2011 Annual Meeting

International Association of Law Schools
Conference on Teaching, Legal Education and Strategic Planning

13-15 April, 2011

University of Buenos Aires, Argentina

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Program:

Wednesday, April 13, 2011
IALS Board Meeting

16:00 – 20:00
Registration

20:00
University of Buenos Aires Faculty of Law Sponsored Dinner with The Honorable Ricardo Lorenzetti, Chief Justice, Supreme Court of Argentina

8:00 – 17:15
Registration

8:00-8:45
New Members & First Time Delegates Welcoming Session

9:00 – 10:15
Welcome & Introduction
Mónica Pinto, IALS President and Dean, University of Buenos Aires Faculty of Law, Argentina

Plenary Session – How Did IALS Get Here?

• Noor Aziah Haji Mohd Awal, Associate Professor, University of Kebangsaan Faculty of Law, Malaysia
• Michael Coper, Dean and Robert Garran Professor of Law, Australian National University College of Law, Australia
• Carl C. Monk, General Secretary/Treasurer, USA
• Francis S.L. Wang, Professor, Kenneth Wang School of Law Soochow University, China

10:15 – 10:45
Refreshment Break

10:45 – 12:45
Delegates Present Papers in Small Groups

13:00 – 15:00
Networking Opportunity Luncheon
Faculty Exchange
Student Exchange
Scholarly Collaboration
Special Programs Abroad

15:00 – 16:00
Plenary Session – Curriculum Content of Legal Education

Sub-themes:

• Criteria for determination of the curriculum
• Social justice and the role of law school
• Sex gender and the law: significance as foundational courses
• Optional and core courses
• Internationalization of the curriculum
• Knowledge, skills and values in legal education
• Incorporating indigenous legal systems in the curriculum
• Ethics and professionalism
• Graduate studies

Speakers:

• Helena Alviar Garcia, Associate Professor and Director, Masters and Ph.D. Programs in Law, University of Los Andes Law School, Bogota, Colombia
• Kumaralingam Amirthalingam, Vice Dean and Professor, National University of Singapore, Singapore
• Mary Anne Bobinski, Dean and Professor, University of British Columbia Faculty of Law, Canada
• Margaret Munalula, Senior Lecturer, University of Zambia School of Law, Zambia
• Jan Smits, Professor and Academic Director, Maastricht European Private Law Institute, Maastricht University Faculty of Law, The Netherlands
• Moderator: Marcelo Alegre, Professor, University of Buenos Aires

16:00 – 16:30
Plenary Session Discussion

17:00 – 19:00
General Assembly

20:30 The Wang Family Foundation Sponsored Dinner

• Speaker: The Honorable Carmen Argibay, Justice, Supreme Court, Argentina (former Judge Ad Litem for International Criminal Tribunal for Former Yugoslavia)

 

9:00 – 10:00
Plenary Session – Pedagogy

Sub-themes:

• Clinical and experiential learning
• Teaching foundational courses
• Teaching skills; legal reasoning; problem solving and writing skills
• Teaching research skills
• How to strategically integrate practical legal training and purposeful community interaction (service) into legal training
• Teaching ethics and values
• Teaching cross-culturally

Speakers:

• Claudio Grossman, Dean, American University Washington College of Law, USA
• Karsten Schmidt, President, Bucerius Law School, Germany
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• Amy Tsanga, Deputy Director Women’s Law Center, Senior Lecturer, University of Zimbabwe Faculty of Law, Zimbabwe
• Oscar Vilhena Vieira, Professor of Constitutional Law and Human Rights, Getulio Vargas Foundation, Catholic University of Sao Paolo School of Law, Brazil
• Moderator: Donna Greschner, Dean, University of Victoria Faculty of Law, Victoria, Canada

10:00 – 10:45
Plenary Session Discussion

10:45 – 11:15
Refreshment Break

11:15 – 13:00
Small Group Discussions

13:00 – 15:00
Networking Opportunity Luncheon

Faculty Exchange
Student Exchange
Scholarly Collaboration
Special Programs Abroad

15:00 – 16:00
Plenary Session – Regulation and Accreditation Models

Themes:

• Role of government
• Role of the bar and judiciary
• What constitute legitimate criteria?
• Quality control and enforcement mechanisms

Speakers:

• Choong Yeow Choy, Professor, University of Malaya Faculty of Law, Malaysia
• Rachel Moran, Dean, University of California, Los Angeles School of Law, USA
• Nerina Boschiero, University of Milan Faculty of Law, Italy
• Jorge Cerdio, Department Head, Autonomous Technical Institute of Mexico Academic Department of Law, México
• Moderator: Fatou Kiné Camara, Professor, University Cheikh Anta Diop of Dakar Faculty of Legal and Political Science, Senegal

16:00 – 16:45
Plenary Session Discussion

16:45 – 17:15
Refreshment Break

17:15 – 19:00
Plenary Session – Where Do We Go From Here?

• Common Law Facilitator: V.S. Elizabeth, Professor, National Law School of India University, India
• Civil Law Facilitator: Lidia Casas, Professor, Diego Portales University Faculty of LawChile
• Closing: Mónica Pinto, IALS President and Dean, School of Law of the University of Buenos Aires, Argentina

20:30
Law School Admission Council Sponsored Reception with Tango Show