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Call for Papers : Law’s Porosities The North-American section of the Soci é t é de l é gislation compar é e is organizing a bilingual conference (French-English) on “Law’s Porosities” on October 26, 2017 in Washington, D.C. at the American University Washington College of Law, in conjunction with the American Society of Comparative Law’s annual meeting, which will be held on October 27 and 28, 2017. Presentations in English or French are welcome. The Keynote lecture will be delivered by Mireille Delmas-Marty, Professor Emerita, Coll è ge de France. There is no cost to attend either or both meetings, and reduced hotel costs will be available to anyone registered for either or both meetings. Please send a short abstract of your proposed presentation before August 31 to VivianeCurran@pitt.edu . Details for registration will be posted soon on the site of the American Society of Comparative Law: http://ascl.org/ We are hoping to see many of you in Washington! -Vivian Curran, President,...

Announcement and Call for Panels Annual Meeting of the American Society of Comparative Law Comparative Law, Faith and Religion: The Role of Faith in Law October 26-28, 2017 American University Washington College of Law Washington D.C. The American Society of Comparative Law and American University College of Law invite all interested scholars to consider submitting a panel proposal for the upcoming Annual Meeting of the American Society of Comparative Law that will be held between Thursday, October 26, and Saturday, October 28, 2017, at American University Washington College of Law, Washington D.C.  entitled Comparative law, Faith and Religion:  The Role of Faith in Law . This conference was in large part inspired by the work of the late Patrick Glenn on legal traditions.  Professor Glenn bravely undertook to “compare the world” with his emphasis on legal “traditions” and by extending the scope of comparative law beyond what most comparative scholars are comfortable with....