Conference Announcement
Law & Legal Education in the Americas: Comparative Perspectives

June 21-22, 2013, UDM School of Law

The University of Detroit Mercy School of Law, the University of Windsor Faculty of Law, and the Instituto Tecnologico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey stand alone in dual-degree offerings that provide students with the degrees necessary to practice in Canada, the United States, and Mexico, with the only three-year comparative Canadian and American dual-degree program and the first Mexican and American dual-degree program of its kind.

These partners invite you to attend Law & Legal Education in the Americas: Comparative Perspectives on June 21-22, 2013, at UDM School of Law. Registration is now open. Please see http://www.lita2013.com for additional information and follow the conference on Twitter.

The conference will explore three distinct paths: social justice, professionalism & pedagogy, and commercial and consumer law, which are tailored to reflect the emphasis of the dual-degree programs and the institutions themselves.

SESSIONS: Two special plenary sessions will feature:

21st Century Challenges to Legal Education: Comparative Perspectives
Dean Camille Cameron, Dr. Gabriel Cavazos Villanueva, and Professor Leon Lysaght
and
Global Integration of Legal Education and the Legal Profession
Michael McCullough, American Bar Association Director, Rule of Law Initiative, Latin America & the Caribbean

There also are more than twenty presenters from Canada, Mexico, and the United States, who will speak on the following topics.

LEGAL PROFESSIONALISM AND PEDAGOGY: A rapidly shrinking global community presents new and unique challenges in legal education, such as training students in a global environment and preparing them for cross-border practice. Topics in this path will explore clinical and experiential legal education, the internationalization of legal skills instruction, the use of foreign and international law to enrich domestic legal writing courses, judicial reform in Asia and its impact on skills instruction, and blending history and international law.

SOCIAL JUSTICE: Significant economic and demographic shifts have impacted localities in ways that challenge traditional notions of economic renewal. Topics in this path include measures to address gun violence, North American community economic development initiatives, a variety of immigration topics, and indigent defendant representation.

COMMERCIAL/CONSUMER LAW: This path will explore selected topics in commercial and consumer law in an international context. Presentations include the enforcement of foreign judgments, developments in consumer protection laws, and consumer electronic payments.

CONFERENCE LOCATION: The conference will take place at the University of Detroit Mercy's newly renovated law building, historic Dowling Hall, which was built in 1890 by the renowned architect Gordon Lloyd. The School of Law is located in the heart of Detroit's revitalized business district, with hotel accommodations just two blocks away at the Marriott Hotel Renaissance Center in the GM World Headquarters building, with beautiful views of the Detroit River and Canada. Special hotel rates are available until May 30, 2013. Details may be found on the conference web site at http://www.lita2013.com

REGISTRATION FEE: $30.00 USD (Registration and payment should be received by June 7, 2013. No refunds will be given for cancellations received after that date.)

Conference participants may register for the conference with a credit card at the conference website: http://www.lita2013.com or please return a check and the completed form to:

Professor Cara Cunningham
University of Detroit Mercy School of Law
651 E. Jefferson
Detroit, MI 48226
Phone: 313.596.0200

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2013 LAW & LEGAL EDUCATION IN THE AMERICAS: COMPARATIVE PERSPECTIVES - LIST OF PRESENTATIONS

OPENING PLENARY SESSION: 21st Century Challenges in Legal Education: Comparative Perspectives
Dean Camille Cameron, Dr. Gabriel Cavazos Villanueva, and Professor Leon Lysaght

KEY NOTE ADDRESS: Global Integration of Legal Education and the Legal Profession Michael McCullough, American Bar Association, Rule of Law Initiative, Director, Latin America & the Caribbean

CONCURRENT SESSIONS: PROFESSIONALISM/PEDAGOGY:
Clinical Legal Education in the U.S., Canada, and Mexico
Code-switching in Comparative Legal Education
Constitutionalizing Legal Education: Defining and Testing the Adequacy of Professionalized Non-Lawyer
Representation in Immigration Proceedings and Beyond
International Perspectives on Clinical Integration across the Curriculum
Judicial Reform in Asia and Its Effect on Law Teaching and the Profession
Requisite Knowledge: A Transnational Legal Practicum for Future Government Attorneys
Teaching International Law in a Border Town through a Walk along the River
The Internationalization of Legal Skills Instruction
Using Foreign and International Law to Illustrate Core Concepts in Legal Writing and Research

CONCURRENT SESSIONS: SOCIAL JUSTICE
Community Economic Development Initiatives in a North American Perspective
Entitlement to Legal Services for Indigent Defendants--Hope for a Troubled U.S. System
Restricting the Freedom of Contract: A Fundamental Prohibition
The Admissibility of Children's Hearsay Statements under the U.S. Constitution Confrontation Clause
The Ineludible Politics of Addressing Gun Crime

CONCURRENT SESSIONS: COMMERCIAL/CONSUMER
A Fork in the Road: Consumer Electronic Payments in Canada and the United States Since 2008
Recognition & Enforcement of Foreign Judgments: A Comparison between the United States and Mexico
Unlocking the Doors of Justice: Consumers in Canada and Mexico Have Been Given the Keys but Need Lawyers to Use Them