[hr-education-na] Call for participation: International Justice Education Conference (New York, May 3-4, 2006)

GLOBAL ALLIANCE FOR JUSTICE EDUCATION
North American Region

International Conference

"International Collaboration in Teaching, Learning, Lawyering and 
Scholarship"
May 3-4, 2006
Fordham Law School
New York, NY

 
CALL FOR PARTICIPATION

*Due date: January 17, 2006 *

 
Conference Goals

This conference is a one-day workshop designed to explore the theme of
facilitating global collaboration in teaching, learning, lawyering and
scholarship to promote justice education.

It will follow the 2006 Association of American Law Schools annual
conference on Clinical Legal Education, to be held at the Sheraton New
York Hotel from Sunday, April 30 through Wednesday, May 3, 2006.

 
Reception

A reception for all participants will be held on Wednesday evening, May 3.

 
Workshops

Workshops will take place on Thursday, May 4.

 
Planning Session

he conference will conclude with a planning session with our Central and
South American colleagues for the fourth international GAJE conference,
scheduled for late November/early December 2006 in Cordoba, Argentina.

 
Sponsorship

The conference is sponsored by the North American Region of the Global
Alliance for Justice Education. GAJE is an alliance of persons committed
to achieving justice through education. Clinical education of law students
is a key component of justice education, but this organization also works
to advance justice by working with NGOs, practicing lawyers, judges, law
students and the lay public. Delegates from every continent and over 50
countries have participated in GAJE's first three worldwide conferences.
Membership is open and free to anyone interested in justice education.

More information about GAJE is available at {http://www.gaje.org }.

 
Invitation for Proposals

We invite proposals for workshops, presentations, works-in-progress and
scholarly papers on issues relating to the conference theme of
"facilitating global collaboration in justice education", including, but
not limited to, any of the following topics:

o- Collaborative teaching and program development between and among
law schools, NGOs, community organizations, and governmental entities
o- Interdisciplinary efforts at justice education
o- Collaborative learning in clinical and non-clinical contexts
o- Strategies for integrating collaborative approaches into legal
education around the world
o- Exchanging lessons learned on implementing justice education

Submissions should address the question of why the proposed topic is of
interest to an international and multi-cultural audience.

 
How to Make Your Submissions

Abstracts of papers and proposals for presentations or workshops should be
submitted to the conference committee, in care of Peggy Maisel,
maiselp@fiu.edu {mailto:maiselp@fiu.edu} , no later than January 17, 2006.

Acceptances will be made by February 15, 2006.

Full drafts of papers are due by April 15, 2005.

The Fordham Law School International Law Journal will review and publish
selected scholarly papers that are presented at this conference; however,
acceptance of a paper for the conference is not a guarantee of
publication.

Non-presenters are welcome to attend and participate as well.

 
Participants from Outside the US

For participants attending from outside the United States and who require
a visa, GAJE will provide the necessary documentation as soon as possible
after requested.

Registration and Fees

Registration materials will be forthcoming. We anticipate that the
registration fee will be nominal.

 
Accommodations

We anticipate that participants who also attend the AALS conference will
be able to extend their stay at the Sheratonâ?Ts reduced conference rate.
Organizers also will attempt to find local hosts for no-cost
accommodations.

 
Contacts

Louise McKinney
Program Co-chair
Case Western Reserve University School of Law
11075 East Boulevard
Cleveland, OH 44106, USA
Phone: 216-368-6360. Fax: 216-368-5137

Catherine Klein
Program Co-chair
The Catholic University of America
Columbus Community Legal Services
3602 John McCormack Rd., N.E.
Washington, D.C. 20064, USA
Phone: 202-319-6788. Fax: 202-319-6780

Minna Kotkin
Local Co-chair
Brooklyn Law School
One Boerum Place
Brooklyn, NY 11201 USA
Phone: 718-780-7994. Fax: 718-780-0367

Liz Cooper
Local Co-chair
Fordham Law School
33 W. 60th Street
Third Floor
New York, NY 10023, USA
Phone: 212-636-6934. Fax: 212-636-6923

 

 

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