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Symposium on Novel Liability Theories and the Incentives Driving Them

The Law & Economics Center Judicial Education Program will be hosting the ‘Symposium on Novel Liability Theories and the Incentives Driving Them’ from October 24 to 26 in Nashville, TN.

The symposium will discuss theories of novel liability, the function and role of public entities within government, and ...

‘Autonomous Organizations’ by Shawn Bayern

Shawn J. Bayern of Florida State Law has published ‘Autonomous Organizations’ addressing the growing area of autonomous, robotic run organizations and the law.

From the publisher:

Under current business law, it is already possible to give legal personhood, or a very close surrogate of it, to software systems ...

2021 Annual International Commercial Arbitration Lecture with Carolyn Lamm 

ALI Elects 24 New Members

The American Law Institute has elected 24 new members who will join ALI in its mission to clarify the law.

“Our Restatements, Principles, and Model Codes continue to guide American lawyers, courts, and legislatures, and that is due in great part to the continuing dedication of our membership ...

‘The Rage of Innocence’ by Kristin Nicole Henning

Kristin Nicole Henning of Georgetown University Law Center has authored The Rage of Innocence – How America Criminalizes Black Youth, analyzing the foundations of racism and policing in America.

From the publisher:

A brilliant analysis of the foundations of racist policing in America: the day-to-day brutalities, largely hidden from ...