University of Wisconsin Law School and the Global Legal Studies Center are pleased to host the Younger Comparativists Committee (YCC) Conference alongside the American Society of Comparative Law (ASCL) annual conference.

Please note that due to the increasing numbers of the Delta variant, the ASCL executive board decided to hold the conference virtually.

YCC Board

Professor Antonia Baraggia, University of Milan Law School
Professor Vera Korzun, University of Akron School of Law
Dr. Valentina Rita Scotti, Koç University School of Law, Turkey
Professor Sara Ross, Dalhousie University Schulich School of Law, Canada
Professor Claudia Haupt, School of Law, Northeastern University

Coordinator from UW Law School

Professor Joshua Braver

Conference Details

Schedule

Younger Comparativists Committee Conference will take place on Saturday, October 23, 2021.

The main ASCL conference will start on Thursday morning October 21st, and end on Friday afternoon.

Internationalizing Comparative Law 

UW Law School and the Global Legal Studies Center are pleased to host the 2021 Annual Conference of the American Society of Comparative Law and the ASCL Younger Comparativists Committee (YCC) Conference.

This year’s theme is “Internationalizing Comparative Law.”

Conference Details

Please note that due to the increasing numbers of the Delta variant, the ASCL executive board decided to hold the conference virtually.

Schedule

Conference events will be on Thursday, October 21st and Friday, October 22nd:

• The main conference will start on Thursday morning  and end on Friday evening.
• Younger Comparativists Committee (YCC) Conference will take place on Saturday, October 23rd.

Planning Committee

Conference planning committee (UW Law School):

• Professor Jason Yackee
• Professor Alexandra Huneeus 
• Dr. Sumudu Atapattu

Plenary

We are pleased to announce the plenary session comprising renowned scholars in the field. It will be chaired by Professor Jason Yackee and Professor Alexandra Huneeus will be the commentator.

Plenary comprises of:

• Professor Richard Albert, University of Texas at Austin
• Professor Mila Versteeg, University of Virginia
• Professor Elizabeth Trujillo, University of Houston Law Center
• Professor Curt Bradley, Duke Law School

Program

View the PDF Program here.

Registration

Register for the American Society of Comparative Law conference

Deadline for registration is October 10, 2021.

Registration Fees

Because the conference will be held virtually now, no registration fee will be charged. However, you need to register in order to receive the link to join the event.

Sponsors

Global Legal Studies Center, UW Law School, American Society of Comparative Law, and East Asian Legal Studies Center

Questions?

Global Please send an email to: ASCLannualmeeting@law.ucla.edu or gls@law.wisc.edu