Category Archives: Law and Society

CFP: Redesigning Justice – Oxford, England

The Howard League for Penal Reform invites papers for its upcoming conference, “Redesigning Justice: Promoting Civil Rights, Trust and Fairness,” in Keble College, Oxford, on Mar. 21-22, 2018. Those wishing to submit a…

CFP: Feminist Reflections on Law, Society, and Care – Manchester, England

The event, “Feminist Reflections on Law, Society, and Care,” invites contributions for its upcoming conference, which will be held on July 21, 2017 in Manchester, England. Submissions can consist of a Panel Session…

University of Idaho

Call for Papers: The Idaho Critical Legal Studies Journal (ICLSJ)

The Idaho Critical Legal Studies Journal (ICLSJ) invites submissions Critical legal studies encompasses any theory that challenges or overturns acceptable norms or standards in legal theories and practices. The selected…

St Mary's University Twickenham London

Graphic Justice Discussions 2017 – London, England

St. Mary’s University hosts Graphic Justice Discussions 2017: An Annual Conference on Law, Comics, and Justice on July 4-5, 2017. The intersections of comics and legality represent a burgeoning area…

Conference: The Changing Face of the War on Drugs – Detroit, MI

The Wayne Law Review at Wayne State University Law School will host its 2016-17 symposium, “The Changing Face of the War on Drugs: Mass Incarceration, Overcriminalization, and Evolving Drug Policy,” on…

Transgender Studies Quarterly

CFP: Trans-in-Asia, Asia-in-Trans

Transgender Studies Quarterly (TSQ) invites submissions for a special issue, Trans-in-Asia, Asia-in-Trans. Complete submissions are due June 1, 2017.

University of Newcastle Australia

Evidence Based Law & Practice – Callaghan, NSW, Australia

The University of Newcastle Australia Law School presents a symposium, Evidence Based Law and Practice,  May 22, 2017. Abstracts are due Feb. 17, 2017. Being evidence-based means that law-and policy-making,…

International Association of Forensic Linguistics (IAFL)

Forensic Linguistics – Porto, Portugal

The 13th Biennial Conference of the International Association of Forensic Linguists will take place July 10–14, 2017, at the University of Porto. The theme is New Challenges for Forensic Linguists….

International Language and Law Association (ILLA)

Law & Language in World of Media, Globalisation, Conflict – Freiburg, Germany

The International Language and Law Association (ILLA) holds its first international conference of legal linguistics, Language and Law in a World of Media, Globalisation and Social Conflicts, Sept. 7–9, 2017,…

Warwick Law School

Critical Legal Conf. – Catastrophe – Coventry, UK

The Warwick Law School and Social Theory Centre present the 2017 Critical Legal Conference Sept. 1–3, 2017. (Alternate website here.) The theme is Catastrophe. Stream proposals are due by Feb….