50|50 CONFERENCE: LAW & JUSTICE IN THE POST-INDEPENDENCE ERA – Reflecting on the first fifty years, projecting beyond
February 2-3, 2012
ABOUT THE CONFERENCE
The Sir Arthur Lewis Institute of Social and Economic Research (SALISES) at the University of the West Indies, Mona Campus, Jamaica, under its flagship Fifty-Fifty* research project, will host a conference entitled: Law & Justice in the post-independence era: Reflecting on the first 50 years, projecting beyond. In keeping with the overall concept behind the Fifty-Fifty project, the conference will examine law, legal institutions and justice in the context of post-independence societies, particularly those of the Caribbean . Although law is the springboard for this conference, the themes are designed to include a variety of other disciplines which can help to explain and bring meaningful perspectives on the law as a feature of post-independence societies. The aim is to begin a dialogue between legal professionals and professionals of other disciplines with a view to bridging the gap between our legal system and our society. Papers are thus welcome from academics, practitioners and policy makers across a wide cross-section of disciplines relating to the topics identified below.
TOPICS
· THE LEGAL SYSTEM, JUSTICE AND NATIONHOOD
o Owning our rules and legal institutions
o The justice system at 50 – aging or ailing?
o Folk/religious/popular concepts of justice and the law
o Judicial ideology and nationhood
o Gender, law and justice
o Legal education and professional regulation
o Role and impact of international norms
· THE CONSTITUTION AND THE STRUCTURE FOR GOVERNANCE
o Tracing constitutional developments since 1963 – implications for independence
o Human rights – from Chapter III to the Charter of Rights
o State governance structure – the need for alternative models
o Law and ethics in governance
- FROM
- Regional integration and the law
- From Privy Council to the
- IMPACT OF LAW ON DEVELOPMENT
- Competition and Trade
- Intellectual Property
- Corporate Governance
- Industrial Relations
- Dispute Resolution
ABSTRACT/PAPER SUBMISSION
Abstracts of no more than 150 words may be submitted to:
Deadline for submission of abstracts: June 30, 2011
Notification of acceptance of abstracts: by July 29, 2011
Deadline for submission of completed papers: January 9, 2012
ENQUIRIES may be directed to Marsha Grey-Lewis at (876) 927-1020 or (876) 927-1234 or by emailing 5050lawandjustice@gmail.com
*More information on the Fifty-Fifty project is available at http://salises.mona.uwi.edu/
