Calling All Papers! -- A Legal Scholarship Blog provided by the University of Georgia Law Library2013-05-22T07:41:32ZTJ StriepeCopyright 2013, TJ StriepeSPHPBLOGCall for Papers: The Future of Criminal Law – Minneapolis, MN Each paper should argue for a single crucial reform to the criminal law or the criminal process (the 2013 Robina Conference dealt with sentencing and punishment, so we will not include papers on these topics in the 2014 conference).
Deadline: September 30, 2013. Papers must be no longer than 6,000 words, including footnotes (or endnotes) and references. Include an abstract of no more than 300 words. Selection will be through blind review, so please remove all self-identifying references and provide contact details on a separate sheet. Email submissions to robina[@]umn.edu. im
“Many practitioners and theorists believe our systems of criminal law and criminal justice have been beset by crises. The criminal law’s reach extends more and more widely, as legislators reach for criminalization as a first, rather than as a last, resort to deal with perceived social problems. Criminal offenses are defined in ever broader terms, often with little apparent regard for the principle that criminal liability should depend on culpable wrongdoing. The criminal process, dominated by prosecutorial power and plea-bargaining, is hardly a process through which justice is done to those accused of crimes.
“Others regard such talk of “crises” as, at best, exaggerated. Our criminal justice system faces real challenges, but what critics cite as symptoms of systemic failure are actually necessary features of a criminal law that is to protect individual liberty and public safety in these dangerous times. Public protection requires an expansive criminal law that allows police and prosecutors a wide discretion in implementing it. It requires a criminal process that deals efficiently with large numbers of offenders.
“Even those who deny that criminal justice is in crisis recognize, however, that the system faces significant challenges. Disagreement centers on the nature and extent of these challenges, and on what sorts of response are warranted. The conference aims to bring together thoughtful scholars and practitioners to engage in imaginative and constructive discussion of these issues.”]]>http://www.law.uga.edu/calling-all-papers/index.php?entry=entry130517-0848112013-05-17T00:00:00Z2013-05-17T00:00:00ZCall for Papers: Wills, Trusts and Estates Meets Gender, Race and Class – Oklahoma City, OK This conference seeks to bring the insights of progressive property theory to the area of inheritance and succession law and will address the many points of intersection between inheritance law, gender and race, social structure, wealth inequality, domestic violence, indigenous people’s rights, among others. Recognizing that inheritance law is a society’s DNA, the conference will present both theoretical, historical and practical approaches to ways it has and continues to maintain social structure and ways it can change it.
Call for Papers Deadline: August 1, 2013. Proposals should be 250 words long, sent to cspivack[@]okcu.edu]]>http://www.law.uga.edu/calling-all-papers/index.php?entry=entry130517-0846552013-05-17T00:00:00Z2013-05-17T00:00:00ZCall for Papers: First Annual Workshop for Corporate & Securities Litigation – Chicago, IL This annual workshop will bring together scholars focused on corporate and securities litigation to present their works-in-progress. Papers addressing any aspect of corporate and securities litigation or enforcement are eligible. Appropriate topics include, but are not limited to, securities litigation, fiduciary duty litigation, or comparative approaches to business litigation. We welcome scholars working in a variety of methodologies, including empirical analysis, law and economics, law and sociology, and traditional doctrinal analysis. Authors whose papers are selected will be invited to present their work at a workshop hosted by the University of Illinois College of Law in Chicago, Illinois, on Friday November 8, 2013. Local costs (lodging and workshop meals) will be covered. Participants are asked to pay for their own travel expenses. The workshop is designed to maximize discussion and feedback. All participants will have read the selected papers. The author will provide a brief introduction to the paper, but the majority of the individual sessions will be devoted to collective discussion of the paper involved.
Deadline: May 31, 2013. Send an abstract to Jessica Erickson at jerickso[@]richmond.edu by May 31, 2013. Please include your name, current position, and contact information in the e-mail accompanying the submission. Authors of accepted papers will be notified by Friday, June 28.]]>http://www.law.uga.edu/calling-all-papers/index.php?entry=entry130517-0845282013-05-17T00:00:00Z2013-05-17T00:00:00ZInnovation and IP in Africa, at Cape TownOpen A.I.R. Conference on Innovation and Intellectual Property in Africa and3rd Global Congress on Intellectual Property and the Public Interest 9-13 December 2013, Cape Town, South Africa
In December 2013, delegates from national and international governmental entities, the private sector, civil society, and academia will gather for five days of interconnected events in Cape Town. Participants will engage with diverse perspectives and future scenarios for intellectual property (IP), innovation and development during the Open A.I.R. Conference on Innovation and IP in Africa (9-11 December) and the 3rd Global Congress on IP and the Public Interest (11-13 December). For further details and registration (opening soon), visit www.openair.org.za/capetown2013.
From IP and IT Conferences]]>http://www.law.uga.edu/calling-all-papers/index.php?entry=entry130516-1340032013-05-16T00:00:00Z2013-05-16T00:00:00ZJunior Scholars in IP at Michigan State6th Annual Junior Scholars in IP (JSIP) Workshop Friday and Saturday, October 4–5, 2013
The JSIP Workshop offers a unique opportunity for junior scholars* writing in the areas of intellectual property, communications, and cyberlaw to receive detailed commentary on their work from established scholars in a focused workshop setting. Articles will be chosen through a blind-review selection process. Participants are expected to attend the entire Workshop.
*Eligible junior scholars have seven or fewer years of full-time teaching experience.
From IP and IT Conferences]]>http://www.law.uga.edu/calling-all-papers/index.php?entry=entry130516-1338202013-05-16T00:00:00Z2013-05-16T00:00:00ZEPIP Conference, Paris8th Annual Conference of the EPIP Association The Frontiers of IP Telecom ParisTech, Paris, France September 5-6, 2013
CALL FOR PAPERS
Telecom ParisTech will host the 8th annual conference of The EPIP (European Policy for Intellectual Property) association in Paris, Sept. 5-6, 2013. Scholars and practitioners interested in the economic, legal, political and managerial aspects of intellectual property rights are encouraged to attend the conference with or without scientific paper presentation.
The conference will explore how Intellectual Property (IP) is related to the scientific and technological frontiers, to geographical frontiers as well as to competition policy or to contract law.
Topics of interest include:
Patentability subject matter, non-obviousness Allocation of rights in patent pools Standards and pools Open innovation International technology transfer, international issues in IP protection Copyright in the digital era IP and competition policy IP and other incentives to innovate Markets for patents IP and contract law IP licensing Substitutability/complementarity between patents and trademarks IP and science University technology transfer, public-private partnerships
From IP and IT Conferences]]>http://www.law.uga.edu/calling-all-papers/index.php?entry=entry130516-1336442013-05-16T00:00:00Z2013-05-16T00:00:00ZElections in Europe in Times of Crisis Link to Call]]>http://www.law.uga.edu/calling-all-papers/index.php?entry=entry130510-1534392013-05-10T00:00:00Z2013-05-10T00:00:00ZCALL FOR PAPERS: Deutsche Bundesbank/SAFE Conference on Supervising Banks in Complex Financial Systems Topics and Objectives
This conference brings together academics and policymakers with an interest in financial institutions, financial stability, complexity, and linkages to the real economy. In the aftermath of the financial crisis, the complexity of the financial system has been a key concern for policymakers and academics alike. With this conference we want to foster the academic and policy discussions about the role of complexity in finance.
We encourage the submission of empirical and theoretical papers of the highest academic standards on financial institutions, financial stability, and their links to the real economy.
Topics of interest for the conference include, but are not limited to:
Complex financial institutions and markets Heterogeneity in models of the financial sector Regulating complexity and the complexity of regulation Resolving complex financial institutions Financial Networks Experiments and financial regulation The interaction between the financial and the real sphere
Submission of Papers
Those wishing to present a paper should send a full draft of the paper. All submissions must include a cover page including authors' full name and affiliation, and contact details (address, phone, email) for corresponding author/s. Papers should be submitted electronically as doc or pdf files to conferences@bundesbank.de on or before June 16, 2013.
Authors of accepted papers will be notified no later than 31 July 2013. Travel expenses (economy class) and accommodation will be covered for presenters of accepted papers.
Link to Call]]>http://www.law.uga.edu/calling-all-papers/index.php?entry=entry130510-1533152013-05-10T00:00:00Z2013-05-10T00:00:00ZCall for Papers: 2013 ASIL Research Forum November 1-3, 2013
The American Society of International Law calls for submissions of scholarly paper proposals for the ASIL Research Forum to be held at the New York University School of Law on November 1-3, 2013.
The Research Forum, a Society initiative introduced in 2011, aims to provide a setting for the presentation and focused discussion of works-in-progress by Society members. All ASIL members are invited to attend the Forum, whether presenting a paper or not.
Interested participants should submit an abstract (no more than 500 words in length) summarizing the scholarly paper to be presented at the Forum. Papers can be on any topic related to international and transnational law and should be unpublished (for purposes of the call, publication to an electronic database such as SSRN is not considered publication). Authors may only submit one proposal, although an author may be listed as a non-primary co-author on multiple proposals. Interdisciplinary projects, empirical studies, and jointly authored papers are welcome. Member proposals should be submitted here by Friday, June 14.
Proposals should include 1) the name, institutional affiliation, professional position, and contact information for the author(s), and 2) an abstract. Review of the abstracts will be blind, and therefore abstracts should not include any identifying information about the author. Abstracts containing identifying information will not be reviewed. The Research Forum Committee will announce selections by July 25.
The Research Forum Committee will organize the selected paper proposals around common issues, themes, and approaches. Discussants, who will comment on the papers, will be assigned to each cluster of papers. All authors will be required to submit a draft paper 4 weeks before the Research Forum as a condition for participation. Failure to submit a draft paper may result in disqualification. Drafts will be posted on the Research Forum website.
Kristen Boon (Seton Hall)
Timothy Meyer (Georgia)
2013 Research Forum Co-chairs ]]>http://www.law.uga.edu/calling-all-papers/index.php?entry=entry130509-1635062013-05-09T00:00:00Z2013-05-09T00:00:00ZCall for Papers: Empirical Studies of Trademark Data – Alexandria, VA “With the increased availability of trademark data, we are soliciting papers that open up new avenues of trademark research. Papers with empirical or experimental data and papers with a U.S., international, or foreign focus are welcome…. Interested authors are encouraged to submit either a completed paper or a two-page research proposal that includes an abstract of the intended paper, an outline of the methodologies to be used, and a brief statement about the current state of the research project. Interested authors are also encouraged to indicate whether they would be willing to serve only as discussants in the event that the schedule cannot accommodate their papers.”
Deadline: June 24, 2013, to saurabh.vishnubhakat[@]uspto.gov.
Please direct any questions to Barton Beebe (barton.beebe[@]nyu.edu) or Alan Marco (alan.marco[@]uspto.gov). im]]>http://www.law.uga.edu/calling-all-papers/index.php?entry=entry130509-0856312013-05-09T00:00:00Z2013-05-09T00:00:00ZThe Legitimacy and Effectiveness of International Criminal Tribunals Conference The establishment of International Criminal Tribunals (including the ICTY, ICTR, and the ICC), and hybrid or internationalized tribunals (including the SCSL, ECCC, East Timor and Kosovo Panels and others) has been hailed as a great achievement within international law. They are characterized as institutions which promoted peace and reconciliation by seeking to prevent and deter war crimes, crimes against humanity, and genocide. Legal scholars cite the substantial normative evolution within the field as proof of the value of these institutions. Nevertheless, there is a need for multi-disciplinary evaluation to assess legitimacy and effectiveness of these tribunals. Legitimacy may be assessed by examining the institutions in terms of their origins, function, or output. Aspects include their fairness, selection and composition of judges and staff, prosecutorial discretion, etc., by their upholding legal standards such as methods of interpretation and due process, by assessing the role and interaction with institutional and individual stakeholders, such as victims, communities, states, IOs, and NGOs. Effectiveness may be assessed by contrasting the stated purpose of the international criminal tribunals (ICTs) with their outcomes.
This conference seeks papers pursuing empirical, normative, comparative or theoretical approaches. We welcome contributions from law and social science, including philosophy, sociology, criminology, psychology and history.
An aim of this conference is to assess the legitimacy of the ICTs, and pursue identification of lessons learned from comparative studies of the tribunals: best practices that may be applied by ICTs and other relevant mechanisms. Below are some suggested topics, but we welcome submission of abstracts addressing other related issues.
Fairness, Application of Legal Standards, and the Relationship to the Security Council
Crucial to the legitimacy of criminal justice is procedural fairness. Are international prosecutions fair? To what extent do ICTs ensure due process or transparency?. Is there need to improve the qualification of judges and staff appointed to ICTs?
We are interested in papers discussing prosecutorial independence and discretionary powers. There have been charges of selective geographical engagement; hence we seek papers examining the selection of situations and cases before ICTs. Are the ICT judges finders or makers of ICL and how dynamic should they be in their interpretation? In particular, ICTs are considered to have contributed to the identification of sexual violence as war crimes, what is the impact of this jurisprudence in practice? How can we streamline the process of indictment, arrest, and prosecution while upholding fair trial standards? What is the impact of UN regulations on arrests in practice? How can we improve support and protection of witnesses and evidence? We welcome papers that examine the perceived legitimacy of the tribunals in relation to other political institutions, such the UN Security Council.
We are also interested in papers exploring and contrasting the purpose and effects of hybrid and ad-hoc tribunals with ICC. Further, we welcome studies comparing the differing degrees of democratic control of ICTs. What is the regional representation within ICT staff?
Evaluating the Effectiveness of ICTs
The measure of the legitimacy of international criminal tribunals is complex. We seek empirical studies which assess compliance with ICT decisions and others that measure impact upon victims, relatives, and society. What impact have these tribunals had in relation to the societies which experienced violations? Different constituents have different perspectives. Have ICTs improved the lives of those directly affected by the crimes? Have they contributed to the healing and reconciliation of post-conflict societies? Have they prevented or deterred international crimes from being committed? Do ICTs promote the preservation of history, the right to the truth, or restoration of peace? Or are ICTs primarily symbolic markers of shared values? Do the prosecutions produce an adequate historical record of gross human rights violations? Or is the framework of a trial too narrow to allow an in-depth analysis of the events? How does geographic/national background affect output? And what about victims of crimes not prosecuted; what impact do the tribunals have upon them? Whose justice does ICTs serve? What are the key dilemmas with respect to compliance with ICTs?
Are ICTs agents of social change? Are they dispassionate dispensers of criminal justice? Are they neither, or both, as the case may be? Should they be?
We seek studies exploring the perception of ICTs in national legislatures, courts, and executive agencies- how does this affect funding, support, and compliance?
Cross-Fertilization of ICT with Other Regimes and Complementarity
To what extent have the ICTs impacted each other in terms of procedure and substantive outcomes? We also invite comparative studies that discuss whether the ICTs have impacted other areas of international law, is there harmonization or competition with human rights courts or other courts(including between different ICTs)? What is the relationship between ICTs and other institutional stakeholders, such as the UN Security Council, General Assembly, and regional organizations, including the EU, AU, and NATO.
We also welcome papers which will analyze the relationship between ICTs and national courts via the principle of complementarity. What is the impact of ICTs on national penal systems? Do national courts influence the reasoning of ICTs? Are ICTs and national courts functioning as if they are integrated? Is there migration of legal reasoning, concepts, principles, etc. between the different levels?
Further, we welcome perspectives exploring whether other mechanisms – such as truth and reconciliation commissions – may prove more effective or legitimate? Have ICTs diverted attention from these institutions?
Towards the Future: Facing Funding and Legitimacy Challenges
There is a need to review how procedures and staffing may be amended to improve effectiveness and quality. Should ICTs be strengthened? The international criminal tribunals currently face funding challenges. What is the impact of funding on the design and function of ICTs? How can we improve the qualifications of judges and staff members of the ICTs while facing funding cuts? What is the role of NGOs vis-à-vis ICTs?
Finally, we are interested in studies examining compliance with ICT decisions in different geographic regions. Is ICL viewed as a type of “legal imperialism”?
Paper proposals should be e-mailed to c.m.bailliet@jus.uio.no by 1 November 2013, with an abstract no longer than 500 words. Please include your CV. All proposals will be answered by 1 December 2013. Draft papers should be submitted by May 31st 2014. Conference papers will be selected for publication in a comprehensive anthology on the legitimacy of international criminal tribunals.]]>http://www.law.uga.edu/calling-all-papers/index.php?entry=entry130508-1425162013-05-08T00:00:00Z2013-05-08T00:00:00ZCALL FOR PAPERS & PARTICIPATION ClassCrits VI Stuck in Forward? Debt, Austerity and the Possibilities of the PoliticalSouthwestern Law School & U.C. Davis School of Law Los Angeles, CA * November 15-16, 2013
The theme of this year’s workshop--the sixth meeting of ClassCrits--is debt, austerity and the possibilities of the political. The economic crisis of 2008 was a referendum on the failures of deregulation and neoliberal ideology all over the world. Far from being a sophisticated mechanism to absorb and diffuse systemic economic risk, the crisis exposed a fragile global financial system characterized by dysfunctional imbalances of increasingly precarious and largely unregulated risk societies. In the United States, the social contract of class mobility and the “American Dream” financed with “easy” credit was exposed as an empty promise. In the European context, the sovereign debt crisis resulted in the imposition of draconian austerity measures in several nationstates,like Greece, undermining social safety nets and wage structures, rupturing traditional alliances, and driving down individual standards of living. At the same time, the Occupy Movement—and similar movements across the globe—refocused attention on socio-economic inequality for the first time in decades. The old ways of seeing things proved inadequate for framing the changing realities of the new post-recession world. But whatever the initial shock to the social order, political and financial elites everywhere have since doubled down on the failed neoliberal project with a mania for balancing budgets in the name of discredited austerity policies which have only accelerated neoliberalism’s upward transfer and concentration of wealth and intensified the class stratification in contemporary global societies. Stuck in the grip of austerity groupthink and faced with nation states captured by elite interests─a trend only made worse in the United States by Citizens United─any movement forward will require creatively leveraging national political and legal systems as instruments for progressive economic change and deleveraging social class divides.
Please submit your proposal by email to classcrits@gmail.com by May 15, 2013. Proposals should include the author’s name, institutional affiliation and contact information, the title of the paper to be presented, and an abstract of the paper to be presented of no more than 750 words. Junior scholar submissions for works in progress should be clearly marked as “JUNIOR SCHOLAR WORK IN PROGRESS PROPOSAL.”
Link]]>http://www.law.uga.edu/calling-all-papers/index.php?entry=entry130506-1240152013-05-06T00:00:00Z2013-05-06T00:00:00Z LSPI 2013 : 8th International Conference on Legal, Security and Privacy Issues in IT LawWhere Bangkok, Thailand Submission Deadline Oct 1, 2013
The International Association of IT Lawyers (IAITL) invites you to participate in the 8th International Conference on legal, security and privacy issues in information technology law. The Conference is an opportunity for academics, practitioners and consultants to come together, exchange ideas, and discuss emerging issues in IT law and the emerging technological environment. We invite contributions focusing on Legal, Security and Privacy Issues of IT, including but not limited to:
E-signatures E-forensics and Evidence Email monitoring and privacy issues in the workplace Data retention & protection Intellectual Property Rights Contract and Tort Virtual Companies E-commerce law Media & entertainment law Data mining Internet Freedom Phishing, virus, malware etc. Trustmarks Legal risks and protection strategies E-government & edemocracy Privacy, Virology and security issues Jurisdiction in Cyberspace Cloud computing Online gaming Mobile technology Robots & Intelligent agents Consumer Protection Cross-border ADR and Litigation Content Regulation and Liability Issues Telecommunication law and technology Licensing and franchising IT Outsourcing Taxation of cross-border transactions Jurisdictional barriers to regulation and enforcement E-trade Audio-visual technology Broadband technology Virtual worlds: regulation and taxation issues Biometrics Risk Management Cybercrime Electronic Health Records (EHR) Telemedicine
The conference committee is seeking submissions of papers for oral presentations at the conference in three major categories:
Academic, peer reviewed papers - these papers will be peer reviewed by members of the program committee and other independent reviewers (where necessary) and will be published in the edited conference proceedings with ISBN. All papers will also be published in several leading international journals. Case studies, abstracts of research in progress, as well as full research papers will be considered for the conference program for presentation purposes. However, only complete papers will be published in the proceedings. Previously published peer-reviewed papers will also be considered, provided the authors (s) are granted license from the publisher and publication information are noted in the article. ]]>http://www.law.uga.edu/calling-all-papers/index.php?entry=entry130506-1232032013-05-06T00:00:00Z2013-05-06T00:00:00ZThe Obligations VII Conference - Hong Kong The biennial Obligations conferences bring together scholars, judges and practitioners from throughout the common law world to discuss current issues in contract law, the law of torts, equity and unjust enrichment. Both junior scholars and established academics are invited to submit proposals to present papers addressing the conference theme, which is described as follows: All common law jurisdictions have local influences that cause divergence in the common law, such as national and international human rights instruments, local statutory regimes, civil law influences, regional harmonisation, local circumstances and values, local cultural and political influences, and even, in some cases, a desire to express national identity by developing a distinctive local version of the common law. Have those localising influences rendered it anachronistic to refer to the common law of obligations? Or does the “common” remain important as a stabilising influence and a useful source of comparative perspectives? Is there something valuable and worth retaining in the shared heritage? Should ultimate appellate courts be slow to abandon principles that remain well accepted throughout the common law world? Does some divergence even strengthen the common law by rendering it more valuable as a source of collective wisdom and experience and a source of different solutions and different approaches? The aim of this conference is to explore these issues at the general level and at the level of specific subject areas and specific doctrines.
Anyone wishing to offer a paper should submit a working title and an abstract (of no more than 500 words) by email to oblig7@hku.hkby 30 June 2013. Papers will be selected on the basis of engagement with the conference theme and fit with other papers being presented at the conference, as well as quality and originality. All presenters whose offers of papers are accepted will be expected to meet their own travel and accommodation costs and to pay a discounted registration fee.
The conference web site is at:http://www.law.hku.hk/obligationsvii/ new=true] http://www.law.hku.hk/obligationsvii/[/url] All correspondence should be sent to: oblig7@hku.hk Andrew Robertson and Michael Tilbury Conference convenors ]]>http://www.law.uga.edu/calling-all-papers/index.php?entry=entry130506-1219362013-05-06T00:00:00Z2013-05-06T00:00:00Z2013 International Law Association Regional Conference Regional Conference 2013
Cape Sounion, Athens, 29-31 August 2013
Imperium juris: Governance, Trade, Resources
This Regional Conference, aptly taking place at the crossroads between the developed and the emerging world in times of global crisis, aims to concentrate on manifestations of the rule of law, with particular reference to Governance, Trade and Resources. These areas are at the heart of current developments on the global scene, within a framework of international regulations, multiple actors, changing patterns of authority between and within States, emerging global needs leading to a renewed attention to human rights, energy and development.
In this context, this Regional Conference will explore cutting-edge issues within each field but also questions arising from the interplay between them. Panels under the general theme of Governance will provide both the background discussion on the architecture of international law and the prospects of further development in certain areas, such as the role assigned to actors on the international scene and the shifting structures of mechanisms on the protection of human rights, financial sovereignty and dispute settlement. Panels under the general theme of Trade will explore issues related to the workings of the WTO, investment and shipping. How these faces of reality in trade project into a more comprehensive system of trade governance is the natural query arising from their parallel development and invites further reflexion. Panels under the general theme Resources will discuss new challenges pertaining to the management of shared resources, including energy and cultural resources, and their impact on sustainable development.
The Programme Committee cordially invites the submission of proposals on the themes of Governance, Trade and Resources, as set out in the concept paper of the Conference.
Proposals will be selected through a competitive process, based exclusively on the scholarly merit of proposals received. All papers accepted will be published in the electronic proceedings in the Conference website. A limited number of authors will be invited to join the panels of the main programme.
Proposals from younger scholars will be presented during the parallel 'New Voices Programme', to be assembled according to submissions accepted.
Each submission should include an abstract of the proposed presentation of no more than 700 words in English or French and a short CV in English or French. Applications should be submitted in a Word or PDF format.
The deadline for submission of proposals is Friday, 31 May 2013.]]>http://www.law.uga.edu/calling-all-papers/index.php?entry=entry130503-0934332013-05-03T00:00:00Z2013-05-03T00:00:00ZLavender Law Conference Each year, the Lavender Law Conference provides a challenging and rewarding learning experience for attendees and presenters. In addition to day-long seminars focused on family law and transgender issues, the 2012 conference will feature dozens of continuing legal education (CLE) workshops on cutting edge legal issues affecting LGBT individuals, their families and the community. Topics covered in recent years include marriage equality, HIV/AIDS, immigration, LGBT issues in criminal law, LGBT youth issues and many others.
If you are a junior law professor (teaching 6 years or fewer), or a recent law school graduate or fellow who is writing scholarship focusing on the nexus between the law, gender, and sexuality, we encourage you to submit a proposal for consideration. Proposals can be in the form of a full draft or in the form of an expanded abstract (approximately 1-2 pages in length). To submit a proposal for consideration, please email your submission to: scholars@lgbtbar.org, and cc: Courtney Joslin (cgjoslin@ucdavis.edu).
Deadline: June 15, 2013. Email submissions to scholars[@]lgbtbar.org and cc: Courtney Joslin (cgjoslin[@]ucdavis.edu).]]>http://www.law.uga.edu/calling-all-papers/index.php?entry=entry130502-0940272013-05-02T00:00:00Z2013-05-02T00:00:00ZConference on International Humanitarian Law – Military Objectives and Objects of War: An Uneasy Relationship The conference ”seeks to explore the concept of “military objective”, which is foundational to the law governing the conduct of hostilities.”
In recent years, much attention has been given to the distinction between persons who are legitimate targets of attack in armed conflict and those who are not. Far less attention seems to have been given to the equally fundamental distinction between those objects which may be targeted (i.e. military objectives) and those which may not. However, the proliferation of armed conflicts involving hostilities in areas where civilian and military elements are intermingled, as well as the increased deployment of highly accurate weaponry capable of striking precise points, have highlighted the need for a clearer articulation of the exact points in space and time at which an object can be attacked. Finally, the increased prevalence of asymmetric conflicts that are unlikely to result in a clear military victory raises questions concerning the continued viability and/or desirability of following existing definitions of military objectives.
Submission Deadline: June 15, 2013. Submit a 1-2 page proposal for an article and presentation, along with a brief CV. Proposals should be submitted by email to the Minerva Center for Human Rights at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem (mchr[@]savion.huji.ac.il). im ]]>http://www.law.uga.edu/calling-all-papers/index.php?entry=entry130501-1603002013-05-01T00:00:00Z2013-05-01T00:00:00ZBusiness and Human Rights: Moving Forward, Looking BackConference Chair: Jena Martin (WVU College of Law)
The West Virginia University Festival of Ideas in conjunction with the West Virginia University College of Law invites the submission of papers and abstracts for its conference entitled "Business and Human Rights: Moving Forward, Looking Back." The conference will examine the United Nations' recent work on business and human rights issues, an area that has grown substantially in the last ten years. Highlights of the subject's growth include the United Nations' establishment of a Working Group on Business and Human Rights and its adoption of the Guiding Principles for business and human rights. Participants will use these two major events as a focal point for discussing the roles that corporations, civil society, and states can all play in advancing the cause of human rights.
TOPICS: Potential topics for the conference include: Implementation - a discussion of best practices for implementing the Guiding Principles; the History of Business and Human Rights - examining the history of business and human rights as a precursor to the work in its present form; and The Framework - examining what principles or philosophies should be used to guide the business and human rights agenda. We also plan on holding a panel that highlights one of the issues that the Working Group is focusing on for their upcoming Forum in December: small and medium business entities and their role in the extractive industry. We plan on submitting the findings from this discussion to the Working Group.
During the second day of the conference, a special discussion group will bring together experts from a disparate number of fields, such as labor, trade, investment, and corporate social responsibility. The aim is to spotlight the impacts a business and human rights agenda has on different disciplines. Rather than following the format of a typical panel, the discussion group will be a less structured session that will allow both experts and participants to engage in a lightly moderated but productive conversation.
Please submit papers on substantial, original, and unpublished research related to all aspects of business and human rights, including but not limited to the topics discussed above. Other topics of particular interest include current agenda items from the Working Group's mandate. In addition, we encourage submissions of interdisciplinary research including research in law, practice, and economics.
Papers that are selected for the conference are expected to be published as part of an edited volume on the subject. Initial submissions in response to the Call for Papers can be either full drafts (of no more than 15,000 words) or detailed abstracts (of no more than 1,000 words). Scholars that have their abstracts accepted in lieu of a paper are expected to have a final draft submitted by September 1. Participants whose papers are selected will be responsible for their travel arrangements to the conference; however, the conference will pay for invited participants' lodging during the conference.
REQUIREMENTS: Each paper submitted should be an original that has not been published in a prior work.
From SSRN. ]]>http://www.law.uga.edu/calling-all-papers/index.php?entry=entry130501-1343552013-05-01T00:00:00Z2013-05-01T00:00:00ZConference Announcement and Call for Papers Loyola Annual Constitutional Law Colloquium Loyola University Chicago School of Law is organizing the FOURTH ANNUAL CONSTITUTIONAL LAW COLLOQUIUM at the Philip H. Corboy Law Center, 25 East Pearson Street, Chicago, IL 60611. The event will begin on Friday morning, November 1 and end midday on Saturday, November 2, 2013.
This is the fourth annual Loyola conference bringing together constitutional law scholars at all stages of their professional development to discuss current projects, doctrinal developments in constitutional law, and future goals. Presentations will be grouped by subject matter.
This announcement invites abstract submissions of 150 to 200 words from Constitutional Law professors interested in contributing to the current debates concerning constitutional theory and Supreme Court rulings. We also welcome attendees who wish to participate in audience discussions without presenting a paper. The goal of the conference is to allow professors to develop new ideas with the help of supportive colleagues on a wide range of constitutional law topics.
ELIGIBILITY: The Loyola Constitutional Law Colloquium is aimed at Constitutional Law, Legal History, Political Science, and Philosophy scholars teaching full-time and part-time at the university, law school, and graduate levels on all matters of constitutional law.
APPLICATION PROCEDURE: The registration and abstract submission deadline is June 15, 2013. Conference organizers will select abstracts on a rolling basis.
FURTHER INFORMATION: Information at: http://www.luc.edu/law/conlawcolloquium/index.html ]]>http://www.law.uga.edu/calling-all-papers/index.php?entry=entry130424-0831512013-04-24T00:00:00Z2013-04-24T00:00:00ZEighth Annual Conference on Empirical Legal StudiesCELS 2013 - Eighth Annual Conference on Empirical Legal Studies
Friday Oct. 25 & Saturday Oct. 26, 2013, University of Pennsylvania Law School
Paper Submission Deadline: Wednesday, July 3, 2013, midnight (EST)
The Eighth Annual Conference on Empirical Legal Studies (CELS 2013), sponsored by the Society for Empirical Legal Studies (SELS) will be held at The University of Pennsylvania Law School, in Philadelphia, PA, on Friday, October 25 and Saturday, October 26, 2013. The conference features original empirical legal scholarship by leading scholars from a diverse range of fields.
PAPER SUBMISSION PROCEDURE: To submit a paper for consideration, please go to the CELS 2013 Conference Maker page at: https://editorialexpress.com/conference/CELS2013. There is no charge for submissions. All submissions will be peer-reviewed.
FURTHER INFORMATION: For more information about CELS 2013, please visit: https://www.law.upenn.edu/academics/conferences/cels2013 ]]>http://www.law.uga.edu/calling-all-papers/index.php?entry=entry130424-0831152013-04-24T00:00:00Z2013-04-24T00:00:00Z