IVR Newsletter

February 2000 - June 2000
Nº 25 ISSN 0256 - 937X

Editor: Ricardo A. Guibourg. IVR Web Master: Giovanni Ziccardi. The printed issue was compiled with the help of Esteban Caffini.

IVR Newsletter is published twice a year in June and December to be distributed in July and January respectively. Material to be published should be sent to the Editor by 1^st June for the first issue and by 1^st December for the second.

Addresses - Editor: Av. Callao 492 10 B, 1022 Buenos Aires, Argentina, tel/fax +54 11 4372 4613. E-mail: pachig@ciudad.com.ar . Web Master: ziccardi@unibo.it

CONTENTS

Section One: IVR Announcements – 20^th IVR World Congress (Amsterdam, The Netherlands, June 20-24, 2001); 21^st and 22^nd IVR World Congresses.

Section Two: National Sections News, Announcements and Records – Argentina; France; Italy; Japan; Russia; Spain; Switzerland; United Kingdom.

Section Three: Other Announcements – Eighth International Conference on Artificial Intelligence and Law (ICAIL-2001)

SECTION ONE: IVR ANNOUNCEMENTS

20^th IVR WORLD CONGRESS (AMSTERDAM, THE NETHERLANDS, JUNE 20-24, 2001)

Dates and Venue of the 20th IVR World Congress

The Congress will be held from Tuesday June 19 through Saturday June 23, 2001. Congress venue is the main building of the Vrije Universiteit, De Boelelaan 1105, Amsterdam.

The Vrije Universiteit is located in the south-western part of Amsterdam, close to Schiphol International Airport and the conference hotels. There are good railway and bus connections between the Vrije Universiteit, the hotels and the airport. Participants will receive a detailed route description together with a confirmation of registration.

Academic Program

The theme of the Congress is: Pluralism and Law. Sub-themes include: Justice, The State, Global Problems and Legal Reasoning. These sub-themes will be discussed during plenary and semi-plenary sessions on the different days from Wednesday through Saturday.

Special topics within these sub-themes will be discussed in workshops. The following topics are planned.

Justice: Human Rights, Universal and Local Justice, Collective and Minority Rights, Globalizing the Welfare State, Pluralism, Discrimination, Gender, Criminal Justice, Private Law, Distributive Justice.

The State: State, Nation and World, Federalism, Relationship between National and International Law, Sovereignty, Rule of Law, Citizenship, European Community.

Global Problems: Migration (political, economic), Development Law, Environmental Law, Global Economics, International Criminal Law, Just Wars, International Institution, Plurality of Cultures.

Legal Reasoning: Universal and Particular Aspects of Legal Reasoning, Legal Reasoning and Plurality of Values, Legal Expert Systems, Law and Logic, Legal Semiotics, Legal Argumentation, Legal Interpretation.

Workshops may be combined. Participants may propose additional topics.

Schedule

The official opening of the Congress is on Tuesday, June 19, at 07.30 p.m. in the lecture hall of the Vrije Universiteit. Dr. Job Cohen, Dutch State Secretary of Justice, will deliver the opening speech of the Congress. After the opening ceremony, a welcome reception will take place.

Wednesday, June 20: Justice

9.00 – 11.00 Plenary Session with Pauline Westerman, The Netherlands, Justice and expediency, and Jon Elster, USA, Transitional justice.

11.30 – 12.30 Workshops.

12.30 – 13.30 Lunch.

13.30 – 14.30 Parallel Sessions with Wayne Sumner, Canada, Freedom of expression, Jules Coleman, USA, Corrective Justice and Personal Responsibility, and Tom D. Campbell, Australia, Human rights.

14.30 –16.30 Workshops.

17.00 – 18.00 Plenary Session with Kamal Hossain, Bangladesh.

Thursday, June 21: The State

9.00 – 11.00 Plenary Session with Luigi Ferrajoli, Italy, and Philippe Raynaud, France.

11.30 – 12.30 Workshops.

12.30 – 13.30 Lunch.

13.30 – 14.30 Parallel Sessions with Govert den Hartogh, The Netherlands, Claims of the State, Alon Harel, Israel, Nationalism and intolerant minorities, and Albie Sachs, South-Africa.

14.30 –16.30 Workshops.

17.00 – 18.00 Plenary Session with Leslie Green, Canada, Tolerable injustice.

Friday, June 22: Global Problems

9.00 – 11.00 Plenary Session with Mrs. Grazyna Skapska, Poland, Law as a means of a shaping of the future and regulating the past, and Christof Heyns, South-Africa, A struggle approach to human rights.

11.30 – 12.30 Workshops.

12.30 – 13.30 Lunch.

13.30 – 14.30 Parallel Sessions with Wesley Craigg, Canada, The regulatory norms of a globalized economy, and Horoshi Takahashi, Japan, Plurality of Cultures.

14.30 –16.30 Workshops.

17.00 – 18.00 Plenary Session which is reserved for the IVR young scholar prize winner.

Saturday, June 23: Legal Reasoning

9.00 – 11.00 Plenary Session with María Cristina Redondo, Italy, Just Decisions in Authoritative Contexts. The Relevance of Rules, and Hideo Aio, Japan, Universal and Particular Aspects of Legal Reasoning.

11.30 – 12.30 Workshops.

12.30 – 13.30 Lunch.

13.30 – 14.30 Parallel Sessions with Juan Carlos Bayón, Spain, Jaap C. Hage, The Netherlands, Legal Logic, and Erik Lagerspetz, Finland, Legislative Intent.

14.30 –16.30 Workshops.

17.00 – 18.00 Plenary Session with Bernard Jackson, United Kingdom, A semiotic perspective on the comparison of modern and Jewish legal reasoning.

Working Group Papers

Participants who want to present a paper in a workshop are asked to send the abstract of their paper to the Congress Committee no later than March 1, 2001. They are also asked to indicate in which workshop they prefer to present their paper. However, the Congress Committee cannot guarantee that they will be placed in their preferred workshop. If abstracts are received after March 1, 2001, there is no guarantee that the corresponding papers can be presented during the Congress. Accepted abstracts will be published in the congress program book.

Language

The official language at the meeting will be English.

Registration

The Conference Service of the Vrije Universiteit will handle registration of participants.

Participants should register by completing and returning the registration form to the VU Conference Service. Registration will only be final after payment of the appropriate registration fee.

Registration fees

Registration fees include admission to all sessions, lunch on congress working days, coffee, tea or other refreshments, official receptions, a book published by Kluwer Academics containing the plenary and semi-plenary papers, an abstract book and other congress materials.

Early registration (payment received before/on November 1, 2000) NLG 525,00*

Late registration (payment received after November 1, 2000 NLG 625,00*

Early Student fee (payment received before/on November 1, 2000) NLG 400,00*

Late Student fee (payment received after November 1, 2000) NLG 450,00*

*) The exchange rate (per 21 February 2000) is: 1 Euro for about 2,20 NLG; 1 US$ for about 2,21 NLG.

Partner registration

Partners should register to have admittance to non-scientific congress events. Partner registration is free. If partners want to have lunch at the congress venue they have to buy tickets at the congress desk.

Early registration

To qualify for early registration at the discounted rates, the application form must be received no later than November 1, 2000. Full payment by cheque, credit card or bank transfer must accompany your registration.

Registration forms have been sent to the national sections. They can also be asked from:

VU Conference Service

De Boelelaan 1105

1081 HV Amsterdam

The Netherlands

Tel.: +31 (0)20 4445790

E-mail: vu_conference@dienst.vu.nl

Typed registration forms and cheques must be mailed to the same address.

Electronic registration is possible via the registration form at our WEB-site:

http://www.rechten.vu.nl/~IVR

Payment

• by bank transfer, payable to:

• by (Euro) cheque (personal cheques cannot be accepted) payable to:

• by credit card: number, expiry date, signature and name of cardholder should be filled out on

the registration form.

Reimbursement of the registration fee minus NLG 75,00 handling charges will be made only if a written cancellation is received before May 1, 2001.

Social program

There will be various opportunities to meet colleagues and friends in informal settings at the congress venue and at the various social events that will be organised. The social program will include the following items:

Tuesday, June 19, 20.00 h: welcome reception, immediately after the official opening of the congress.

Wednesday, June 20, 10.00 h: A get-together party for partners.

Saturday June 23, 20.00 h: Farewell dinner in the famous "Wintergarden" of Hotel Krasnapolsky, Amsterdam.

Furthermore, we plan to organize a cultural event during the congress week, as well as excursions on Sunday. Further information on these items will be sent to participants after registration. Please tick the box on the registration form if you are interested in this information.

Tickets for all social events can be ordered on the registration form or can be bought during the congress at the registration desk. However, as the number of tickets available during the congress is limited, it is strongly advised to use the registration form. Reservations can only be accepted after the payment for the social events is received. Payment for tickets ordered on the registration form should be done together with the payment of the congress fee.

Public Transport

Since Amsterdam has a very dense public transport network and the Vrije Universiteit and all chosen hotels can be reached by public transport very easily, we recommend you to use a 5-day Public Transport Pass (NLG 32, --). With this Pass you can use all means of public transport (trams, buses, subway), within the City of Amsterdam. You can order this Pass by checking the appropriate box on the Registration Form. You will receive the Public Transport Pass upon registration at the Vrije Universiteit.

Amsterdam

Amsterdam, popular throughout the world, is famous for its canals, its gabled houses, its museums and of course its atmosphere. Amsterdam's old inner city is very compact. The museums, monuments, markets, shopping streets, and other attractions are all within easy reach by public transport from the symposium venue. Amsterdam also offers a wide variety of theatres, music halls, etc., in which you can enjoy all kinds of cultural activities.

Insurance

Please arrange your own travel insurance. The organizers will not be liable for accidents, theft and property damage, nor for delays and/or modifications in the program due to unforeseen circumstances.

Although, compared to other cities, Amsterdam is a rather safe city, we strongly advice you to beware of pickpockets when you are in the city centre, on trams or buses.

Weather

The Netherlands has a moderate sea-climate. June is an end-of-spring month with temperatures varying from 18° – 22 °C. A light raincoat and an umbrella are advisable.

Hotel accommodation

The official housing bureau, Carlson Wagonlit Travel, has reserved hotel rooms at special congress rates. Most hotels are conveniently located in the central or the southern part of Amsterdam, along public transport sites. Hotel rooms are booked in several price categories. Please indicate your preference on the hotel reservation form.

Category A:

Single room : NLG 330 - 400

Double room: NLG 370 - 450

Hotel Sofitel

Located in a monumental building in the heart of Amsterdam, near Damsquare.

Travel to the VU: 20 minutes by tram 5.

Category B:

Single room: NLG 270 - 330

Double room: NLG 310 - 370

Hotel Novotel

In the south-western part of Amsterdam, close to the Vrije Universiteit. The hotel is served

by bus, tram and train nearby and has parking facilities.

Travel to the Vrije Universiteit: 5 minutes by tram 51, 15 minutes by foot.

Hotel Intell

Situated right in the middle of the centre of Amsterdam, near shopping street and Damsquare.

Transport to the Vrije Universiteit: 20 minutes by tram 5.

Hotel Jan Luyken

This hotel is still one of the privately owned and operated hotels in Amsterdam and is situated near the museums in imposing 19th century townhouses.

Transport to the Vrije Universiteit: 15 minutes by tram 5.

Category C:

Single room: NLG 210 - 270

Double room: NLG 260 - 320

Hotel Eden

Conveniently located in the centre of Amsterdam, next to the well known Rembrandt Square (bars and restaurant). Travel to the Vrije Universiteit: 15 minutes by tram 51 (subway).

Cok City Hotel

This nice 3 star hotel is situated in the centre, near the Central Station.

Transport to VU: 20 minutes by tram 51 (subway).

Cok Tourist Class Superieur

Perfectly situated overlooking the Vondelpark and close to the museums (10 minutes by foot).

Transport to VU: 15 minutes by tram 5.

AMS Terdam Hotel

Situated in a quiet side-street of the Leidsesquare, near all major museums.

Transport to VU: 15 minutes by tram 5.

AMS Museum Hotel

Situated next to the Rijksmuseum and close to the Van Gogh and Municipal museum and the Leidsesquare. Transport to VU: 15 minutes by tram 5.

Hotel Apollo First

This is a small, family owned hotel with a classical interior and located between the city centre and the VU. Transport to the VU: 10 minutes by tram 5.

Category D:

Single room: NLG 150 - 210

Double room: NLG 200 - 260

Hotel Owl/Hotel Westropa/Hotel Piet Hein

3 excellent 3 star hotels, situated close to the Leidsesquare.

Transport to the VU: 15 minutes by tram 5.

Hotel Casa 400:

This 3 star standard hotel is situated near the Amstel train station, on the outskirts of Amsterdam.

There is an excellent connection by public transportation to the city centre (10 min) and to the

VU (10 min by tram).

All prices are per room, per night and include breakfast and city tax.

You can make hotel reservations by completing the hotel registration form. This form has been sent to the national sections. It can also be asked from VU Conference Service. This form should be returned to Carlson Wagonlit Travel no later than March 1, 2001.

Electronic reservation is possible via the registration form at our WEB-site:

http://www.rechten.vu.nl/~IVR

Important dates

November 1, 2000: Deadline for early registration

March 1, 2001: Deadline for abstract submission

Deadline for hotel reservations

May 1, 2001: Deadline for cancellation with reimbursement

June 19 – 23, 2001: 20th IVR World Congress

Important addresses

For abstracts and for general information on the scientific program:

IVR Congress Committee

Faculty of Law Vrije Universiteit

De Boelelaan 1105

1081 HV Amsterdam, The Netherlands

Fax: 31 (0) 20 4446300

E-mail: ivrcongress@rechten.vu.nl

For information about registration:

VU Conference Service

De Boelelaan 1105

1081 HV Amsterdam

The Netherlands

Tel.: +31 (0)20 4445790

E-mail: vu_conference@dienst.vu.nl

For information about hotel reservations:

Carlson Wagonlit Travel

Mrs. A. van der Kooij

Dam 19

1012 JS Amsterdam

The Netherlands

E-mail: agm@keytours.nl

Updated information can be found on our website:

http://www.rechten.vu.nl/~IVR

IVR Congress Committee:

Prof. dr. A.Soeteman, president

Prof. dr. A.M. Hol

Prof. dr. R. de Lange

Prof. dr. C.W. Maris

Dr. Th. Rosier

The 20^th IVR World Congress is to be held in Amsterdam in 2001, and its topic is "Pluralism and Law". Some subjects. (1) Justice: Human rights, Universal and local justice, Collective and minority rights, Globalizing the welfare state and pluralism; (2) The State: State, nation and world, Federalism, Relationship between international law and national law; (3) Global problems: Migration (political, economic), Development law and plurality of cultures, (4) Legal reasoning: Universal and particular aspects of legal reasoning. Legal reasoning and plurality of values, Legal expert systems.

Some organizing details. Congress venue: Amsterdam, Free University, Tuesday 20 – Saturday 24, June, 2001. Daily programme. Estimated number of participants: 600. Speakers: 12 speakers for plenary sessions; 12 speakers for semi-plenary sessions. Workshops. Number: 432 (3 papers p/hour; 12 parallel sessions; 3 hours a day; 4 days). Schedule: 9-11, plenary sessions (2 speakers); 11.30-12-30, workshops; 13.30-14.30, semi-plenary sessions (3 speakers); 14.30-16.30, workshops; 17.00-18.00, plenary session (1 speaker). Congress Dinner: Saturday. Excursions: Sunday. Organisation Committee: Arend Soeteman (President of the Committee), Tom Hol (President of the Dutch section), Roel de Lange, Cees Maris, Theo Rosier. Address: A. Soeteman, Faculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid, Vrije Universiteit, De Boelelaan 1105, 1081 HV Amsterdam, The Netherlands, tel. +31-20-4446252, fax +31-20-4446210, E-mail A.Soeteman@Rechten.VU.NL

21^st AND 22^nd IVR WORLD CONGRESSES

The 21^st IVR World Congress will be held in Lund, Sweden, in 2003. Its organization is being led by IVR Vice President Prof. Aleksander Peczenik. Next 22^nd World Congress, in 2005, will take place in Granada, Spain. Further information is still to be confirmed.

SECTION TWO: NATIONAL SECTIONS NEWS, ANNOUNCEMENTS AND RECORDS

ARGENTINA

(Asociación Argentina de Filosofía del Derecho)

NEWS

The Argentine section of IVR has currently 142 members.

In April 28^th 2000, there was a round-table about "Interpretation and Legal Argumentation", where professors Diego Duquelsky Gómez, Pablo Navarro and Renato Rabbi Baldi participated as speakers. Professor Ricardo A. Guibourg was the moderator. At the end of the speeches, there was a public debate.

ANNOUNCEMENTS

Another round-table will be held in August 11^th 2000 on the subject "Theories of Justice". Professors Julio César Cueto Rúa, Martín Diego Farrell and Carlos I. Massini Correas will participate as speakers.

In October 26-28, the XIV Argentine Conference on Legal and Social Philosphy will be held in Mar del Plata, province of Buenos Aires. Professors Tércio Sampaio Ferraz from Brazil, Cristóbal Orrego Vicuña and Agustín Squella from Chile, Juan A. García Amado from Spain, Eugenio Bulygin and Miguel A. Ciuro Caldani from Argentina, are invited speakers.

RECORDS

From June 1998, the Board of Directors of the AAFD is composed by:

President: Ricardo A. Guibourg

Vice president: Rodolfo L. Vigo

Secretary: Pablo López Ruf

Treasurer: Eduardo Barbarosch

Other members: Ariel Álvarez Gardiol, Abel J. Arístegui, Eugenio Bulygin, Carlos Cárcova, Julio C. Cueto Rúa, José R. Chirico, Miguel A. Ciuro Caldani, Carlos I. Massini, Ricardo V. Guarinoni, Julio R. Méndez and Mario Portela.

Board surrogates: Eduardo Barcesat, Ana Castro de Cabanillas, Luis López Taiana and Renato Rabbi Baldi.

Accounts reviewers: Carlos M. Fernández and Eloy E. Suárez.

CONTACT

President: Prof. Ricardo A. Guibourg

Av. Callao 459210 B – 1022 Buenos Aires – Argentina

Tel/fax: +54 11 476-4613 (home)

+54 11 474-2711 (office)

e-mail: pachig@ciudad.com.ar

AUSTRALIA

NEWS

The main activity of the Australian Society of Legal Philosophy (ASLP) is its annual conference. This year's conference was held in Canberra, April 28-30, on two themes: Criminal Law Theory and Dissenting Jurisprudence. The keynote speaker was Professor Nicola Lacey (London School of Economics). Her paper was entitled "In Search of the Responsible Subject". Desmond Manderson's paper entitled "Apocryphal Jurisprudences" formed the basis of a lively panel discussion. Some 20 other papers on a wide range of topics in criminal law and legal theory were presented.

ANNOUNCEMENTS

The 2001 Annual Conference will be held in April 2001 at a location and on themes to be announced.

The Australian Journal of Legal Philosophy welcomes contributions from all quarters. These may take the form of full length or shorter articles, book reviews and review articles. Work that explores the theoretical foundations of particular legal rules or areas of the law (such as contract or criminal law) is particularly welcome. Contributions should be sent to Professor Tom Campbell, Editor AJLP, Faculty of Law, Australian National University, Canberra, ACT 0200, Australia. The 2000 issue of the AJLP will be published in June. A special issue containing papers given at the inaugural conference of the Julius Stone Institute of Jurisprudence will also be published in 2000.

Individual subscription to the AJLP costs AUD 40 (for 2000; AUD 44 for 2001) (including postage). Inquiries should be made to the CONTACT below.

RECORDS

As at 5 May 2000, the Society had 80 individual members and 30 institutional subscribers.

The members of the executive committee for 2000-2001 are Professor Tom Campbell (President, Australian National University), Professor Peter Cane (Secretary and Treasurer, Australian National University), Dr Mark Burton (University of Canberra), Professor Hilary Charlesworth (Australian National University), Professor Michael Smith (Australian National University) and Ms Adrienne Stone (Australian National University).

CONTACT

Professor Peter Cane

Law Program

Research School of Social Sciences

Australian National University

Canberra ACT 0200

Australia

Tel.: +61 2 6249 4162

Fax: +61 2 6249 4933

Email: Peter.Cane@coombs.anu.edu.au

Law Program Website: http://lawrsss.anu.edu.au/

FRANCE

(Association Française de Philosophie du Droit)

NEWS

A colloquium on "Obligation" has been held in Paris in April 9-10. The papers are to be published.

Scientific participation in the colloquium held in Créteil in October 22th, 1999, on "The Americanization of French law".

"Americanization of Law: myth or reality?" is the subject of a colloquium held in Paris in June 8-9, 2000, with the participation of Horatia Muir-Watt, Carole Greenhouse, Pierre Legrand, Ugo Mattei, Mathias Reimann, Allan Farnsworth, Elisabeth Zoller, Jean-Fabien Spitz, Catherine Audard, Jonathan Zeitlin, Véronique Magnier, Ezra Suleiman, Wallace Baker, David Freeman, Ioanis Papadopoulos, Loïc Cadiet, Francis Teitgen, Mitchell Lasser and François Terré.

PUBLICATIONS

Publication of an issue on "The Law and the Immaterial" in Archives de philosophie du droit.

Editions Dalloz is editing a collective paper, with the collaboration of the Créteil Court, on "The reform of justice".

A newsletter is distributed with general information about French events and publications on legal philosophy.

An Internet site is common to the French Association for Legal Philosophy and Archives de philosophie du droit.

ANNOUNCEMENT

A volume on "Obligation" is been edited by Archives de philosophie du droit.

RECORDS

President: François Terré

Vice President: René Sève

Secretary General: Marie-Anne Frison-Roche

Treasurer: Philippe Reigné

Adjoint Treasurer: David Sankowicz.

CONTACT

Marie-Anne Frison-Roche, Secretary General

Université Panthéon-Assas (Paris II), 92, rue d’Assas, 75006 Paris.

e-mail: frison.roche@wanadoo.fr

ITALY

(Società Italiana di Filosofia Giuridica e Política)

ANNOUNCEMENTS

XXII Congress of the Italian National Section

"Justice and Procedures. Legitimating Dynamics in the State and in the International Community". Trieste, September 27-30, 2000.

On September 27-30, 2000, the XXII Congress of the Italian National Section of IVR will be held in Trieste on the theme "Justice and Procedures. Legitimating Dynamics in the State and in the International Community" The underlying hypothesis is that a meaningful feature of modernity can be found in proceduralism, namely in the assumption that procedural reason is more effective, less ideological, more promising, perhaps more rational, certainly more possible, than the (typically "ancient") reason concerning contents. In many fields of knowledge (e.g. mathematics, natural sciences, ethics, aesthetics), procedures play a more and more important foundational role. But this is particularly evident in at least three domains pertaining to legal and political philosophy: the theories of procedural justice in the constitutional shaping of society; the theories of just/fair legal proceedings ("natural" procedural law); the theories of right procedures of decision at the political level (democracy vs. autocracy, liberty vs. totalitarianism, Rechtsstaat and the rule of law vs. either absolutism or implementation of an eternally true code). Are correct procedures the only possible sources of legitimacy in a modern/postmodern context? What "material", ontology-related values are implied in correct procedures? What is (or: is there something like) procedural truth, i.e. truth about "good" procedures? Have procedures an intrinsic logos? A "nature"? Are there real alternatives to "classic" legal and political procedures? Is there an "eastern" (vs. "western") approach to the procedures-vs.-contents debate? These are some of the topics that will be dealt with in Trieste, according to the following program.

Wednesday, September 27

04,00 p.m. Opening Address.

05,00 p.m. Proceduralism (Proceduralisms) as Feature of Modernity. Speaker: Gianni Vattimo (University of Turin).

06,00 p.m. "Thirdness" of Law and the Market Language. Speaker: Bruno Romano (University of Rome "La Sapienza").

Thursday, September 28

09,00 a.m. Procedural Justice in the Perspective of Political Philosophy. Speaker: Salvatore Veca (University of Pavia).

10,00 a. m. Procedural Justice in the Perspective of Legal Philosophy. Speaker: Bruno Celano (University of Palermo).

11,00 a.m. Break and Discussion.

03,00 p.m. Natural Law of Contents and Natural Law of Procedures. General Principles of Procedural Natural Law in the History of Natural Law Theory. Speaker: Domenico Coccopalmerio (University of Trieste).

04,30 p.m. International and Constitutional Law concerning Human Rights in Trials and the General Principles of "the Fair Trial" in Italian Legal System. Speaker: Giovanni Conso (University of Turin).

05,30 p.m. Break and Discussion.

Friday September 29

09,00 a.m. The Rule of Law, Principle of Legality, Constitutionalism, Democracy, Autocracy, Dictatorship, Totalitarianism as Forms of Procedural Rationality. Speaker: Virgilio Mura (University of Sassari).

10,00 a.m. Sociological Analysis of "Ordinary" and "Alternative"Legal and Political Procedures. Speaker: Eligio Resta (University of Naples).

11,00 a.m. Break and Discussion.

03,00 p.m. General Assembly of the Society.

05,00 p.m. Communications.

Saturday, September 30

09,30 a.m. Round Table Discussion: Criminal Courts and States Responsibilities.

11,30 a.m. Discussion.

13,00 a.m. Closing Address.

RECORDS

Current Officials:

President: Luigi Lombardi Vallauri - Facoltà di Giurisprudenza - Università degli Studi di Firenze - Dipartimento di Teoria e Storia del Diritto - Piazza Indipendenza, 9 - 50129 Firenze - tel 39-055-462761 Fax 474756.

Secretary: Maurizio Basciù - Facoltà di Giurisprudenza - Università degli Studi di Roma "La Sapienza" - Piazzale Aldo Moro, 5 00185 Roma. Tel. 39-06-49910481- fax 49910951.

CONTACT

Mauricio Basciù, Secretary

Facoltà di Giurisprudenza - Università degli Studi di Roma "La Sapienza" - Piazzale Aldo Moro, 5 00185, ROMA.

Tel. 39-06-49910481 / 490489

Fax 39 -06- 49910951

E-mail B_DELVECCHIO@axrma.uniroma1.it

JAPAN

(Japan Association of Philosophy of Law – JALP)

NEWS

The 1998 annual conference of the JALP took place 13-14 November 1998, at Waseda University, in Tokyo, on the topic "Post-War Legal Philosophy as an Intellectual Resource." The two-day conference, which was conducted in a special format, commemorated the 50^th anniversary of JALP. The conference began with a keynote speech by the President of JALP, Professor SASAKURA Hideo (Waseda U.), followed by four sections of presentations and three commemorative lectures. The topics of the sections and speakers for each were:

1 Legal order, legal system and methodologies of legal studies: Professor AOI Hideo (Tohoku U.)

2 Law, morality, and ideology: Professor SAKURAI Tetsu (Kobe U.), Professor KUZUU Eijiro (Notre-Dame Seishin Women’s U.)

3 Modernization, democracy, and autonomous person: Professor SUMIYOSHI Masami (Aoyama Gakuin U.), Professor NAKAYAMA Ryuichi (Kinki U.)

4 Ways to discuss orders, regimes, and revolutions: Professor SHIMAZU Itaru (Chiba U.)

The commemorative lectures were as follows:

1 Professor OHASHI Tomonosuke (Hosei U.), "Ueber die Natur der Sache".

2 Professor SATO Setsuko (Kanto Gakuin U.), "Legal Philosophy as Meta-jurisprudence".

3 Professor TANAKA Shigeaki (Kyoto U.), "On the Autonomy of Law".

The proceedings have been published in the Annals of the Japan Association of Legal Philosophy 1998.

In December 1998, IVR Japan co-sponsored with JALP the 5^th Kobe Lecture, which was assisted by the Japan Association of Canadian Studies. The invited lecturer was Professor Will KYMLICKA of Queen’s University, Canada. The Lecture consisted of two parts. The first lecture, entitled "Multiculturalism: Diversity in the Accommodation of Diversity," was given in Tokyo at the University of Tokyo on Dec. 13^th. The second, "Individualism and Collectivism in the Minority Rights Debate," was given in Kyoto at Doshisha University on the 19th. There was a seminar before or after each of the lectures for in-depth discussion. Professor KYMLICKA also visited Sapporo for a seminar on the rights of ethnic minorities. The proceedings of the Lecture will be published in a Beiheft of the ARSP.

The 1999 annual conference of the Japan Association of Philosophy of Law (JALP) took place 6-7 November 1999, at Kobe University, in Kobe, on the topic "The City and Philosophy of Law: Philosophical Reflections on Life and Institutions in Urbanized Societies." Professor NAWATA Yoshihiko (Tokyo Metropolitan U.) gave the keynote speech, followed by five sections of presentations. The topics of the sections and speakers for each were:

1 Images and reality of the autonomy of the city: Professor MURABAYASHI Seiko (Aichi Gakusen U.), Ms. YAMAMOTO Yoko (Kanagawa U.).

2 Political philosophy of societies and groups in urbanized societies: Professor NAKAMURA Koji (Osaka U. of Economics and Law).

3 Public control of the "urban environment" and philosophical theory of private ownership: Professor ISOBE Tsutomu (Tokyo Metropolitan U.).

4 City and minority groups: Professor HIROTA Yasuo (Tokyo Metropolitan U.).

5 City as Lebenswelt: Professor NAWATA Yoshihiko (Tokyo Metropolitan U.).

There were also six papers read in parallel sessions which were not connected with the main theme of the conference. The papers were by Professor TAKAHASHI Hiroki (Komazawa U.), Professor SHIGEMATSU Hiroyuki (Kitakyushu U.), Professor FUKUI Kota (Yamagata U.), Mr. TAKATSU Yoshio (Doshisha U.), Professor AKAMA Satoshi (Aoyama Gakuin U.), and Mr. KOBAYASHI Kazuyuki.

The proceedings will be published in the Annals of the Japan Association of Legal Philosophy 1999.

ANNOUNCEMENTS

IVR Japan will co-sponsor with JALP, the 6^th Kobe Lecture in July 2000. The invited lecturer for the 6^th Kobe Lecture is Professor Randy BARNETT of Boston University, USA. Professor BARNETT will be speaking on legitimacy issues of the nation state. The Lecture will be read in Tokyo and in Kyoto. There will be a seminar before or after each of the lectures for in-depth discussion. Professor BARNETT will give lectures elsewhere on topics such as contracts. For further details and application for participation, please contact the general secretary, Professor ISHIYAMA Fumihiko, at: ishiyama@ic.daito.ac.jp.

The 2000 annual conference of the Japan Association of Legal Philosophy (JALP) will take place 11-12 November 2000, at Tokai University near Tokyo. The main theme of the conference is "The Public/Private Dichotomy Revisited at the turn of the Decade/Century/Millennium." Professor MORIGIWA Yasutomo (Nagoya U.) will give the keynote speech, followed by five sections of presentations. The provisional titles of the sections and the speaker for each are:

1. Oeffentlichkeit: Professor HIRAI Ryosuke (Kyoto Institute of Technology)
2. Public Reason: Professor TAKIKAWA Hirohide (Osaka City U.)

3 The family as private realm and its public function: Professor YOSHIDA Katsumi (Hokkaido U.)

4 The market as private sphere and its public function: Professor USAMI Makoto (Chukyo U.)

5. The network as Genossenschaft and its public function: Professor SATO Toshiki (University of Tokyo)

Professors KAGONO Tadao (Kobe U.) and MIZUBAYASHI Takeshi (Tokyo Metropolitan U.) will be the commentators.

There will be also read six papers which are independent from the main theme of the conference. The proceedings will be published in the Annals of the Japan Association of Legal Philosophy 2000.

RUSSIA

NEWS

The most important event took place in early February, 2000. It was the All-Russia Conference "State and Law at the Eve of the XXI Century". The day of panel work was devoted to the problems of legal philosophy, theory and history of law. Problems of scientific branches further development were discussed in close connection with Russian state and law in the context of globalization tendencies. Part of the time was devoted to training issues. Representatives of training and research institutions of more than 50 sub-national units of Russia participated or sent their papers to the panel. There were more than 80 participants; among them, V. Grafsky, L. Lapteva, L. Mamout, E. Skripilev, N. Varlamova, V. Chetvernin, D. Dozhdev, N. Sherbakova (Jaroslavl) and V.Baranov (Nizhni Novgorod). Acad. Nercessiants acted as Chair of the panel.

In March, 2000, the Seminar "Social State and its links with Law" was held, on a paper presented by Prof. L. Mamout. More than 20 participants have discussed the problem of social rights and the scale of state responsibility for their fulfillment.

In May, 2000, there was a Seminar on legal philosophy "Understanding of Sources of Law in the Modern World". Prof. W. Krawietz presented a paper . Discussion followed.

A group of scholars research about the tendencies in the human rights development at the eve of the new century. E. Lukashova, N. Kolotova, I. Lediakh, N. Kolosova, etc. are part of it.

RECENT PUBLICATIONS (in Russian)

• V. Nercessiants. General Theory of State and Law. Moscow, 2000.
• V. Nercessiants. The Russia National Idea in the World Progress of Equity, Freedom and Just. Manifesto of the Civilism. Moscow, 2000.
• Human Rights. Textbook for the post-graduate education. Edited by E. Lukashova. Moscow, 2000.
• Human Rights as a Factor of the Stable Development Strategy. Moscow, 2000.
• V. Tchetvernin. Lectures on the Legal Theory. Issue 1. Phenomenology of Law. The System of Law. Axioms of Law. Moscow, 2000.
• Law Creation and Legality. Moscow, 1999. Edited by V. Nercessiants. Main authors: N. Varlamova, E. Loukashova, S. Mouromtsev).
• D. Dozhdev. Practical Course of the Roman Law. Part 1. Moscow, 2000.
• N. Varlamova. The Constitutional Process in Russia (1990-1993). Moscow, 1998.
• L. Mamout. People in the Rule of Law State. Moscow. 1999.
• L. Lapteva, A. Shoutov. From the History of Zemsky, Town and Estate Self-Government. Moscow, 1999.
• V. Grafsky. General History of State and Law. Textbook for the post-graduate education. Moscow, 2000.
• Political and Legal Values. History and Contemporaneousness. Edited by V. Nercessiants. Participants: V. Grafsky. L. Mamout. L. Lapteva, N. Efremova, N. Kozlova. Moscow. 2000.
• M. Levina. Social Legislation in Russia. \\ Representative Power. 2000 No 1.
• Integral (Synthesized) Jurisprudence: Actual and Non-finished Project.\\ Pravovedenije. No 3 2000.

CONTACT:

Dr. Lyudmila Lapteva

Institute of State and Law

Russian Academy of Sciences

Znamonka, 10

119841 MOSCOW – RUSSIA

e-mail: muma@aha.ru (att. L.Lapteva)

Fax: 7-095-2918574 (att. V.Nercessiants)

SPAIN

(Sociedad Española de Filosofía Jurídica y Política, SEFJP)

NEWS

The last meeting of the General Assembly of the SEFJP was held in Madrid, January 21^st 2000. Professor Peces-Barba was proposed by President B. De Castro as Honorary President, and the Assembly approved that proposal by acclamation.

Number XVI of the Anuario de Filosofía del Derecho has been published. Number XVII is under preparation. The release of this volume is expected by the end of 2000.

Together to Anuario de Filosofía del Derecho, since 1998 there is a second review edited by the SEFJP: Cuadernos Electrónicos de Filosofía del Derecho, an electronic review whose editor in chief is Prof. J. De Lucas (www.uv.es).

There is also an electronic newsletter of the SEFJP, at http: www3.unileon.es/dp/dpb/boletinfd, edited by Prof. García Amado (Univ. of León).

From March 1^st to March 31^st 2000, the Seminar "European Legal Philosophy" was held at the University of Granada. Speakers were P. Haberle, S. Sánchez Lorenzo, R. Alonso García y M. La Torre.

In May 11-12, 2000, the Seminar "Legal Feminist Theory in Spain" took place at the International Institute of Sociology of Law of Oñati. Its speakers were E. Bodelón, P. Giménez and F. Puigpelat.

From February to May 2000 was held the Seminar "Legal Logic and Argumentation" at the University of Huelva. F. Oppenheim, M. Atienza, A. Pérez Luño, R. Hernández Marín, J. J. Moreso, J. Calvo, P. Di Lucia, G. Lorini and C. Alarcón were speakers.

In June 8-9, 2000, the Seminar "Functionalism, Systems Theory and Penal Law" took place at the University of León. J. A. García Amado, S. Cardenal, E. Peñaranda and E. Prieto were speakers.

ANNOUNCEMENTS

The next conference of the Spanish Section will take place in Granada, Spring 2001, organized by Prof. N. López Calera.

In June 21-23, 2000, will be held the Seminar "Analysis of Modern Law from the Social Systems Theory" at the International Institute of Sociology of Law of Oñati. Speakers are: R. De Giorgi, S. R. Martini and R. Zamorano.

In October 19-20, 2000, will be held the Seminar "Pragmatics and Sociology of Law" will be held at the International Institute of Sociology of Law of Oñati. Speakers are P. Casanovas and L. Martín.

RECENT PUBLICATIONS:

N. Álvarez, Cuatro estudios sobre la libertad, 1999; R. de Asís, Una aproximación a los Estados de derecho, 1999; C. López Bravo, El patrimonio cultural en el sistema de derechos fundamentales, 1999; J. M. Rodríguez Uribes, Sobre la democracia de Jean-Jacques Rousseau, 1999; R. Soriano, Valores jurídicos y derechos fundamentales, 1999; R. Soriano, Los derechos de las minorías, 1999; J. Aguiló, Teoría general de las fuentes del derecho, 2000; C. Alarcón, Lecciones de lógica jurídica, 2000; X. Arana / I. Márkez / A. Vega (ed.), Drogas: Cambios sociales y legales ante el tercer milenio, 2000; F. J. Ezquiaga, Iura novit curia y la aplicación judicial del Derecho, 2000; M. Gascón, Los hechos en el Derecho. Bases argumentales de la prueba, 2000; C. Gimeno, La filosofía jurídica de Enrique Luño Peña, 2000; J. A. López García / J. A. Del Real (ed.), Los derechos: entre la ética, el poder y el Derecho, 2000; N. López Calera, ¿Hay derechos colectivos? Individualidad y socialidad en la teoría de los derechos, 2000; M. T. López de la Vieja, Principios morales y casos prácticos, 2000; J. J. Moreso / P. Casanovas (ed.), El ámbito de lo jurídico, 2000; M. A. Portela (ed.), Temas de teoría del derecho, 2000; R. Soriano / C. Alarcón / J. Mora (ed.), Diccionario crítico de los derechos humanos, 2000.

RECORDS:

Executives of the Spanish section of the IVR (elected April 16, 1999) are: B. De Castro (President), E. Gayo (Treasurer), J. Ansuátegui (Secretary), F. Puigpelat, J. García Amado, M. Gascón, M. J. Añón, M. Calvo and C. Alarcón.

CONTACT:

Prof. Carlos Alarcón Cabrera ( carlos@cica.es )

SWITZERLAND

(Schweizerische Vereinigung für Rechts- und Sozialphilosophie, SVRSP)

NEWS

The SVRSP (Schweizerische Vereinigung für Rechts- und Sozialphilosophie) has currently 135 members, who had the opportunity to join several meetings. On april 9 - 12, 1999, there was a meeting about "Nietzsche and Law". The proceedings of the conference will be published as a special issue of the ARSP (Archiv für Rechts- und Sozialphilosophie). In june 8, 1999 the third Basle Lecture on Legal Philosophy was given by Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. mult. Enrico di Robilant, Università di Torino (Italia). His topic was "Law and person in a complex society". Prof. Dr. Müller, Prof. Dr. Ott, and Dr. Seel of the Swiss section gave speeches on the XIX. World Congress in New York. On April 4, 2000, a symposium took place on "Kelsen and Campagnolo at Genève - two philosophical visions on sovereignty". Speaker of the fourth Basle Lecture on Legal Philosophy in June 5, 2000, was Prof. Dr. Peter Koller, Graz University (Austria). His subject was "National borders or free movement? - jurisprudential thoughts on immigration and nationality in the era of globalisation".

ANNOUNCEMENTS

The sixth congress of the Spinoza-society will take place in October 5-7, 2000, in Zürich. The general subject is "Ethics, law and politics". Information can be obtained from Prof. Dr. Marcel Senn, Universität Zürich, rechtswissenschaftliches Institut, Wilfriedstr. 6, CH -8031 Zürich.

The 2000 annual conference will be held in Fribourg, October 20-21, on "Economic Ethics and Law". Information can be obtained through Prof. Dr. Jean-Claude Wolf, Université Fribourg, Département de Philosophie, Miséricorde, CH - 1700 Fribourg.

RECORDS

President: Prof. Dr. Kurt Seelmann, Universität Basel

Vice-President: Prof. Dr. Alfred Dufour, Université de Genève

Secretary: Dr. Nicoletta Bersier-Ladavac, Thémis, Genève

Treasurer: Prof. Dr. Walter Ott, Universität Zurich

UNITED KINGDOM

(Association for Legal and Social Philosophy)

ANNOUNCEMENTS

The 2001 ALSP conference on "Professional Ethics" will be hosted by the University of Central Lancashire. Contact address:

Centre for Professional Ethics

University of Central Lancashire

Preston, PR1 2HE, U.K.

Fax: 01772 - 89 2942 (UK)

E-mail address: G.D.Williams@uclan.ac.uk

RECORDS

The Annual General Meeting elected a new executive board. The new officers are:

President: Bob Brecher

Secretary: Burkhard Schafer

Treasurer/Membership Secretary: Henry Miller

Vice Presidents: Garreth Williams, Ruth Chadwick

CONTACT

Burkhard Schafer

Edinburgh University – Old College

Edinburgh, EH8 9YL

Fax: 0044-131-6620724

e-mail: Schafer@ed.ac.uk

SECTION THREE: OTHER ANNOUNCEMENTS

EIGHTH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND LAW (ICAIL-2001) – MAY 21-25, 2001, St. LOUIS, MISSOURI, USA

The field of AI and law is concerned with:

• the investigation of legal reasoning and argumentation using computational methods

• applications of AI and advanced information technology to support tasks in regulated domains,
• especially for legal practice and education.
• the investigation of techniques from AI and advanced information technology using law as the example domain

ICAIL-2001 will be held under the auspices of the International Association for Artificial Intelligence and Law (IAAIL), an organization devoted to promoting research and development in the field of AI and Law with members throughout the world. ICAIL provides a forum for the presentation and discussion of the latest research results and practical applications and stimulates interdisciplinary and international collaboration. Previous ICAIL conferences have taken place in Boston (1987), Vancouver (1989), Oxford (1991), Amsterdam (1993), College Park, Maryland (1995), Melbourne (1997), and Oslo (1999). As for these past conferences, the accepted papers will be published in a conference proceedings.

Authors are invited to submit papers on topics including but not restricted to:

* Legal Knowledge-Based Systems

* Advanced Judicial Support Systems

* Conceptual or Model-Based Legal Information Retrieval

* Case-Based Legal Reasoning

* Computational Models of Legal Reasoning and Argumentation

* Representation of Legal and Common Sense Knowledge

* Representation of other Norm-Governed Systems (e.g. business rules,

organization rules, security regulations and rules of order)

* Applications of Machine Learning to Law

* Automated Extraction of Information from Legal Texts

* Intelligent Legal Tutoring Systems

* Advanced Legal Document Drafting Systems

* Legal Ontologies

* Reasoning with Uncertainty in Evidential Reasoning

Special encouragement is given to submissions concerning new topics such as:

* Legal Applications of Knowledge-based Electronic Commerce

* Advanced Internet Legal Research Aids

* Knowledge Discovery in Legal Databases

* Legal XML for Integration with Information Retrieval, Document Drafting and

Knowledge-Based Systems

* Advanced Tools for Legal Knowledge Management

* Models of Multi-Agent Systems with Legal Agents

* Modeling of Norms for Multi-Agent Interaction or Electronic Institutions

Papers on theoretical issues in AI and in jurisprudence or legal philosophy are invited provided that the relevance to AI and Law is clearly demonstrated. Papers on applications should include a description of the nature and purpose of the application, the techniques employed, and the current state of implementation.

Donald H. Berman Award for Best Student Paper

To encourage participation by students, IAAIL has created the Donald H. Berman Award for the best paper submitted to ICAIL by a student. The winner(s) of the award, which is presented at the conference banquet, receive a cash gift and free attendance at ICAIL-2001.

ICAIL Workshops and Tutorials

ICAIL-2001 will include a tutorial program on the first day, and one or more related workshops. Proposals for tutorials and workshops are also invited, and should be sent to the Program Chair. A workshop on "Advanced IT in Law Practice" is currently planned (see the ICAIL-2001 Web site for more information about workshops, including Calls for Papers).

Important Dates

* Submission of paper: January 12, 2001.

* Notification of acceptance: March 12, 2001.

* Camera-ready copies due: April 13, 2001.

* Conference: May 21-25, 2001.

Submission Details

Paper submissions must be received by the Program Chair by January 12, 2001.

Style files for Word, WordPerfect and LaTeX are available at http://www.acm.org/sigs/pubs/proceed/template.html. Papers should not exceed 5000 words or, if one of the style files is used, 10 pages. Short papers not exceeding 2500 words (or five pages if a style file is used) are also invited, particularly in the area of "applications experience".

Electronic paper submissions are strongly preferred and should be sent to the Program Chair as an email attachment, using PDF or PostScript format. To submit by ordinary mail, send six (6) hard copies of the complete paper to the Program Chair at the address below.

Guidelines for authors, including downloadable style files and templates, are available at the conference WEB site.

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IVR

Honorary Presidents: Junichi Aomi (Japan), Norberto Bobbio (Italy), Arthur Kaufmann (Germany), Hermann Klenner (Germany), Enrico Pattaro (Italy), Miguel Reale (Brazil), Carl Wellman (USA), Arthur F. Utz (Switzerland)

President: Eugenio Bulygin (Argentina).

Vice-Presidents: Manuel Atienza (Spain); Rex Martin (USA); Aleksander Peczenik (Sweden); Arend Soeteman (Netherlands).

Other Members: Elspeth Attwool (UK); Brenda Baker (Canada); Alexander Bröstl (Slovakia); Tom Campbell (Australia); Paolo Comanducci (Italy); Attracta Ingram (Ireland); Tscholsu Kim (Korea); Werner Kravietz (Germany); Burton Leiser (USA); Yasutomo Morigiwa (Japan); François Ost (Belgium); Rolando Tamayo (Mexico); Michel Troper (France); Kaarlo Tuori (Finland); Marek Zirk-Sadowski (Poland).

Secretary General: Pablo López Ruf (Argentina). Treasurer: Carlos E. Pettoruti (Argentina).

Archiv für Rechts- und Sozialphilosophie Editor: Werner Maihofer (Germany). IVR Newsletter Editor: Ricardo A. Guibourg (Argentina). IVR Webmaster: Giovanni Ziccardi (Italy).