- February 8, 2011: Follow up information session on Study Abroad, the program
directors, Professors Heinz Klug, Nina Camic, Steven Barkan and Shubha Ghosh,
will explain the application and selection process, Noon-1:00pm, Lubar Commons
(7200 Law), open to all interested law students. Questions? contact Sumudu Atapattu
- February 9, 2011: “International Constitutional Courts” by Professor Karen
Alter, Professor of Political Science, Northwestern University, GLS
international law speaker series, hosted by Professor Alex Huneeus, Noon-1:15pm,
Lubar Commons (7200 Law), all are welcome, no registration necessary. Draft paper
- February 17, 2011:“Nation and Family: Personal Law, Cultural Pluralism, and
Gendered Citizenship in India” by Narendra Subramaniam, Associate Professor,
Department of Political Science, McGill University, 206 Ingraham Hall, 12-1,
part of the Center for South Asia spring lecture series and speaker series on “Role
of Law in Developing and Transition Countries,” sponsored by the Global Legal
Studies Center with support from the Division of International Studies, the
International Institute and Global Studies. This lecture is co-sponsored by the South Asia Legal Studies Working Group. See abstract
- February 25, 2011: “Gender, Justice and Victim Rights: Gendered Perspective of
Victims in the Criminal Justice System," WI Journal of Law, Gender and Society
annual symposium, 9-11:30 and 2-4pm, Lubar Commons, speakers: Tim Gruenke, LaCrosse County
District Attorney and member of the Wisconsin Crime Victims Rights Board; Ben
Greer, former VAWA Webinar Coordinator & Research Attorney for the
California District Attorneys Association; Professor Jeffrey G. Purvis, San
Joaquin College of Law; Seema Mohapatra, Visiting Assistant Professor of Law,
Barry University School of Law; and Benedetta Faedi Duramy, Associate Professor
of Law, Golden Gate University School of Law, Co-Sponsored by the Global Legal
Studies Center under its seminar series "Reconceptualizing the Role of Law
in Human Rights" with support from the Division of International Studies,
the International Institute and Global Studies.
- March 25, 2011: "The Vermont-Karelia (Russia) Partnership for Legal
Reform: Reflections on Two Decades of Experience" by Hon. John Dooley, Associate
Justice, Vermont Supreme Court, in the faculty workshop series Ideas and
Innovations in Legal Scholarship, hosted by Associate Dean Kathryn Hendley
sponsored by the Office of the Dean and the Institute for Legal Studies and
cosponsored by CREECA and the Global Legal Studies Center. Friday, March 25, 2011 at noon, Lubar Commons
(7200 Law). Open to faculty, students,
staff, and visiting scholars. A light lunch will be provided. Registration is
not required.
- March 31, 2011: “Parsi Legal Culture in British India” by Mitra Sharafi,
Assistant Professor of Law & History, University of Wisconsin – Madison,
part of the Center for South Asia Spring Lecture Series, co-sponsored by the
Global Legal Studies Center and South Asia Legal Studies Working Group, 12-1
PM, 206 Ingraham Hall.
- April 8, 2011: “Do Constitutions Matter?” by Professor Tom Ginsburg,
University of Chicago Law School, in the faculty workshop series Ideas and
Innovations in Legal Scholarship, sponsored by the Office of the Dean and the
Institute for Legal Studies and cosponsored by the Global Legal Studies
Center. Friday, April 8, 2011 at noon,
Lubar Commons (7200 Law). Open to
faculty, students, staff, and visiting scholars. A light lunch will be
provided. Registration is not required.
- April 12, 2011: “French-German Relations: A contribution to the European
Union” by French Consul General Graham
Paul and German Consul General Onno Huckmann, sponsored by the European Union
Center of Excellence and co-sponsored by the Global Legal Studies Center, April
12, 2011, Noon-1:15pm in Lubar Commons (7200 Law). A light lunch will be served on a first come
first served basis.
- April 13, 2011: Outreach workshop on Renewable Energy and WI, 2:45-6:00pm, Lubar Commons, details
- April 18-21, 2011: Enhancing Access to Justice and Strengthening the Rule of Law, South Asia Judges Training Program (4
days), part of the Research Circle on “Role of Law in Developing and Transition
Countries,” sponsored by the Global Legal Studies Center with support from the
Division of International Studies, the International Institute and Global
Studies, Lubar Commons.
Program
- April 21, 2011: "China's Turn Against Law" by Professor Carl
Minzner, Washington University School of Law, hosted by Professors John
Ohnesorge and Sida Liu, sponsored by the East Asian Legal Studies Center, and
co-sponsored by Institute for Legal Studies and Global Legal Studies Center,
April 21, 2011, 12:00-1:15pm, Lubar Commons.
A light lunch will be served on a first come first served basis.
- April 25, 2011: Outreach workshop on Global Health Law & WI, 2:45-6:00pm, Lubar Commons, details
- April 27, 2011: "The Displaced and Dispossessed of Darfur: Explaining
the Sources of a Continuing State-Led Genocide", John Hagan, John D.
MacArthur Professor of Sociology and Law, Northwestern University, Co-Director,
Center on Law & Globalization, American Bar Foundation in Chicago, Wed., April
27, 2011 from 12:15 to 1:30, Social Science Room 8417, Hosted by Joseph Conti,
Assistant Professor of Sociology and Law, sponsored by the Institute for Legal
Studies and cosponsored by the Global Legal Studies Center.
- April 28, 2011: “Understanding India's Rise as a Great Power” by Kishan Rana
Distinguished International Visitor, UW-Madison and former Ambassador, part of
the Center for South Asia Spring Lecture Series, sponsored by the Lectures
Committee and Center for South Asia and co-sponsored by WAGE and Global Legal
Studies Center under its Research Collaborative on Remaking the Developmental
State and South Asia Legal Studies Working Group, 12-1 PM, 206 Ingraham Hall.
- April 29-30, 2011: Workshop on “Social Life of Legal Innovations,” part of the
Research Circle on “Role of Law in Developing and Transition Countries,”
sponsored by the Global Legal Studies Center with support from the Division of
International Studies, the International Institute and Global Studies, 3-6pm on
April 29th and 9-5 on April 30th, Lubar Commons, speakers include: David Engel,
Javier Couso, Mario Gomez, Rachael Sieder, Sindiso Mnisi, Cesar
Rodriguez, Sida Liu, Heinz Klug, Sumudu Atapattu, Alexandra Huneeus and Shalanda Baker.
Workshop description
Program
- May 5, 2011: "Blasphemy Laws in Pakistan" by
Professor Osama Siddique, Lahore University of Management Sciences
(LUMS), Pakistan and Harvard Law School, part of the speaker series on
Role of Law in Developing and Transition Countries," sponsored by the
Global Legal Studies Center with support from the Division of
International Studies, the International Institute and Global Studies
and co-sponsored by the South Asian Legal Studies Working Group,
Noon-1:15, Lubar Commons, all are welcome.
- May 5, 2011: Outreach workshop on Law and Emerging Economies: The WI Connection," 2:45-6:15, Lubar Commons, details
- May 6-7, 2011: Workshop on States, Development and Global Governance part
of the Research Collaborative on Remaking the Developmental State, Lubar
Commons, 2 day event
Call for papers.
