Media and Communications Section:
Call for Papers for 2015 SLS Annual Conference at the University of York
Dear colleagues,
I am delighted to issue this call for papers for the Media and Communications section of the 2015 SLS Annual Conference to be held at the University of York from Tuesday 1st September - Friday 4th September. This year's theme, 'Law's Subjects: Subject to Law', has been chosen to mark the 800th anniversary of Magna Carta 1215, as well as the 250th anniversary of Entick v Carrington.
The Media and Communications section will meet in the second half of the conference on Thursday 3rd and Friday 4th September. If you are interested in presenting a paper, please submit an abstract by the extended deadline of Tuesday 31st March. All abstracts must be submitted through the EasyChair conference system which can be accessed using the following link: https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=sls2015. If for any reason the weblink does not work, please cut and paste the web address into your internet browser.
If you have not used EasyChair system before, you will need to create an account before making your submission. This is a very quick process and full instructions on how to use the EasyChair system are attached though please do let me know if you experience any problems.
I would welcome proposals for papers on any area of media and communications law, including (but not limited to): media regulation; defamation; privacy; breach of confidence; telecommunications law; media ownership and pluralism; the laws, practices and codes affecting journalism (e.g. contempt of court, subterfuge, court reporting, recognition/status of journalists); the control of marketing, advertising, and sponsorship contract and rights issues affecting the media and communications sectors (for example, television coverage of sporting events); image rights; universal design / access in relation to communications language and minority rights and the media whether they address this year's conference theme or not. Alternatively, if you would like to propose a topic of current interest for a panel or roundtable discussion, please do get in touch to see if this can be arranged.
As the SLS is keen to ensure that as many members with good quality papers as possible are able to present, we discourage speakers from presenting more than one paper at the conference. With this in mind, I would be grateful if you could let me know if you are also responding to calls for papers from other sections.
Please note that whilst you need only send a proposed title and abstract at this stage, speakers are encouraged to submit a full paper via EasyChair before the conference. The SLS offers a Best Paper Prize which can be awarded to academics at any stage of their career. The Prize carries a £250 monetary award and winning papers are published in Legal Studies. To be eligible:
. speakers must be fully paid-up members of the SLS;
. papers must not exceed 11,000 words including footnotes (as counted in Word);
. papers must be uploaded to EasyChair by Monday 24th August; and
. papers must not have been published previously or have been accepted or be under consideration for publication.
I have also been asked to remind you that all speakers will need to book and pay to attend the conference. Booking information will be circulated in due course.
Please do circulate to interested colleagues and contacts.
With best wishes
Paul Wragg, University of Leeds
Convenor
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