ANNUAL CONFERENCE

DIFFUSION:

 an international, interdisciplinary

conference on comparative law (and more)

3-4 June 2013, Lausanne, Switzerland 

Co-Sponsored with the Swiss Institute of Comparative Law

[The programme is now available here.]

 Theme
 
The conference's primary theme is the diffusion (transplantation, reception, migration, contamination, etc) of both laws and law-like norms, past and present and around the globe. A critical element in the creation of all legal and normative traditions, diffusion takes many forms. It may be overt or covert, voluntary or involuntary, concentrated or diffuse, colonial or neo-colonial, etc.  

Presentations may be case studies or theoretical analyses of diffusion; they may be general (at the level of legal traditions) or specific (trusts, family law, etc.). Participants might analyse, among other topics, entangled legal histories, the diffusion of Western legal models outside of the West, the dominance and rationale for the present diffusion of Anglo-American legal forms, the relevance of legal origins and traditions on contemporary structures, practices, the place of ‘mixed’ and ‘micro’ legal systems, etc. 

Scholars from outside of the discipline of law are strongly encouraged to participate.

Fees

• €100: Juris Diversitas Members (with Full membership 2013) or Members of the AiSDC 
• €200: Non-Members

Membership information is available here. 

The conference dinner fee (optional, but encouraged) is €50.

Membership fees, conference registration fees, and conference dinner fees can all be paid through the SUBSCRIBE button on our main Blog page.

For additional information, contact Seán Patrick Donlan.