David Restrepo Amariles (Chair and speaker), Arnaud van Waeyenberge (speaker and discussant) and Gregory Lewkowicz (Discussant) will participate in the Panel Legal Metrics and Indicators(IRC – Law and Development) during the Conference of the American Law and Society Association to take place in Mexico City on June 20-23, 2017 at the Sheraton Maria Isabel Hotel & Towers. More info : http://www.lawandsociety.org/MexicoCity2017/mexicocity2017.html
Information about the Thematic Panel
The emergence of transnational legal metrics and indicators, as well as other technical standards, has made a notable impact on decision-making processes regarding law in society, and has become an area of sociolegal inquiry of contemporary relevance. This panel investigates current developments in the filed with the aim of renewing theoretical debates about their legitimacy as well their role in global governance and development policy. The panel is conceive of as a meeting point between jurisprudence, economics, social sciences and development studies.
