Posted 7/24/09
CALL FOR PAPERS
FOURTH ANNUAL CONFERENCE ON EMPIRICAL LEGAL STUDIES
DEADLINE EXTENDED to August 3
USC Gould School of Law
November 20 & 21, 2009
Submission Deadline: Extended to August 3 2009
The Fourth Annual Conference on Empirical Legal Studies
will be held at the USC Gould School of Law in Los Angeles,
California on Friday, November 20 and Saturday, November
21, 2009. The meeting is the annual conference of the
Society for Empirical Legal Studies (SELS). It will
feature original empirical and experimental legal
scholarship by leading scholars from diverse fields.
PAPER SUBMISSIONS:
The deadline for submission of papers has been extended to
Monday, August 3, 2009. Information and instructions on how
to submit a paper online are available at:
http://law.usc.edu/cels/submissions.cfm
REGISTRATION/FURTHER INFORMATION:
Comprehensive information about the conference - including
information about registration, paper submission, travel,
and hotels - is available at:
http://law.usc.edu/cels/
CONFERENCE/PAPER DETAILS:
The conference's objectives are: (i) to encourage and
develop empirical and experimental scholarship on legal
issues by providing scholars with an opportunity to present
and discuss their work with an interdisciplinary group of
people interested in the empirical study of law; and (ii)
to stimulate ongoing conversations among scholars in law,
economics, political science, demographics, finance,
psychology, sociology, and other disciplines. The
conference's audience will include paper presenters,
commentators, and other attendees, and will include many of
the nation's leading empirical legal scholars. The goal is
productive discourse on both particular papers and
appropriate methodologies. We especially encourage
submissions from junior scholars.
We welcome submissions of papers in all areas of empirical
and experimental legal scholarship. You are welcome to
register for and attend the conference whether or not you
submit a paper and whether or not your paper is accepted.
ORGANIZING COMMITTEE:
This year's conference is organized by USC Gould School of
Law. Daniel Klerman and Mathew McCubbins chair this year's
Organizing Committee, which includes Gillian Hadfield,
Thomas Lyon, Dan Simon, and Matthew Spitzer. The SELS Board
of Directors are Jennifer Arlen (NYU), Bernard Black
(University of Texas), Shari Seidman Diamond (Northwestern),
Theodore Eisenberg (Cornell), Dame Hazel Genn (University
College London), Valerie Hans (Cornell), Michael Heise
(Cornell), Daniel Klerman (USC), Mathew McCubbins (UC San
Diego & USC), Geoffrey Miller (NYU), Jeffrey Rachlinski
(Cornell), and Roberta Romano (Yale).
FURTHER INFORMATION:
General inquiries concerning the 2009 conference program
should be directed to the conference organizers at:
Email: MAILTO:cels2009@law.usc.edu
If you have other questions you may contact:
CONTACT: Mira Dalpe or Marie Cleaves
USC Gould School of Law
Tel: (213)740-3841
Email: MAILTO:cels2009@law.usc.edu