07 November 2011

NOTICE: The New Frontiers of Comparative Law

I'm pleased to note the following conference, which includes several of our members:

University of Macau
Macau Association of Comparative Law
International Conference
11 November 2011

THE NEW FRONTIERS OF COMPARATIVE LAW

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9.30 – 9.50 Welcome Speeches
  • Prof. Liu Gaolong, Interim Dean, Faculty of Law of the University of Macau
  • Prof. Paulo Canelas de Castro, Associate Professor of European Union Law, University of Macau, Jean Monnet Chair
  • Prof. Salvatore Mancuso, Associate Professor of Comparative Law, University of Macau; President of the Macau Association of Comparative Law
9.50 Photo group taking

10.00 – 11.15 1st Session: Comparative Law: methodologies and development
Chair: Prof. Salvatore Mancuso, Professor of Comparative Law, University of Macau; President of the Macau Association of Comparative Law
  • Prof. Mauro Bussani, Professor of Comparative Law, University of Trieste, Italy: Comparative Law Beyond the Trap of Western Positivism
  • Prof. Rostam J. Neuwirth, Associate Professor of Law, University of Macau: Law and the Mind: A New Role for Comparative Law?
  • Prof. Sean Donlan, Professor of Comparative Law and Legal History, University Limerick, Ireland: The Ubiquity of Hybridity: Norms and Laws, Past and Present, and Around the Globe
Discussion/Q&A