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Property Scholars Share Cutting-Edge Works at 1st Annual Conference

June 15, 2007

At a time when property scholarship in the legal academy is experiencing a significant revival, Colorado Law, in conjunction with Widener Law School, hosted the first annual Property Works in Progress Conference on June 14 and 15. The Conference provided a new forum for property scholars to share cutting-edge works and engage in conversations about early stage ideas and broader themes.

Conference organizers, Nestor Davidson of Colorado Law and Ben Barros of Widener Law School, ensured that the 33 attendees had opportunities to present works in progress for formal responses and discussion. In addition, “idea exchange” sessions allowed participants to explore themes, subjects, and methodological questions in property scholarship in less formal settings.

The sessions covered a range of topics, including:

  • Evolution and History in Property Law
  • Possession and Dispossession in Property
  • Sexual Liberty, Same Sex Marriage, and Property
  • Geography, Political Structures, and Alternatives in Property
  • Perspectives on Property Theory
  • Takings and Constitutional Property
  • Knowledge, Information, and IP

Conference participants included:

Bernadette Atuahene, Chicago-Kent
Thomas Merrill, Columbia
Carlos Ball, Penn State
Adam Mossoff, Michigan State
Abraham Bell, Fordham
Stephen Munzer, UCLA
Al Brophy, Alabama
Kali Murray, Mississippi
Ann Carlson, UCLA
Hari Osofsky, Oregon
Eric Claeys, George Mason
Claire Priest, Northwestern
David Dana, Northwestern
Marc Poirer, Seton Hall
Lee Fennell, U. of Chicago
Erin Ryan, William & Mary
Mark Fenster, U. of Florida
Christopher Serkin, Brooklyn
William Fischel, Dartmouth
Henry Smith, Yale
Sheila Foster, Fordham
Jim Smith, Georgia
Rachel Godsil, Seton Hall
Stewart Sterk, Cardozo
Daniel Hamilton, Chicago-Kent
Stephanie Stern, Loyola Chicago
James Kainen, Fordham
Lee Strang, Ave Maria
James Krier, Michigan
Josh Tate, SMU
Daphna Lewinsohn-Zamir, Hebrew U.

 
Ann Carlson (UCLA), Rachel Godsil (Seton Hall), and David Dana (Northwestern) discuss perspectives on eminent domain.

Eric Claeys (George Mason University), Lee Ann Fennell (University of Chicago) and Stephen Munzer (UCLA) discuss philosophy and law and economics in property scholarship.

Nestor Davidson (Colorado), Henry Smith (Yale), Ben Barros (Widener), and Abraham Bell (Fordham) discuss perspectives on property theory