Call for Papers Deadline: South Asia Legal Studies – Madison, WI

The Center for South Asia at the University of Wisconsin-Madison hosts the 40th Annual Conference on South Asia Oct. 20-23, 2011.

The University of Wisconsin Global Legal Studies Center & South Asia Legal Studies Working Group present the Fifth Annual South Asia Legal Studies Pre-Conference Workshop Oct. 20, 2011, 2-6:30 p.m. The organizers seek “panel proposals relating to any aspect of the study of law and South Asia.” The deadline is March 1, 2011.

We understand “law” in its broadest sense to encompass not only state law, but also norms emanating from non-state sources and actors. “Law” may therefore describe customary, religious and international normative orders, as much as rules produced by government institutions. We welcome panel proposals featuring speakers based in different countries, and from a diverse array of disciplines and career paths, including law, the social sciences, humanities, business, medicine and the sciences.

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