Events and Announcements: 25 May 2025

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Announcement

The Unseen History of International Law: On May 15, 2025, marking exactly 400 years since the first edition of Hugo Grotius’ De iure belli ac pacis, Oxford University Press published “The Unseen History of International Law: A Census Bibliography of Hugo Grotius’s De iure belli ac pacis“. The book is the result of a five-year international research project tracking the physical circulation, ownership, and annotation of Grotius’s seminal work across centuries and continents. From marginal notes by early jurists to patterns of distribution and translation, the story that emerges is one of international law not as a static text, but as a living, evolving discourse. You can find more information on the book here.

Calls for Papers

Advancing Social, Economic, and Cultural Rights in a Polarised, Digitalised, and Unequal World: The Netherlands Network for Human Rights Research (NNHRR) working group on social rights is pleased to invite abstracts for a conference on ‘Advancing Social, Economic, and Cultural Rights in a Polarised, Digitalised, and Unequal World’ to be held at Leiden University on 4-5 September 2025, in collaboration with the NNHRR.

This conference takes place at a time of renewed momentum for social rights. It aims to bring together scholars, practitioners, and advocates to collectively map the most pressing issues, identify existing research, and deepen understanding through critical exchange. By fostering collaboration across disciplines and jurisdictions, the conference seeks to generate both scholarly and societally relevant contributions to the advancement of ESCR. Abstracts of no more than 300 words should be sent by 30 June 2025 to l.c.pinto.e.netto@law.leidenuniv.nl with the subject line: ‘ESCR Conference 2025 – Abstract Submission’. For more information, please visit our webpage.

Post-Hegemonic International Law?: The Young Scholars Association in International Law (Arbeitskreis junger Völkerrechtswissenschaftlerinnen – AjV*) will hold its biannual conference at the University of Zurich on 28-29 November 2025. This year’s theme — Post-Hegemonic International Law? — invites participants to reflect on the shifting global order and to explore new avenues and imaginaries for international law within this changing context. The conference will engage with areas such as international humanitarian law, history of international law,  environmental law, international criminal law, migration and refugee law, and more. This year’s organizing committee is characterized by its plural and international composition, including early-career scholars from India, Germany, Ethiopia, Colombia, Italy, Peru, and Mexico.We especially encourage submissions from early-career scholars and those working across diverse academic traditions. Selected participants will have the valuable opportunity to receive feedback on their papers from established experts in the field. Please submit your proposal (max. 400 words) by 1 July 2025 here.

Technology in its villain era: Has technology’s slouch towards evermore and inevitable progress condemned it to live long enough to see itself become a villain? Should some tech (bros) have died decades ago so that they could be buried a hero? Or maybe the more things change, the more they stay the same… Was technology always a villain? Must tech be a villain? Or is tech even a villain at all? ForGiKii 2025, taking place on 11-12 September 2025 at the Institute for Information Law (IViR), University of Amsterdam, we invite all your deep thoughts, semi-coherent ramblings and fearless provocations about law & technology from every corner and crevice of high/low culture of sci-fi & fantasy, board/video games, comics and manga, iconic pop culture moments, internet lores, memes and feuds (for those of you who are chronically online iykyk) or really anything that you want nerd out about.

We’re eager for first time participants and presentations wherever you and your GiKiiness may be. We will facilitate hybrid participations for colleagues who may not be able to join us in Amsterdam. A dinner for participants will be offered by the Law & Governance of Quantum Technologies Research Group at IViR that is hosting the conference. As always, there is no conference or registration fee. Please send us your abstracts here, between 150-250 words for a 10-12 minute presentation by 31 May 2025, 23:59 PM CET. For any enquiries, please contact us at a.nguyen@uva.nl/ a.mittal@uva.nl/ b.zeybek@uva.nl. We plan to be able to confirm acceptances by 30 June 2025.

Facts in International Humanitarian Law: The Yearbook of International Humanitarian Law invites submissions for its 2025 volume, focusing on the theme “Facts in International Humanitarian Law.” Contributions should explore how facts are determined, contested, and manipulated in armed conflict, examining issues such as the burden of proof, disinformation, and the role of technology in shaping factual narratives. Submissions may adopt doctrinal, critical, or normative perspectives.

Interested authors should submit a 500-word abstract by 13 June 2025 to Managing Editor James Patrick Sexton at J.Sexton@asser.nl. Abstracts should include a working title, main research questions, identified literature gap, and a provisional structure. Selected authors will be notified by 27 June 2025, with full papers (up to 10,000 words) due by 24 October 2025. Accepted articles will undergo double-blind peer review and are scheduled for publication at the end of 2026 by T.M.C. Asser Press in partnership with Springer Nature.

Post the UN Summit of the Future: The University of Namibia and Leuphana University Lüneburg invite submissions for a two-day workshop, “Post the UN Summit of the Future,” to be held on 18–19 September 2025 in Windhoek. The event will critically examine the outcomes of the UN Summit of the Future and the Pact for the Future, focusing on themes such as self-determination, sovereign equality, sustainable development, and the enduring impact of colonial legacies on international law.Contributions from legal scholars and interdisciplinary researchers are welcome, especially those addressing North–South dynamics, global justice, and the evolving role of multilateralism.

Submit abstracts (up to 300 words) and a short CV by 30 May 2025 to matthias.packeiser@leuphana.de and kkariseb@unam.na. Final papers (6,000–8,000 words) are due by 31 August 2025. Limited travel funding is available for scholars from the Global South or those without institutional support. Selected papers may be published in a peer-reviewed journal or edited volume.

Event

Present Human Rights Challenges – in Europe and Beyond: Join the University of Innsbruck on 6 June 2025 for a one-day hybrid conference at the Ágnes-Heller-Haus exploring key human rights issues in Europe and globally. Marking the 30th anniversary of the Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities, the event brings together leading scholars and experts to discuss minority rights, court access, asylum reforms, and the future of international human rights protection. For details and registration, contact Prof. Peter Hilpold at peter.hilpold@uibk.ac.at. More information can be found here.