July 4th, 2016, marked the United States’ 240th anniversary.
Today, July 5th, is an important day at LSU Law:
Thomas C. Galligan was the president of Colby-Sawyer College, New Hampshire. Prior to this, he served as dean and the Elvin E. Overton Distinguished Professor of Law at the University of Tennessee College of Law, where he also taught torts and admiralty. He also taught at the Paul M. Hebert Law Center at LSU, where he was named the Dr. Dale E. Bennett Professor of Law and was honored by the students as the Outstanding LSU Professor six times. He has served as a member and chair of the American Bar Association Accreditation Committee and is a frequent continuing legal education speaker on his areas of expertise. He holds an A.B. from Stanford University, a J.D. from the University of Puget Sound (now Seattle University) School of Law and a L.L. M. from the Columbia University Law School.
This volume gathers papers presented at the Juris Diversitas Annual Conference 2014, which was organized with and hosted by the Aix-Marseille University Faculty of Law. The general theme reveals the essence of Juris Diversitas as an international, interdisciplinary community originally composed of comparative law scholars, conversing with anthropologists, geographers, historians, philosophers, economists, linguists, sociologists, to explore the interaction of the law with all branches of human and social sciences. The chapters are arranged in sections that complete the title of the volume: comparative law and … methodology, sources, constitutions, history, liability, property, the courts, East Asia, and beyond.
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Left to right: Kemi Iyun, Prof. Moréteau, Amalia Ciolpan, Sara Vono, Alina Ciortea, Alexandru Gociu
Marina Biragova with John Bel Edwards, Governor of the State of Louisiana, who gave an inspiring Commencement speech
Modupe “Kemi” Iyun with Prof. Marlene Kroussel
LL.M. Class and friends with Dean Bill Corbett and Prof. Olivier Moréteau
Proud LL.M. Graduates
Research Assistant sought for approximately 120-150 hours of remote work on Roman Legal thought. Some familiarity with Roman law, particularly in the Eastern provinces, is desirable. Compensation is $21.33-$26.67 CAD depending on highest degree achieved.
Research is for a project that engages ancient Jewish legal thought in its Roman context from a Law & Humanities perspective.
Work can be done from anywhere in the world as long as the researcher has access to library materials. Work must be completed before April 30, 2017. If the hours are completed before October 1, 2016, there is the possibility of applying for a top-up grant for an extra 50 or so hours. Checks can be issued in Canadian or US dollars.
Please contact chaya.halberstam@uwo.ca if you are interested!
From Chaya Halberstam
Associate Professor
Department of Philosophy & Religious Studies
King’s University College at the University of Western Ontario
286 Epworth
London, Ontario N6A 2M3 CANADA
(519) 433-3491 x 4367
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From Monday, May 30th to Wednesday, June 1st, 2016, over forty jurists from all continents convened in Baton Rouge to attend and present at the Juris Diversitas 4th Annual Conference, on Unity and/or Diversity. Plenary sessions featured three keynote speakers: Professor Vivian Curran (University of Pittsburgh) for the opening, Professor Francisco Reyes (Government of the Republic of Colombia and UNCITRAL) for the 39th Tucker Lecture in Civil Law, and Professor Vernon Palmer (Tulane University) for the closing panel. 36 papers where presented in 13 parallel sessions, including two sessions entirely in French, featuring a great variety of themes and jurisdictions. 
Videos of the plenary events are available online: Opening and Keynote (Vivian Curran), Tucker Lecture (Francisco Reyes), and Closing Panel (Vernon Palmer and Bob Sloan as discussant). Conference Papers are to be published in a volume in the Juris Diversitas Book Series (Routledge).
Below is a selection of photos. Link to full album.
You may now view the entire 39th Tucker Lecture by Professor Francisco Reyes with introductions by Dean Bill Corbett and Professor Olivier Moréteau in video: click here!
Tuesday, May 31, 2016, Prof. Francisco Reyes, Superintendent of Companies for the Republic of Colombia and Chairman of the United Nations Commission for International Trade Law (UNCITRAL) for the period 2015-2016, delivered the 39th Tucker Lecture. His topic was “The Proposed Organization of American States Model Law on Simplified Corporations: Perspectives and Challenges.” The lecture was built on Prof. Reyes’s comparative study of the models of simplified corporation and its successful adoption in Colombia legislation, in 2008. He discussed ongoing harmonization efforts and the obstacles that need to be surpassed before a model law is adopted. The Lecture was well attended and well received, particularly by members of the law faculty and participants in the 4th Juris Diversitas Annual Conference, taking place at the same time at the LSU Law Center.
In his opening remarks, Interim Dean Bill Corbett expressed his joy in welcoming a longtime friend of the Law Center, and Prof. Olivier Moréteau gave a vibrant homage to the speaker and his unique achievements.
Prof. Francisco Reyes delivering his lecture
Interim Dean Bill Corbett welcoming Prof. Francisco Reyes
Prof. Olivier Moréteau introducing the event and the speaker.
Dean Bill Corbett, Ana Maria and Prof. Francisco Reyes, and Prof. Olivier Moréteau
A most lively Lecturer
A very attentive audience
Monday, May 30
8:45—9:15 Registration & Coffee [Student Lounge]
9:15—9:30 PLENARY—OPENING & WELCOMING ADDRESS [Room 110]
9:30—10:30 PLENARY—KEYNOTE [Room 110]
10:30—11:00 Break [Student Lounge]
11:00—12:30 PARALLEL SESSIONS I
I.A Remixing Legal Traditions [Courtroom]
I.B Issues in Professional Liability: A Transnational Conversation [Room 214]
12:30—14:00 Lunch [Tucker Room]
14:00—15:30 PARALLEL SESSIONS II
II.A The Struggle for Legal Identity [Courtroom]
II.B L’absence de modèle unique : l’uniformisation en question [Room 214]
15:30—16:00 Break [Student Lounge]
16:00—17:30 PARALLEL SESSIONS III
III.A United in Diversity [Courtroom]
III.B Societal and Legal Tensions in Africa [Room 214]
19:30 Conference Dinner
Tuesday, May 31
9:15—10:30 PARALLEL SESSIONS IV
IV.A Competition Worldwide: Legal Strategies and Challenges [Courtroom]
IV.B Singular Voices in a Pluralistic Universe [Room 214]
10:30—11:00 Break [Student Lounge]
11:00—12:30 PARALLEL SESSIONS V
V.A La mondialisation et ses tensions [Courtroom]
V.B Diverse in Unity? [Room 214]
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]
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]
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]
VII.B Revisiting Human Rights: What Room for Consensus and Dissent [Room 214]
11:00—11:30 Break [Student Lounge]
11:30—12:30 PLENARY – CLOSING PANEL [Courtroom]
Co-sponsored by
Louisiana State University Paul M. Hebert Law Center
Center of Civil Law Studies
Link to Event Registration
Monday, May 30
8:30—9:15 Registration & Coffee
9:15—9:30 PLENARY—OPENING & WELCOMING ADDRESS
9:30—10:30 PLENARY—KEYNOTE
10:30—11:00 Break
11:00—12:30 PARALLEL SESSIONS I
I.A Remixing Legal Traditions
I.B Issues in Professional Liability: A Transnational Conversation
12:30—14:00 Lunch
14:00—15:30 PARALLEL SESSIONS II
II.A The Struggle for Legal Identity
II.B L’absence de modèle unique : l’uniformisation en question
15:30—16:00 Break
16:00—17:30 PARALLEL SESSIONS III
III.A Diverse in Unity?
III.B Societal and Legal Tensions in Africa
19:30 Conference Dinner
Tuesday, May 31
9:15—10:30 PARALLEL SESSIONS IV
IV.A Competition Worldwide: Legal Strategies and Challenges
IV.B Singular Voices in a Pluralistic Universe
10:30—11:00 Break
11:00—12:30 PARALLEL SESSIONS V
V.A La mondialisation et ses tensions
V.B United in Diversity
12:30—14:30 Lunch
14:30—16:00 PARALLEL SESSIONS VI
VI.A Fashion Law: Comparing Top Models
VI.B Of Land, Blood and Race
16:00—16:30 Break
16:30—17:30 JURIS DIVERSITAS GENERAL MEETING
17:30—18:00 Break
18:00—19:30 TUCKER LECTURE
19:30 Reception
Wednesday, June 1
9:30—11:00 PARALLEL SESSIONS VII
VII.A Beyond Universalism: Giving a Voice to the Unheard
VII.B Revisiting Human Rights: What Room for Consensus and Dissent
11:00—11:30 Break
11:30—12:30 PLENARY—CLOSING PANEL
