The IADIS International Conference e-Democracy, Equity and Social Justice will be held in Freiburg, Germany on July 26-28, 2010, as a sub-conference of the IADIS Multi Conference on Computer Science and Information Systems (MCCSIS 2010). It aims to foster an exchange of information between researchers and practitioners on the challenges and the successes of using electronic technologies to promote grassroots democracy, equity, and social justice. The organizers invite papers (full, short, or reflections) and proposals for panels discussions, tutorials and poster sessions. It is a blind peer-reviewed conference. The best papers will be published in an international journal. The deadline for submissions is February 19, 2010. More

The Frank Jennings Internship in Human Rights provides an opportunity for law students and entry-level attorneys to work for 1 year at Front Line, an international NGO headquartered in Dublin, and at the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights in Geneva. Applicants must be fluent in English and Spanish and demonstrate a commitment to a career in human rights. Priority will be given to applicants with a background or prior work experience in human rights, international law, and the UN system. A stipend is provided. The deadline to apply for the Frank Jennings Internship in Human Rights has been extended to February 12, 2010. More

The 23rd Annual Conference of the International Association for Conflict Management will take place on June 24-27, 2010 in Boston, Massachusetts. The organizers are accepting papers, as well as proposals for symposia, debates, roundtables, workshops, and novel session formats. Presentations can be submitted as either full length papers or extended abstracts. Preference will be given to innovative submissions focused on decision-making, negotiation, conflicts in the public sector, social justice, third party intervention, environmental and public resource conflict, international institutional conflicts, and terrorism. Law and Ph.D. students are encouraged to submit high quality papers; a few scholarships are available to cover travel and registration. Awards will be given to outstanding papers. The deadline for submissions is February 8, 2010. More

A special issue of the International Criminal Law Review, to be dedicated to Judge Patricia M. Wald, will focus on women and international criminal law. Three guest editors -- Diane Marie Amann, UC Davis, School of Law; Jaya Ramji-Nogales, Temple University, Beasley School of Law; and Beth Van Schaack, University of Santa Clara, School of Law -- will review invited and contributed articles of 5-10,000 words. Contributors also will present their articles at a roundtable at ASIL in Washington, D.C. on 29 October, 2010, to coincide with the 10th anniversary of UN Security Council Resolution 1325 on "Women, Peace, and Security." The deadline for submissions is 15 April 2010. This call for papers comes from IntLawGrrls, a co-sponsor of the roundtable. More

The organizers of the Global Lunar Conference, to be held 30 May - 3 June 2010 in Beijing, China, invite abstracts and papers related to space law, particularly the legal issues of continued peaceful uses of the Moon. The Conference is jointly organized by the International Astronautical Federation (IAF), the Chinese Society of Astronautics (CSA), and the International Lunar Exploration Working Group (ILEWG). Young professionals and law students are encouraged to participate. The deadline for abstracts is 15 January 2010. More

The University of South Africa is holding an International Property Law Conference in Pretoria on 28-29 October 2010. The organizers invite abstracts for papers to be presented at the conference. Conference proceedings will be published in a peer-reviewed conference publication. The deadline to submit abstracts of up to 350 words is 15 February 2010. More

The American Bar Association (ABA) Section of International Law invites proposals for its Fall Meeting in Paris, France on 2-6 November 2010. Preferred topics include: Europe, crossborder transactions, corporate counsel, dispute resolution, international trade and its regulation, and the rule of law. Preference will be given to panels with four speakers and one moderator. Interactive and new formats to facilitate audience participation are encouraged. The deadline for submissions of abstracts has been extended until January 20, 2010. More

Submissions are invited for the 4th Biennial Conference European Society of International Law (ESIL) in Cambridge, England on 2-4 September 2010. This year's theme is "International Law 1989-2010: A Performance Appraisal." The working languages of the conference are English and French. The deadline for submissions of abstracts is 22 January 2010. More

Call for nominations for the Frank Carrington Crime Victim Attorney Award. The nominee must be a U.S. attorney, legal service provider, or organization who either: (1) represented victims in criminal, juvenile, or appellate courts, or (2) worked to promote the rights of victims in the criminal justice system. The late attorney Frank Carrington worked to bring attention to victims' rights. Among his contributions, Carrington served as the Director of the National Organization for Victims Assistance, the Chairman of the ABA's Criminal Justice Section's Victims Committee, and on the President Reagan's Task Force on Victims of Crime. The award is bestowed annually by the ABA Criminal Justice Section. Nominations are due by December 15, 2009. More

Nearly five years after the Grokster case transformed the freewheeling world of free online music sharing into the fee-based business model of iTunes, newspapers are arguing for similar legal enforcement of their intellectual property rights online. The enemy is no longer peer-to-peer (P2P) software. Rather, the new alleged enemy is "news aggregators," such as Google News. At last week's FTC Workshop on Journalism and the Internet, a panel of nine industry experts addressed, "Emerging Business Models for Journalism." The 9-person panel included two lawyers: Srinandan Kasi, General Counsel for the Associated Press and Steven Brill, a graduate of Yale Law School and co-founder of Journalism Online, Inc. Update: the archived webcast is now available. More

The U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is hosting a two-day "Workshop on Journalism and the Internet" in Washington, D.C. The workshop serves as a forum for industry leaders, consumer advocates, academics, and lawyers to advise the FTC on possible changes to copyright law, antitrust law, and tax policy. The FTC convened the workshop in response to concerns that investigative journalism and coverage of public affairs news is on the decline due to financial difficulties by news agencies and new online competition from citizen journalists, bloggers, and aggregate content providers. The FTC asked workshop participants for proposals related to: (a) new tax treatments of news organizations, (b) changes in copyright, including the "fair use" doctrine as applied to news stories, (c) antitrust exemptions as applied to certain conduct of news organizations, and (d) greater public funding for public affairs news. The Workshop continues today and is open to the public. For those unable to attend, the Workshop is available as a live webcast. More

The editorial board of The Hague Justice Journal / Journal Judicaire de La Haye (HJJ-JJH) is seeking contributions for 2010 from academics, practitioners, and post-graduate students working in the field of international law and international relations. The general theme is: "The Relationships between the International Courts and Tribunals: Conflict and Cooperation." HJJ-JJH is a bilingual, peer-reviewed journal. Articles may be up to 10,000 words. Shorter articles, legal commentaries, and case notes may be up to 3,500 words. Submissions may be written in English or French. The deadline is 31 January 2010. More

The Association for Conflict Resolution (ACR) will hold its 10th Annual Conference, September 1-4, 2010 in Chicago, Illinois. This year's conference theme is "Many Paths: One Destination." The organizers invite proposals for 60-minute facilitated discussions and 90-minute track sessions. Suggested topics include: theoretical and philosophical underpinning of conflict and its resolution; cultural barriers; cutting-edge practices; intersections across disciplines; and skill building. The deadline for submissions is December 2, 2009. More

Last call for essay submissions of 500-800 words on how the United States can improve global health. Your answer could be worth $1,000. The contest is sponsored by the CSIS Commission on Smart Global Health. The contest is open to all ages, all nationalities, and all backgrounds. One entry per person. The deadline for entries is Friday, November 20, 2009. More

Two weeks ago, the California Supreme Court heard oral arguments in a death penalty appeal. The defendant's legal arguments included, in part, that the death sentence must be vacated because the death penalty violates international law and that international law is binding on the California state court. Specifically, the defendant contends that the California death penalty statute violates the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) and evolving global norms against capital punishment. The Court has not yet ruled on the case and will be hearing similar legal arguments in another death penalty appeal before the Court on November 4, 2009. Should international human rights instruments and customary international law influence the Court's analysis of the death penalty statute, the defendant's due process rights, and what constitutes "cruel and unusual" punishment? More