NOTE: New Nepal Assembly Convenes to Write Constitution

New Nepal Assembly Convenes to Write Constitution http://t.co/0dnYNjbs4a
— ConstitutionUK (@ConstitutionUK) January 22, 2014

HUMOUR: Peer Review in Six Words (#SixWordPeerReview)

[LINK ADDED - SPD]

Readers should have a look at 'Why we liked #SixWordPeerReview' which discusses a recent Twitter 'meme[] ... parodying peer review in six words'.

#SixWordPeerReview You didn't cite my paper: reject.
— Matthew R. Francis (@DrMRFrancis) January 21, 2014

JOURNAL: Journal of Comparative Law (UK)

I was pleased to note just the other day that the Journal of Comparative Law (UK) is now available on Heinonline. 

The journal and its companion book series--JCL Studies in Comparative Law--are important resources for comparatists. Both volumes 6 (2011) and 3 (2008) drew from events of the World Society of Mixed Jurisdiction Jurists and hosted special sections on mixed legal systems. And there's much more.

But the journal's often proven elusive. Here's hoping that publication on Heinonline will bring the journal and its authors--yes, including me--more attention. A revised, if not yet entirely up-to-date website, is a promising sign.

BOOK PRIZE: APLA Book Prize Announcement

BOOK PRIZE:  APLA Book Prize Announcement

 

 The Association for Political and Legal Anthropology is pleased to launch a new book prize for the book that best exemplifies the ethnographic exploration of politics, law, and/or their interstices. The first APLA book prize will be awarded at the American Anthropological Association meeting in 2014 and annually thereafter. It carries an award of $1,000. The winning book will be reviewed in PoLAR: Political and Legal Anthropology Review and may be featured at a roundtable or author-meets-readers session at the AAA meeting. An honorable mention may be identified by the committee, if appropriate.

 ELIGIBILITY:

To be eligible for consideration, a book must examine law and/or politics ethnographically, and must have been published in English. For the 2014 prize only, a book may have been published between 2011-2013; thereafter, the book must have been published during the year prior to the competition.  Either single- or multi-authored books are eligible, however edited volumes, reference works, or second editions of previously published works are excluded from consideration.  Books translated into English from another language are eligible for consideration.  In such cases, the year that the translation was published is considered the year of publication for purposes of eligibility.

NOMINATION PROCESS:

Books may be nominated by the author(s), the press, or an APLA member. Nominations must be accompanied by a nominating letter. Send the nominating letter and a copy of the nominated book no later than May 1, 2014 directly to each of the APLA book prize committee members: Bill Maurer, School of Social Sciences, University of California at Irvine, Irvine, CA 92697-500; Susan Hirsch, School for Conflict Analysis and Resolution, 3351 N. Fairfax Dr. MSN 4D3, Arlington, VA 22201; Mona Bhan, Dept of Sociology and Anthropology, De Pauw University, Greencastle, Indiana 46135; Susan Terrio, Dept of Anthropology, Georgetown University, Washington, DC 20057. Address inquiries to the Chair of Book Prize Committee, Susan Terrio, terrios@georgetown.edu.

ARTICLE (LAW AND LANGUAGE): French-speaking lawyers find advantages to being bilingual

French-speaking lawyers find advantages to being bilingual

LAFAYETTE — Decades ago, if a lawyer in south Louisiana didn’t know how to read, write and speak French, there was a limit to the legal work available to him.

Just about everyone spoke the language brought to Louisiana by the Acadians in the late 1700s, after England forced them from their homes in eastern Canada.

“There was a time in Lafayette when the common language on Johnston Street was French, not English,” lawyer John Hernandez Jr. said.

Wills, often written by hand, property deeds and other documents that dealt with the passing of one generation’s goods to the next were in French, and woe to the lawyer who didn’t know the language.

BLOG: Why Philosophy Has Been Central to Legal Education for More Than a Century

Brian Leiter on the affinity between law and philosophy http://t.co/oGL4Ukj1ys @HuffingtonPost via @PhilosophyShare
— Nigel Warburton (@philosophybites) January 21, 2014

PROJECT: Women's Legal Landmarks Project

Call for Interest: Women's Legal Landmarks Project http://t.co/U9QSkdDR0z
— The SLS (@legalscholars) January 20, 2014

CONFERENCE: Annual Conference of the European Association of Law and Economics

Annual Conference of the European Association of Law and Economic, 18-20 Sept http://t.co/OnjpLFxunH
— The SLS (@legalscholars) January 20, 2014

GRANTS: Society of Legal Scholarr Research Grants 2014

Society of Legal Scholarr Research Grants 2014 - Deadline 3rd March http://t.co/A9YSIl8QaD
— The SLS (@legalscholars) January 20, 2014

CONFERENCE: Law and Anthropology

Conference on 'Law & Anthropology' @maxplanckpress 24-26 May organized by Marie-Claire Foblets Call for papers http://t.co/NfQUc2VuBL
— IISJ-IISL Oñati (@IISJOnati) January 20, 2014