The Thomas Jefferson School of Law presents its 12th Annual Women and the Law Conference, Reproductive Justice: Examining Choice and Autonomy in the New Millennium, on February 24, 2012. mm
The International Models Project on Women’s Rights is seeking papers on women’s rights from a global perspective for its virtual journal, IMPOWR Imprints. Additional information and editorial requirements can be found here. mm
American University’s War Crimes Research Office and Women and International Law Program and the Royal Netherlands Embassy present Addressing Sexual and Gender-Based Violence in Conflict and Post-Conflict Settings: National and International Strategies Feb. 1, 2012. mw
The Journal of Gender, Race & Justice (University of Iowa College of Law) is dedicated to the living discussion of feminist inquiry and critical race analysis in legal scholarship. We explore how people are classified, stratified, ignored and singled out under the law because of race, sex, gender, economic class, ability, sexual identity and the multitude of labels applied to us. The Journal would like to invite legal authors of all perspectives to submit proposals for articles to fill Volume 16 of our publication.
For more information about the Journal and our submission policy, please see our website. Please send article or proposal submissions, along with your curriculum vitae to Whitney Smith at whitney-e-smith@uiowa.edu. The deadline is Jan. 30, 2012.
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Southern Connecticut State University hosts the 20th Annual Women’s Studies Conference, Women and Labor: At Home, at Work, Around the Globe, April 20-21, 2012. The submission deadline for proposals (papers, panels, posters) was Dec. 1, 2011.
Hat tip: Faculty Law Conference Updates. mw
Emory University School of Law presents Privatization and Social Responsibility Feb. 17-18, 2012. The call for papers deadline was yesterday, Dec. 8, 2011.
This workshop explores from a cross-cultural perspective how privatization impacts contemporary feminist and social justice approaches to public responsibility. Feminisms have long problematized divisions between the private and the political, partly in reaction to the unprecedented privatization of state responsibilities and public welfare over the past 30 years. Recent critical legal scholarship on vulnerability, state negligence, and resilience can complicate and deepen our understanding of the problems generated by privatization in the 21st century.
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The American University Washington College of Law’s Journal of Gender, Social Policy & the Law and Women and the Law Program present Lenahan (Gonzales) v. United States of America: Domesticating International Law April 17, 2012, 2-5 pm. Abstracts are due by Jan. 12, 2012. Jump to full post
The University of Hawaii at Manoa William S. Richardson School of Law’s Asian-Pacific Law & Policy Journal, Pacific-Asian Legal Studies Organization, and Lambda Law Student Association will be hosting a symposium entitled “Rainbow Rising: Community, Solidarity, and Scholarship on Gender Identities and Sexualities in Asian and Oceanic Law & Policy” on April 7, 2012. The call for papers deadline is Dec. 15, 2011. Please submit papers and address any questions to the Asian-Pacific Law & Policy Journal at aplpjart[at]hawaii.edu or call (808) 956-8895.
The Symposium will facilitate a long-overdue dialogue on lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender issues throughout Asia and Oceania and will be a venue for the sharing of ideas and experiences among scholars, politicians, and community activists in attendance. We aim for a conduit of cross cultural intellectual exchange and concrete results for GLBT communities throughout the Asia and Oceania regions.
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Oregon State University hosts Sex Trafficking in the U.S.: Researching Vulnerable Populations 2012 Interdisciplinary Conference Feb. 17-18, 2012. A public lecture precedes the conference on Feb. 16. The deadline for submitting abstracts is Nov. 30, 2011. mw
Stanford, Yale, and Harvard Law Schools announce the Junior Faculty Forum (the successor to the Stanford/Yale Junior Faculty Forum that has convened for the past twelve years) to be held at Harvard Law School on June 1-2, 2012, and seek submissions for this meeting.
The Forum’s objective is to encourage the work of young scholars by providing experience in the pursuit of scholarship and the nature of the scholarly exchange. Meetings are held each spring, alternating between Yale, Stanford, and Harvard.
Paper submissions for the Forum should be sent to Ms. Kaitlin Burroughs at Harvard Law School (1525 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02138). Electronic submissions should be sent to kburroughs[at]law.harvard.edu. The deadline for submission is February 15, 2012. Please note on the cover letter which topic your paper falls under.
Inquiries concerning the Forum should be sent to Adriaan Lanni (adlanni[at]law.harvard.edu) or Gabriella Blum (gblum[at]law.harvard.edu) at Harvard Law School, Joseph Bankman at Stanford Law School (jbankman[at]stanford.edu), or Ian Ayres at Yale Law School (ian.ayres[at]yale.edu)
The focus of this year’s session will be public law and the humanities. The topics to be addressed are:
Administrative Law
Constitutional Law
Criminal Law
Employment Law, Social Welfare Policy, and Anti-Discrimination Law
Environmental Law
Family Law
Jurisprudence and Philosophy
Law and Humanities (including Law and Literature, Critical Legal Studies, and Gender Studies)
Legal History
Public International Law
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The Feminist Legal Theory Collaborative Research Network will be holding a conference in conjunction with the annual Law and Society Meeting in Hawaii, June 5-8, 2012 (listed below). The FLT-CRN is seeking panel and paper proposals relating to feminist legal theory. Submissions are being accepted through the Feminist Legal Theory CRN TWEN page. If you have any problems or questions, contact Kathy Abrams (krabrams[at]law.berkeley.edu) or Susan Appleton (appleton[at]wulaw.wustl.edu). The deadline for proposals for paper presentations is November 14, 2011.
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The Center on Applied Feminism at the University of Baltimore School of Law seeks submissions for its Fifth Annual Feminist Legal Theory Conference, to be held March 1 and 2, 2012. This year’s theme is Applied Feminism and Democracy. Paper proposals are due by Oct. 14, 2011. Details available on IntLawGrrls. nh
The National LGBT Bar Association presents the 2012 Annual Lavender Law® Conference & Career Fair. The conference will take place Aug. 23-25, 2012, at the Washington Hilton Hotel in Washington, D.C. The National LGBT Bar Association is a national association of lawyers, judges and other legal professionals, law students, activists, and affiliated LGBT legal organizations. The association promotes justice in and through the legal profession for the LGBT community in all its diversity. Updates on registration, workshop proposals, and nominations for awardees will be forthcoming. nh
The National Association of Women Judges holds its annual meeting Oc. 12-16, 2011, in Newark. The theme is Global Women’s Issues. Hat tip: Concurring Opinions. mw
The Michigan State Law Review will hold a symposium titled “Gender and the Legal Profession’s Pipeline to Power” on Thursday and Friday, April 12 and 13, 2012.
The symposium will serve as a catalyst to raise awareness about, discuss the dynamics of, and strategize solutions to the persistent gender disparity that exists in positions of power in the legal profession. Scholars and experts from the fields of law, political science, journalism, and beyond will reframe and advance the course of existing dialogue on gender equality.
The call for papers deadline is Nov. 15, 2011. mw
Georgetown Law presents Context and Consequences: The Hill-Thomas Hearings 20 Years Later Oct. 6, 2011. mw
The Journal of International Women’s Studies presents Gender and Political Transformation in Societies at War, June 4-5, 2012, at Bridgewater State University. Submissions are due Jan. 1, 2012. mw
The Journal of International Women’s Studies seeks papers on Arab Women, Revolution, and Democratization in the Arab World. Submissions are due Jan. 31, 2012. mw
The Journal of International Women’s Studies will present Women and Gender in the Middle East: Recognition, Reflection, and Realignment June 4-5, 2012, at Bridgewater State University. Proposals are due Oct. 7, 2011. mw
The Editorial Board of The Tennessee Journal of Race, Gender, and Social Justice (”RGSJ”) invites submissions for consideration in its inaugural Volume I publication.
RGSJ is a legal journal designed to utilize legal analysis and interdisciplinary research to discover new conclusions that aim to ameliorate the racial, gender, and social injustices plaguing today’s society. The goal of RGSJ is to provide an interdisciplinary forum that allows individuals to discuss these topics in depth, so people will be thoroughly educated by various works in its publication. As a result, RGSJ will play a key role in framing the debate on race, gender, and social justice issues by raising awareness, offering intelligent analyses, and propositioning solutions.
Written works that will be considered for publication are case studies, case comments, narrative submissions, and articles. In the 2011-2012 academic year, RGSJ will publish one issue. Articles for the issue will be considered throughout the fall and into the early spring on a rolling basis. To be considered for the first issue, required materials MUST be submitted no later than 11:59 PM EST on November 4th, 2011. Jump to full post
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