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Call for Papers - Fourth Annual Comparative Law Works in Progress

CALL FOR PAPERS – December 31, 2008 Deadline

Fourth Annual Comparative Law Works in Progress Workshop

February 6-7, 2009

Held at Princeton University

Sponsored by:

American Society of Comparative Law

University of Michigan Law School

University of Illinois College of Law

Princeton University, Program for Law and Public Affairs

Mathias Reimann (University of Michigan Law School), Jacqueline Ross (University of Illinois College of Law), and Kim Lane Scheppele (Princeton University, Program for Law and Public Affairs) are calling for paper submissions for the Third Annual Comparative Law Works in Progress Workshop which will take place at Princeton University from February 6-7, 2009. The arrival date would be February 5. This workshop will co-sponsored by the American Society of Comparative Law.
Interested authors should submit papers electronically to Kim Lane Scheppele (kimlane@Princeton.EDU) by December 31, 2008. We will inform them of our decision by early January, 2009.  "Work in progress" means scholarship that has reached a stage at which it is substantial enough to merit serious discussion and critique but that has not yet appeared in print (although it may have been accepted for publication.  It includes law review articles, book chapters or outlines, substantial book reviews, and other appropriate genres.

Our objective is not only to provide an opportunity for the discussion of scholarly work but also to create an opportunity for comparative lawyers to get together for two days devoted to nothing but talking shop, both in the sessions and outside. We hope that this will create synergy that fosters more dialogue, cooperation, and an increased sense of coherence in a discipline badly in need of it.

Center on Law and Globalization Up and Running

College partners with American Bar Foundation

Located at www.lexglobal.org, the Center on Law and Globalization website went live at the beginning of October 2008. Featuring an introductory Smart Library on Globalization, this resource touches on perspectives on law and globalization, sites and types of global lawmaking, and the global spread of law. Other features of what is expected to become a key information site for scholars, policy-makers, and journalists, include headlines from around the world on law and globalization, surveys, and bibliographic material on connected subjects. www.lexglobal.org will also support the Center’s colloquium program by making available working papers, findings, and related materials. For more information about the Center’s work, contact Charlotte Ku, Assistant Dean for Graduate and International Legal Studies and Co-Director, Center on Law and Globalization at chku@law.illinois.edu.

Baum Lecture focuses on children and the law, featuring Professor Barbara Woodhouse

Professor Barbara Bennett Woodhouse, the David H. Levin Chair in Family Law and Director for the Center on Children and Families and Family Law Certificate Program, and Co-Director, Institute for Child and Adolescent Research and Evaluation (ICARE) at the University of Florida Levin College of Law will present “The Courage of Innocence: Children as Heroes in the Struggle for Justice” on Wednesday, October 22 at 4 p.m. in the Max L. Rowe Auditorium as the 69th David C. Baum Lecture on Civil Liberties and Civil Rights dating to 1973.

We are all familiar with the saying that “children should be seen but not heard.”  Minors’ rights to direct participation, even in cases involving their own destinies, have been severely limited, based on the idea that they lack the capacity to speak and act in matters or grave importance or need protection form harsh realities.  Yet American history is rich with examples of children's participation in social justice movements, including the labor movement, the civil rights movement and the struggle to secure equal access to education.  A certain “courage of innocence”--a belief in the possibility of change--has characterized youth engagement and has played an invaluable role in motivating elders who had grown tired and complacent.  Using narratives drawn from history and contemporary cases, Professor Woodhouse will argue that the voices of children and youth are an essential component of civil and political rights.  Drawing on examples from the U.S. and abroad, she will propose models for engaging children and youth in policy-making and judicial deliberation. Join us for this compelling and timely lecture! 

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Admiral James Loy to present Vacketta-DLA Piper Lecture on October 9

Admiral James M. Loy, the former Deputy Secretary for the Department of Homeland Security, Administrator for the Transportation Security Administration, and Commandant of the U.S. Coast Guard will present the annual Vacketta-DLA Piper Lecture on the Role of Government and the Law on Thursday, October 9 at 3 p.m. in the Max L. Rowe Auditorium at the University of Illinois College of Law. The lecture is free and open to the public and a reception will be held immediately following the lecture in the Peer and Sarah Pedersen Pavilion.

Admiral Loy currently serves as Senior Counselor at The Cohen Group. In 2005, Admiral James Loy completed a 45-year career in public service, retiring as Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security. In this capacity, he was involved in all aspects of consolidating 22 separate agencies into one unified Cabinet department as well as managing the day-to-day activities of the agency.

Prior to the establishment of the Department of Homeland Security in 2002, Admiral Loy served in the Department of Transportation as Deputy Under Secretary for Security and Chief Operating Officer of the Transportation Security Administration (TSA), and later as Under Secretary for Security. In these roles, he served as the first administrator of the newly created TSA, which is responsible for protecting the Nation's transportation systems to ensure freedom of movement for people and commerce.

Admiral Loy retired from the U.S. Coast Guard in 2002, having served as its Commandant since May 1998. As head of the 90,000 person organization, he restored readiness through workforce development and modernized the Coast Guard's fleet of ships and aircraft.

Prior to his service as Commandant, Admiral Loy served as the Coast Guard Chief of Staff from 1996 to 1998, during which time he redesigned the headquarters management structure and overhauled the Coast Guard planning and budgeting process to focus more sharply on performance and results. From 1994 to 1996, he was Commander of the Coast Guard's Atlantic Area, supervising U.S. forces during the mass Haitian and Cuban migrations of 1994, and leading Coast Guard forces participating in Operation Restore Democracy.

A career seagoing officer, Admiral Loy has served tours aboard six Coast Guard cutters, including command of a patrol boat in combat during the Vietnam War and command of major cutters in both the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans.

His military commendations and civilian honors are numerous, including the Department of Transportation Distinguished Service Medal; four Coast Guard Distinguished Service Medals; the Defense Superior Service Medal; the Bronze Star with Combat "V"; the Combat Action Ribbon; the Naval Order of the United States' Distinguished Sea Service Award, the Seaman's Church Institute Silver Bell Award, the Navy League prestigious Admiral Arleigh Burke Leadership Award, the Intrepid Foundation Lifetime Achievement Award, and many other distinctions. Admiral Loy graduated from the U.S. Coast Guard Academy in 1964 and holds Master's degrees from Wesleyan University and the University of Rhode Island. Admiral Loy is a member of the Board of Directors of Lockheed Martin, L-1 Identity Solutions, Inc and RIVADA Networks, Inc.

Admiral Loy is a native of Altoona, Pennsylvania.

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