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INTERNATIONAL
CONFERENCE
24-26
January 2006
ANNOUNCEMENT
AND CALL FOR PAPERS
LAW IN A TRANSFORMING SOCIETY
Venue:
Sunnyside Campus, Unisa,
Pretoria, South
Africa
The
Palace of Justice, where the cocktail
function will take place.
BACKGROUND
THEME
The theme for the conference is: Law in a
transforming society. There can be
little doubt that South African society has gone through a fundamental
transformation in the past ten years.
However, most societies are always in a process of change and
transformation. In many ways,
these changes have necessarily been undertaken swiftly and
pragmatically. There has been
little opportunity to assess the changes or their social impact in a
fundamental and systematic fashion.
Therefore, it should not be inferred that the
conference is limited to South African developments and history. Throughout history transforming
societies have posed unique problems and insights. It is envisaged that papers presented
at the conference will deal with this broad theme rather than be
restricted to the South African context.
While two plenary sessions will be held, the
main body of the conference will consist of four "streams" or
sessions as set out below.
Stream
1: The sources of law
It is almost inevitable that, in a transforming
society, the sources of law will also be re-evaluated. Papers in this sub-theme should
therefore concentrate on studies of both traditional and non-traditional
sources of law.
Stream
2: Philosophical and critical
views on law
Recent years have seen profound shifts in legal
philosophy, both internationally and in South Africa. Papers in this sub-theme should
therefore focus on the philosophical underpinning of law in a
transforming society.
Stream
3: Legal changes and challenges
Because changes in the legal system are often
the result of political and/or policy considerations, they tend to happen
in a haphazard and unsystematic fashion.
Papers in this sub-theme should aim at placing these changes
within a certain context or system and to engage critically with these
changes.
Stream
4: The transforming society
In a transforming society, legal changes affect
society and vice versa. Papers in this sub-theme will probably
be both empirical and theoretical and the interdisciplinary aspect is
obvious.
SUBMISSION
OF ABSTRACTS
All abstracts will be subject to a peer-review
process before being accepted for the conference. To facilitate this process, abstracts
should be submitted before 15 October 2005. Abstracts can be submitted
electronically in MSWord to kroezij@unisa.ac.za or mailed to: Prof IJ Kroeze,
PO Box 392,
Unisa, 0003. Abstracts should not
exceed 400 words.
REGISTRATION
Registration is open to anyone interested
in the theme of the conference. Payment
of registration fee includes 3 lunches, one dinner and one cocktail
reception as well as a copy of the conference proceedings (special
edition of Fundamina). Please see the registration form
provided later.
DATE AND
VENUE
The conference will take place from 24-26
January 2006 at the Sunnyside Campus of the University of South
Africa.
Maps and other information can be found at the University's
website: http://www.unisa.ac.za The specific location will be given at
a later stage.
FEES AND
ACCOMMODATION
The registration fee will amount to
ZAR1200. Participants and those
interested in attending the conference will be responsible for their own
travel and accommodation arrangements.
A list of guest houses and hotels will be made available to those
who are interested in attending.
The Society can, unfortunately, not assist anyone
financially.
ORGANISERS OF STREAMS
If you have further enquiries regarding
the conference or the streams, you are welcome to contact the following
persons:
General information: Ms M Wethmar-Lemmer:
wethmm@unisa.ac.za
Stream 1: Prof H van den Bergh: vdberh@unisa.ac.za
Stream 2: Prof IJ Kroeze:
kroezij@unisa.ac.za
Stream 3: Prof J Neethling:
neethj@unisa.ac.za
Stream 4: Prof DD Tladi:
tladidd@unisa.ac.za
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