The Philadelphia Society’s 39^th National Meeting
April 25-27, 2003, Sheraton New Orleans, New Orleans, LA 

The Rule of Law

Friday, April 25

      7:00 - 9:00          Dinner                           

                     Edwin Meese III, The Heritage Foundation, Chairman
                     Kenneth Starr, Special Prosecutor, Author of First Among Equals

Saturday, April 26              

      8:30 - 9:30 Annual Breakfast Meeting of the Membership (Members only)
 
     10:00 - 11:30 The Foundations of the Rule of Law
                         Chairman, Daniel Oliver             
                         Joseph F. Johnston, Jr., DrinkerBiddle&Reath, Presentation                       
                         Craig Stern, Regent University, Presentation
                         Steve Calabresi, Northwestern University

Luncheon: 

    12:00 - 1:30 Chairman, William F. Campbell

                    Edwin Meese III, The Rule of Law Revisited

      2:00 - 3:30 Free Market Economics and the Rule of Law                       

                     Chairman, Chip Mellor, Institute of Justice
                    Eduardo Mayora, Francisco Marroquin University, Presentation
                     Todd J. Zywicki, George Mason University School of Law
                     Bruce Frohnen, Ave Maria School of Law, Presentation

      3:30 - 4:00 Coffee Break 

      4:00 - 5:30 The Rule of Law and Terrorism                         

                     Eugene B. Meyer, Federalist Society, Chairman
                     Randy Barnett, Boston University School of Law
                     Lino Graglia, University of Texas Law School, Presentation
                    

Sunday Breakfast, April 27

       8:30 - 11:00                                  

Session One   Domestic Challenges to the Rule of Law

                     Danny J. Boggs, U.S. 6^th Circuit Judge, Chairman
                     Herman Belz, James Madison Fellowship Foundation
                     John Baker, LSU Law School
                     Michael McConnell, U.S. 10th Circuit Judge, University of Utah                                                

Session Two      Global Prospects for the Rule of Law

                         Carlos Ball, AIPE, Chairman, Introduction
                         Martin Palous, Czech Republic Ambassador to the U.S                     
                         Ricardo Rojas, Judge, Criminal Court, Argentina