CALL FOR PAPERS

IV INTERNATIONAL SEMINAR ON ECONOMIC ANALYSIS OF LAW: JUDICIAL STUDIES

The IV International Seminar on Economic Analysis of Law will be held on June 10-11, 2013, at the Law School of the Federal University of Minas Gerais, in Belo Horizonte, and will have the theme "Judicial Studies".

The Seminar invites those interested in submitting a paper (in English or Portuguese) to submit electronically a short abstract (200 words) plus either a copy of the final paper (if already available) or an outline of a minimum of 2 pages to http://www2.direito.ufmg.br/siaed by 20 April 2013. On the date indicated below, the Seminar will announce the papers selected among the original works received on all topics related to Law and Economics.

Subjects of special interest for the Seminar, with particular emphasis on Judicial Studies, are the following: Antitrust and Regulation – Bankruptcy Law – Behavioral Law and Economics – Contracts and Commercial Law – Securities and Financial Regulation – Comparative Law and Economics – Corporate Law and Corporate Governance – Tort Law and Compensation Systems – Criminal Law – Environmental Law – Experimental Law and Economics – Family Law, Gender, and Discrimination – Health Law – Property Law, including Intellectual Property and Innovation – International Law and Trade –Labor, Employment and Immigration – Litigation, Dispute Resolution and the Legal Process –Economics of Court Performance – Political Economy of the Law – Public and Administrative Law – Taxation and Social Welfare.

Papers presented at the Seminar will be published in the seminar website following a regular submission and evaluation process.

For further information, please contact siaed@direito.ufmg.br or visit http://www2.direito.ufmg.br/siaed

Important dates:
1. Proposal's submission deadline: April 20, 2013
2. Communication of acceptance: May 05, 2013
3. Registration and Final papers: May 15, 2013
4. Paper Presentation: June 10-11, 2013

Organizing Committee: Fabiano Teodoro de Rezende Lara (FDUFMG e IBMEC), Nuno Garoupa (University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign College of Law) Amanda Flávio de Oliveira (UFMG), Leandro Novais e Silva (UFMG), Marcelo Andrade Feres (UFMG), Sérgio Mourão Corrêa Lima (UFMG).