8:30 am

Welcome

Mark Gergen (Berkeley Law Associate Dean for Faculty Development and Research)

8:45 am

Session I (Law & Economics)

Juan Javier del Granado, UNAM, “The exceptionalism of the common law from a law and economics perspective“

Frank Partnoy, Berkeley Law, “The Flawed Assumption in Modern Corporate Law Scholarship”

Commentators: Susana Davalos (UNAM), Ken Ayotte (Berkeley Law)

10:15 am

Break

10:30 am

Session II (Legal History)

Horacio Heredia, UNAM, “Sources for the history of usury: Azzo and the birth of the interest (as opposed to ‘usury’)”

Karen Tani, Berkeley Law, “Legal History in the 21st Century: What Is It Good For?”

Commentator: Jorge Mena Brito (UNAM), Amanda Tyler (Berkeley Law)

12:00 pm

Lunch

1:00 pm

Session III (Jurisprudence)

Sandra Gómora, UNAM, “On Postema’s Mirror View Thesis. A Contribution to a Theory of Precedent”

Dan Farber, Berkeley Law, “Continuity and Transformation in Environmental Governance”  

Commentators: Edith Cuautle (UNAM), Meir Dan Cohen (Berkeley Law)

2:30 pm

Closing Remarks