SEALS News & Announcements

The SEALS International Committee is pleased to announce 2 special international conferences in 2015: 1)  A 3 day research conference entitled Searching for Solutions in Cyprus, jointly presented by SEALS, the European Law Faculties Assn, and Eastern Mediterranean University, conducted in Famagusta and Lefkosa, Northern Cyprus, April 13 – 15, 2015, and immediately following that: 2)  SEALS international member and current President of ELFA, Dean Haluk Kabaalioglu cordially invites all SEALS members to join us for the European Law Faculties Assn Annual Meeting, in Istanbul, April 16 – 18, 2015. For more information about these exceptional opportunities to meet international colleagues, as well as engage in research, contact Prof. Patrick Hugg at hugg@loyno.edu, and for specifics about the ELFA Annual Meeting, see http://elfa-afde.eu/annual-general-meeting/agm-istanbul-2015/.

I am seeking participants for a panel I would like to propose entitled “Equitable Sharing” or “Democracy and Sharing” or something of that order.  I would like to present an overview of my recent book Equitable Sharing, which argues that central to democracy and to the democratic society the United States purports to be is a principle of equitable sharing that requires all the benefits and detriments of social life to be fairly distributed among all society’s members.  Participants could either comment on the book or present a paper relating to the theme of the panel. I you are interested, or if you would like more information about the book, please email me at tkleven@tsulaw.edu. Thomas Kleven Professor of Law

The SEALS website sealslawschools.org is now accepting proposals for panels or discussion groups for the 2015 meeting which will be held at the Boca Raton Resort & Club http://www.bocaresort.com/  Boca Raton, Florida, from July 27 to Aug. 2.  You can submit a proposal at any time.  However, proposals submitted prior to October 31st are more likely to be accepted. I have attached a document prepared by our Deputy Executive Director, Marcia McCormick of St. Louis U explaining how to navigate SEALS. The memo is well-written and self-explanatory, but I would like to emphasize a few things.  First, SEALS strives to be both open and democratic.  As a result, any faculty member at a SEALS member or affiliate school is free to

The SEALS website now includes policies adopted by the Board, minutes of the 2014 Steering Committee meeting, and information about the 2015 election (including nomination deadlines). Policies Minutes of 2014 Steering Committe Meeting 2015 Election Information