Events and Announcements: 23 February 2025

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Call for Papers

Nottingham International Criminal Justice Conference: International criminal justice and its international institutions are in a truly agenda-shaping moment. And yet, this moment also exposes – perhaps most starkly than ever – the politics of international criminal justice, the fragility of its institutions and its norms, and their vulnerability to realpolitik and the interests of the powerful. Following a successful conference in 2024, on 14 and 15 July 2025 the University of Nottingham School of Law in partnership with the International Criminal Justice Unit of the University of Nottingham Human Rights Law Centre will be holding a two-day conference to bring together people working across the diverse field of international criminal justice to explore, discuss and debate current issues in the field.

We invite submissions from academics and practitioners at all stages of their professional career. To submit an abstract or express interest in attending, please see the Call for Papers and use this Application Form. The deadline for abstract submissions is 31 March 2025.

Workshop on Biometrics: The NATO Cooperative Cyber Defence Centre of Excellence, the War Studies Research Centre of the Netherlands Defence Academy and the Amsterdam Center for International Law (ACIL) are organizing an international conference on the law applicable to the use of biometrics by armed forces, contractors working with armed forces, and ICT companies involved in military acquisition and procurement. The conference aims to provide a platform for debate between academics, practitioners and policy-makers to discuss the legal aspects of the military use of this technology. The conference will build on the fruitful discussions held during two previous conferences devoted to this topic held in Amsterdam (May 2023) and Tallinn (May 2024) and will take place in Tallinn on the 23rd and 24th of October 2025. Due to unforeseen circumstances, the conference has been moved to a later date. Those interested are invited to submit a proposal before 28 March 2025.

Researchers and practitioners interested in addressing the issues above are invited to respond to this call for papers with a 1-2 page proposal for a paper and presentation, along with a brief CV. Please see the call for papers here for further details and suggested topics.

Green Deal Conference: The Green Deal marked a crucial moment in the EU’s environmental policy, affecting not only its internal strategies, but also reshaping the Union’s external environmental action. Perceived as a global environmental leader, the EU is a key actor in the promotion of the UN’s climate goals, including the Paris Agreement. Its ambitions appear to collide, however, with the practicalities of its legal framework and policy implementation while also raising questions of equity and justice. Please join us to critically explore these and other issues at an international expert seminar, taking place at Radboud University on 12 and 13 June 2025, featuring keynotes from Heleen de Coninck, Christina Eckes and Nicolas de Sadeleer. Submission of draft papers is invited from academics and practitioners on one of our three sub-themes, 1) constitutional perspectives on the EU’s external role, 2) the EU’s credentials as a global green actor and/or 3) case studies on the implementation of EU environmental standards and norms in partner countries through critical perspectives. More information can be found here.

Event

Book Talk – Gendered Peace through International Law: On 19 February 2025, 5.30pm, in London, join International Law at Westminster (ILaW) for a talk with Dr Louise Arimatsu and Professor Christine Chinkin on their book Gendered Peace through International Law (Hart 2024). The talk, moderated by Dr Marco Longobardo, will explore the main findings of their open-access book, discussing what a gendered peace might look like and its impact on international law. More info and free registration are available here.

Nuremberg Academy Lecture 2025: The International Nuremberg Principles Academy cordially invites you to attend this year’s Nuremberg Academy Lecture, which will be delivered on 1 April at 5.30 pm at Courtroom 600 of the Nuremberg Palace of Justice, the historic venue of the main Nuremberg war crimes trial. Professor Leila Sadat will give a lecture on ‘The Long Arc of Justice: Forging a Convention for Crimes Against Humanity’. In her lecture, she will examine the development of crimes against humanity and their current status in international law. A focus will be set on the current efforts within the United Nations to draft a convention on crimes against humanity within the next five years.

The lecture is open to the public free of cost and without pre-registration. Further information on the Nuremberg Academy Lecture can be found here.