Call for Papers: The United States and International Law: Legal Traditions and Future Possibilities

The American Branch of the International Law Association's International Law Weekend 2008 will take place October 16-18, 2008 in New York City. The conference's theme is "The United States and International Law: Legal Traditions and Future Possibilities." Here's the call for papers:

The American Branch will again hold its annual International Law Weekend in New York, featuring numerous panels, a distinguished speaker, receptions, and the Branch’s annual meeting. International Law Weekend 2008 will take place on October 16-18, 2008, at the Association of the Bar of the City of New York. The Weekend’s overall theme is “The United States and International Law: Legal Traditions and Future Possibilities.” Co-chairs of ILW 2008 are Catherine Amirfar of Debevoise Plimpton (cmamirfar@debevoise.com), Katarina Grenfell of the United Nations Office of Legal Affairs (grenfell@un.org), and John Noyes of California Western School of Law (jnoyes@cwsl.edu). The co-chairs invite proposals for panels for ILW 2008. Please submit proposals to the co-chairs no later than Friday, April 25, 2008. Proposals should be geared for 90-minute panels and should include a formal title, a brief description of the panel (no more than 75 words), and the names, titles, and affiliations of the panel chair and three or four possible speakers.