Call for Papers: 2014 AALS Annual Meeting (Section on Transactional Law and Skills)

AALS Section on Transactional Law and Skills is seeking paper proposals for its session at the 2014 Annual Meeting on the topic of “Value Creation in the 21st Century.” The session will re-examine Professor Ronald Gilson’s 1984 scholarly article, “Value Creation by Business Lawyers”, evaluate the impact of the article, and discuss the prospects for business lawyers creating value in the 21st Century.

1-2 page proposals should be submitted no later than June 7, 2013 to eric.gouvin@law.wne.edu

Topics: Calls for Papers, Business Law

Call for Papers: “Assessment of Research in Law: Stakes and Methods”

The 13th Congress of the International Association of Legal Methodology is accepting paper submissions for the 2014 Conference of the Center for Legislative and Evaluation Studies of the University of Geneva on the topic of “Assessment of Research in Law: Stakes and Methods” to be held February 13, 2014 – Friday, February 14, 2014 in Geneva (Switzerland).

For more information, go here.

Research Proposals should be submitted to cetel@unige.ch by June 30, 2013.

Topics: Calls for Papers

Call for Papers: Crowdfunding and its implications for the entrepreneurial ecosystem: Setting the research agenda

Leeds School of Business at the  University of Colorado, Boulder  is accepting paper submissions for an intimate academic conference to be held on July 12th & 13th, 2013 aimed at discussing current work, and shaping the research agenda on crowdfunding.

Please include a title page with your name, academic affiliation, department affiliation, submission type (paper or panel), and 3-5 keywords. Due date for submissions is Monday, May 6, 2013. Upload submissions here.

For more information on the conference, go here.

Topics: Business Law, Calls for Papers, Interdisciplinary

Call for Papers: 2014 Law + Informatics Symposium on Cyber Defense Strategies and Responsibilities for Industry

The Northern Kentucky Law Review and Salmon P. Chase College of Law seek submissions for the third annual Law + Informatics Symposium on February 27-28, 2014. The focus of the conference is to provide an interdisciplinary review of issues involving business and industry responses to cyber threats from foreign governments, terrorists, and corporate espionage.

For more information, go here.

Abstracts may be sent to Nkylrsymposium@nku.edu no later than September 1, 2013.

Topics: Calls for Papers, Business Law, Interdisciplinary

Call for Papers: Military Objectives and Objects of War: An Uneasy Relationship

The Minerva Center for Human Rights at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and the Delegation of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) in Israel and the Occupied Territories are organizing an international conference that seeks to explore the concept of “military objective”, scheduled for 24-25 November 2013 in Jerusalem.

For more information, go here.

1-2 page proposal for an article and presentation, along with a brief CV should be submitted by email to mchr@savion.huji.ac.il by June 15, 2013.

Topics: Calls for Papers, International Law

Call for Papers: Saratoga Institute on Racing and Gaming Law

The Program Committee of the Saratoga Institute on Racing and Gaming Law is now accepting paper submissions for the 13th annual program, to take place August 12 and 13, 2013 in Saratoga Springs, New York. It will be hosted by the Government Law Center of Albany Law School. This year’s session will focus primarily on medicine and race horses, and regulating gaming at the state level..

Abstracts should be sent to Prof. Robert Heverly, at rheve@albanylaw.edu by May 31, 2013.

For more information, go here.

Topics: Calls for Papers

Call for Papers: Loyola Annual Constitutional Law Colloquium

Loyola University Chicago School of Law is organizing the Third Annual Constitutional Law Colloquium at the Philip H. Corboy Law Center. The event will begin on Friday morning, November 1 and end midday on Saturday, November 2, 2013.

Submissions of 150 to 200 words from Constitutional Law professors interested in contributing to the current debates concerning constitutional theory and Supreme Court rulings are welcome.  Attendees who wish to participate in audience discussions without presenting a paper are also welcome. 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.

The registration and abstract submission deadline is June 15, 2013. Conference organizers will select abstracts on a rolling basis.  Topics, abstracts, papers, questions, and comments should be submitted to: constitutionallaw@luc.edu

To register for this event, go here.

Topics: Calls for Papers; Constitutional Law; Conferences and Symposia

Call for Papers: Society for Empirical Studies

The Eighth Annual Conference on Empirical Legal Studies is currently accepting paper submissions for its conference to be held Friday Oct. 25 & Saturday Oct. 26, 2013 at University of Pennsylvania Law School. Submission deadline is July 3, 2013 at midnight.

To submit a paper for consideration, go to the CELS 2013 Conference page here. For more information, go here.

Topics: Calls for Papers; Empirical Research

Call for Papers: Midwestern Law and Economics Association Annual Meeting

The University of Illinois College of Law and the Illinois Program on Law, Behavior & Social Science are hosting the Twelfth Annual Midwest Law & Economics Association on October 11 & 12, 2013 in Champaign, Illinois.

To submit a presentation, e-mail Robert Lawless at rlawless@illinois.edu with an abstract or paper by August 1, 2013.

For more information, go here.

Topics: Calls for Papers, Economics and the Law

Call for Papers: First Annual Workshop for Corporate and Securities Litigation

The University of Illinois College of Law and the University of Richmond School of Law are accepting submissions for the First Annual Workshop for Corporate & Securities Litigation to be held on Friday, November 8, 2013, in Chicago, Illinois.

Abstracts should be submitted by May 31, 2013 to Jessica Erickson at jerickso@richmond.edu. Please include your name, current position, and contact information in the e-mail accompanying the submission.

Topics: Calls for Papers, Business Law, Consumer and Financial Services Law, Fiduciary Law, Securities Law