The Faculty Current Awareness Bulletin is published periodically by the Cleveland-Marshall Law School Library for the faculty and staff of the Law School. The Bulletin contains selected announcements of symposia, conferences, requests for articles and requests for research proposals. If you have any questions concerning the material which appears in the Bulletin, or any suggestions on the types of materials you would like to see included in the Bulletin, please contact Michael J. Slinger, Law Library Director at (216) 687-3547, or Leslie A. Pardo, Circulation & Faculty Services Librarian at (216) 687-6885. Additional information and some registration forms may be obtained by contacting Leslie A. Pardo.
SYMPOSIA & CONFERENCES
Merging an Artistic and Civic Vision: Law, The Arts, and Urban Planning will be held on September 4, 2003 in Cleveland, Ohio at Cleveland State University.
Central States Conference on the Teaching of Legal Research, Analysis and Writing will be held September 12-13, 2003 in St. Louis, MO at Washington University School of Law.
Southeast Regional Research and Writing Conference will be held September 20, 2003 in Gulfport, FL at Stetson University College of Law.
Legitimacy, Tyranny and Democracy will be held on October 3, 2003 at The John Marshall Law School in Chicago, IL. Contact: events@jmls.edu
The Economic Dynamics of Environmental Law and Static Efficiency will be held October 10-11, 2003 at Syracuse University College of Law, Syracuse, NY. Contact: ddriesen@law.syr.edu
Equine Law Conference 2003 will be held October 23-24, 2003 in Ontario, CA at the University of La Verne College of Law. Contact : tozzinis@ulv.edu The conference will be web cast.
The
AALS Faculty Recruiting Conference will be held October
23-25, 2003 in Washington, D.C.
Contact: aals@aals.org
Brown v. Board of Education at Fifty: Have we achieved its goals? will be held at St. John's University School of Law on Friday, November 7, 2003.
Disability Law: Equality and Difference A Symposium on American Disability Law and the Civil Rights Model will be held on Friday, November 7, 2003 at The University of Alabama School of Law. The conference is co-sponsored by The University of Alabama School of Law, Disability Law Institute, Alabama Disabilities Advocacy Program (ADAP) and Alabama Law Review.
CALL FOR PAPERS, PROPOSALS, AND GRANTS
Northern Illinois University Law Review 13th annual Law Review Symposium will focus this year on Emerging Issues in Equal Protection Jurisprudence. The Symposium will be held in March 2004. Papers are due by December 1, 2003. For further information, please contact Amy Miller, Symposium Editor, at milamyler@yahoo.com, or at: Northern Illinois University Law Review, Attention: Symposium Editor, Swen Parson Hall, DeKalb IL 60115 Ph: (815) 753-0619
The Pittsburgh Tax Review invites submissions of unsolicited manuscripts from faculty, judges and practitioners. The Tax Review requests that manuscripts be accompanied by an abstract of not more than 200 words describing the contents of the article. All manuscripts, including footnotes and endnotes, should be typed and double spaced. All citations should conform to The Bluebook: A Uniform System of Citation (17th ed. 2000). Manuscripts cannot be returned except on receipt of $2.50 for postage and handling.
Submissions and correspondence concerning publications should be addressed to: Professor Anthony C. Infanti, Pittsburgh Tax Review, University of Pittsburgh School of Law, 3900 Forbes Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15260. Electronic submissions are not accepted, there is no page limit, and articles are accepted on a rolling basis.
The
Brooklyn Journal of International Law is
interested in articles that investigate the tensions between the United States
and both public and private International Law for a possible theme issue to
be published in the Winter of 2004. Historical treatments and contemporary analyses
of this tension as it has played out in military relations, diplomatic negotiations,
economic agreements, trade policies, environmental regulation, private contract
law and all other areas are of equal interest. In order to be considered for
publication articles must be received by September 15, 2003.
Submissions may be sent to: Executive Submissions Editor Brooklyn Journal
of International Law, Brooklyn Law School, 250 Joralemon Street, Brooklyn, NY
11201 Tel: (718) 780-7971 Fax: (718) 780-0353 e-mail: intl-lj@brooklaw.edu
Ave Maria Law Review Much has changed since Augustine set down the tenets of the just war in the 4th Century, and Hugo Grotius discussed the topic in the 17th Century: developments in the theory itself, the nature of warfare, post-war issues, technology, international law, and a global economy. Ave Maria Law Review will explore the relationship between the just war theory and the law in light of these and other historical developments in its next issue entitled Just War in Modern Times which will be published in Spring 2004. To be considered for publication, manuscripts and resumes must be received by September 15, 2003. Interested authors should send their submissions to: Ave Maria Law Review, 3475 Plymouth Road, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48105. Ph: (734) 827-2024 Fax: (734) 827-8025 lr.submissions@avemarialaw.edu
Call for Papers, Tutorials, and Workshops for the 16th Annual Conference on LEGAL KNOWLEDGE AND INFORMATION SYSTEMS (JURIX-2003) from December 11-12, 2003 in Utrecht, The Netherlands.Papers are invited on research on artificial intelligence and information technology as applied to the law, and in particular on legal knowledge systems, as well as on changes implied by the uses of ICT in the legal world. Proposals for tutorials and workshops are also invited. Please submit a short description of the topic. Workshop proposals should be received before September 1, 2003; Tutorial proposals (with the schedule) before September 15, 2003. All proposals should be sent to the program chair, preferably by email.
Send submissions to: Daniele Bourcier, CERSA-CNRS, Universite de Paris 210, rue Thénard F- 75005, Paris, France email: bourcier@msh-paris.fr
The United States Institute of Peace is an independent, nonpartisan federal institution created by Congress to promote the prevention, management, and peaceful resolution of international conflicts. Established in 1984, the Institute meets its congressional mandate through an array of programs, including research grants, fellowships, professional training, education programs from high school through graduate school, conferences and workshops, library services, and publications. The Institute's Board of Directors is appointed by the President of the United States and confirmed by the Senate. Through its two principal grant making components, unsolicited and solicited programs, the Institute offers financial support for research, education and training, and the dissemination of information on international peace and conflict resolution. The Institute may provide grant support to nonprofit organizations and individuals-both U.S. and foreign-including the following: institutions of post-secondary, community, and secondary education; public and private education, training or research institutions, and libraries. Contact information: United States Institute of Peace, 1200 17th Street NW, Washington D.C. 20036 Ph: (202) 457-1700 Fax: (202) 429-6063 Email
Whittier Law Review is currently accepting submissions for their special 25th anniversary issue. The Whittier Law Review is published four times annually by students of Whittier Law School in Costa Mesa, California. The law review publishes innovative articles by law faculty, practitioners, and law students. Additionally, the editorial board and membership work in tandem to produce finished works of high-quality legal scholarship. This combination of goals emphasizes the general commitment of the law review to providing valuable contribution to the legal community. All submission by mail should be directed to:
Jeff Resnick, Solicitations Editor, Whittier Law Review, 3333 Harbor Boulevard, Costa Mesa, CA 92626
Ph: (714) 444-4141 ext. 355 Email: wlrsubmissions@law.whittier.edu
The Whittier Journal of Child and Family Advocacy invites submission of articles for publication. WJCFA is published twice yearly by Whittier Law School and the Center for Children's Rights. They are interested in professional and student-written articles which deal with various issues faced by children and families in the legal system. They are currently accepting submissions for their fourth and fifth issues, to be published in April 2004 and November 2004. Articles are accepted on a rolling basis. For more information contact: Cynthia C. Siebel, Ph.D., Solicitations Editor, Whittier Journal of Child and Family Advocacy, Whittier Law School, 3333 Harbour Boulevard, Costa Mesa, California 92626 Ph: (714) 444-4141 ext. 312 Fax: (714) 444-3230 Email: WJCFA@law.whittier.edu
FOR YOUR INFORMATION
The Ohio Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (OACDL), founded in 1986, is a professional association with over 525 members in the state of Ohio. OACDL presents accredited Continuing Legal Education programs. A calendar of upcoming CLE programs can be found at their web site or call 1-800-433-2626
Subscribe to the American Bar Association Continuing Legal Education listserv by sending the following message to listserv@abanet.org: subscribe cle-calendar Your Name. You will be added to the distribution list for announcements of the American Bar Association Continuing Legal Education offerings.
At
the International Calendar
of Legal Information Events web site you can find themes, venue,
dates, and web sites for conferences, courses, and other meetings and events
related to law librarianship and legal information, particularly as related
to foreign, comparative, and international law topics and resources.
Sponsored by the International Association of Law Libraries.
FirstGov ™ is an official United States Government web site consolidating some 20,000 separate Federal web sites FirstGov provides the public with easy, one-stop access to all online U.S. Federal Government resources. FirstGov is a Project of the President's Management Council and is managed by the FirstGov Team. For more information contact: FirstGov c/o GSA, 1800 F Street, N.W. Room 5240, Washington, D.C. 20405-0002
The U. S. Supreme Court web site features biographies of the justices, information about the court's rules and procedures, and opinions from the current term.
The ABA's Supreme Court Preview draws upon expert writers and the official briefs filed with the Court to provide an accurate, plain English explanation of the issues, facts, background and significance of every case before oral argument.
The National Center For State Courts provides links to state court, federal court and international court web sites. The NCSC Publications Catalog is also listed on its web site.
The University Law Review Project offers full-text searching of law journals on the Internet.
The National Institute for Trial Advocacy’s (NITA) mission is to provide training in legal advocacy skills and techniques for resolving legal disputes and to foster professionally responsible behavior emphasizing ethics, candor, civility, and judicial economy. To achieve its mission, NITA uses various teaching methods, programs, faculty, and materials. They have a web site listing CLE courses they offer and a listing of the types of reference books, case files, and audio/video materials they have available, as well, as information about NITA.
The American Association of Law Schools is a non-profit association of 164 law schools. The purpose of the association is "the improvement of the legal profession through legal education." It serves as the learned society for law teachers and is legal education's principal representative to the federal government and to other national higher education organizations and learned societies. The AALS holds an Annual Meeting every year in January and five or six workshops and conferences throughout the year. The AALS publishes a Directory of Law Teachers and a quarterly newsletter, as well as other publications. Much of the learned society activities are done by the 78 AALS Sections, which plan programs at the Annual Meetings and publish newsletters throughout the year.
The American Bar Association’s Events and Education web site lists a calendar of National Institutes, Satellite Seminars, TeleConferences, and On-Line Seminars and a full range of continuing legal education programs, including live conference-style programs, telephone seminars, national telecasts, online seminars, videotapes, audiotapes, and course materials.
The American Law Institute-American Bar Association Committee on Continuing Professional Education, ALI-ABA, providers of continuing legal education in the United States since 1947, offers members of the profession a comprehensive curriculum of post-admission legal education -- live courses, course materials, video and audio tapes, satellite broadcasts, books, computer disks, and magazines, etc.
The Ohio CLE Institute, a non-profit organization, was created as a tripartite entity in 1960 by The Ohio State University, the Ohio State Bar Association and the Ohio State Bar Foundation "in furthering a joint program of legal research and continuing legal education with the College of Law." The mission statement for the Institute includes: to provide quality educational programs and services to Ohio attorneys, judges and related professionals at the lowest practical cost.
JURIST:
“The Law Professors’ Network," collects law professors'
web based home pages, course pages, resource pages and online articles (both
"pre prints" and "post prints") and for the first time makes
them conveniently accessible to other law professors, lawyers, and law students,
as well as to the public at large. JURIST also offers listings for the Web sites
of major professional and legal associations, directories of law review and
law school home pages, pointers to law listservs, access to a law dedicated
search engine, direct email connections to other legal academics in the US and
abroad. JURIST is continually
under development, so updated information and suggestions for new links are
welcome. Bernard Hibbitts is the
web master for JURIST. He is the Dean for Communications & Information Technology
and Professor of Law at the University of Pittsburgh School of Law.
Prepared by Leslie A. Pardo, Circulation & Faculty Services Librarian, Cleveland-Marshall College of Law Library, Cleveland State University. Please let me know if you have questions, comments, or suggestions.