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3. Academic Conference, Chicago

About

The conference had 4 themes for discussion with professors and researchers from Law Schools members of LSGL, focused on global issues as follows.

Themes

Human Rights Research Group

Research Topic:  The Human Right to Privacy and Personal Data Protection: Global-to-Local Governance in the Digital Era

New Technologies and Law Research Group

Research Topic: How technology can transform society and, thus, the legal regime; the role of law in shaping the advancements (or lack thereof) of new technologies and/or business models.

Business and Law Research Group

Research Topic:The Business Aspects Related to the Effects of Corruption; Oil and Gas Market

Anti-Corruption Research Group

Research Topic: Anti-Corruption Compliance in Companies

2nd Administrative Meeting Chicago 2016

About

LSGL Administrative Group includes professional services staff working in the LSGL member institutions to facilitate the administrative work, advance and promote the professional recognition and development of the League.

Program

Round Table Discussion

  • Workshop “LinkedIn – Its Value to You as an Administrator in Higher Education”, presented by Mary Maher, Associate Director
  • Presentation of annual work plan and achievements
  • Presentation of ITAM on next year’s events planning
  • Event Management and Cooperation within the League
  • Share knowledge and best practices associated with the League’s events management with the next year’s host institution.
  • Participation and representation of the members in previous years
  • Encourage more staff from member institutions to take part in the League’s events
  • How to make the League a common area to discuss and disseminate notifications from the members
  • Share tasks in reaching non-active members
  • Challenges experienced in communication with the members of the League.
  • Staff Mobility

4th Summer School Chicago 2016

About

LSGL Presidency  and Northwestern Pritzker School of Law have organized  the 4th Law Schools Global League Summer School.

The 4th LSGL Summer Course took place between 11-22 July 2016 at Northwestern University Law School in Chicago, USA.

 

 

Courses

1. Intersection Between Law and Technology

Prof. Peter C. DiCola and Prof. James Speta – Northwestern Law)

2. The Geographies of Law

Jedidiah J. Kroncke – FGV São Paulo
Michael W. Dowdle – National University of Singapore Faculty of Law

3. The Future of Investment Law in a Polarized World: Brazil, Canada, and The United States as Exemplars of the North-South Debate Over the Legitimacy of the Investment Law Regime

Andrea Kay Bjorklund – McGill University
Daniel de Andrade Levy – FGV Direito SP

Preparatory Deans Meeting ITAM 2016

About

LSGL Presidency organizes an interim Deans Meeting at a member institution each year before the General Assembly (usually in February) to discuss matters that are needed to take action during the year and to finalize reports by the General Assembly Meeting.

General Assembly Cape Town 2015

About

LSGL General Assembly takes place each year at the host institution of summer school where academic conference and administrative meetings are also organized.

The General Assembly consists of Deans and Deans’ representatives of member institutions that gather annually to enable the League’s mission as defined in its constitution to promote legal education and scholarly research in relation to the globalization of law through a variety of ways.

The General Assembly is chaired by President(s) and it is responsible for establishing the directives and plans of the League. The following matters require affirmative vote of a majority of the members present at the General Assembly meeting.

  1. Approval of the President’s financial and administrative report;
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  3. Choice of the objectives of academic and administrative meetings;
  4.  
  5. Creation of Working Groups

The reports and projects that are discussed during the meeting;

  • Annual Report – Work Progress of LSGL
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  • League’s Annual Financial Report
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  • Host Institution’s Presentation for LSGL Events Organization
    • LSGL Projects’ Reports and Presentations:
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    • Standards for Global Law Schools
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    • LSGL Certificate Project
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    • LSGL Innovation Prize and Seed Fund
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    • Comparative Study on National Regulatory Frameworks and Practices
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  • LSGL Membership Evaluation
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  • President Election (every two years)
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  • Discussion on the Way Ahead

2. Academic Conference Cape Town

About

The second LSGL Academic Conference took place on July 16th, 2015 at University of Cape Town Faculty of Law. The conference had 4 themes for discussion with professors and researcher from Law Schools members of LSGL, focused on global issues.

Themes

– Anti-corruption Research Group: “ANTICORRUPTION COMPLIANCE IN THE PRIVATE SECTOR

– Business & Law  Research Group:“ INVESTMENT AND DEVELOPMENT”

– Human Rights Research Group:   “LAND LAW AND LIMITS ON THE RIGHT TO PROPERTY: HISTORICAL, COMPARATIVE AND INTERNATIONAL ANALYSIS”

– New Technologies & Law Research Group: “GLOBAL INSIGHTS ON THE LEGAL IMPACTS OF TECHNOLOGY, LAW AS META-TECHNOLOGY AND TECHNO REGULATION”