17 Aug Yale Journal of International Law Call for Papers
The Yale Journal of International Law has issued a call for papers for their fifth annual Young Scholars’ Conference. The full announcement and submission information can be found in a link from this page. The conference theme is The “New” New Haven School: International Law—Past, Present & Future and it is scheduled for March 2007. They describe it as follows:
A generation ago, Yale Law School gave birth to the New Haven School of International Law and forever changed the way that scholars think about law outside of the domestic sphere. By insisting that law is more than formal legal institutions, that international law is best studied by evaluating social practice, and that international legal scholars take a policy-oriented approach to determining what constitutes effective world order, the New Haven School pushed legal academics and practitioners towards a more nuanced vision of what international law is and ought to be. However, today, as scholars trained in the New Haven School methodology take the helm of our nation’s law schools and begin to chart their own course, the time has come to ask whether a “New” New Haven School is emerging. In this vein, The Yale Journal of International Law is pleased to announce a call for papers for its fifth annual Young Scholars Conference: “The ‘New’ New Haven School: International Law—Past, Present & Future.”
The Conference aims to bring together the architects of the New Haven School with a new generation of international legal scholars to discuss topics including, but not limited to: the impact and legacy of the New Haven School; lessons from the New Haven School for the War on Terror; and methodological gulfs between international law and international relations. The Conference will also include a special plenary session to discuss whether a “New” New Haven School is emerging and to formulate a statement articulating what the basic tenets of that School should be. Conference proceedings will be published in a special commemorative issue of The Yale Journal of International Law.
As co-Editors-in-Chief of YJIL, we wanted to take a moment to respond to various inquiries we have received about the call for papers, and to encourage you to submit.
PAPERS v. PAPER PROPOSALS
Based upon conversations we have had, we know that many scholars are already in the process of writing papers that address elements of the New Haven School. These scholars should feel free to submit completed, unpublished drafts for consideration. These drafts should be no more than 15,000 words in length, including footnotes. We expect, however, that many conference participants will write papers especially for the conference. Thus we will consider paper proposals during the submissions process as well.
Proposals can be thought of as comprehensive abstracts. At minimum, we would like the author to outline the argument that s/he intends to make and to explain how the proposal fits with the conference theme and the larger academic literature. The proposal should be no longer than 2000 words. We are most concerned with originality and engagement with the New Haven School, and we understand very well that conference papers will evolve through the editing process and in response to the conference itself. Authors who submit proposals instead of full papers will in no way be disadvantaged in the submissions process. All papers and proposals are due by October 1. This deadline will not be extended.
CONFERENCE THEME
The theme of the conference is intentionally broad. We would like all papers to invoke the New Haven School, but are not committed to any one paper type. That is to say, papers might take a completely theoretical approach, analyzing or critiquing the New Haven School, or a more practical approach, applying the school to some current problem in international law. We are more interested in exploring the diverse ways that the New Haven School has impacted the study of international law than in limiting papers to a narrowly defined set of topics.
PRODUCTION SCHEDULE
We have not set a final production schedule yet, but we expect that selected authors will hand in completed first drafts of conference papers by mid-January. Authors will receive a first edit letter in late January, with revisions due on a second draft by the beginning of March. Authors will receive a second edit letter after the conference, and a third draft will be due at the beginning of April. April and early May will be spent making final revisions to the piece with the expectation that the Conference Issue will go to the printer in mid-May.
STUDENT v. PROFESSIONAL SCHOLARSHIP
The conference will encompass work by academics, practitioners, and students. However, the current call for papers is for academics and practitioners only. We will be issuing a call for student papers once the school year is in full swing.
If you have any further questions, please do not hesitate to contact out development editor, Phyllis Maloney (phyllis.maloney@yale.edu). We look forward to reading your submissions.
Sincerely,
Lauren Baer &Stephen Ruckman
co-Editors-in-Chief
The Yale Journal of International Law