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The Insecurity of Human Rights Alex Neve, Amnesty International Canada (Speaker) Annie Bunting, York University (Introduction) Plenary - Law and Society Association and Canadian Law and Society Association Joint Meetings May 29, 2008 Montreal, Canada Abstract: Alex Neve has been Secretary General of Amnesty International since January, 2000. He was just recently awarded the Order of Canada (in December, 2007). Neve has been a member of Amnesty for over fifteen years and has worked for the organization nationally and internationally in a number of different roles, including, research missions to Tanazania, Guinea, Mexico, Burundi, and Ghana. Amnesty in Canada has been actively involved in the case of Maher Arar as well as Omar Khadr, violence against Aboriginal women, trade and human rights amongst other issues. He will draw on these examples in his presentation for the conference. Assessing the State of the Field - Cause Lawyering Austin Sarat, Chair Richard L. Abel, University of California, Los Angeles (Participant) Laura Beth Nielsen, American Bar Foundation and Northwestern University (Participant) Howard Erlanger, University of Wisconsin, Madison (Participant) Roundtable - Law and Society Association and Canadian Law and Society Association Joint Meetings May 30, 2008 Montreal, Canada Abstract: This panel will take stock of the research on cause lawyering and to think about future directions. What progress has been made in thinking about cause lawyers? Do we have an analytically sound definition? Has the study of cause lawyers advanced our understanding of the complex boundaries between law and politics? What are the most significant unanswered questions and most promising directions for future research? Two podcasts via the The Center in Law, Society and Culture at UC Irvine. Constitutional
Rights of Non-citizens: Claims, Developments and Prospects Indigenous
Studies Event: Native Claims on the International Scene The Center brings
together UC Irvine faculty and graduate students who share interests in law,
society, and culture, broadly defined. Issues of interest to center
affiliates include race, law and justice; law and literature; critical
legal theory; legal consciousness; law and space; legal philosophy,
culture and policing; the interaction of local and international legal
cultures; globalization; migration; knowledge production; law, science,
and society; and law and history. The center sponsors Symposia in
Critical Legalities, discussions of participants' work, workshops,
colloquia, a graduate fellows program, and other activities that foster
intellectual dialogue relating to issues in law, society, and culture. Other New Media Resources: Click here for links on other websites hosting podcasts of interest to APLA members. |
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