Events and Announcements: January 11, 2015

Events

• On Wednesday, 28 January 2015, the International Humanitarian and Criminal Law Platform of the T.M.C. Asser Instituut and PAX are hosting the launch of the report: ‘Unacceptable Risk: Use of explosive weapons in populated areas through the lens of three cases before the ICTY’ at 7:00 in the evening at the T.M.C. Asser Instituut in The Hague. More information can be found here. To register, please send an e-mail with your name, organisation and affiliation to conferencemanager@asser.nl
• The Wilson Center will host a panel on Wednesday, 26 February 2015 to examine practical suggestions for reform of the current system of resolving international investment treaty disputes. The increase in cases against States and their challenge to public policy measures has generated a strong debate, usually framed by complaints about a perceived lack of legitimacy, consistency and predictability. While some ideas have been proposed for improvement, there has never before been a book systematically focusing on constructive paths forward. The new volume launched with this panel discussion features 38 chapters by almost 50 leading contributors, all offering concrete proposals to improve the ISDS system for the 21st century. Registration begins at 8:30 am. More information can be found here.

Calls for Papers

• The programme chairs of the 9th Pan-European Conference on International Relations invite paper, panel, and roundtable proposals for submission to any of the 64 sections on the 2015 programme. All sections welcome individual paper proposals, and most welcome panel/roundtable proposals as well – please contact section chairs to inquire about this. Each 105-minute panel/roundtable should comprise five papers/presenters plus a discussant who will also act as panel/roundtable chair. Proposals (with abstracts of 200 words maximum) must be submitted no later than 15th January 2015, via the online submission system: www.conftool.pro/paneuropean2015 . More information about the conference can be found here.
• Professor Ole Kristian Fauchald and Postdoctoral Fellow Daniel Behn of PluriCourts invite scholars to submit paper proposals papers for a roundtable discussion on measuring judicial responses to legitimacy crises that a number of international courts and tribunals have experienced in recent years, during the ESIL Conference, 10-12 September. The deadline is 25 January. More information about the call can be found here, and the conference, here.
• The Palestine Yearbook of International Law is now inviting submissions of scholarly articles for publication for its next volume, XVIII (2015). Unlike recent years, this upcoming volume will not be based on a specific theme. Therefore, the editors encourage the submission of scholarly pieces of relevance to public international law and Palestine. The Yearbook is edited at Birzeit University’s Institute of Law (Birzeit, Palestine), and published by Martinus Nijhoff Publishers (The Hague, The Netherlands). The Editor-in-Chief of the Yearbook is Mr. Ardi Imseis. At this stage, the Institute of Law will be accepting abstracts for review. Abstracts should include a working title, with a preliminary outline of the author’s legal arguments, along with a CV. Prospective authors should express interest by e-mailing the Assistant Editor of the Yearbook, Ms. Reem Al-Botmeh and sending an abstract of the suggested paper as indicated above, along with the prospective author’s CV. The abstract of under 750 words should be submitted by 15 February 2015. Notification of decisions will be provided 1 March 2015.For more information, please contact Ms. Reem Al-Botmeh, the Assistant Editor of the Yearbook, at rbotmeh@gmail.com or alternatively, you may communicate directly with Mr. Ardi Imseis at AImseis@hotmail.com. More information can be found here.
• The Utrecht Journal of International and European Law is issuing a Call for Papers on ‘General Issues’ within International and European law. The Board of Editors invites submissions addressing any aspect of International and/or European law. All types of manuscripts, from socio-legal to legal technical to comparative, will be considered for publication. The Board of Editors will select articles based on quality of research and writing, diversity and relevance of topic. The novelty of the academic contribution is also an essential requirement. Prospective articles should be submitted online via our website and should conform to the journal style guide (See here for full details). Utrecht Journal has a word limit of 15,000 words including footnotes. For further information please consult our website or email us at utrechtjournal@urios.org. Deadline for submissions is 30 April 2015.

Announcements

• Vol 6, No 1 (2014) of Trade, Law and Development (Special Issue: Trade & Climate Change) has been published. This issue is a Special issue on Trade and Climate Change. It is the eleventh in series, and also commemorates the sixth anniversary year of Trade, Law and Development. More information can be found here.

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