Revealing the Links Between Law and Magic
A Conference Sponsored by the Law and Humanities Law Institute and Thomas Jefferson School of Law
June 5-6, 2014 at
Thomas Jefferson School of Law
1155 Island Avenue, San Diego CA 92101
Call For Papers
On June 5 and 6, 2014, the Law and Humanities Institute, New York, New York (USA)
and Thomas Jefferson School of Law, San Diego, CA (USA) will sponsor a Conference
on Law and Magic.
Law and magic interact in many ways. Not only can the law influence the practice of
magic, such as in the areas of freedom of speech and religion and intellectual property; but also magic can influence the law, such as in trial tactics and evidence. In addition, magic illuminates the crossroads of other law and humanities fields, such as the emerging area of law and neuroscience, rhetoric, and law
and popular culture. Papers discussing or developing these or any aspect of the relationship between law and magic are welcome, especially those that further an understanding of the theory, underpinnings, and/or philosophy of the field.
Materials and presentations will be in English. The organizers of the conference are Christine Corcos, Louisiana State University Law Center (christine.corcos at law.lsu.edu) and Julie Cromer Young, Thomas Jefferson School of Law (jcromer at tjsl.edu). We invite you to submit an abstract of a 20-minute paper
that you would like to deliver at the conference. Abstracts should be between 250 and 500 words and sent to Christine Corcos at the email address above accompanied by the author’s brief biographical statement. Please put “Law and Magic Conference June 2014” in the email subject line and submit the abstract and biographical statement no later than November 1, 2013. We will send notifications regarding acceptance of presentations by February 1, 2014.
If you would like us to consider your paper for publication, please indicate that in the
body of your email. Conference papers accepted for publication will appear in the Spring 2015 issue of the Thomas Jefferson Law Review.
Please address questions to Christine Corcos at the email address above.
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