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The Troubled Legacy of Kantorowicz’s KAMPF
9-10 September 2012
W&L School of Law / / Lexington, Virginia
A Symposium Considering Hermann Kantorowicz’s Incendiary Manifesto The Battle for Legal Science (Der Kampf um die Rechtswissenschaft) and the Universal Struggle to “Free Law” from Formalism.
Sponsored by the German Law Journal, DAAD, and the Frances Lewis Law Center
Co-Conveners
Russell Miller (W&L Law)
Paul Youngman (W&L German/Russian)
Cory Merrill (UC Berkeley Comparative Literature)
Keynote Speakers
James Whitman (Yale Law)
Vivian Curran (Pittsburgh Law)
Confirmed Panelists
Heather Perry (UNC Charlotte History Department)
Robert Norton (Notre Dame Department of German/Russian Languages)
Clayton Koelb (UNC Chapel Hill Department of German/Slavic Languages)
Cathy McCauliff (Seton Hall Law)
Florian Hoffmann (Erfurt University)
Karen Petroski (Saint Louis Law)
Erik Luna (W&L Law)
Alexander Somek (Iowa Law)
R.A.J. van Gestel (Tilburg University)
Other Guests
Dr. Bertram von Moltke (Minister Counselor/Head of Cultural Affairs, German Embassy)
Nora Demleitner (Dean W&L Law)
SUNDAY - SEPTEMBER 9, 2012
SYDNEY LEWIS HALL
MOOT COURT LOBBY & CLASSROOM D
5:00 p.m. - Opening Reception - Moot Court Lobby
6:00 p.m. - Introductory Lecture - James Whitman - Classroom D
7:30 p.m. - Symposium Dinner - Alumni House [Invitation only]
MONDAY - SEPTEMBER 10, 2012
ELROD COMMONS
CHAVIS BOARD ROOM [206]
8:30 a.m. - Coffee | Continental Breakfast
9:00 a.m. - Panel I - Kantorowicz's Kampf - An Intellectual History
Paul Youngman | Robert Norton | Heather Perry | Clayton Koelb
10:30 a.m. - Coffee
11:00 a.m. -Panel II - "Free Law" in German Jurisprudence
Cathy McCauliff | Alexander Somek | Florian Hoffman | Russell Miller
12:30 p.m. - Lunch for Participants - Elrod Commons
1:30 p.m. - Panel III - The Legacy of "Free Law"
Karen Petroski | Cory Merill | Erick Luna | R.A.J. van Gestel
3:00 p.m. - Coffee
3:30 p.m. - Concluding Address -Vivian Curran
Closing Remarks
