Call for Papers: New Voices in International Human Rights Law

The Association of American Law Schools (AALS) Section on International Human Rights has issued a call for papers for the AALS 2009 Annual Meeting in San Diego. The call is for "New Voices in International Human Rights Law." Here are the details:

The International Human Rights Law Section will repeat its popular "New Voices" program at the 2009 Annual Meeting. This panel provides an important opportunity for faculty members and other scholars who have not previously had an opportunity to present a scholarly paper at an AALS annual meeting to share their work.

The program will be held on Wednesday January 7, 2009, from 2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. at the AALS Annual Meeting in San Diego.

Paper Submission and Selection Procedure: Individuals who are interested in being considered for the "New Voices" panel should submit an abstract of no more than two pages describing their research or scholarship to the section chair-elect via e-mail at cochoa@indiana.edu by no later than September 15, 2008.

For further information please contact the Section Chair or Co-Chair:

Robert C. Blitt, Associate Professor of Law, University of Tennessee College of Law, 1505 W. Cumberland Avenue, Knoxville, TN 37996

Christiana Ochoa, Associate Professor of Law, Indiana University School of Law, 211 South Indiana Avenue, Bloomington, IN 47405-7001