Dear Colleague, Please ensure that the following information is distributed to members of the Society of Legal Scholars (SLS) in your law school:
1) Leicester - PhD Graduate Teaching Assistantship. Deadline for applications:14/02/2010
2) SCHOOL OF LAW UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS ESRC + 3 Quota Award (PhD Studentship) in Socio-Legal Studies and/or Criminology School of Law University of Leeds Deadline: 01/03/2010;
3) Peking University Law School is advertising for visiting scholars to spend a semester researching;
4) Oxford Brookes University Conference announcement and call for papers Annual Conference of British Branch of the ILA COMPLIANCE Thursday 15 & Friday 16 April, 2010 Oxford Deadline for abstracts: Friday 12/02/2010;
5) Call-for-papers for the Journal Knowledge Politics Quarterly. Deadline for submitting papers: 16/04/2010;
6) Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors' (RICS) Legal Research Symposium 2010, Dauphine University,Paris, France 02-03/09/2010. Call for papers: deadline: 02/04/2010;
7)University of Surrey - Seminar Series "Promoting Renewable Energies: The State-Aid Dimension", 27/01/2010; "Property Law in China", 17/02/2010 ; “International Law and the Origins of the Arab-Israeli Conflict”, 24/03/2010;
8) University of Northampton, Law Department 'Dialogues!' cross disciplinary research seminar and lecture series: 02/02/2010 ******************************************************************************* 1)1 fully-funded PhD Graduate Teaching Assistantship at the School of Law, University of Leicester
The School of Law, University of Leicester welcomes applications for a PhD Graduate Teaching Assistantship. The position attracts a salary of £13,290 per annum and a Home/EU fee waiver. The GTA is a 4 year contract which combines part-time teaching with studying for a PhD. Applicants will be expected to commence in October 2010. See further: http://www.le.ac.uk/law/pg/phd_scholarships.html ******************************************************************************* 2) SCHOOL OF LAW UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS
ESRC + 3 Quota Award (PhD Studentship) in Socio-Legal Studies and/or Criminology School of Law University of Leeds
The School of Law at the University of Leeds invites applications from prospective PhD students for a full-time ESRC funded +3 Quota Award (PhD Studentship) in socio-legal studies and / or criminology commencing October 2010. Applicants are expected to have a UK Upper Second Class Honours degree or equivalent in any of the social sciences. Applicants must also have completed ESRC recognised research training at Masters level (or have equivalent research training experience).
ESRC studentships are open to UK and EU citizens - for information on eligibility see: www.esrcsocietytoday.ac.uk. Maintenance grants for studentships in 2010/11 will be in the region of £13,490 per annum, and research in certain areas may attract a supplement.
Further particulars and details of how to apply are available from Karin Houkes - Tel 0113 3435009; Email: k.m.houkes@leeds.ac.uk), to whom completed applications should be returned by 1st March 2010. ******************************************************************************* 3) Peking University Law School is advertising for visiting scholars to spend a semester researching in Beijing. Some teaching on the postgraduate human rights course will be expected in return. See attached 'HR Peking’. ******************************************************************************* 4)The Annual Conference of the British Branch of the International Law Association will be hosted this year by Oxford Brookes University on 15th and 16th April 2010. Please note that, unusually, this year's conference is on Thursday and Friday (not Saturday). The theme for this year’s conference is compliance. The normative evolution, acceptance and development of international law continues, yet so too does the phenomenon of non-compliance. Papers are invited on the practical and theoretical issues raised by questions of compliance understood broadly, across all areas of international law.
Practitioners, academics and doctoral students are invited to submit paper proposals within the conference theme. Institutional affiliation, seniority, nationality or gender will be immaterial to the selection process. Abstracts of no more than 500 words should be submitted by Friday 12th February 2010. Submissions should include the author’s name and contact details (including email address) and be sent, preferably by email to dsedman@brookes.ac.uk, or by post to Dr Dawn Sedman, Department of Law, Headington Hill Hall, Oxford Brookes University, Oxford OX3 0BP. Applicants will be notified of the results of the selection process around 22nd February 2010. At that stage full details of the conference will be sent out, including registration and accommodation information. ******************************************************************************* 5)Call-for-papers for the journal Knowledge Politics Quarterly (attached: KPQ-Call). Deadline for abstracts: 16/04/2010. ****************************************************************************** 6) The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors’ (RICS) COBRA 2010 research conference will be hosted by Dauphine Universite in Paris on 2nd and 3rd September 2010. Once again, it will feature a legal research symposium organised by CIB Working Commission W113 on Law & Dispute Resolution. The main COBRA website can be viewed at http://www.cobra2010.com/
Submission of Abstracts and Papers Those wishing to contribute to the symposium are first invited to submit an abstract of their paper using the electronic template. Abstracts should not exceed 300 words and should summarise the purpose, content and conclusions of the paper. They should also identify the paper’s title and include between 3 and 6 keywords for indexing purposes. Completed templates should then be submitted to Julie Adshead at j.d.adshead@salford.ac.uk. ******************************************************************************** 7)Event: "Promoting Renewable Energies: The State-Aid Dimension", Wednesday 27 January 2010 at the School of Law, University of Surrey
Speakers
Álvaro Antón Antón, CEU University, Valencia; Visiting Researcher, ERRG, School of Law, University of Surrey
Dr César Galarza (CEU University, Valencia)
Chair Francesco Sindico (Deputy Director, Environmental Regulatory Research Group (ERRG), School of Law, University of Surrey; weblink - http://www2.surrey.ac.uk/errg/) ***** Wednesday 27 January 2010, 4-5.30pm, 66MS03 Further Details: The Seminar will address the promotion of renewable energies from a state-aid perspective, focusing on the interplay between EU law, international objectives on climate change, and issues linked with using economic instruments to achieve these goals. Mr Álvaro Antón Antón (CEU University, Valencia; Visiting Researcher, Environmental Regulatory Research Group (ERRG), School of Law, University of Surrey) will speak on “State Aid Aspects of Economic Instruments to Promote Renewable Energies”, and Dr César Galarza (Professor of Tax Law, University Cardenal Herrera-CEU) will present the research activities of the Institute for Environmental Law and Ethics (IDEA) in the field.
The Seminar will take place on Wednesday 27 January 2010 from 4-5.30pm in 66MS03. A drinks reception will follow the event. If you would like to attend this seminar, please RSVP to Natalie Berge (fmlevents@surrey.ac.uk). *******
Event: "Property Law in China", Wednesday 17 February 2010 at the School of Law, University of Surrey
Speaker - Professor Alison Clarke (School of Law, University of Surrey)
Wednesday 17 February 2010, 2-3pm, 66MS03
Professor Alison Clarke will be presenting on current developments on property law in China, in a School of Law Seminar to be held on Wednesday 17 February 2010, 2-3pm in 66MS03. If you would like to attend, please RSVP to Natalie Berge (fmlevents@surrey.ac.uk). ******* Seminar and Book Launch: “International Law and the Origins of the Arab-Israeli Conflict”, Wednesday 24 March 2010 at the School of Law, University of Surrey Seminar - “Reexamining the Origins of the Arab-Israeli Conflict: New Approaches, New Findings" and Launch of Victor Kattan’s latest book, “From Co-Existence to Conquest: International Law and the Origins of the Arab-Israeli Conflict 1891-1949"
Speaker - Victor Kattan (School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), University of London)
Chair – Dr Susan Breau (School of Law, University of Surrey)
Wednesday 24 March 2010, noon – 1.30pm *********************************************************************** 8) "University of Northampton, Law Department 'Dialogues!' cross disciplinary research seminar and lecture series:
Lord Phillips of Sudbury, OBE, ‘Are Solicitors still part of the profession, and what do they profess? The role of Pro Bono Publico in today's legal world." Tuesday 2 February, 1pm Delepre Lecture Hall, Park Campus, University of Northampton NN2 7AL For further information and to book a place please contact James Ressel james.ressel@northampton.ac.uk
Martin Curtis, LawWorks "Student Pro Bono - How You Can Get Involved" Tuesday 2 February, 2pm Delepre Lecture Hall, Park Campus, University of Northampton NN2 7AL For further information and to book a place please contact James Ressel james.ressel@northampton.ac.uk
All lectures are free of charge and practitioners can claim one hour’s unaccredited CPD for attending."
See attached flyer 'Dialogues' for further details. ****************************************************************************