Unity and/or Diversity
An International, Interdisciplinary Conference on Comparative Law
Unité ou diversité
Colloque international et interdisciplinaire de droit comparé
Monday, May 30
8:45—9:15 Registration & Coffee [Student Lounge]
9:15—9:30 PLENARY—OPENING & WELCOMING ADDRESS [Room 110]
- William R. Corbett, Interim Dean, Frank L. Maraist Professor of Law and Wex S. Malone Professor of Law, LSU Law Center
- Olivier Moréteau, Russell B. Long Chair, LSU Law Center, President of Juris Diversitas
9:30—10:30 PLENARY—KEYNOTE [Room 110]
- The Problematic of Invisibility for Law in a Transnationalized World, Vivian Grosswald Curran, University of Pittsburgh (United States)
10:30—11:00 Break [Student Lounge]
11:00—12:30 PARALLEL SESSIONS I
I.A Remixing Legal Traditions [Courtroom]
- Canada’s Legal Traditions: Sources of Unification, Diversification or Inspiration?, Rosalie Jukier, McGill University (Canada)
- Unity and Diversity in Legal History of the Commonwealth Caribbean, Asya Ostroukh, Cave Hill Campus of the University of the West Indies (Barbados)
- Rebuilding the Somali Legal System: Towards a New Mixed Jurisdictions?, Salvatore Mancuso, University of Cape Town (South Africa)
I.B Issues in Professional Liability: A Transnational Conversation [Room 214]
- Unity and Diversity in European Product Liability Law, Ádám Fuglinszky, Eötvös Loránd University (Hungary)
- Professional Liability in Civil Law and in Common Law, Domitilla Vanni Di San Vincenzo, University of Palermo (Italy)
- Liability of Internet Service Providers for the Invasion of (Data) Privacy — Unity in Terminology, Diversity in Content, Lukas Heckendorn, Swiss Institute of Comparative Law (Switzerland)
12:30—14:00 Lunch [Tucker Room]
14:00—15:30 PARALLEL SESSIONS II
II.A The Struggle for Legal Identity [Courtroom]
- An Essay on Ideology and Legal Education in Tiny Jurisdictions: The Example of Jersey, David Marrani, Institute of Law (Jersey)
- Albanian Civil Code — An Example of Unity and Diversity in the Civil Law Family, Juliana Latifi, University of Tirana (Albania)
- Commerce, Commonality, and Contract Law: Legal Reform in a Mixed Jurisdiction, Christopher K. Odinet, Southern University (United States)
II.B L’absence de modèle unique : l’uniformisation en question [Room 214]
- Entre unité et diversité : la construction d’un droit des biens transsystémique, Yaëll Emerich, Université McGill (Canada)
- Harmoniser la diversité en droit des successions : oui mais avec précaution, Francesco Paolo Traisci, Università degli studi del Molise (Italy)
15:30—16:00 Break [Student Lounge]
16:00—17:30 PARALLEL SESSIONS III
III.A United in Diversity [Courtroom]
- Enantiosis and Comparative Law: The Case of Essentially Oxymoronic Concepts, Rostam J. Neuwirth, University of Macau (Macau)
- Toxic Legal Thought Patterns: Cognitive Rhetoric Explains the Need for a Comparative Approach to Rhetoric in Law, Lucy Jewel, University of Tennessee (United States)
- Dworkin on Legal Unity and Diversity, Christopher D. Boom, Tulane University (United States)
III.B Societal and Legal Tensions in Africa [Room 214]
- Mapping Traditional Authority Structures in a Post-Apartheid South Africa: Exploring the Status and Role of Traditional Authorities in a Decentralised Governance Structure, Christa Rautenbach, North-West University (South Africa)
- Developments in Child Custody under Customary Law in Nigeria and South Africa, Kagiso A. Maphalle, University of Cape Town (South Africa)
- Judicial Protection of Women’s Matrimonial Property Rights in Nigeria, Anthony C. Diala, University of Cape Town (South Africa)
19:30 Conference Dinner
Tuesday, May 31
9:15—10:30 PARALLEL SESSIONS IV
IV.A Competition Worldwide: Legal Strategies and Challenges [Courtroom]
- International Fragmentation of Competition Law: The Actual and Expected Contribution of BRICS Countries, Alexandr Svetlicinii, University of Macau (Macau)
- Legal Diversity or Unity as a Product of Economic Strategies of Lawmakers under Regulatory Competition, Hugues Bouthinon-Dumas & Frédéric Marty, ESSEC Business School (Paris-Singapore) & GREDEG – CNRS / University of Nice Sophia Antipolis (France)
IV.B Singular Voices in a Pluralistic Universe [Room 214]
- Legal Transfers and National Traditions: Patterns of Modernization of the Public Administration in Polish Lands at the Turn of 18th and 19th Century, Michał Gałędek, University of Gdańsk (Poland)
- Remedies for Trial Delay in Malta and Italy: a Laboratory for European Integration?, David Edward Zammit & Caroline Savvidis, University of Malta (Malta)
- “United in One Body:” Can ‘Black Lives Matter’ be Rousseau’s ‘Best Friends,’ Fernin F. Eaton, Baton Rouge (United States)
10:30—11:00 Break [Student Lounge]
11:00—12:30 PARALLEL SESSIONS V
V.A La mondialisation et ses tensions [Courtroom]
- La fiducie québécoise : tensions et (r)évolution, Caroline Le Breton-Prévost, Université McGill (Canada)
- Mondialisation et droit de la concurrence : vers une bipolarisation autant qu’une harmonisation des règles de droit ?, Anne M. Tercinet, EM Lyon Business School (France)
- Comment le juriste français projette sa vision du droit dans le contexte de la mondialisation : une affaire d’influence ?, Olivier Moréteau, Louisiana State University (United States)
V.B Diverse in Unity? [Room 214]
- Anglophone and Civilian Convergence: The Question of Public Cultivation and Learning, Joseph P. Garske, (United States)
- Global Legal Scholarship at Local Level, Bianca Gardella Tedeschi, University of Eastern Piedmont Amedeo Avogadro (Italy)
- Good Faith, United in Diversity?, Olivier Beddeleem, EDHEC Business School (France)
12:30—14:30 Lunch [The Club at LSU Union Square]
14:30—16:00 PARALLEL SESSION VI
VI.A Fashion Law: Comparing Top Models [Courtroom]
- On Fashion: Introductory Remarks, Susy Inés Bello Knoll, Austral University (Argentina)
- Intellectual Property in Argentina, Latin America and USA, Pamela Echeverria, Fashion Law Institute (Argentina)
- Intellectual Property in France and the European Union, Alice Pezard, Conseiller honoraire à la Cour de cassation (France)
16:00—16:30 Break [Student Lounge]
16:30—17:30 JURIS DIVERSITAS GENERAL MEETING [Courtroom]
17:30—18:00 Break
18:00—19:30 TUCKER LECTURE [McKernan Auditorium]
- The Proposed Organization of American States Model Law on Simplified Corporations: Perspectives and Challenges, Francisco Reyes, Chairman of UNCITRAL, Superintendent of Companies (Colombia)
19:30 Reception [Student Lounge]
Wednesday, June 1
9:30—11:00 PARALLEL SESSIONS VII
VII.A Beyond Universalism: Giving a Voice to the Unheard [Courtroom]
- The Emergence of Alternative Antidiscrimination Frameworks between Universality and Diversity, Raphaële Xenidis, European University Institute of Florence (Italy)
- Beyond the Boundaries of Consensus: Comparative Law, Social Theory, and Dissent, Denis de Castro Halis, University of Macau (Macau)
- Periodic Review of Human Rights: Does One Size Fit All in the Pacific?, Sue Farran, Northumbria University (United Kingdom)
VII.B Revisiting Human Rights: What Room for Consensus and Dissent [Room 214]
- Participation of Lay Citizens in the Criminal Trial in a Comparative Perspective — The Criminal Jury in France and Belgium, Claire M. Germain, University of Florida (United States)
- Human Rights in National versus International Criminal Justice: The Gravity of Crimes as a Legitimate Source of Legal Pluralism?, Christophe Deprez, University of Liège (Belgium)
11:00—11:30 Break [Student Lounge]
11:30—12:30 PLENARY – CLOSING PANEL [Courtroom]
- Empires as Engines of Mixed Legal Systems, Vernon V. Palmer, Tulane University (United States)
- Discussion, Robert Sloan, Louisiana State University (United States)
- Conclusion, Olivier Moréteau, President of Juris Diversitas
