Lawyers and Jurists in the 21st Century

Celebrating the Centennial of Comparative Law in the United States
and the Universal Congress of Lawyers and Jurists
1904-2004

 Sponsored by

The American Society of Comparative Law

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Saint Louis University School of Law

Center for International and Comparative Law

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Washington University School of Law

The Whitney R. Harris Institute for Global Legal Studies

Schedule of Events - DAY ONE

Friday, 12 November 2004,
MORNING SESSIONS

Morrissey Hall ~ William H. Kneip Courtroom ~
Saint Louis University School of Law

8:15 a.m. Welcome Coffee - Continental Breakfast

8:45 Welcome and Introductions
Jeffrey E. Lewis – Dean, Saint Louis University School of Law
Joel Seligman – Dean, Washington University School of Law
David S. Clark – President, American Society of Comparative Law

9:00 SESSION ONE - The Centennial of Comparative Law in the United States
Moderator: William Fisch – University of Missouri, Columbia
The Origins of American Comparative Law: The Revolution to 1900
Michael H. Hoeflich – University of Kansas School of Law
Establishing Comparative Law in the United States : The First Fifty Years 1904-1954
David S. Clark – Willamette University College of Law
American Comparative Law as a Discipline after World War II
Mathias W. Reimann – The University of Michigan Law School

10:45 Break

11:00 SESSION TWO - Expanding the Rule of Law: Judicial Reform in Central Europe and Latin America

Moderator:
An Overview – John O. Haley – Washington University
Bryant Garth – Director, American Bar Foundation
Peter Messitte – Judge, U.S. District Court, Maryland
Linn A. Hammergren – Sr. Public Sector Management Specialist, The World Bank
Discussant: William Fisch – University of Missouri, Columbia

12:30 Lunch – (Reservations & Payment Required in advance)
Saint Louis University - Dubourg Hall 157

Introduction: Henry Ordower – Saint Louis University

Models for Criminal Procedure Reform
Mirjan Damaska - Yale Law School

AFTERNOON SESSIONS A and B

Sessions A (Saint Louis University School of Law) and
Sessions B (Washington University School of Law) run concurrently.
SESSION THREE (A) 2:00 p.m. – Saint Louis University [Morrissey Hall ۰William H. Kniep Courtroom]
SESSION THREE (B) 2:00 p.m. – Washington University [Anheuser-Busch Hall۰Room 310]

2:00 SESSION THREE A – [Saint Louis University] Criminal Procedure Reform Worldwide

Panel I – Criminal Procedure Reform in Western Europe
Moderator: Stephen Thaman – Saint Louis University

The Frustrated Turn to Adversarial Procedure in Italy (Italian Criminal Procedure code of 1988) Giulio Illuminati - University of Bologna

Reform Trends in Spain, France and the U.K.
Richard Vogler – Sussex University, United Kingdom

Reform Trends in Scandinavia
Eva Smith – University of Copenhagen

Discussant: Hans-Jörg Albrecht – Max Planck Institut, Germany

3:00 Break

3:15 Panel II – Criminal Procedure Reform in East Asia, the Former Soviet Republics, and Latin America
Moderator: Judge Michael Wolff, Missouri Supreme Court

Trends in Criminal Procedure Reform in East Asia (Japan, Korea, China, Viet Nam)
Byung-Sun Cho – Chongju University, South Korea

The Turn to Adversary Procedures in the Former Soviet Republics
Stephen Thaman – Saint Louis University

Trends in Criminal Procedure Reform in Latin America
Alberto Bovino – University of Buenos Aires, Argentina

Discussant: Maximo Langer – University of California, Los Angeles

2:00 SESSION THREE B – [Washington University] The Changing Legal Profession

Panel I – The Global Role of Lawyers
Moderator: Constance Z. Wagner – Saint Louis University

Anita Esslinger – Bryan Cave, London
Hauwa Ibrahim – Attorney, Nigeria
R.Z. Margaret Lu – Attorney, David Wright Tremaine LLP

Discussant: Jerry Zhu – Attorney, David Wright Tremaine LLP

3:00 Break

3:15 Panel II – Legal Ethics and Professional Responsibility in a Global Context

Moderator: Peter Joy – Washington University

Laurel Terry – Pennsylvania State University Dickinson School of Law
Julian Lonbay – University of Birmingham, England

Discussant: Peter Ehrenhaft – Miller & Chevalier Chartered

5:30 Reception and Dinner: (Reservations and payment required in advance) Lindell Pavilion Visitor & Education Center

Keynote Address: Dorsey D. Ellis, Jr. – Washington University

Schedule of Events - DAY TWO

Saturday, 13 November 2004,
MORNING SESSIONS

Anheuser-Busch Hall ~ ROOM 310 ~ Washington University ~ School of Law

8:30 a.m. Welcome Coffee and Continental Breakfast

9:00 SESSION FOUR - Harmonization of Civil Procedure

Moderator: Fred Bloom – Saint Louis University

The ALI/UNIDROIT Principles and Rules of Transnational Civil Procedure
Geoffrey Hazard – University of Pennsylvania; former Director, American Law Institute
Michele Taruffo – University of Pavia, Italy
Discussant: Antonio Gidi – University of Detroit

10:00 Break

10:15 SESSION FIVE - The Influence of International Law and International Tribunals on Harmonized or Hybrid Systems of Criminal Procedure

Moderator: Leila Nadya Sadat– Washington University

Court Procedure in the International Criminal Tribunals (Yugoslavia, Rome Statute): A Convergence of Two Systems
William Schabas – Irish Centre for Human Rights

The Influence of Human Rights Conventions (particularly the European Convention on Human Rights) on Criminal Procedure Reform in Europe
Stefan Trechsel - University of Zurich (former President, European Commission of Human Rights)

The Influence of International Law & International Tribunals: A Practitioner's Perspective
Christine Van den Wyngaert - ICTY

Discussant: David Sloss – Saint Louis University

12:30 Lunch – (Reservations and payment required in advance)
Washington University – Whittemore House – 6440 Forsyth Boulevard

1:30 Return to Washington University ~ Room 310

Criminal liability in a globalized economy: comparative perspectives on corporate criminal liability.

Cristina de Maglie – University of Pavia, Italy
Ulrich Sieber Max-Planck-Institut for Foreign and International Criminal Law., Strafrecht, Germany

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