美國聯邦最高法院前大法官奧康納將親赴北京領獎
一、會議概況
財產權利會議（Brigham-Kanner Property Rights Conference）是為紀念Toby Prince Brigham和 Gideon Kanner而命名的。該會議至今已經舉辦了七屆，取得了極大的國際影響力，對于推動財產法的發展起到了至關重要的作用。2011年，第八屆財產權利會議（8th Annual Brigham-Kanner Property Rights Conference）將由清華大學法學院和美國威廉瑪麗學院法學院聯合主辦，于10月14日至15日，在清華大學法學院模擬法庭召開，這也是該會議第一次在美國以外舉行。
財產權利會議主要由法官、律師和學術界人士共同參與，探討財產權保護的最新發展狀況。在每屆會議期間，主辦方都將為在該領域做出突出貢獻的人士頒發年度Brigham-Kanner財產權利獎。目前獲得Brigham-Kanner獎的人士包括哈佛大學法學院的Frank I. Michelman教授 (2004 年)、 芝加哥大學法學院的Richard A. Epstein教授（2005年）、范德比爾特法學院的James W. Ely教授（2006 年）、密歇根大學法學院Margaret Jane Radin教授（2007 年）、耶魯大學法學院的Robert C. Ellickson 教授（2008 年）、哈佛大學的Richard E. Pipe教授 (2009 年) 和亞利桑那大學法學院的Carol M. Rose教授(2010 年)。 此次會議歷屆獲獎者均將與會，相信會是一次學術界的盛會。誠摯歡迎包括憲法、民法、環境法學者在內的廣大中國學者、法官和律師參與。
二、2011年Brigham-Kanner Property Rights 獎的獲獎者
此次第八屆Brigham-Kanner Property Rights獲獎者為美國聯邦最高法院前大法官桑德拉·戴·奧康納（Justice Sandra Day O’Connor）。桑德拉·戴·奧康納于1981至2006年期間擔任美國聯邦最高法院大法官。奧康納在斯坦福大學獲得法學士學位，1981年9月，由時任總統里根提名，成為美國歷史上第一位擔任聯邦最高法院大法官的女性，她因此而被載入史冊。在最高法院，從她的投票來看，已很難看出她的政治偏向，她的投票常被看作獨立選票。從最高法院退休后，奧康納成為威廉瑪麗學院的校長。她在凱洛訴新倫敦市案（Kelo v. City of New London (2005)）中廣泛引用不同的意見，已經被強烈認可為財產法律體系的關鍵性觀點。2010年5月，威廉瑪麗學院法學院為表示對她杰出成就與領導能力的認可，授予她最高榮譽Marshall-Wythe Medallion(馬歇爾-威斯獎章) 。
此次會議作為第8屆Brigham-Kanner Property Rights Winner，81歲的奧康納大法官將親赴北京，在清華大學接受頒獎并發表演講。
三、會議日程
2011年10月14日（星期五）
主題一：對財產權利的法律保護：比較視野
主題二：反思重要的財產權利決定（圍繞奧康納大法官參與的Kelo v. New London City案）
主題三：財產——作為一項社會政策工具
主題四：文化與財產
2011年10月15日（星期六）
主題五：財產——作為經濟制度
主題六：財產權利與環境
主題七：實務界如何塑造法律
座談會：關于財產權利的未來
四、參會與征文
此次會議歡迎各界學者參會，會議參加者各自使用自己的語言，會議備有同聲傳譯。報名參加截止時間2011年8月31日，會議征文截止日期為2011年9月15日。參會論文請以word附件形式發送至lawwb@tsinghua.edu.cn，郵件標題為“2011財產權利會議征文”。
清華大學法學院
威廉瑪麗學院法學院
2011年7月15日
附：英文會議安排、美方參加人員以及討論主題描述
8th ANNUAL BRIGHAM-KANNER PROPERTY RIGHTS CONFERENCE
IN BEIJING, CHINA:
COMPARATIVE PROPERTY RIGHTS
Program Panelists
Friday, October 14, 2011
Panel 1: Legal Protection of Property Rights: A Comparative Look
This panel examines the nature of property rights under global legal systems, including the systems, processes, or methods for determining and enforcing private property rights. Panelists will discuss how different systems define and protect property rights, focusing on land use rights and the land-use regulatory systems that govern them. The panel will also compare the role of lawyers in the field of private property rights under different legal systems.
American panelists:
· Mark F. (Thor) Hearne, II, Arent Fox LLP, Washington, D.C.
· Patricia Salkin, Raymond & Ella Smith Distinguished Professor of Law, Associate Dean & Director Government Law Center, Albany Law School
Moderator: Joseph T. Waldo, Waldo & Lyle, P.C., Norfolk, Virginia
Panel 2: Reflections on Important Property Rights Decisions
Comprised of winners of the Brigham-Kanner Prize as well a prominent practitioner, this panel will analyze some of United States Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor’s property rights decisions. Discussion will include thoughts on how these decisions have influenced property rights and property scholarship.
American panelists:
· Alan Ackerman, Ackerman Ackerman & Dynkowski, P.C., Bloomfield Hills, Michigan
· James W. Ely, Milton R. Underwood Chair in Free Enterprise Professor of Law, Emeritus; Professor of History, Emeritus, Vanderbilt University
· Richard Epstein, James Parker Hall Distinguished Service Professor, University of Chicago Law School; Director, Law and Economics Program & Laurence A. Tisch Professor, NYU Law School
· Frank Michelman, Robert Walmsley University Professor, Harvard Law School
Moderator: Lynda Butler, Chancellor Professor of Law & Director, Brigham-Kanner Property Rights Project, College of William & Mary Law School
Lunch with keynote speaker, 8th annual Brigham-Kanner Property Rights Prize recipient, Justice Sandra Day O’Connor
Panel 3: Property as an Instrument of Social Policy
This panel explores the role that property plays in promoting social policyThe panel will discuss areas where property has played or is playing a major role in shaping social policy, as well as issues raised by this role.
American panelists:
· Greg Alexander, The A. Robert Noll Professor of Law, Cornell Law School
· Lee Ann Fennell, Professor of Law, Chicago Law School
Moderator: Lynda Butler, Chancellor Professor of Law & Director, Brigham-Kanner Property Rights Project, College of William & Mary Law School
Panel 4: Culture and Property
This panel explores the impact of culture on property – on how property rights are defined, interpreted, and protected or limited by different cultures. This panel will consider the impact of cultural attitudes and customs on how property is held, owned, used, or developed. It will also discuss how different cultures define values subject to property, including economic values affecting development and growth, personhood values tied to healthy self-development, and patrimonial values having historical importance or essential to community or group identity.
American panelists:
· Lan Cao, Boyd Fellow & Professor of Law, William & Mary Law School
· Robert Ellickson, Walter E. Meyer Professor of Property and Urban Law, Yale Law School
· Margaret Jane Radin, Henry King Ransom Professor, Michigan Law School; William Benjamin Scott & Luna M. Scott Professor of Law, emerita, Stanford University
Moderator: Lynda Butler, Chancellor Professor of Law & Director, Brigham-Kanner Property Rights Project, College of William & Mary Law School
Saturday, October 15, 2011
Panel 5: Property as an Economic Institution
This panel explores the role of property in promoting, driving, or shaping the economies of each country, including how property facilitates or hinders development and marketplace transactions.
American Panelists:
· Eric Kades, Vice Dean & Professor of Law, College of William & Mary Law School
· Henry Smith, Fessenden Professor of Law, Harvard Law School
Moderator: Ron Rosenberg, Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, Chancellor Professor of Law & Director, American Legal System Graduate Program and Foreign Exchanges, College of William & Mary Law School
Panel 6: Property Rights and the Environment
This panel considers the relationship between property rights and the environment. The panel will examine the extent to which the property law of each country incorporates principles that protect or exploit the environment, as well as ways environmental interests may unnecessarily impinge on property rights. The panel will discuss how the law is evolving in light of changes to the environment, including a comparison of how each country promotes sustainable land uses.
American panelists:
· Jim Burling, Director of Litigation, Pacific Legal Foundation, Sacramento, California
· David Callies, Benjamin A. Kudo Professor of Law, University of Hawaii Law School
· Carol Rose, Lohse Chair in Water and Natural Resources, University of Arizona College of Law; Gordon Bradford Tweedy Professor of Law and Organization, Emerita, Yale Law School
Moderator: Ron Rosenberg, Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, Chancellor Professor of Law & Director, American Legal System Graduate Program and Foreign Exchanges, College of William & Mary Law School
Roundtable discussion I : How Practitioners Shape the Law
This roundtable will be led by a justice of the Supreme Court of Virginia and three practitioners with extensive experience in property rights matters. The roundtable will explore the important role practitioners play in influencing, shaping, and changing property law. The practitioners will discuss methods and strategies that are effective in shaping the law and will field questions from the attendees.
Panelists:
· The Honorable LeRoy Millette, Justice, Supreme Court of Virginia
· Jay S. Dushoff, Gallagher & Kennedy, P.A., Phoenix, Arizona
· Leslie A. Fields, Faegre & Benson LLP, Denver, Colorado
· James L. Thompson, Miller, Miller & Canby, Rockville, Maryland
Moderator: Joseph T. Waldo, Waldo & Lyle, P.C., Norfolk, Virginia
Roundtable Discussion II: on the Future of Property Rights
This panel will involve all recipients of the Brigham-Kanner Prize, as well as preeminent Chinese scholars chosen by Tsinghua University.
American panelists:
· Frank Michelman, Robert Walmsley University Professor, Harvard Law School (2004 recipient)
· Richard Epstein, James Parker Hall Distinguished Service Professor, University of Chicago Law School; Director, Law and Economics Program & Laurence A. Tisch Professor, NYU Law School (2005 recipient)
· James W. Ely, Milton R. Underwood Chair in Free Enterprise Professor of Law, Emeritus; Professor of History, Emeritus, Vanderbilt University (2006 recipient)
· Margaret Jane Radin, Henry King Ransom Professor, Michigan Law School; William Benjamin Scott & Luna M. Scott Professor of Law, emerita, Stanford University (2007 recipient)
· Robert Ellickson, Walter E. Meyer Professor of Property and Urban Law, Yale Law School (2008 recipient)
· Richard Pipes, Frank B. Baird, Jr., Professor History, Emeritus, Harvard University (2009 recipient)
· Carol Rose, Lohse Chair in Water and Natural Resources, University of Arizona College of Law; Gordon Bradford Tweedy Professor of Law and Organization, Emerita, Yale Law School (2010 recipient)
Moderators:
· Joseph T. Waldo, Waldo & Lyle, P.C., Norfolk, Virginia