NOTICE: Julien Mezey Dissertation Prize of Association for the Study of Law, Culture and the Humanities

The Legal History Blog recently posted the following notice (from the Julien Mezey Dissertation Prize of Association for the Study of Law, Culture and the Humanities):

The Association for the Study of Law, Culture and the Humanities invites submissions for its 2013 Julien Mezey Dissertation Award. This annual prize is awarded to the dissertation that most promises to enrich and advance interdisciplinary scholarship at the intersection of law, culture and the humanities. The award will be presented at the Association's 2013 annual meeting, which will be hosted by Birkbeck, University of London, March 22-23, 2013.

The Association seeks the submission of outstanding work from a wide variety of perspectives, including but not limited to law and cultural studies, legal hermeneutics and rhetoric, law and literature, law and psychoanalysis, law and visual studies, legal history, legal theory and jurisprudence. Scholars completing humanities-oriented dissertations in SJD and related programs, as well as those earning PhDs, are encouraged to submit their work. Applicants eligible for the 2013 award must have defended their dissertations successfully between September 1, 2011 and August 31, 2012.

The deadline for nominations for the 2013 award is November 1, 2012.

On or before that date, each nominee must submit the following:

1) a letter by the nominee detailing the genesis, goal, and contribution of the dissertation;
2) a letter of support from a faculty member familiar with the work;
3) an abstract, outline, and selected chapter of the dissertation;
4) contact information for the nominee.

All materials should be sent to: Cheryl Suzack, cheryl.suzack@utoronto.ca

Award finalists will be notified by December 1, 2012. Finalists must then submit an electronic version of the entire dissertation. The winner will be determined by early February and invited to the 2013 ASLCH annual meeting in London. ASLCH will pay travel and lodging costs.

Questions should be addressed to Cheryl Suzack, cheryl.suzack@utoronto.ca

NOTICE: New Elgar titles

Edward Elgar Publishing has announced new publications.

These include:

 

Jan M. Smits (ed.), Elgar Encyclopedia Of Comparative Law, Second Edition

With updated contributions and several new entries, the second edition of this unique Encyclopedia cements its reputation as the authoritative reference work and an indispensable resource in the field. Wide-ranging and comprehensive in scope, with entries written by noted specialists, the book's range takes in articles on the nature and methodology of comparative law, as well as on specific areas of law (such as administrative law and criminal law) and substantive topics (from accident compensation to unjustified enrichment). In addition, the Encyclopedia contains articles on a selected set of countries’ legal systems and as a whole presents overviews of the current state of affairs.

Jan M. Smits, The Mind And Method Of The Legal Academic

‘Jan Smits has long been one of the most interesting and original authors on European private law theory. Now he offers his views on legal scholarship, and they are as original as they are thought-provoking. His plea for a legal scholarship that maintains its identity vis-à-vis neighboring disciplines without collapsing into doctrinairism is bound to yield lively discussions – and hopefully will help re-establish a proper place for legal scholarship, in Europe and beyond.’
– Ralf Michaels, Duke University, US

Additional titles on Asian law include:

Stanley B Lubman (ed.), The Evolution Of Law Reform In China: An Uncertain Path

‘Stanley Lubman has been an extraordinarily astute observer of Chinese society for half a century. The Evolution of Law Reform in China: An Uncertain Path is his latest gift to the field. In it, he both provides his own masterful overview of Chinese legal development and a rich sampling of views from leading commentators, Chinese and foreign, in law and other social sciences, regarding Chinese law and legal institutions today. Whatever uncertainty there may be regarding the path of law reform, one certainty is that this volume will be a valuable resource for scholars across a range of disciplines, as well as practitioners in law, business and public policy.’
– William P. Alford, Henry L. Stimson Professor of Law, Harvard Law School, US

Jan Wouters, Tanguy de Wilde, Pierre Defraigne, and Jean-Christophe Defraigne (eds), China, The European Union And Global Governance

China, the European Union and Global Governance examines the key determinants of European and Chinese approaches to the restructuring of global governance systems. With a multidisciplinary method, this collection of papers analyses four distinct fields that are key for both China and the EU and for the development of their relations and future cooperation: the global trading system, the international monetary system, climate and energy and international security. In the context of China’s growing role in global governance and of EU–China cooperation, contributions emphasize strategies, prospects and objectives of both actors. They outline possible avenues for an enhanced partnership in light of the changing global order which implies a rethinking of the existent multilateral structures.

NOTICE: XIIth Congress of the International Association of Legal Methodology (IALM)

The XIIth Congress of the 

International Association of Legal Methodology (IALM) 

will be held at Loyola University New Orleans (US)

on 1-2 November. 

Congressists will debate the following issue:  

TRANSPARENCY, A GOVERNANCE PRINCIPLE

The program is found here: http://calendar.loyno.edu/sites/law/event/6895rpdz3m

NOTICES: Réseau Européen Droit & Société/European Network on Law and Society

The excellent Réseau Européen Droit & Société/European Network on Law and Society has circulated news on the following (including a notice of Juris Diversitas):

 

A – SÉMINAIRES, CYCLES DE CONFÉRENCES

1. Centre de théorie et analyse du droit  (UMR CNRS 7074) - Université Paris Ouest-Nanterre La Défense - U.F.R de Droit et Sciences Politiques - Séminaire

Prochaine séance :

Lundi 8 octobre 2012, 17h - Salle des Actes F.141 :
Frederick Schauer (David and Mary Harrison Distinguished Professor of Law University of Virginia), “Legal Rules and Legal Realism”.

Contact : Catherine Beaumont ; Université Paris Ouest Nanterre La Défense, Centre de Théorie et Analyse du Droit, UMR CNRS 7074 /Bureau F405. Tél: 01 40 97 76 59 ; fax : 01 40 97 56 64.

Ou  Pierre Brunet (directeur) : pierre.brunet@u-paris10.fr tél : +33 (0)1 40 97 76 13

HTTP://www.u-paris10.fr/82877430/0/fiche___pagelibre/&RH=rec_lab#KLINK HTTP://www.u-paris10.fr/79537170/0/fiche___pagelibre/&RH=cdr_ctadpres&RF=1315951179612

B -COLLOQUES, JOURNÉES  

1. Centre d'études et de recherches internationales et communautaires (CERIC) (UMR 7318), Colloque " Le contrat et l'environnement", Aix en-Provence. 4 et 5 octobre 2012

Responsabilité  scientifique  : Mathilde Boutonnet ( Maître de conférence à l' AMU, Chaire CNRS droit de l'environnement ).

Lieu  : Faculté de droit et de science politique d'Aix-Marseille-Université.

Date limite d'inscription : 27 septembre 2012 auprès de  : Donia Landoulsi ( d.landoulsi-faure@uni-amu.fr )

Centre d'études et de recherches internationales et communautaires (CERIC), Faculté de Droit et de Science  Politique Espace Cassin - 3  Avenue Robert Schuman – F –13628 Aix-en-Provence Cedex 1.

Tél. 04 86 91 42 78 ; Fax 04 86 91 42 50 

Site  : HTTP://www.ceric-aix.univ-cezanne.fr

NOTICE: Hart Titles

Hart Publishing has noted that Kristen Rundle’s Forms Liberate: Reclaiming the Jurisprudence of Lon L Fuller won the Second Prize in the Society of Legal Scholars Birks Prize for Outstanding Legal Scholarship 2012:

Lon L Fuller's account of what he termed 'the internal morality of law' is widely accepted as the classic twentieth century statement of the principles of the rule of law. Much less accepted is his claim that a necessary connection between law and morality manifests in these principles, with the result that his jurisprudence largely continues to occupy a marginal place in the field of legal philosophy.

In Forms Liberate: Reclaiming the Jurisprudence of Lon L Fuller, Kristen Rundle offers a close textual analysis of Fuller's published writings and working papers to explain how his claims about the internal morality of law belong to a wider exploration of the ways in which the distinctive form of law introduces meaningful limits to lawgiving power through its connection to human agency. By reading Fuller on his own terms, Forms Liberate demonstrates why his challenge to a purely instrumental conception of law remains salient for twenty-first century legal scholarship.

Other recent Hart publications include:

NOTICES: New Titles from Elgar

Elgar has announced the publication of the following:

 

David S Clark, Comparative Law And Society:

Comparative Law and Society, part of the Research Handbooks in Comparative Law series, is a pioneering volume that comprises 19 original essays written by expert authors from across the world. This innovative handbook offers both a history of the field of comparative law and society and a thorough exploration of its methods, disciplines, and major issues, presenting the most comprehensive look into this contemporary field to date.

Giuseppe Martinico and Oreste Pollicino, The Interaction Between Europe’s Legal Systems: Judicial Dialogue and the Creation of Supranational Laws:

This book examines the broad issue of the rapprochement between the legal systems of the EU and the European Convention of Human Rights (ECHR) and asks whether the two systems are converging. While the literature on the issue of the national application of EC/EU law or that of ECHR norms is voluminous, a specific comparative analysis that takes into account the national judicial treatment of both laws has been lacking, until now.

REMINDER: Comparative Legal History

Contributors interested in being in the early issues of Comparative Legal History (CLH) should contact the editors as soon as possible!

REMINDER:

The European Society for Comparative Legal History (ESCLH) has agreed with Hart Publishing (UK) to produce a new journal. Comparative Legal History (CLH), an international and comparative review of law and history, will be the official journal of the ESCLH. 

The journal will be published, both online and in print, twice a year, appearing in the spring and the autumn. The first issue will appear in Spring 2013:

Articles will explore both 'internal' legal history (doctrinal and disciplinary developments in the law) and 'external' legal history (legal ideas and institutions in wider contexts). Rooted in the complexity of the various Western legal traditions worldwide, the journal will also investigate other laws and customs from around the globe. Comparisons may be either temporal or geographical and both legal and other law-like normative traditions will be considered. Scholarship on comparative and trans-national historiography, including trans-disciplinary approaches, is particularly welcome.

The Editors welcome scholarly submissions in the English language:

To submit an article please contact Articles Editor Heikki Pihlajamäki (heikki.pihlajamaki@helsinki.fi). The optimal length for articles is between 7500 to 15000 words, including footnotes. All articles are submitted to double blind peer review.

To propose a review, please contact Reviews Editor Agustin Parise (agustin.parise@maastrichtuniversity.nl). Book reviews will generally range from 1500 to 2500 words. Review articles will also be considered.

The Hart website also has information on the Editors (both the Editorial Staff and International Editorial Board), an Email alert service of the 'Table of Contents', and subscription information. 

Note that a special arrangement between the ESCLH and Hart has been made to ensure that, beginning next year, ESCLH membership fees will include a subscription to CLH.

Potential contributors should pay special attention to the ‘Notes for Contributors’ on the website. In particular, contributors whose first language is not English are strongly advised to have their papers edited by native Anglophone scholars in advance of their submission to ensure a clear presentation of their ideas and an accurate appraisal of their work.

Finally, note that CLH isn't likely to include short articles in its first few issues.  

Spread the word. 

CALL FOR PAPERS: New Voices in Comparative Law

AMERICAN SOCIETY OF COMPARATIVE LAW

YOUNGER COMPARATIVISTS COMMITTEE

CONFERENCE ANNOUNCEMENT: 

New Voices in Comparative Law

The Younger Comparativists Committee of the American Society of Comparative Law is pleased to invite submissions for its second annual conference, to be held on April 18-19, 2013, at the Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law in Indianapolis, Indiana. The purpose of the conference is to highlight, develop, and promote the scholarship of new and younger comparativists.

Submissions will be accepted on any subject in public or private comparative law from scholars who have been engaged as law teachers, lecturers, fellows, or another academic capacity for no more than ten years as of June 30, 2013. We will also accept submissions from graduate students enrolled in master’s or doctoral programs.

Scholars may make individual or co-authored submissions. The conference’s Program Committee will assign individual and co-authored submissions to thematic panels according to subject area. Proposals for fully formed panels will also be accepted.

To submit an entry, scholars should email an attachment in Microsoft Word or PDF containing an abstract of no more than 750 words no later than November 4, 2012, to the following address: yccsubmissions@gmail.com. Abstracts should reflect original research that will not yet have been published, though may have been accepted for publication, by the time of the conference. Abstracts should also include the author’s name, title of the paper, institutional affiliation, contact information, as well as the author’s certification that she/he qualifies as a younger scholar. Graduate students should identify themselves as such.

Panels will be announced no later than December 16, 2012. There is no cost to register for the conference but participants are responsible for securing their own funding for travel, lodging and other incidental expenses.

NOTICE: New German Law Journal

Dear Readers:

It is with great pleasure that we announce that the new issue of the German Law Journal, Review of Developments in German, European and International Jurisprudence is now available at www.germanlawjournal.com.
We are proud to publish papers presented at the October 2011 International Forum on Crime and Criminal Law in Beijing, which placed the laws and policies governing "Terrorism" at the centre of their investigation. We are grateful for this opportunity to publish these thoughtful and thought-provoking essays and thank the authors, the reviewers and the student editors for the wonderful collaboration to make this issue a reality.

CALL FOR PAPERS: Law and Corruption in Turbulent Times

'Law and Corruption in Turbulent Times:

Theoretical and Empirical Perspectives from the Mediterranean and South-Eastern Europe'

14th Mediterranean Research Meeting

Mersin (Turkey)

20-23 March 2013

 

This workshop will address interactions between law and corruption in the Middle East and North Africa, and southern and south-eastern Europe. The basic issue we wish to explore is: How is legislation, policy and law-in-practice influenced by corruption, and what regulation and control of corruption is there by law, in a region experiencing the aftermath of the ‘Arab Spring’ and the European sovereign debt and banking crisis? 

 

Consideration of the relationship between law and corruption is particularly timely given seismic political, economic and social transformations in these regions. Corruption has been highlighted during both the sovereign debt crisis in the Eurozone, and during mass protests broadly identified with the ‘Arab Spring’. This will be an opportunity to develop scholarship that responds to these unprecedented events in both looking at the enactment, use and failure of law to prevent or punish corruption, and exploring the influence of corruption on the legal process, including the passing of legislation, individual courts cases and the enforcement of law-in-daily life. 

 

Our definition of corruption is the ‘abuse of public office for private gain’ (World Bank, 1997) and of law as the principles and regulations established by some authority, whether in the form of some legislation or custom. Participants from the fields of legal studies, political science, economics, anthropology, socio-legal studies and history (amongst others) will present their research findings on interactions between law and corruption and consider methodological problems associated with researching it from perspectives including governance, legal realism and social anthropology. 

 

Deadline for submission of paper proposals has been extended to 6 October 2012.  For more information please visit the MRM website:

http://www.eui.eu/DepartmentsAndCentres/RobertSchumanCentre/Research/InternationalTransnationalRelations/MediterraneanProgramme/MRM/Mrm2013.aspx