Events and Announcements: February 7, 2016

07 Feb Events and Announcements: February 7, 2016

07.02.16 | 1 Comment

Announcements

The GlobalTrust research project published a call for applications for post-doctoral fellowships for the academic year 2016-17. The GlobalTrust Research project at Tel Aviv University Faculty of Law is funded by a European Research Council Advanced Grant, and studies the extent to which states that exercise regulatory functions should take into account the interests and preferences of foreign individuals and communities located outside their boundaries. Participants in this project explore the possible moral and legal grounds for requiring states to take other-regarding considerations into account and the institutional mechanisms that could legitimize the external review of states’ compliance with such obligations.

Calls for Papers

Pluricourts at the University of Oslo, are pleased to announce a call for papers for their conference entitled ‘Strengthening the Validity of International Criminal Tribunals’ which will take place in Oslo on 29^th -30^th August 2016. The conference will explore different controversies surrounding the field of international criminal law and seeks practical solutions to make international criminal justice more effective and relevant. They are interested in hearing perspectives from both practitioners and scholars and welcome contributions from different disciplines. Abstracts are to be submitted by 29 February 2016. Further details of the call can be found on Pluricourts’ website.
The Society of Legal Scholars, the British Institute of International and Comparative Law, and the ESIL Interest Group on International Legal Theory are organising a conference on Monday 25th April 2016. For the conference, they’ve issued a call for papers.The theme is “Beyond our comfort zone? Situating the authority of international lawyers, institutions, & other international actors.” Here’s the call.
The Journal on the Use of Force and International Law (Routledge) is now requesting submissions for Volume 3(2). Deadline is 20 May 2016 for both articles and book reviews. The Journal attracts contributions both from scholars writing on the general nature of the law in the area of the jus ad bellum and those examining particular uses of force or developments in this field of law. The Journal invites submissions of unsolicited manuscripts. For articles, the suggested word length is between 8,000 and 25,000 words including footnotes, and for book reviews, which should significantly engage with the book under review, the preferred length will be 3-4,000 words including footnotes. All submissions will be double-blind peer reviewed and should comply with the Journal’s style guidelines. Articles and book reviews can be submitted online here.
Proposals are invited for contributions to an interdisciplinary workshop,”International Criminal Justice On/And Film” at the London School of Economics Centre for International Studies and the LSE Department of Law 12 – 13 September 2016. Proposals for contributions (in the form of academic papers for the most part, though we would welcome contributions in other media, particularly film) should take the form of an abstract of 500 words and contain a filmography, where applicable. They should be accompanied by a 1 page CV and sent by email to the three organisers (see here) by 15 March 2016. PhD and junior faculty applications are particularly encouraged.

Events

State Department Legal Adviser’s Office Presents Program on Iran Nuclear Deal – The sixth annual live and webcast program presented by the Office of the Legal Adviser of the Department of State will be held on February 18, 2016, from noon until 1:30 pm EST, on the subject of the Iran nuclear deal. Presenters include Mary McLeod, the Principal Deputy Legal Adviser, Newell Highsmith, a Deputy Legal Adviser, and Paul Dean, the Assistant Legal Adviser for Nonproliferation and Arms Control. Persons can attend the program at the Burns Moot Court Room at George Washington University Law School or participate remotely via the webcast of the program. An email address for questions during the program will be provided to registrants for the webcast. This program is cosponsored by the Section of International Law of the American Bar Association, George Washington University Law School, and the American Society of International Law. The event is free but registration is required (non-members of the ABA may register by establishing a free “new customer” account). Details are found here.
A one-day conference entitled The European Convention on Human Rights and the Crimes of the Past is organized jointly by the European Court of Human Rights and the European Society for International Law. The programme includes presentations by judges from the European Court of Human Rights, as well as international law scholars. The conference will take place on Friday 26 February 2016 at the premises of the Court in Strasbourg. Registration is now open (deadline: 19 February). In order to register, please send an email to: ESIL-ECHR-Conf2016@echr.coe.int
The concluding conference of the MultiRights project, “Reforms of the Individual complaint mechanisms in the UN treaty bodies and the European Court of Human Rights: Symptoms and Prescriptions – Mutual Lessons?” will take place at the University of Oslo on February 29 and 1 March 2016. The conference will focus on analyzing and comparing the reform processes of the UN treaty bodies and of the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) aiming at finding mutual learning experiences. A particular focus will be given to the following issues:
- Procedure of selection of members and judges
- Case load situation
- Quality of reasoning
- Margin of appreciation and subsidiarity
For more information and to register for the event, please visit the conference website.

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