CALL FOR PAPERS
IRISH SOCIETY OF COMPARATIVE LAW
ANNUAL CONFERENCE 2016
23-24 MAY 2016
SCHOOL OF LAW AND THE IRISH CENTRE FOR HUMAN RIGHTS,
NUI GALWAY
‘(DIS) LOCATING COMPARATIVE LAW’
The Irish Society of Comparative Law (ISCL) and the Schoolof Law of the NUI Galway together with the Irish Centre for Human Rights are
pleased to announce the seventh annual conference of the ISCL to be held in
Galway on 23-24 May 2016. The keynote speaker will be Prof Mark Tushnet of
Harvard Law School.
Theme: In an increasingly interconnected world, where
geographies of protection are premised on the centrality of national territory
and state sovereignty, the importance of being cognisant of the concept of
location/geography/space/place in the comparative law arena, cannot be
underestimated.
Does comparative law continue to contrast the laws of
states, or is there now, a new focus? What effect does this have on the
diversity inherent in plural legal systems? How are different types of laws
(state/customary/indigenous/international) (dis/re)located? How does this
(dis)location impact our analysis of these laws, including any effort at being
a ‘comparativist’? What does this mean for places of transience not holding
enough significance to be regarded as legal places? This conference questions
traditional narratives of comparative law, in the context of the increasing
complexity of legal orders within, between and beyond states.
The conference aims to encourage theoretical and empirical
interdisciplinary reflection on comparative law and space/place, to explore why
location matters, and ensure cognisance of the sensitivities of location in
comparative law. However, any comparative topic may be proposed, eg private
law, criminal law and criminal justice, public or constitutional law, legal
education, etc. In addition, proposals on European or International law will
also be considered.
The deadline for receipt of proposals is Monday, 29 February
2016. Proposals by both members and non-members, as well as by professional
academics and graduate students are welcome.
Proposals should be maximum 500 words in length and be sent
to iscl2016@gmail.com. The conference
fee will be €60 for members of the ISCL and €120 for non-members (membership
fees are €60, student membership is free). The ISCL regrets that it cannot
cover travel or accommodation expenses. All additional information about the
conference will be posted in due course at http://www.conference.ie/Conferences/index.asp?Conference=218.
The Organising Committee of the conference is composed of Dr
Ekaterina Yahyaoui Krivenko, Denise Gormley and Dr Ioanna Tourkochoriti.
