NOTICE: 8 Doctoral Student Positions - Law in a Changing World Programme

The doctoral programme Law in a Changing World announces

8 DOCTORAL STUDENT POSITIONS

for the period 1 September 2012 – 31 August 2016
Law in a Changing World (LCW) includes all the sub-disciplines of law. Each doctoral student will be acquainted with the Europeanization and internationalization of law, but the research conducted does not have to connect to these themes. The student must register in one of the participating Finnish universities to carry out the doctoral studies.

The appointed candidates will focus on completing a doctoral thesis in the field of legal studies. They will participate in the training and other activities organized by the LCW programme. The tasks of doctoral students will include a limited amount teaching and administrative work. Also affiliated self-funded researchers may be accepted to participate in the LCW programme.

A suitable master´s degree in law or a neighboring discipline is required. The student must show the ability and motivation for postgraduate studies and for completing the doctoral degree according to the research plan.

CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS: DCU Socio-Legal Studies Review

The DCU Socio-Legal Studies Review is accepting submissions for its inaugural volume. The review is a peer-reviewed law journal, which focuses on socio-legal scholarly work, both national and international. This is the only such review in Ireland, and represents a unique platform for work by scholars and practitioners in this area.

Socio-Legal studies encompass the study of law in society. This includes empirical and theoretical research both at the national and international level, focusing on the social, cultural and economic context in which laws are made and enforced. For more information on socio-legal research see the homepage of the Socio-Legal Research Centre.

CALL FOR PAPERS: Domino Effects and Hybridization of the Mediterranean

The 4th International Conference of Mediterranean Worlds: DominoEffects and Hybridization of the Mediterranean will be held in Istanbul,
Turkey from 5-7 September 2012.

I had nothing to do with this, but it sounds wonderfully close to our own Mediterranean Hybridity Project:

This interdisciplinary conference is hosted by the Department of History, 29 Mayis University, in collaboration with The Mediterranean Seminar, University of California Santa Cruz; Bern University, Department of the History of the Art, TransMediterraneanStudies.

The deadline for session and paper submissions is 27 February 2012. For submission guidelines, see http://medworldsfour.wordpress.com/deadline/.

FINAL CALL FOR PAPERS: Irish Society of Comparative Law Conference

The CALL FOR PAPERS for the IRISH SOCIETY OF COMPARATIVE LAW (ISCL) Conference is closing.

The 4th Annual ISCL Conference will take place on 2-3 March 2012 at the Faculty of Law, University College Cork, Ireland.

See the original Call for Papers or contact b.sage@ucc.ie for additional information.