widener University School of Law Health Law Institute, Delaware Hospice, the Delaware End-of-Life Coalition, and others, announces its Symposium titled Health Law and the Elderly: Managing Risk at the End of Life, to be held March 26, 2010, on Widener’s Wilmington, Delaware campus.

Abstracts are due Sept. 30, 2009. Details are here.

Posted by uwlegalscholarship on September 10th, 2009 | EVENTS | no comments

Call for Papers Deadline: East Asian Law and Society Conference - Hong Kong

September 30, 2009

CRN East Asian Law and Society (Law and Society Association) and Faculty of Law, the University of Hong Kong present the Inaugural East Asian Law and Society Conference, Changing Socio-Legal Landscapes in East Asia: Common Trends and Local Variations. The conference takes place Feb. 5-6, 2010, at the University of Hong Kong.
organized with this vision.

The organizers  invite proposals for papers and panels that are related to the conference theme (Changing Socio-Legal Landscapes in East Asia: Common Trends and Local Variations) or fall within any of the following streams on East Asian law and society:

* Legal Education and Training
* Legal and Quasi-legal Professions
* Dispute Resolution and Civil Litigation
* Lay Participation and Other Forms of Democratic Justice
* Gender in Law
* Criminal Justice
* Constitutional Law.

The deadline for proposals and papers is Sept. 30, 2009. All paper or panel proposals must be in English and sent by email to: Professor Hiroshi Fukurai (University of California, Santa Cruz, U.S.A.), hfukurai [at] ucsc.edu. Submission details here.

Posted by uwlegalscholarship on August 12th, 2009 | EVENTS | no comments

Larry E. Ribstien Presents ‘The Death of Big Law’- University of Wisconsin Law School

September 30, 2009

Larry E. Ribstein, Mildred Van Voorhis Jones Chair in Law, University of Illinois College of Law will present his paper The Death of Big Law, as part of the Law School’s Corporate Governance Colloquium.

The Corporate Governance Colloquium offers students a first-hand look at cutting-edge legal scholarship in the field of corporate
governance. Every other week the Colloquium will host a visiting legal scholar who will present a recent paper or work in progress for
discussion by the class. In the week before the speaker’s visit,students and the Instructor will read and discuss foundational works on corporate governance related to the upcoming presentation.
Because the Colloquium is an upper-level student course at the law school, the seminars are only open to students enrolled in the course and members of the Wisconsin faculty.

Professor Ribstein’s talk will run from 12:00 - 2:00 pm instead of the usual time and be held in Room 3250 instead of the usual room

Posted by pittlegalscholarship on August 10th, 2009 | Legal Profession, EVENTS | no comments

Call for Papers Deadline: Electronic Discovery - Raleigh, NC

September 30, 2009

The Campbell Law Review invites papers and proposals for its upcoming Electronic Discovery Symposium. This conference will be held at Campbell’s new state-of-the-art facility located in Raleigh, North Carolina on January 22, 2010. The Symposium will address timely, relevant, and challenging issues related to e-discovery. Potential topics may include, but are not limited to: ethical considerations pertaining to e-discovery and meta-data, the implications of significant e-discovery case law or legislation, proposals for the reform of current e-discovery rules, pre-litigation management systems, critical aspects of the e-discovery process, and the role of e-discovery in international litigation.

Accepted papers will be presented by their authors at the symposium and then published in the Campbell Law Review’s upcoming Electronic Discovery Symposium Issue. The Law Review will fund travel for all symposium presenters, including airfare to and accommodations in Raleigh, meals, and miscellaneous travel expenses. The deadline for submissions is September 30, 2009.

To submit developed proposals or articles, please contact Mallory Williams at mewilliams0821 [at] email.campbell.edu or Stephanie Owens at slowens1129 [at] email.campbell.edu.

Posted by uwlegalscholarship on August 3rd, 2009 | EVENTS | no comments

Digital Forensics and Cyber Crime - Albany

September 30, 2009toOctober 2, 2009

The International Conference on Digital Forensics and Cyber Crime (ICDF2C) (Sept. 30 - Oct. 2, 2009) is organized by the School of Business at the University at Albany, State University of New York (UAlbany) in collaboration with the Institute for Computer Sciences, Social-Informatics and Telecommunications Engineering (ICST) and Create-Net. We are also working closely the New York State Police (NYSP) and the New York State Division of Criminal Justice Services (DCJS) who are cosponsoring the event.

“This is a unique conference encompassing not only technical, but also the social, legal, and business aspects of forensics.”

The submission deadline for papers and presentation proposals has been changed from May 15, 2009 to June 15, 2009.

Posted by uwlegalscholarship on June 12th, 2009 | EVENTS | no comments