2015 Law and Development Conference

The Law and Development Institute and Tulane University Law School’s Payson Center for International Development are pleased to announce that the 2015 Law and Development Conference, entitled “New Directions for Law and Development Studies”, will be jointly hosted at Tulane University, New Orleans, USA, on April 17, 2015.

Twenty-one distinguished speakers from North and South Americas, Europe, Africa, and Asia, will present papers on the current status of law and development studies, the necessity for new directions, including new analytical frameworks and institutional approaches, and the renewed interest in “developmental states”. Issues of child labor, controversies of property rights, and the need for global financial stability are also discussed.

The conference schedule and venue are as follows.

Date: April 17, 2015
Venue: Qatar Room (2nd floor), Lavin-Bernick Center (LBC), Tulane University

The Conference has been approved for Louisiana non-specialization CLE credit for 7.0 hours, and prior online registration is required for both general attendance and attendance for CLE credit. To register, please go to the registration website: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/2015-law-and-development-conference-registration-14904171779 and complete registration. The deadline for registration is April 3, 2015, but the available seats may be filled well before the deadline. Early registration is recommended.

Conference Schedule

8:30 a.m. – 9:00 a.m.: Registration

9:00 a.m. – 9:10 a.m.: Opening Statement by Prof. Y.S. Lee, Director, The Law and Development Institute

9:10 a.m. – 9:20 a.m.: Welcome Statement by Prof. Colin Crawford, Executive Director, Payson Center for International Development

9:20 a.m. – 9:30 a.m.: Welcome Statement by Dean David Meyer, Tulane University School of Law

9:30 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.: Keynote speech by Prof. Frank Upham, New York University School of Law
“The Paradoxical Role of Property Rights in Development”

10:00 a.m. – 10:15 a.m.: Coffee break

10:15 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.: Panel Presentations: �New Analytical Framework, Institutional Approaches, and Developmental States�

Chair: Prof. Frank Upham, New York University School of Law

Prof. Y.S. Lee, The Law and Development Institute
�Scholars out of Self-Estrangement after a Forty-Year Quest: Call for a New Analytical Model for Law and Development�

Prof. Diogo R. Coutinho, University of Sao Paulo, Faculty of Law
�Law and Democratic Development: an Institutional Approach�

Dr. Ding Chen, Newcastle University, Prof. Simon Deakin, University of Cambridge, and Prof. Mathias Siems, Durham University
“Different Legal Institutions for Different Economic Settings, Evidence from Interviews in China”

Prof. David Hiez & Dr. Severine Menetrey, University of Luxembourg
“Towards the Elaboration of a More Pluralistic Legal Landscape for Developing Countries in West Africa: which Role for Law and Development”

Ms. Sara Ghebremusse, Osgoode Hall Law School (PhD Candidate)
“Conceptualizing the Developmental State in Resource Rich Sub-Saharan Africa”

Prof. William Hubbard, University of Chicago Law School
“Reflections on the New Analytical Model”

12:30 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.: Lunch Break

1:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.: Panel Presentations: “New Directions for Law and Development Studies and Curriculum”

Chair: Prof. Y.S. Lee, Law and Development Institute

Professor Colin Crawford, Tulane University Payson Center for International Development
“Thoughts on an Integrated Law & Development Curriculum”

Dr. Ada Ordor, Centre for Comparative Law in Africa, Faculty of Law, University of Cape Town
“Tracking the Law and Development Continuum through Multiple Development”

Prof. Joel Samuels & Prof. Aparna Polavarapu, University of South Carolina School of Law
“An Interdisciplinary Approach to Rule of Law Studies as a Model for Law & Development Studies”

Prof. Stephanie de Moerloose, University Austral
“The World Bank’s Sustainable Development Approach and the Need for a Unified Field of Law and Development Studies in Argentina”

Dr. Maya Berinzon, Virginia Tech Institute for Policy and Governance
“Raising the Bar: The Role of Bar Associations and Societies in Promoting Development”

3:30 p.m. – 3:45 p.m.: Coffee break

3:45 p.m. – 5:45 p.m.: Panel Presentations: �Child Labor, Financial Stability, and Policy Space for Development�

Chair: Prof. Colin Crawford, Tulane University Payson Center

Dr. William Bertrand, Tulane University, Founder of the Payson Center
“Trade, Development, and Child Labor”

Prof. Adam Feibelman, Tulane University School of Law
“Law, Development, and Global Stability”

Ms. Ada Bogliolo Piancastelli Siqueira & Ms. Julia Cadaval Martins, Georgetown University (doctoral candidates)
“The Policy Space of Development Strategies: An Analysis of Industrial Policy and Regulatory Coherence between Brazil and the U.S.”

Dr. Olivia K Lwabukuna, Africa Institute of South Africa
“Legal Governance and Socio-Economic Development in Ghana: Managing Revenues from Extractive Industries”

Dr. Chilenye Nwapi, Canadian Institute of Resources Law, Faculty of Law, University of Calgary
“Defining the �Local� in Local Content Requirements in the Oil and Gas and Mining Sectors for Sustainable National and Subnational Economic Development in Developing Countries”
5:45 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.: Closing Remark by Prof. Y.S. Lee, The Law and Development Institute