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Friday, Feb. 12, 2021 | Zoom

The avenues for misinformation (the dissemination of inaccurate content, irrespective of intent) and disinformation (the deliberate spread of inaccurate information to mislead others) have increased dramatically in both online and offline environments in recent years. This symposium seeks to map out the heterogeneity of misinformation and disinformation, particularly its salience in the legal and regulatory space, as well as possible solutions to ongoing manifestations of mis/disinformation.

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Schedule

Introduction: Dean William P. Johnson, 老司机福利网 School of Law

Panel 1: Mis/Disinformation Across the World: A Comparative Overview of Mis/Disinformation in Singapore, Italy, and in Islamic Law Jurisdictions
Moderator: Prof. Monica Eppinger

• Ang Peng Hwa, professor, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
• Maria Luce Mariniello, attorney, Agcom, Italy
• Mahsa Alimardani and Mona Elswah, Ph.D. researchers, Oxford Internet Institute, U.K.

Panel 2: Regulating Mis/Disinformation: On-the-ground Approaches to Counter Mis/Disinformation
Moderator: Prof. Molly Walker Wilson

• Joan Donovan, research director of the Shorenstein Center on Media, Politics and Public Policy, Harvard Kennedy School
  
• Lisa Kaplan, founder, Alethea Group
  
• John Cook, research assistant professor at the Center for Climate Change Communication, George Mason University

Keynote: A conversation with Meredith Berger, senior manager, Microsoft, Defending Democracy Program

Panel 3: The Next Frontiers in the Regulation of Mis/Disinformation: Online Platforms, Artificial Intelligence, and Financial Markets
Moderator: Prof. Carol Needham

• Thomas Kadri, assistant professor, University of Georgia School of Law
  
• Sara Gerke, research fellow in medicine, artificial intelligence and law, Petrie-Flom Center, Harvard Law School
  
• Shimon Kogan, visiting finance professor, MIT Sloan School of Management

Friday, March 29, 2019 | John K. Pruellage Courtroom

Brexit, hybrid war, wall campaigns, mass migration, climate change: In the present political moment, some of our perennial demands on internationalism 鈥� its management of the passions of nationalism and logics of sovereignty 鈥� have become acute tests of its potential and limitations. At this time of breakdown and opportunity, our spring 2019 Symposium addresses a vital question: can internationalism meet contemporary challenges?

Schedule
Keynote: Sovereignty Remade: How the "Internationalists" Transformed the International Legal Order
Oona A. Hathaway, the Gerard C. and Bernice Latrobe Smith Professor of International Law and Counselor to the Dean, Yale Law School; Professor of Law and Director, Center for Global Challenges, Yale Law School

Panel 1: States, Sovereignty, and the International Legal Order

• Hybrid Sovereignty in Russian Foreign Policy
  Igor Gretskiy, associate professor, School of International Relations, St. Petersburg State University, St. Petersburg, Russia
• The Psychological Concept of Sovereignty: A Ukrainian Perspective
  Oleksandr Merezhko, professor and chair of law, Kyiv National Linguistic University, Kyiv, Ukraine
• The Paradox of International Sovereignty at the European Court of Human Rights
  Jessica R. Greenberg, associate professor, Department of Anthropology, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

Panel 2: New International Actors, New Challenges to Sovereignty

• Refugee Extractivism: Law and Mining a Human Commodity in the Republic of Nauru
  Julia Morris, postdoctoral fellow, Zolberg Institute on Migration and Mobility, The New School for Social Research
• Internationalism and Sovereignty in the World of Charitable Foundations
  Sara Sievers, associate dean for policy and practice; associate professor of practice, Keough School of International Affairs, University of Notre Dame
• Internationalism and the Structure of Global Health Security
  Sam F. Halabi, associate professor; director, Center for Intellectual Property and Entrepreneurship, University of Missouri School of Law

Friday, March 31, 2017 | John K. Pruellage Courtroom
Co-sponsored by the 老司机福利网 Law Journal

As ever-growing numbers of individuals seek economic and political refuge in Europe and North America, and as increasing numbers of individuals and businesses seek refuge from the tax burdens of their home jurisdictions in lower tax jurisdictions, the resulting immigration and emigration strain the national economies of affected countries causing them to modify their taxation rules and structures. This conference explored the effects of taxation on migration and the effects of migration on taxation.

Schedule
Opening Remarks
William P. Johnson, dean, 老司机福利网 School of Law

Panel 1: Migrant Tax Plight, Human Rights, Hidden Wealth

• Claire LaFont, student, 老司机福利网 School of Law
• Cristina Trenta, associate professor of tax law, 脰rebro University
• Khrista Johnson, associate professor, Pepperdine University School of Law
• Heather Field, professor of law and Eucalyptus Foundation Chair, University of California-Hastings College of the Law

Panel 2: Combating Expatriation

• Allison Christians, associate professor and H. Heward Stikeman Chair in Tax Law, McGill University
• Matthew Lister, visiting assistant professor of legal studies and business ethics, Wharton School of Business, University of Pennsylvania
• William Thomas Worster, lecturer of international law, The Hague University of Applied Sciences

Panel 3: Tax System Design and Migration

• Montano Cabezas, graduate tax scholar, Georgetown University
• Leila Adim, Department of Tax and Financial Law, Universitat de Barcelona
• Genevieve Tokic, assistant professor, Northern Illinois College of Law
• Henry Ordower, professor, 老司机福利网 School of Law

Panel 4: Corporate Expatriation

• Diane Ring, professor of law and the Dr. Thomas F. Carney Distinguished Scholar, Boston College Law School
• Lukas Moravec and Jan Rohan, Department of Business and Finance, Faculty of Management and Economics, Czech University of Life Sciences, Prague
• Ashrita Prasad Kotha, assistant professor and assistant director of the Centre for Comparative International Taxation Studies, Jindal Global Law School
• David Elkins, professor of law, Netanya College School of Law

Friday, Jan. 30, 2015 | John K. Pruellage Courtroom
Co-sponsored by the 老司机福利网 Law Journal

Human trafficking has been called 鈥渢he modern-day slavery.鈥� Trafficking victims are forced to have sex or to work long hours against their will, often in dangerous situations and facing threats of violence or deportation. Many times the victims of trafficking do not see themselves as victims or are afraid to speak out, fearing that they might be prosecuted. This symposium focused on the role of the victim in combating human trafficking. Two panels focused on finding and working with victims in prosecuting trafficking, and two major talks highlighted global trends in human trafficking.

Schedule
Opening Keynote: Human Trafficking: Law and Current Trends
John Richmond, special litigation counsel with the U.S. Department of Justice鈥檚 Human Trafficking Prosecution Unit

Panel 1: Working With, and Helping, the Victims of Human Trafficking

• Alexandra Levy, attorney, Human Trafficking Pro Bono Legal Center
• Derek Stigerts, FBI, Innocence Lost Task Force
• Monica Stump, AUSA, Southern District of Illinois

Panel 2: Perspectives on Human Trafficking

• Cynthia Cordes, partner, Husch Blackwell; director, Human Trafficking Pro Bono Legal Clinic
• Eric Ha, general counsel, International Justice Mission
• Miguel Keberlein, director, Immigrants and Workers鈥� Rights Practice Group
• Elizabeth Campbell, clinical assistant professor of law, Human Trafficking Clinic, University of Michigan Law School

Lunch Keynote: Human Trafficking as Modern Day Slavery 鈥� Implications of a Label
Mary Leary, professor, Catholic University, Columbus School of Law