Second Annual International Law Section Law Student Writing Competition

The International Law Section of the State Bar of California invites papers for possible publication in The California International Law Journal. The papers may be on any subject that would be of interest to an international law practitioner. Any student currently enrolled in, or a 2008 graduate of, an accredited law school in a J.D., […]

Call for Papers: Notre Dame Journal of Law, Ethics & Public Policy

The Notre Dame Journal of Law, Ethics & Public Policy invites submissions on “Immigration” and “The Environment” for its journal and Spring 2009 symposium. Articles, essays, or speeches are welcome. Submissions are due 15 December 2008.

Call for Papers: 18th International World Wide Web Conference

The World Wide Web Conference on 20-24 April 2009 in Madrid, Spain is the global event that brings together key stakeholders and the standards bodies working to shape the Internet. Paper topics may include security, privacy, and supranational governance. Papers are due 3 November 2008.

Call for Papers: International Journal of Sustainable Development Law and Policy

The International Journal of Sustainable Development Law and Policy solicits articles for its upcoming issue. The deadline is 1 December 2008.

Last Call for Abstracts: Journal of Private International Law Conference 2009

October 31 is the last day to submit abstracts for the Journal of Private International Law Conference to be held at New York University on 17-18 April 2009. A limited number of paper-presenters will be selected on the basis of abstracts of 500 words. Scholars at all stages of their academic or professional careers are […]

Grants: Fundamental Rights and Justice in the EU

Non-governmental organizations (NGOs) or other entities in the EU are eligible for operating grants to conduct activities related to fundamental rights and justice. Possible activities include civil rights promotion, judicial training, professional information exchange, and access to justice. Individual grant amounts are EUR 250,000. Co-financing grants are up to 80% of the total eligible costs […]

UN Day 2008 – Celebrating Treaty Actions

Sixty-three years ago on October 24, 1945, the UN Charter entered into force and became legally binding upon 29 countries. The preamble to the UN Charter envisioned the establishment of an international organization “to establish conditions under which justice and respect for the obligations arising from treaties and other sources of international law can be […]

Quotas for Electing Women: Path to Empowerment or Peril? Part 1

The United Nations Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM) released a report last month titled, “Progress of the World’s Women 2008/2009: Who Answers to Women? Gender and Accountability.” The report, in part, examined how countries have implemented their obligations under the Millennium Development Goals to increase the number of women in public office. The good news […]

Quotas for Electing Women: Path to Empowerment or Peril? Part 2

Part II continues the discussion on whether legally mandated quotas should be used as affirmative mechanisms to increase women’s political representation in national legislatures. The discussion explores the advantages of legally mandated quotas systems used in 46 countries, the perils of quotas, and whether quota systems could be considered discriminatory under international human rights law.

Georgetown Law Graduation 2008

Oyez, oyez, oyez . . . Over the course of the past three years, learned professors at Georgetown University Law Center have continued the time-honored tradition of prying answers to practical problems, theoretical issues, and increasingly bizarre scenarios from the scrappy crew of students — including me — seated far beneath them in lecture halls. […]