The call for papers for our Twenty-Seventh Annual Conference is now available! The conference will take place at Georgetown Law in Washington, D.C. on June 17-18, 2025. Submissions are due January 31, 2025.
The conference considers topics broadly related to law and legal studies. In addition, our theme this year is: Speech Matters.
Call for Applications: 2025 LCH Graduate Student Workshop
We are now accepting applications for this year’s Graduate Student Workshop, which will be held on June 16, 2025 (the day before the annual conference) at Georgetown Law in Washington, D.C. The workshop offers graduate students an intimate venue in which to discuss their research projects with senior scholars in the field.
2025 Annual Conference to be held at Georgetown Law
We are excited to announce that our Twenty-Seventh Annual Conference will take place at Georgetown Law in Washington, D.C., from June 17-18, 2025. Our annual Graduate Student Workshop will be held the day before the conference on June 16, 2025. Please check back soon for more information about next year’s meeting, including our call for papers!
Register now for our 2024 conference!
Register to participate in our 2024 Twenty-Sixth Annual Conference which will take place at Peter A. Allard School of Law, University of British Columbia on May 17-18, 2024. Our theme this year is: Senses of Law.
Accepted presenters must register for the conference by April 24, 2024. Registration for all other attendees is open until May 10, 2024. Fees for in-person participation will increase by $50 after 3 May, 2024 (excluding graduate students and post-doctoral scholars).
2024 conference to take place at University of British Columbia
The next LCH conference will take place at the University of British Columbia in beautiful Vancouver, on Friday and Saturday, May 17 – 18, 2024. Mark your calendar!
Final Program for 2023 Conference Now Available!
The final 2023 conference program is now available as a PDF!
In person conference registration fees to increase after June 1
Remember! After Thursday, June 1st conference registration fees will increase by $50 for all in person attendees except for graduate students and post-doctoral scholars.
Register to participate in our 2023 Twenty-Fifth Annual Conference which will take place at Toronto University School of Law on June 22-23, 2023. Our theme this year is: Absence, the Present and the Past.
Fees for in-person participation will increase by $50 after June 1st (excluding graduate students and post-doctoral scholars).
Deadline for Julien Mezey Dissertation Award: Friday, April 14th
Only a few days remaining to submit your dissertation for the Julien Mezey Award! This annual prize is awarded to the dissertation that most promises to enrich and advance interdisciplinary scholarship at the intersection of law, culture and the humanities. Eligible applicants must have defended their dissertations successfully between March 2022 and March 2023.