The 2013 Randolph W. Thrower Symposium
Privatization: Managing Liability and Reassessing Practices in Local and International Contexts
Thursday, February 7, 2013
Scholarship from the symposium is available here »
Videos
Keynote: The Honorable Alex Kozinski, Chief Judge of the Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Panel 1: Privatizing Justice: Shifting Adjudication out of the Judiciary
Panel 2: Privatizing State & Local Governments: Accountability and Reassessing Public Services
Panel 3: Privatized Components of Health Law: Medical Malpractice & Health Care
Panel 4: Privatization Abroad: Conflicts, Contractors & Immunity
In recent years, the government has increasingly contracted out public functions and services to private parties. Prompted in part by government budget cuts, key Supreme Court decisions, and American involvement in conflicts abroad, private parties play an increasingly critical role in the government. Expanding on previous discussions of privatization, the symposium will focus on certain aspects of privatization that have evolved in recent years. Underlying questions include whether the changed economy makes privatization more critical, how privatization has changed legal liability, how previous legal practices should be reassessed, and whether certain public functions should not be delegated despite increased efficiency. To that end, the 2013 Randolph W. Thrower Symposium presented by the Emory Law Journal will bring together leading scholars and practitioners to advance the discussion of privatization as it relates to modern liability and practices. Click here to see the schedule.