Events and Announcements: January 20, 2013

Upcoming Events

• The tenth edition of the Young International Lawyers Research Forum will be held on January 24-25, 2013, at the University of Catania with the theme of A Lackland Law? Territory, Effectiveness and Jurisdiction in International and European Law” / “Un Diritto Senza Terra? Funzioni e Limiti del Principio Di Territorialità nel Diritto Internazionale e Dell’unione Europea. The program is available here.
• The Santa Clara Journal of International Law will host its 2013 symposium February 1-2, 2013 with the theme of The Law and Politics of Foreign Investment. See the program here.
• Lexxion, a legal publisher, hosts Regulating the State’s Business: Public Procurement, Concessions and Public Private Partnerships on March 12-13, 2013. The conference will provide a comprehensive insight and update on latest developments and changes being introduced with the new EU procurement directives.
• The 107th Annual Meeting of the American Society of International Law will take place April 3-6, 2013, in Washington, DC. The theme is International Law in a Multipolar World. The program is not yet online, but you can register here.
• The European State Aid Law Institute (EStALI) hosts New Rules on SGEI, Infrastructure Funding and Special Sectors: Hospitals, Social Security Schemes and Social Housing April 4-6, 2013.
• The Summer Academy in Global Food Law & Policy will take place July 22-26, 2013 in Granada, Spain.

Calls for Papers

• The Tilburg Law and Economics Center (TILEC) organizes a two-day Workshop on Economic Governance and Organizations at Tilburg University, the Netherlands, on June 6-7, 2013. The aim is to assemble scholars from law, economics, and management studying organizations that mitigate economic governance problems. Submissions of theoretical, empirical, and experimental work, as well as case studies are welcome. The deadline for submissions is February 1, 2013.
• The Forced Migration Review invites submissions for a special issue on Detention and Deportation. Submissions are due April 15, 2013. See the call here.
• The German Yearbook of International Law is Germany’s oldest yearbook in the field of public international law. The GYIL is published annually by the Walther Schücking Institute for International Law at the University of Kiel and contains contributions on topics addressing all aspects of public international law. The ‘General Articles’ section of the GYIL is open to submissions from the entire academic community and is independently peer-reviewed by a board of renowned experts.

Additional Announcements

• ILSA has announced a call for proposals for the 2014 Jessup Competition problem. Proposals must be submitted by March 9, 2013.
• The Academy on Human Rights and Humanitarian Law is pleased to announce the
  opening of the application period for the Program of Advanced Studies on Human Rights and Humanitarian Law that will be offered from May 28 to July 15 of 2013. This Program offers 19 courses in English and Spanish lectured by over 39 scholars of relevance in the field of Human Rights and Humanitarian Law and gathers more than 170 participants from more than 40 different countries and with different levels of professional experience The Academy on Human Rights and Humanitarian Law provides through this Program the unique opportunity to learn and interact with judges of the International Criminal Court (ICC), the International Court of Justice (ICJ), Special Rapporteurs of United Nations, members of the Inter-American Commission and Court on Human Rights, recognized members of NGOs and professors from all over the world. The Program is offered in three categories which include the modality of Certificate of Attendance, ABA Credits for students currently studying in a U.S. law school and finally, the Diploma Course that is offered to a select group of 35 law professionals who fulfill the admission requirements. The application form for this program is available here.

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