Call for Papers: Conference on Law in Transition

The conference titled Law in transition – Interacting legal orders and changing actors will be held from September 28-29, 2017 in Denmark.  Conference organizers have issued a call for papers in relation to three different conference sessions: Session 1: Different legal orders and their interaction; Session 2: The changing role and nature of legal actors; and Session 3: Emerging approaches in legal research.

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Topics: Calls for Papers; Conferences & Symposia.

Call for Papers: Junior Faculty Forum for Law and STEM

Northwestern, Penn, and Stanford Law Schools announce the inaugural Junior Faculty Forum for Law and STEM, to be held at Penn Law from October 6-7, 2017.

The organizers invite papers from junior faculty on any topic related to the intersection of law and any STEM field, due June 9, 2017.

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Topics: Calls for Papers; Conferences & Symposium; Technology Trends.  

Call for Papers: What can Central and Eastern Europe learn from the development of Canada’s constitutional system?

Eötvös Loránd University Faculty of Law hosts “What can Central and Eastern Europe learn from the development of Canada’s constitutional system?” on June 28, 2017.

Papers are invited on the History and Evolution of the Constitution of Canada, the Influence Abroad of the Constitution of Canada on Constitutional Practice, and the Influence Abroad of the Constitution of Canada on Constitutional Culture.  Abstracts are due May 10, 2017.

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Topics: Calls for Papers; Constitutional Law.  

Call for Papers: Eighth International Conference on The Constructed Environment

Wayne State University hosts the Eighth International Conference on The Constructed Environment from May 24-25, 2018. Papers are invited on design and planning processes, building processes, environmental impacts, and social impacts. “Founded in 2010, the conference is brought together by a common shared interest in human configurations of the environment and the interactions among the constructed, social, and natural environments.”

Submissions are due by May 24, 2017.

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Topics: Calls for Papers; Environmental Law; Law & Public Policy. 

Call for Papers: ClassCrits at Ten: Mobilizing for Resistance, Solidarity, and Justice

ClassCrits at Ten: Mobilizing for Resistance, Solidarity, and Justice will be held November 10-11, 2017, at Tulane University School of Law, New Orleans, Louisiana.  

We invite panel proposals, roundtable discussion proposals, paper presentations, poetry and fiction reading, and art that speak to this year’s theme, as well as to general ClassCrits themes.  We are also interested in receiving proposals from law clinicians who engage in activist lawyering as a core part of their curriculum design. Finally, we extend a special invitation to junior scholars (i.e., graduate students and non-tenured faculty members) to submit proposals for works in progress. At least one senior scholar, as well as other ClassCrits scholars, will provide feedback and detailed commentary upon each work in progress in a small, supportive working session at this year’s workshop.

Proposals (brief abstracts) are due by email to classcrits@gmail.com by June 1, 2017.

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Topics: Call for Proposals; Calls for Papers; Conferences & Symposia; Law & Public Policy.

Call for Papers: Judicial Reforms and Anti-Corruption Practices: Challenges, Prospects and Transfer of Experiences

The Faculty of Law and the Max van der Stoel Institute of the Southeast European University are hosting the First International Scientific Conference on Law and Social Sciences on the topic of “Judicial Reforms and Anti-Corruption Practices: Challenges, Prospects and Transfer of Experiences” on June 30, 2017 in Tetovo, Macedonia.

Abstracts are due May 10, 2017.

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Topics: Calls for Papers; Conferences & Symposia; Criminal Law. 

Call for Papers: A Workshop on Property, Vulnerability, and Resilience

The University of Essex in conjunction with University of Emory and Savannah College of Law hosts A Workshop on Property, Vulnerability, and Resilience from September 22-23, 2017. “This workshop will explore what role Vulnerability Theory can play in understanding how property ownership has sharpened an insider-outsider culture and contributed to our current political climate.”

Proposals are due by June 19, 2017, to Rachel Ezrol (rezrol@emory.edu) and Cat Gentry (lawhrcevents@essex.ac.uk). Decisions will be made by June 30, 2017 and working paper drafts will be due September 1, 2017 so they can be duplicated and distributed prior to the Workshop.

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Topics: Calls for Papers; Conferences & Symposia; Property Law. 

Call for Papers: Loyola University Chicago School of Law Wiet Life Science Law Scholars Conference

The Loyola University Chicago School of Law Wiet Life Science Law Scholars Conference will be held on October 6, 2017.

Organizers invite original research submissions in the form of 750-1,000 word abstracts reflecting early or mid-stage ideas for the purpose of workshopping with other conference scholars.  The submission deadline is June 15, 2017.

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Topics: Calls for Papers; Conferences & Symposia.

Call for Papers: Natural Resources Law Teachers Workshop

The University of Oklahoma College of Law invites papers for the first Natural Resources Law Teachers Workshop on July 22, 2017. The submission deadline is May 31, 2017.

The workshop’s objective is to encourage the work of scholars in the fields of natural resources law and policy. Presenters are welcome to present abstracts, partial, or full papers. The goal of the workshop will be to provide helpful feedback on works-in-progress, in addition to building relationships and increasing the sense of community among natural resources law scholars.

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Topics: Calls for Papers; Conferences & Symposia; Environmental Law; Legal Education.

Call for Papers: Religion and Law: A Dictionary

Grey House Publishing seeks an author to update and expand Religion and Law: A Dictionary.

I’m a project editor at Grey House Publishing, and I’m looking for a legal scholar with a knack for clarity who might be interested in taking on a book project. We want to release an updated edition of an existing reference work called Religion and Law: A Dictionary. The prior edition (2009) was well-received and is an excellent book in its class. http://www.greyhouse.com/pdf/rellaw_rev.pdf.

The dictionary in its current incarnation has 288 entries, and we’d like to enlarge it. You would be listed as co-author with the original author. Details to be discussed.

Email Dewayne Dean at ddean@greyhouse.com for more information.

Topics: Calls for Papers.