3rd Annual Conference of the Irish Society of Comparative Law: the full conference programme is now available, click here.

The agenda of the AGM is available here.

ISCL 3rd Annual Conference - UCD School of Law, 29th - 30th April 2011

Please find here a provisional programme, practical information and booking form for the ThirdAnnual Conference of the Irish Society of Comparative Law, which is being held at the School of Law in University College Dublin on 29-30 April 2011. Accommodation information can be found here. As part of this exciting new conference:

• An introductory keynote address by Dr Eric Descheemaeker, University of Edinburgh, on "The Dangers of Mixing it Up - Some Remarks on Defamation and Truth in Civilan, Common Lawand Mixed Jurisdictions" (Friday 29th, 5-6.30pm)


• A closure keynote address by Professor Patrick Glenn, McGill University, Montreal, Canada on "Comparative Law and the Multi-Valued Turn - An Attempt to Relate Comparative Law Goals to the Emergence of New Forms of Multivalent Logic, as Means of Conciliation of Difference" (Saturday 30th, 5.10 -6.30pm). -


• Parallel sessions throughout Saturday 30th, from 9am to 4.50pm.


• A conference dinner.

CALL FOR PAPERSL Young Scholars' Symposium (2 June 2011)

Young Scholars’ Symposium

Thursday 2nd June 2011

Call for Papers

Reforming Legal Education in a Changing World

National University of Ireland, Maynooth

Reforming Legal Education in a Changing World

The Department of Law at NUI Maynooth is hosting a Young Scholars’ Symposium in June 2011. The symposium is open to scholars currently engaged in postgraduate study, as well as those who have been awarded doctorates in the last five years.

This inaugural symposium’s theme is focussed on re-examining how we teach the law, and indeed, challenging many of the dogmas that have developed and taken root in legal education. Law, like the societies it regulates, is a dynamic and ever-changing area of intellectual inquiry. Anecdotal evidence indicates that legal education has not kept pace with the changes in the modern legal landscape.

We solicit papers which deal with this theme. We also propose to host some panels with papers of general interest. Accordingly, we also invite research papers on any area of law. All accepted submissions will be grouped into broad subject areas for roundtable discussion.

The event will take place on the historic NUI Maynooth campus located a short distance from Dublin city. There is affordable on-campus accommodation available for delegates, as well as more luxurious options with two hotels in the locality.

Submissions

An abstract of the proposed paper (no more than 500 words) should be emailed to Dr. Neil Maddox (neil.maddox@nuim.ie) by 1^st May 2011. All proposals will be reviewed and responded to within two weeks.