美国联邦最高法院前大法官奥康纳将亲赴北京领奖

一、会议概况

财产权利会议（Brigham-Kanner Property Rights Conference）是为纪念Toby Prince Brigham和 Gideon Kanner而命名的。该会议至今已经举办了七届，取得了极大的国际影响力，对于推动财产法的发展起到了至关重要的作用。2011年，第八届财产权利会议（8th Annual Brigham-Kanner Property Rights Conference）将由清华大学法学院和美国威廉玛丽学院法学院联合主办，于10月14日至15日，在清华大学法学院模拟法庭召开，这也是该会议第一次在美国以外举行。

财产权利会议主要由法官、律师和学术界人士共同参与，探讨财产权保护的最新发展状况。在每届会议期间，主办方都将为在该领域做出突出贡献的人士颁发年度Brigham-Kanner财产权利奖。目前获得Brigham-Kanner奖的人士包括哈佛大学法学院的Frank I. Michelman教授 (2004 年)、 芝加哥大学法学院的Richard A. Epstein教授（2005年）、范德比尔特法学院的James W. Ely教授（2006 年）、密歇根大学法学院Margaret Jane Radin教授（2007 年）、耶鲁大学法学院的Robert C. Ellickson 教授（2008 年）、哈佛大学的Richard E. Pipe教授 (2009 年) 和亚利桑那大学法学院的Carol M. Rose教授(2010 年)。 此次会议历届获奖者均将与会，相信会是一次学术界的盛会。诚挚欢迎包括宪法、民法、环境法学者在内的广大中国学者、法官和律师参与。

二、2011年Brigham-Kanner Property Rights 奖的获奖者

此次第八届Brigham-Kanner Property Rights获奖者为美国联邦最高法院前大法官桑德拉·戴·奥康纳（Justice Sandra Day O’Connor）。桑德拉·戴·奥康纳于1981至2006年期间担任美国联邦最高法院大法官。奥康纳在斯坦福大学获得法学士学位，1981年9月，由时任总统里根提名，成为美国历史上第一位担任联邦最高法院大法官的女性，她因此而被载入史册。在最高法院，从她的投票来看，已很难看出她的政治偏向，她的投票常被看作独立选票。从最高法院退休后，奥康纳成为威廉玛丽学院的校长。她在凯洛诉新伦敦市案（Kelo v. City of New London (2005)）中广泛引用不同的意见，已经被强烈认可为财产法律体系的关键性观点。2010年5月，威廉玛丽学院法学院为表示对她杰出成就与领导能力的认可，授予她最高荣誉Marshall-Wythe Medallion(马歇尔-威斯奖章) 。

此次会议作为第8届Brigham-Kanner Property Rights Winner，81岁的奥康纳大法官将亲赴北京，在清华大学接受颁奖并发表演讲。

三、会议日程

2011年10月14日（星期五）

主题一：对财产权利的法律保护：比较视野

主题二：反思重要的财产权利决定（围绕奥康纳大法官参与的Kelo v. New London City案）

主题三：财产——作为一项社会政策工具

主题四：文化与财产

2011年10月15日（星期六）

主题五：财产——作为经济制度

主题六：财产权利与环境

主题七：实务界如何塑造法律

座谈会：关于财产权利的未来

四、参会与征文

此次会议欢迎各界学者参会，会议参加者各自使用自己的语言，会议备有同声传译。报名参加截止时间2011年8月31日，会议征文截止日期为2011年9月15日。参会论文请以word附件形式发送至lawwb@tsinghua.edu.cn，邮件标题为“2011财产权利会议征文”。

清华大学法学院

威廉玛丽学院法学院

2011年7月15日

附：英文会议安排、美方参加人员以及讨论主题描述

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