ECPEL 2015 - The European Conference on Politics, Economics and Law

ECPEL 2015 - The European Conference on Politics, Economics and Law 9th to 12th July 2015 Brighton, United Kingdom Join IAFOR in the seaside city of Brighton, UK, from July 9-12, for the European Conference on Politics, Economics and Law 2015. Explore the conference theme of "Power" in an international, intercultural and interdisciplinary setting. Enquiries: ecpel@iafor.org Web address: http://iafor.org/iafor/conferences/ecpel2015/ Sponsored by: IAFOR - The International Academic Forum ECPEL2015 Conference Chairs and Featured Speakers Sir Kenneth Calman ECPEL2015 Keynote Speaker Chancellor of the University of Glasgow Chairman of the National Trust for Scotland Former UK Chief Medical Officer Former President of the British Medical Association Former Chairman of the World Health Organisation Former Chair of the Commission on Scottish Devolution Sir Kenneth Calman is Chancellor of the University of Glasgow. He graduated in medicine in Glasgow and became Professor of Oncology in 1974. He remained in that post for 10 years. In 1984 he became Dean of Postgraduate Medicine and Professor of Postgraduate Medical Education at the University of Glasgow and Consultant Physician with an interest in palliative care at Victoria Infirmary, Glasgow. In 1989 he was appointed Chief Medical Officer at the Scottish Home and Health Department and in September 1991 he became Chief Medical Officer in the Department of Health in London. He was a member of the Executive Board of the World Health Organisation, and its Chairman from 1998-9. He was Vice Chancellor and Warden of the University of Durham from 1998 until 2007. He was a Member of the Statistics Commission from 1999 until 2007. He is President of the Institute of medical Ethics and Deputy Chair of the Board of the British Library. He chaired the Commission on Scottish Devolution 2008-9, and was President of the British Medical Association 2008. He was awarded a KCB in 1996. He became Chairman of the National Trust for Scotland in September 2010. His most recent books are "A study of storytelling, humour and learning in medicine" and "Medical Education: Past present and future" He has recently completed research for an M.Litt on Scottish Literature and Medicine and will be publishing a book on this subject in July 2014 entitled "A Doctor's Line. Poems and Prescriptions in Health and Healing." Professor Stuart D. B. Picken ECPEL2015 Conference Chair: Chair, Japan Society of Scotland Chair, IAFOR IAB Professor Picken is the Chairman of the IAFOR International Advisory Board. The author of a dozen books and over 130 articles and papers, he is considered one of the foremost scholars on Japan, China, and Globalization in East Asia. As an academic, Professor Picken has devoted more than 30 years to scholarship in Japan, notably as a Professor of Philosophy at the International Christian University in Tokyo, where he specialized in ethics and Japanese thought, and as International Adviser to the High Priest of Tsubaki Grand Shrine (Mie prefecture). He has also served as a consultant to various businesses, including Jun Ashida Ltd., Mitsui Mining and Smelting Corp., Kobe Steel, and Japan Air Lines.In 2008, the Government of Japan awarded Professor Picken the Order of the Sacred Treasure for his pioneering research, and outstanding contribution to the promotion of friendship and mutual understanding between Japan and the UK. The honour is normally reserved for Japanese citizens and is a mark of the utmost respect in which Professor Picken is held by the Japanese Government. More recently, in 2012 he was invited to London to attend a reception at the Japanese Embassy, hosted by Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko as an expression of their gratitude towards Britons who had helped support Japan after the 2011 Tohoku earthquake and tsunami. Professor Picken helped organize fundraising efforts through both the Japan Society of Scotland, of which he is the chair, in the UK, and IAFOR in Japan.Although now resident in Scotland, Professor Picken maintains his interests in Japan, as Chair of the Japan Society of Scotland, and through the IAFOR IAB. He is also the Chairman of the Academic Board of New College, Birmingham. He lives near Glasgow with his wife and two children. To submit your abstract, please create an account with our online submission system. Once you have done so you will be able to login and submit your abstract. http://iafor.org/cfp Conference Theme and Streams Conference Theme: "Power" Power as a commodity has challenged the minds of social scientists and philosophers while its exercise has always fascinated historians. From classical thinkers' works such as Aristotle's Politka or Machiavelli's Il Principe through modern figures who manipulate power in the media, like Silvio Berlusconi or Rupert Murdoch, to the vast networks that support major heads of state, power has been a necessity to some or like an aphrodisiac to others. The dynamics of power and its associations with wealth and status now shape the contemporary world more visibly than ever. It is a research challenge to all fields of the social sciences to offer some explanation of its magnetism and its mechanisms. We expect this theme to excite a number of stimulating research paths, and look forward to their outcomes as we gather in Brighton in 2015. Authors are asked to submit under the following streams: Politics Streams (P) P1. Political Participation and Representation P2. Governance, Institutions and Public Policy P3. Gender, Sexuality and Politics P4. Political Economy, Welfare and Labour P5. International Governance, Conflict and Development P6. Political Theory P7. Multiculturalism P8. Human Rights P9. Social Movements Economics Streams (E) Streams arranged under the JEL codes Law Streams (L) L1. Civil Law and the Court Including: Torts, Equity and Succession, Court Management, Judicial Administration, Civil Procedure, and Civil Litigation L2. Environmental and Resource Management Law (Including: Water Law, Land Law, Energy Law, Mineral Resource Law, Mining and Petroleum Law, International Environmental Law, Environmental Regulation and Reform, Issues in Development, Asian Environmental Law in a Global Perspective, and Resource Management Law L3. International Law: Contemporary Issues and Solutions Including: Public International Law, Laws of Armed Conflict and International Humanitarian Law, Law of International Trade, Legal Issues in International Development, The Law of the Sea, International Treaties and Conventions, United Nations Charter, Globalisation and Governance, Terrorism and International Law, The Law of the World Trade Organisation, Indigenous Peoples and International Law, Private International Law, International Trade Law, and Refugee and Asylum Law L4. Corporate and Commercial Law Including: Regulatory Regimes and the Global Economy, Creditors' Remedies and Consumer Protection, Revenue Law, Commercial Transactions, Competition Law, Insurance Law, Corporate Governance in Context: Legal and Ethical Issues, Sports and Media Law, Corporate Governance and Directors Duties, Shareholders' Remedies, International Business Law, Issues in Commercial Law, Issues in Corporate Law, Corporate Entities, Revenue Law, Corporate Social Responsibility and the Law, The Law of Contracts L5. Banking, Securities and Finance Law Including: International Securities Regulation, Banking Law, Bankruptcy and Foreclosure, Corporate Securities and Finance Law L6. Law of Human Rights and Social Justice Including: Access to Justice, Restorative Justice, Race, Gender, Sexuality and the Law, Asian and Pacific Indigenous Peoples, Women and the Law, Relationship Property Issues in Family Law, Comparative Child and Family Law, International Legal Issues of Child Access and Custody, Legal Action and Research for Communities and Sustainability, Contemporary International Indigenous Issues, Reconciliation and Indigeneity, Indigenous Governance, Indigenous Land Law, Family Law, The Law of Restitution, Customary Law and Indigenous Peoples Rights, National and International Human Rights Law, Intersectionalities: Gender, Race, Sexuality and the Law, Immigration and Refugee Law, and Feminist Legal Theory L7. Public Law and Policy Including: Public Policy, Comparative Law in the Asia Pacific Region, Issues in Constitutional Law, Issues in Public Law, Judicial Review, Constitutional Law and Administrative Law L8. Dispute Resolution: Contemporary Approaches Including: Arbitration and Litigation, Mediation: Law, Principles and Practice, Managing Conflict and Consensus, Negotiation and Mediation, and Issues in Alternative Dispute Resolution L9. Law of Intellectual Property, Information and New Technologies Including: Cyberlaw, Law and New Technologies, Intellectual Property Law, Information Technology and the Law, and Legal Issues in the control and Access to Information L10. Laws of Health and Medicine Including: Health and Safety Law, Medical Law, Disability Law, Laws of Accident Compensation, and Mental Health Law L11. Labour and Employment Law Including: International Industrial Relations and Labour Law, Legal Issues in the Globalized Workplace, and Employment Law L12. Criminal Justice Policy and Law Including: Criminal Law, Advocacy, Transnational Criminal Law, Sentencing: Rehabilitation and Punishment, and the Law of Evidence. L13. Legal Theory, Methodology and Ideology Including: Legal Research, Theory and Methods in an Asian Context, Jurisprudence, Issues in Private Law, Applied Legal Theory, Issues of Legal Practice, and Legal Ethics Interdisciplinary Streams (ID) ID 1: Interdisciplinary Law, Economics and Politics ID 2: Interdisciplinary Law and Politics ID 3: Interdisciplinary Law and Economics ID 4: Interdisciplinary Politics and Economics