European Association of Law and Economics - Université Paris II Panthéon-Assas - Call for papers

The Law and Economics movement is one of the most important intellectual developments within legal scholarship in recent decades. This approach applies economic concepts to explain and clarify legal issues, not only with respect to narrowly defined "economic" fields, such as competition and economic law, but also to legal fields that concern a wide variety of non-market activities, from liability issues to family matters and crime. Thus, Law and Economics has become a central methodology for both positive and normative legal analysis; already it has influenced regulation, legislation, and case law. Many academic journals publish articles in the field, and Law and Economics has become an integral part of legal and economic education at the most prestigious universities. 

This is going to be the first visit of the EALE in Paris. We are sure that this is a great opportunity for the emergence of new partnerships in the field of law and economics in Europe. The University of Paris 2 Panthéon-Assas is regarded as France's top law school. The university advocates diversity and its intent is cultivating a true synergy between research, teaching, and application. In this respect, the interdisciplinarity between law and economics appears to be very promising and the conference will certainly contribute to enhance the cooperation between economists and lawyers.

Those interested, are invited to submit electronically the paper (at least in its draft form) and  a short abstract (200 words)  following the online procedure at http://www.eale2010.eu/. Priority in the selection will be given to completed papers.