Eric W. Orts, University of Pennsylvania, U.S.A.
Chair/DiscussantThierry Kirat, CNRS-ENS de Cachan, FRANCE
Institutional Settings and Contractual Styles: A Comparative Study of Public Contracts Enforcement in Defense Procurement (France, United Kingdom, United States)Margit Cohn, Hebrew University, ISRAEL
Fuzzy Legality and Government Intervention: Downstream Oil Market in IsraelHitoshi Ushijima, Fukuoka University and University of Wisconsin, JAPAN
Rule-Based v. Relationship-Based Regulation: Analysis of U.S. Voluntary Brownfield-Cleanup Programs Through Japanese EyesKaren Yeung, University of Oxford, ENGLAND
Bargaining and Negotiation in the Enforcement of Australian Competition Law
Francis Regan, Flinders University of South Australia, AUSTRALIA
ChairMasha Antolskaya, University of Utrecht, THE NETHERLANDS
Does the Harmonisation of Family Law in Europe Enlarge the Gap Between the Law in the Books and the Law in Action?Jenny Burley, Flinders University, AUSTRALIA
Ireland Gets Divorce But No Clean Break: Is This the Answer to Post-Divorce Poverty for Women and Children?Velina Todorova, Institute for Legal Studies, Bulgaria, BULGARIA
Parental Obligation for Child Support: One Forthcoming Debate in BulgariaMasayuki Murayama, Chiba University, JAPAN
Discussant
Don Fleming, University of Canberra, AUSTRALIA
ChairJohannes Feest, University of Bremen, GERMANY
The “European Charter for Regional and Minority Languages”: A Methodological NoteSelma K. Sonntag, Humboldt State University, U.S.A.
Language Politics in FranceZheliu Vladimirov, Sophia University, BULGARIA
Minority Linguistic Rights in Bulgaria and Inter-Ethnic AttitudesGenoveva Vrabie, Mihail Kogalniceanu University, ROMANIA
The Romanian Normative Realities: An Example of the Way in Which the Problems of Linguistic Minorities Could Be Solved
Mitu Gulati, University of California, Los Angeles, U.S.A..
ChairTheodore Eisenberg, Cornell University, U.S.A., and Clas Bergström, Stockholm School of Economics, SWEDEN
Corporate Governance Structure and Firm PerformanceKimberly D. Krawiec, U. of Pennsylvania, U.S.A.
Regulators and HeuristicsPoonam Puri, Cornell University and York University, CANADA
A Comparative Analysis of Stock Exchange GovernanceJeffrey Rachlinski, Cornell University, U.S.A., and Mitu Gulati, University of California, Los Angeles, U.S.A.
Judicial Rhetoric in Securities Fraud Cases
David M. Engel, State University of New York, Buffalo, U.S.A.
ChairRebecca R. French, University of Colorado, U.S.A.
ParticipantTakanori Kitamura, Tokai University, JAPAN
ParticipantBarbara Yngvesson, Hampshire College, U.S.A.
Participant
Robert E. Rosen, University of Miami, U.S.A.
ChairRobert E. Rosen, University of Miami, U.S.A.
What Motivates Lawyers? Professional Culture?
Susan P. Shapiro, American Bar Foundation, U.S.A.
Bushwhacking the Ethical High Road: Conflict of Interest in the Practice of Law and Real LifeGerald J. Thain, University of Wisconsin, Madison, U.S.A.
Lawyer Advertising and the Image of Lawyers: Theory and Reality
4510 Liberal Constitutional Orders Under Stress
Julia H. Chryssostalis, Birbeck College, ENGLAND
Chair
Marcelo Aftelion, IDDS-A.S.A. ARGENTINA
Neo-degenerate Democracy and Globalization: Why Should the Politicians Rule Us?Roger N. Douglas, La Trobe University, AUSTRALIA
Arguing for Political Freedom: The Ambiguity of Civil LibertarianismRodrigo Uprimny, National University of Colombia, COLOMBIA, and Mauricio Garcia-Villegas, Universidad Nacional and University of Wisconsin, COLOMBIA
Progressive Constitutional Justice and Social Emancipation in Colombia
Mark Gould, Haverford College, U.S.A.
Chair/DiscussantHeinz J. Klug, University of Wisconsin, Madison, U.S.A.
Stumbling Over TRIPSChristopher T. Timura, University of Michigan, U.S.A.
Trusting Experts in the WTO Dispute Resolution ProcessSusan M. Will, City University of New York, U.S.A. and Stanley A. Beyer
Crossing Borders: A Bi-Lateral Commission’s Response to a Transboundary Resource
Mary E. Vogel, University of California, Santa Barbara, U.S.A.
Chair/DiscussantAnnemarie Meisling, Antigua Universidad, DENMARK
Who Has the Power in the European Parliament?Jeremy T. Paltiel, Carleton University, CANADA
China, Sovereignty, and the Globalization of the Rule of LawBrad R. Roth, Wayne State University, U.S.A.
Liberalism, Anti-Sovereigntism, and Excesses in the Drive Against Impunity
Joseph F. C. DiMento, University of California, Irvine, U.S.A.
ChairBaerbel Dorbeck-Jung and Anke Kolkman, University of Twente, THE NETHERLANDS
Quality Standards in Dutch Legislation Processes: A Gap Between Law in the Books and Law in Action?Alex Jettinghoff, University of Maastricht, THE NETHERLANDS
War and 20th Century Legal ChangeBettina Lange, Aberystwyth University, WALES
From “Boundary Drawing” to Transition Points: Understanding the Creation of Normativity in the Context of the EU Directive on Integrated Pollution Prevention and ControlXin Fu Ma, Jilin University, PR of CHINA
The Rule of Law Calls for Contract Spirit
Amy Mazur, Washington State University, U.S.A.
Chair/DiscussantElisa Becker, American Bar Foundation, U.S.A.
Rationalizing the Rule of Law: Legal Reform and the Emergence of the Medical Expert in 19th Century RussiaLucinda Vandervort, University of Saskatchewan, CANADA
The Fact/Law Distinction: A Tool for Transformation of Legal ConsciousnessCelia Winkler, University of Montana, U.S.A.
Flying Without a Husband: Comparing U.S. and Swedish Approaches to Family Law and Social PolicyAmee Yajnik, Stanford University, U.S.A
Rule of Law and Family Violence: Divergence Between Laws and Reality
Lucinda M. Finley, State University of New York, Buffalo, U.S.A.
Chair/DiscussantNicole Moreham, Cambridge University, ENGLAND
The Concept of Privacy in England and the European Court of Human Rights: A ComparisonMelanie Randall, University of Western Ontario, CANADA
Sex Discrimination, Accountability of Public Authorities, and the Public/Private Divide in Tort Law: An Analysis of Doe v. Metropolitan Toronto (Municipality) Commissioners of PoliceMaria João Vaz Tomé, Portuguese Catholic University, PORTUGAL, and Columbia University, U.S.A.
Gross Domestic Product vs. Quality of Life: A Transatlantic Dialogue on Balancing Work and Family
4600 Closing Plenary
Kitty Calavita, President, Law and Society Association
Farewell CommentsJohannes Feest, President, Research Committee on Sociology of Law
Introduction of the Speaker
András Sajó, Central European University, HUNGARY
Encounters in Law