Events and Announcements: 27 November 2022

Calls for Papers

Call for Papers – Violent Turns: Sources, Interpretations, Responses: International Conference, The American University of Paris, 21-23 June 2023. The aim of this international conference is to provide researchers with an interdisciplinary platform to investigate and debate the question of contemporary irruptions of political violence and to inquire into the different responses intended to counteract violence. We welcome contributions in all fields, including psychology, political science, anthropology, sociology, history, law, criminology, literature, and communications as well as approaches promoting creative responses to the theme of the conference. Please submit abstracts to violentturnsconference@aup.edu by December 15th, 2022. For more information, click here.

Call for Papers – Authoritarianism and Genocide: Narratives of Exclusion: Submissions to the IAGS Conference on Authoritarianism and Genocide: Narratives of Exclusion on 10-14 July 2023 in Barcelona, Spain are due at midnight on 1 December 2022. For more information, click here.

Events

Justice for Atrocities: Dialogues and Encounters between Latin America and Europe: Dr Marco Longobardo (Westminster Law School) and Dr Juan Pablo Perez-Leon-Acevedo (University of Jyväskylä) organise a 3-part event on Justice for Atrocities: Dialogues and Encounters between Latin America and Europe, on 6^th and 7^th December. The first session (online) will focus on National Dialogues & Encounters, and will be enriched by keynote speeches by Professor Paula Wojcikiewicz Almeida (FGV Rio de Janeiro Law School) and Professor Kai Ambos (Georg August Universität Göttingen, Kosovo Specialist Chambers and Colombian Special Jurisdiction for Peace). The second session (hybrid) consists of a masterclass by Professor Philippe Sands (UCL) on Pinochet in London. The third session (online) will focus on Supranational Dialogues and Encounters and will be enriched by keynote speeches by Professor Hélène Tigroudja (UN Human Rights Committee and Aix-Marseille University) and Dr. Fabricio Guariglia (International Development Law Organization and formerly the International Criminal Court-Office of the Prosecutor). Registration is free but required via the links for each session.

The Practice of Interpretation in International Law: Unity, Diversity, and Evolution: The project ‘The Rules of Interpretation of Customary International Law’ (‘TRICI-Law’) and the Department of Transboundary Legal Studies of the University of Groningen have the pleasure to invite you to a Conference on ‘The Practice of Interpretation in International Law: Unity, Diversity, and Evolution’ which will take place in The Hague on 1-2 December 2022. The workshop will examine current trends in the practice of interpretation in diverse areas of international law. Judge Ineta Ziemele (Court of Justice of the European Union) will deliver the keynote speech. Speakers include renowned experts in general international law, international human rights law, international environmental law, international law of the sea, international criminal law, and international economic law. Please find more details about the programme and registration here. You are welcome to register to attend the event online for free. The project has received funding from the European Research Council (ERC) under the European Union’s Horizon 2020 Research and Innovation Programme (Grant Agreement No 759728).