CONFERENCE: Development of Russian Law-VI: Between Tradition and Modernity

The Institute of International Economic Law at the Faculty of Law of the University of Helsinki is pleased to announce the consecutive conference in Development of Russian law, which will take place in Helsinki on October 17-18, 2013.

This conference continues the series of workshops, seminars, and conferences in Russian law, organized by the Faculty of Law since 2008. This annual event is devoted to discussions of the new and important topics within the field of Russian law and legal studies. The 2013 theme is development of Russian law between tradition and modernity and what choices and strategies it makes in the present-day situation.

The proposals shall be sent to katti-admin@helsinki.fi with the mention of Development of Russian Law-VI in the subject matter by September, 1st, 2013.

If you have any questions, please contact Dr. Marianna Muravyeva, Docentti, Senior Researcher,
marianna.muravyeva@helsinki.fi.

VACANCY: Max Planck Senior Research Fellow (Postdoc)

The Max Planck Institute for Comparative Public Law and International Law invites applications for a position to start on 1st September 2013 or on appointment as a Senior Research Fellow (Postdoc) (full or part-time) with Professor Anne Peters.

The senior research fellow will conduct postdoctoral research (own publications and contribution to common research projects), particularly in the field of public international law (including international and European human rights law), global governance, and also European Union law and comparative constitutional law. Teaching at the law faculty of the University of Heidelberg (mainly in German language) can be arranged in consultation with the faculty. The position is open to candidates interested in acquiring a postdoctoral academic qualification in form of a habilitation (postdoctoral thesis) or other publications; further details are subject to agreement.

How to apply
Please electronically submit your application (CV; essential academic records; one to two own legal manuscripts with no more than approx. 50 pages in total, such as one chapter of the PhD thesis or a scholarly paper; possibly also a letter of recommendation) by 30 August 2013 (or later upon agreement) to: APeters-office@mpil.de.

VACANCY: Research Fellow

The Max Planck Institute for Comparative Public Law and International Law invites applications for a position to start on 1^st September 2013 or later as a Research Fellow (PhD candidate) part-time (50%) with Professor Anne Peters.                                  
The research fellow will conduct legal research (contribution to common research projects and own publications), particularly in the field of public international law (including international and European human rights law), global governance, and European Union law and comparative constitutional law.

Candidates are expected to write a dissertation (PhD thesis) in one of the aforementioned fields of research. Teaching at the law faculty of the University of Heidelberg (mainly in German language) can be arranged in consultation with the faculty.

The applicants are required to hold a university degree in law (with distinction), to have a deep knowledge of public international law, to demonstrate great interest in academic research, and to be fully proficient in English (in written and oral); further language skills are of advantage.

How to applyPlease electronically submit your application (CV; copies of academic records; a PhD project description of no more than 1-2 pages, one own legal manuscript, such as a seminar paper; possibly also a letter of recommendation) by 30 August 2013 (or later upon agreement) to APeters-office@mpil.de (personal assistant, director Anne Peters) via the Apply button below.

OPPORTUNITY: Assistant Professor of Jurisprudence/ Legal History

Tilburg Law School offers highly-ranked national and international education and legal research. Within Tilburg Law School, the Department of Public Law, Jurisprudence and Legal History has a vacancy for an assistant professorship in the fields of comparative law, jurisprudence and legal history.

As assistant professor you can be tasked to teach in a range of courses in the fields of comparative law, jurisprudence and legal history, both at the Bachelor as well as the Master level. Assistant professor contributes to the development of courses. Candidate should

• be a team player and conduct research, individually as well as with colleagues;
• can also be assigned administrative responsibilities within the Department or Tilburg Law School;
• will be asked to contribute to the community activities for first year students;
• have excellent didactic and strong communication skills;
• be experienced with performing research and preferably also with providing academic education;
• be able to translate his/her research to social relevance;
• like to take initiative, are enthusiastic and hold a doctoral degree on one of the domains that are relevant for this vacancy (or expect to obtain this soon);
• beable to publish academic research papers both nationally and internationally;
• be ought to have grown to an specialist within his/her field of expertise within a few years from now and to have built the accompanying network;
• be able to transfer his/her own knowledge in an enthusiastic and clear manner to the students;
• have to exert effort to acquiring external research projects (via the market, NWO or through other channels);
• have Basic Teaching Qualification (BTQ) or to acquire this within one year from the appointment on the job.

Additional information about Tilburg University and the Department of Public Law, Jurisprudence and Legal History can be found on: https://www.tilburguniversity.edu/.

Specific information about the vacancy can be obtained from prof. Maurice Adams, per e-mail: M.Adams@uvt.nl.
Applications must be submitted before 1 September 2013. You can apply for this vacancy only online via the link.

Mastering American Indian Law

by Angelique Townsend EagleWoman, Stacy L. Leeds

Mastering American Indian Law is a text designed to provide readers with an overview of the field.  By framing the important eras of U.S. Indian policy in the Introductory Chapter, the text flows through historical up to contemporary developments in American Indian Law.  This book will serve as a useful supplement to classroom instruction covering tribal law, federal Indian law and tribal-state relations.  In ten chapters, the book has full discussions of a wide range of topics, such as: Chapter 2 – American Indian Property Law; Chapter 3 – Criminal Jurisdiction in Indian Country; Chapter 4 – Tribal Government, Civil Jurisdiction and Regulation; Chapter 8 – Tribal-State Relations; and Chapter 9 – Sacred Sites and Cultural Property Protection. Throughout the text, explanations of the relevant interaction between tribal governments, the federal government and state governments are included in the various subject areas.  In Chapter 10 – International Indigenous Issues and Tribal Nations, the significant evolution of collective rights in international documents is focused upon as these documents may be relevant for tribal governments in relations with the United States.  For Indian law courses, law school seminars on topics in American Indian Law, undergraduate and graduate level American Indian Studies classes, and those interested in the field, this book will provide an easy-to-read text meant to guide the reader through the historical to the contemporary on the major aspects of American Indian law and policy. 

CALL FOR PAPERS: Special Issue of the Cyprus Human Rights Law Review

European Human Rights Law Institute and Intersentia have issued a call for papers for the special issue of the Cyprus Human Rights Law Review.

The topic of the call of papers is 'Recourse to the European Human Rights Law framework in response to the economic crisis'.

Interested authors are invited to submit an abstract of their proposed paper by 11 October 2013 to info@ehrli.org. The abstracts should be no more than three pages long and be in English. Earlier submissions are welcome. The abstracts will be reviewed by members of the Cyprus Human Rights Law Review’s Editorial and Scientific board and a number of authors will be invited to submit their final papers of no more than 15,000 words by 30 November 2013. Already published papers will not be eligible for consideration.

CONFERENCE: The Animal Law Conference

The Animal Legal Defense Fund has announced 21st Annual Animal Law Conference.

The Conference is being hosted by Stanford Law School Palo Alto, California, October 25-27, 2013.

The Animal Law Conference is the central gathering point of the global animal law community. The Animal Law Conference gives attorneys, law students, professors, and activists from around the world a place to share ideas, knowledge, and practical skills about advancing the interests of animals through the legal system. Today, the conference has become one of the largest and most popular of its kind, featuring some of the most respected voices in the field of animal law.

Registration is here.

The Conference's agenda can be found  here.

CALL FOR PAPERS: Saint-Petersburg Uni Press

Saint-Petersburg University Press has issued a call for papers.

We are looking for artcles on comparative private law and comparative legislation. Succesful article:

- no more then 25 pages,

- has sent before 1st December 2013;

- may be published before, but not in Russia;

- written in English, Dutch or Russian;

- having interesting abstract in English (200 words);

- with short author's CV.

 

Preferred topics are:

• Civil law v. Common law;
• Modern Civil Legislation;
• Legal Research and Legislation;
• History of Civil Law;
• Civil Law in Common Law Countries;
• Civil Law Systems.

Succesul articles will be translated into Russian and published in Saint-Petersburg by leading Russian journal 'Jurisprudence' ('Pravovedenie').
Contact details: moutaye@gmail.com, Irina Moutaye, editor of SPbUP.

 

 

SPD: On the Road Again

Having a great time at a Lund Comparative Legal History Workshop.

Today we discussed the meaning of 'comparative legal history', its methodology, and custom. You won't be surprised to hear that I argued for a broad and interdisciplinary conceptualisation of the subject.

More tomorrow and a volume in the future.

CONFERENCE: Gender and 'The Law' - Limits, Contestations and Beyond

International Conference
Gender and "The Law":
Limits, Contestations and Beyond
4-6 June 2014, Izmir, Turkey

Call for Papers

Abstract Submission Deadline: 7 December 2013

This interdisciplinary conference will explore the discursive, historical, political, social limits of legal systems, including state laws, policies, institutionalised un-written based customs, traditions and their operation about gender-related as well as gender-specific issues. Legal systems often structure, impacts, controls, constructs or deconstructs, intervenes and acts against certain relations whether between or intra states. Legal norms established to protect or promote gender equality may have unintended consequences and legal norms that seem irrelevant to gender may nonetheless significantly impact gender issues and various forms of gender-related violence.

The conference aims to engage with different legal systems across cultures focusing on the ways in which social mores are institutionalised in societies aiming to render a subtle, complex account of the discursive construction of gender, linking together ideologies, language, their cultural groundings and their operation in legal context. It invites the participants to bring in the cases that enable further discussions in relation to broader contexts including social, political, cultural, economic and legal processes that underlie the construction of the gendered subjectivities.

This conference is open for papers across disciplines, including, but not limited to, legal studies, sociology, anthropology, gender studies, cultural studies, politics, international relations and else.