Return...
Transatlantic Conference on New Governance and the Transformation of Law
Date:
November 20-21, 2009
Time:
8:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Location:
University of Wisconsin Law School
Email:
lgtrubek@wisc.edu
Contact:
Louise Trubek
University of Wisconsin Law School, University of Wisconsin-Madison European Union Center of Excellence, and the Centre for Law and Governance in Europe at University College, London
Co-Sponsor:
Center for World Affairs and the Global Economy (WAGE), Wisconsin Project on Governance and Regulation (WISGAR), Global Legal Studies Center, and the Institute for Legal Studies
|
|
|
Overview:
The purpose of the conference is to explore the impact of new forms of governance on the theory and practice of law. In recent years a great deal of attention has been paid to new processes being used to establish norms and standards, regulate behavior, solve problems, and resolve disputes. Generically called "new governance", these include such processes or approaches as "democratic experimentalism", "reflexive coordination", "soft law", "open coordination", "deliberative supra-nationalism", and "management-based regulation". Thus defined, new governance covers a wide variety of processes but all differ to some degree from top-down, rule-based, command and control-type regulation.
New governance processes affect the way law functions in many spheres: they may operate as rivals to traditional regulation, replace it altogether, operate in tandem with more traditional forms, or lead to the creation of wholly new legal forms. While few doubt that new governance is having an impact on the law, there is much debate about the nature and desirability of the changes that are occurring. For some, the impact of new governance is a positive development, expanding law's capacities and enhancing its legitimacy. For others, these developments may undermine law and values associated with it.
These issues have been widely discussed in Europe and are also beginning to attract attention from legal scholars in the United States. The Fall 2009 conference is designed to explore the nature and extent to which these developments may transform areas of law, and debate its broader implications for theory and practice. We seek to bring together scholars from the United States and Europe who have been studying some aspect of the new governance phenomenon and its implications for law and the legal academy.
Sponsors:
Center for World Affairs and the Global Economy (WAGE), University of Wisconsin Law School, University of Wisconsin-Madison European Union Center of Excellence (EUCE), The Centre for Law and Governance in Europe at University College London
Co-Sponsors:
Wisconsin Project on Governance and Regulation (WISGAR), Global Legal Studies Center, Institute for Legal Studies, Wisconsin Law Review
Organizing Committee & Participants:
The Conference is organized by a Transatlantic Steering Committee co-chaired by Joanne Scott (University College of London) and Louise Trubek (University of Wisconsin Law School). Committee members include Lisa Alexander (University of Wisconsin Law School), Kenneth Armstrong (Queen Mary University of London), Grainne de Burca (Fordham University School of Law), Jason Solomon (University of Georgia School of Law), and David Trubek, (University of Wisconsin Law School). Participants are scholars from the U.S., Canada and Europe who have made significant contributions to the understanding of new governance and its impact on law.
Registration Required:
Due to space constraints, attendance is limited to UW faculty, Law Review staff, graduate students, and guest scholars whose work intersects with the focus of the conference. If you are interested in attending this event, please write to Pam Hollenhorst, Associate Director of the Institute for Legal Studies, to request an invitation and receive access to conference papers. The deadline for registering is Friday, Nov. 13th.
Links to Information:
Intellectual Overview
Program
Bio Statements of Participating Scholars
Abstracts
Draft Papers
(password required; access is limited to conference participants)
Related Seminar at the UW Law School
|
