Workshop-NY2007-Agenda

EXPLORING THE BORDERS OF LAW, TECHNOLOGY
AND GOVERNANCE IN NORTH AMERICA

A Curriculum Development Workshop of the
North American Consortium on Legal Education
In Co-Sponsorship with
Fordham Law School
Fordham Law School’s Center for Law and Information Policy, and
The Americas Society/Council Of The Americas

THURSDAY, APRIL 12

Travel Day
Hotel Lucerne
201 West 79^th Street
New York, NY 10024
212.875.1000

7:30 p.m. Informal Meet and Mingle
Nice Matin, 201 West 79^th Street, immediately adjacent to the Hotel Lucerne.

FRIDAY, APRIL 13

Friday sessions will be held at Americas Society/Council of the Americas,
680 Park Avenue (at 68^th Street)

8:15 a.m. Participant Check-In at the Americas Society
Continental breakfast will be available, 3^rd floor.

8:45 a.m. Welcome
Prof. Joel Reidenberg, Professor, Fordham Law School and Director, Center for Law and Information Policy

9:00 a.m. Keynote Address
“The New Boundaries of North American Law in the Information Age”
Ray Nimmer, Dean, University of Houston Law Center

A leading expert in computer law, Dean Nimmer is the author of The Law of Computer Technology, now in its third edition and one of the leading treatises on information law. Dean Nimmer is a visionary commentator on information law and how it affects our societies.

9:45 a.m. Panel Discussion: Protecting Borders in the Information Age – Balancing Data, Privacy and National Security in North America
Protecting Borders in the Information Age – Balancing Data, Privacy and National Security in North America

11:00 a.m. Coffee Break

11:20 a.m. Presentation on Americas Society Rule of Law project

12:30 p.m. Lunch
Luncheon Address: The Importance of Comparative North American Legal Education
The Honorable Guido Calabresi
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit

2:00 p.m. Student Paper Presentations

3:30 p.m. Coffee Break

3:45 p.m. Student Paper Presentations

4:45 p.m. NACLE Business Meeting on Student Exchanges

5:45 p.m.  Adjourn

7:30 p.m. Dinner
La Nacional
239 West 14^th Street (7^th – 8h Avenues)

SATURDAY, APRIL 14

Saturday sessions will be held at Fordham Law School
140 West 62 Street (between Amsterdam Avenue and Columbus Avenue)

8:30 a.m. Continental breakfast will be available in Room 430 A&B

9:00 a.m. Concurrent Workshops
Group One -- Information Law Roundtable: Protecting Democratic
Values through Technology -- Open Society, Innovation, and Liability Rules
Joel Reidenberg, Fordham Law School, Chair
Room 203

Group Two – Criminal Law Roundtable: A Comparison of Prosecutorial Effectiveness in Canada,Mexico and the U.S.
Sandra Guerra Thompson, Houston, and Bruce Archibald, Dalhousie Law Faculty, Chairs
Room 204

Group Three – Family Law: Marital Property Rights of Migrant Spouses at Divorce
Tom Oldham, University of Houston, Chair
Room 205

10:30 a.m. Coffee Break – Refreshments will be available in Room 430 A&B.

11:00 a.m. Pedagogical Workshop: Using Information Technologies to Develop Joint Courses and Student Projects, Room 430 A&B
One way to bring students and faculty together is to use information technologies as vehicles by which students and professors from different countries can participate in exercises or even full-blown courses.(As an example of the latter, see the discussion of the NACLE Family Law group’s account of their comparative North American family law course, at .

12:30 p.m. Lunch in Room 430 A&B

1:30 p.m. Breakout sessions – Using Information Technologies to Connect our Faculty and Students (Group Sessions)

Group One -- Information Law – Room 203

Group Two -- Criminal law – Room 204

Group Three -- Family Law – Room 205

2:45 p.m. Coffee Break -- Refreshments will be available in Room 430 A&B.

3:15 p.m. Student Paper Presentations, Room 430 A&B
The final presentation of award-winning papers, as well as the selection of “Best in Show”

5:00 p.m.  Adjourn

8:00 p.m. Dinner
Josephina Restaurant
1900 Broadway (between 63^rd and 64^th Streets)
See enclosed flyer and map

SUNDAY, APRIL 15

9:00 a.m. Breakfast Meeting – NACLE Business
Nice Matin
201 West 79^th Street (immediately adjacent to the Hotel Lucerne)