Discover Davis--Symposia Series
Every Spring, the School of Law hosts a number of symposia and an annual moot court competition. Topics at our law symposia are often interdisciplinary and attract leading scholars and practitioners of diverse views, backgrounds, and disciplines.
Symposia benefit the Law School community--students and faculty--as well as the larger academic community on campus and from regional law schools. This spring's symposia series speaks to the scope of the legal concerns of both faculty and students and to the wealth of opportunities for learning at the Law School. The UC Davis Law Review, Journal of International law and Policy, Prison Law, and Environmental Law Society each sponsor annual symposia. All of these events are open to the public. Most symposia offer MCLE credit. Upcoming programs and registration information are listed below.
Environmental Law Society Symposium
Partnerships and Legislation: California's Approach to Climate Change
The aim of this symposium is to explore how voluntary and mandatory regulation systems will sustainably coexist together and whether this model will effectively reduce emissions. Two panels of experts in the field will speak to an audience of California lawyers, businesses, and graduate students to discuss this cutting-edge issue and to highlight "need to know" information about reporting and compliance in this new frontier of climate change regulation.
February 23, 2007. 9am-3:45pm. Buehler Alumni and Visitors Center.
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Article
Journal of International Law and Policy Symposium
The Evolution of Colonialism in a Global Economy
The 2007 symposium will mark the 60th anniversary of Indian and Pakistani independence, which started the process of decolonization that transformed world politics in the mid-20th century. Symposium participants will examine the residual effects of old-style colonialism; so-called economic colonialism, including a look into purported American hegemony in the world economy; and cultural colonialism, with attention both to the legacies of the colonial period and the influence of "globalization" on individual cultures.
March 2, 2007. 9am-5:30pm. King Hall, Wilkins Moot Courtroom.
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UC Davis Law Review Symposium
Katz v. U.S.: 40 Years Later; From Warrantless Wiretaps to the War on Terror
Forty years ago, in Katz v. United States, 389 U.S. 347 (1967), the Supreme Court held that a warrantless domestic wiretap was an unconstitutional search under the Fourth Amendment. This Symposium will explore the historic roots of the Katz decision, the evolution of remedies for illegal searches, the distinctions between Fourth Amendment protections for citizens and non-citizens, and the constitutionality of warrantless wiretaps for national security purposes.
March 9, 2007. 9am-4:30pm. King Hall, Wilkins Moot Courtroom.
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UC Davis School of Law Prison Law Symposium
The Crime Within
The 2007 Prison Law Symposium will address the increasingly complex set of problems facing the current criminal justice system and the rights of prisoners. Issues to be discussed are the evolution of historical perceptions of "criminals," the increasing number of women in the prison system, the U.S treatment of prisoners abroad, the growing problem of prisoners' rights, and how to achieve social justice.
April 9, 2007. 9 am to 3 pm. King Hall, Room 2008
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38th Annual Irving L. Neumiller Memorial Moot Court Competition
The annual Neumiller Competition is the final round of the year-long Moot Court competition. Top students from the appellate advocacy course are selected to compete in front of a panel of distinguished judges. The event takes place each spring during the UC Davis Picnic Day celebration and is open to the public.
April 14, 2007. 11am. King Hall, Wilkins Moot Courtroom.
Program Information
Symposia benefit the Law School community--students and faculty--as well as the larger academic community on campus and from regional law schools. This spring's symposia series speaks to the scope of the legal concerns of both faculty and students and to the wealth of opportunities for learning at the Law School. The UC Davis Law Review, Journal of International law and Policy, Prison Law, and Environmental Law Society each sponsor annual symposia. All of these events are open to the public. Most symposia offer MCLE credit. Upcoming programs and registration information are listed below.
Environmental Law Society Symposium
Partnerships and Legislation: California's Approach to Climate Change
The aim of this symposium is to explore how voluntary and mandatory regulation systems will sustainably coexist together and whether this model will effectively reduce emissions. Two panels of experts in the field will speak to an audience of California lawyers, businesses, and graduate students to discuss this cutting-edge issue and to highlight "need to know" information about reporting and compliance in this new frontier of climate change regulation.
February 23, 2007. 9am-3:45pm. Buehler Alumni and Visitors Center.
Program Information
Article
Journal of International Law and Policy Symposium
The Evolution of Colonialism in a Global Economy
The 2007 symposium will mark the 60th anniversary of Indian and Pakistani independence, which started the process of decolonization that transformed world politics in the mid-20th century. Symposium participants will examine the residual effects of old-style colonialism; so-called economic colonialism, including a look into purported American hegemony in the world economy; and cultural colonialism, with attention both to the legacies of the colonial period and the influence of "globalization" on individual cultures.
March 2, 2007. 9am-5:30pm. King Hall, Wilkins Moot Courtroom.
Program Information
UC Davis Law Review Symposium
Katz v. U.S.: 40 Years Later; From Warrantless Wiretaps to the War on Terror
Forty years ago, in Katz v. United States, 389 U.S. 347 (1967), the Supreme Court held that a warrantless domestic wiretap was an unconstitutional search under the Fourth Amendment. This Symposium will explore the historic roots of the Katz decision, the evolution of remedies for illegal searches, the distinctions between Fourth Amendment protections for citizens and non-citizens, and the constitutionality of warrantless wiretaps for national security purposes.
March 9, 2007. 9am-4:30pm. King Hall, Wilkins Moot Courtroom.
Program Information
UC Davis School of Law Prison Law Symposium
The Crime Within
The 2007 Prison Law Symposium will address the increasingly complex set of problems facing the current criminal justice system and the rights of prisoners. Issues to be discussed are the evolution of historical perceptions of "criminals," the increasing number of women in the prison system, the U.S treatment of prisoners abroad, the growing problem of prisoners' rights, and how to achieve social justice.
April 9, 2007. 9 am to 3 pm. King Hall, Room 2008
Program Information
38th Annual Irving L. Neumiller Memorial Moot Court Competition
The annual Neumiller Competition is the final round of the year-long Moot Court competition. Top students from the appellate advocacy course are selected to compete in front of a panel of distinguished judges. The event takes place each spring during the UC Davis Picnic Day celebration and is open to the public.
April 14, 2007. 11am. King Hall, Wilkins Moot Courtroom.
Program Information