Events and Announcements: 12 February 2023

Calls for Papers

3rd NLIU – India Foundation Constitutional Law Symposium | Volume XII, Issue II (Special Issue): The NLIU Law Review is the flagship journal of National Law Institute University, Bhopal, published bi-annually by the students of the University. It is a peer-reviewed academic law journal which aims to inculcate a culture of academic research and writing among students, and serve as an important forum for discourse on contemporary and pressing legal issues. As of the year 2023, the Law Review has completed thirteen successful years, with nineteen editions in publication. 

The authors of the shortlisted manuscripts will be invited to present their papers for the symposium which will be conducted from 22 – 23 April, 2023 physically at the NLIU Campus.  These shortlisted manuscripts shall also be published as a special theme-based issue in form of Volume XII Issue II of the journal. The overarching theme for this Issue is “Individual Rights vis-à-vis the Constitutional Order“. The detailed submission guidelines, explanation on the theme and other sub-themes can be found on our website which can be accessed here. The deadline for submissions is 26 February 2023.

Call for papers – The De-legalization of International Law: Social Science Perspectives: nIn the context of the 18th ESIL Annual Conference in Aix-en-Provence, the ESIL Interest Group on Social Sciences and International Law will hold a pre-conference workshop on The De-legalization of International Law. The Workshop will be held on 30 August 2023, 13:00-16:00 (CET) and 16:00-19:00 (CET). Young and senior researchers are invited to submit proposals exploring processes of de-legalization, different explanations regarding the factors accounting for de-legalization, as well as mechanisms that address the effects of or challenges posed by instances of de-legalization. Abstracts should be received by 10 April 2023 at 12:00 CET.  For more details, see the full call for papers here.

2023 Rosalyn Higgins Prize: The Law & Practice of International Courts and Tribunals now invites submissions for the 2023 Rosalyn Higgins Prize. The Rosalyn Higgins Prizeis an annual prize which awards EUR 1.000 of Brill book vouchers and a one-year LPICT subscription to the author of the best article on the law and practice of the International Court of Justice, either focusing solely on the ICJ or with the ICJ as one of the dispute settlement mechanisms under consideration. The winning article will also be published in LPICT and made freely available online for ninety days to maximize its dissemination. The deadline for submissions is 15 May 2023. For more information, click here.

Call for Papers – Forests at the Crossroads of International Law: The University of Copenhagen (Centre for International Law and Governance) has issued a call for papers for a workshop on the theme “Forests at the crossroads of international law”, taking place in Copenhagen on the 4^th and 5^th September 2023. The deadline for abstract submission is 31^st March 2023, and the call can be found here.

Events

SCIEL Seminar – Digital Rights and the Outer Limits of International Human Rights Law: The Sheffield Centre for International and European Law (SCIEL) is pleased to host Professor Yuval Shany, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem who will be speaking on the subject of Digital Rights and the Outer Limits of International Human Rights Law. To register and see the event abstract, click here.

Date: Friday 24 February 2023

Time: 4 – 5.30pm GMT

Location: Hybrid –

• On-campus – Bartolomé House (Moot Court), Winter Street, Sheffield, S3 7ND
• Online – Joining links will be sent the day before the event.

All SCIEL members, students and public members are invited to attend this hybrid seminar. A joining link will be provided to those that sign up via Eventbrite the day of the event.

SCIEL Seminar – Human Agency in the Identification of Customary International Law: The Sheffield Centre for International and European Law (SCIEL) has invited Dr Massimo Lando (City University of Hong Kong) who will be speaking on the subject of Human Agency in the Identification of Customary International Law. To register and see the event abstract, click here.

Date: Wednesday 8 March 2023

Time: 4 – 5.30pm GMT

Location: Hybrid –

• On-campus – Bartolomé House (Moot Court), Winter Street, Sheffield, S3 7ND
• Online – Joining links will be sent the day before the event.

All SCIEL members, students and public members are invited to attend this hybrid seminar. A joining link will be provided to those that sign up via Eventbrite the day of the event.

Marie-Claire Foblets on Law for a Better Future: Minerva LAW Network are organizing a talk on the 17^th of February at 14:00 CET, ‘Law for a Better Future: the Experience of an Interdisciplinary Approach’ by Professor Marie-Claire Foblets. Many different conceptions of law exist side by side in multicultural societies – a reality that formal legal systems have ignored for far too long, according to Marie-Claire Foblets. As Director of the Department for Law and Anthropology at the Max Planck Institute for Social Anthropology (since 2012), she hopes to help change this situation. Having been born in Belgium and spending most of her youth in that country, Prof. Foblets soon became interested in plural societies and the conditions for sustainable peace among diverse groups. She was trained in law at the universities of Antwerp (1977-1979) and Leuven (1979-1982) in Belgium, and also studied Thomist philosophy in parallel with law. Thanks to a study fellowship (1982-1983), she was given the opportunity to pursue further study in philosophy at the Wilhelms-Universität of Münster, in Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany, and to complete her studies in social and cultural anthropology (1985). Further details and information on registration are available here. The event will be held online.

The Law of Treaties as Applied to Private International Law: A conference on The Law of Treaties as Applied to Private International Law will take place at the Catholic University of the Sacred Heart in Milano, Italy, on 5 and 6 May 2023. The conference is concerned with the rules that govern the conclusion, interpretation and application of international treaties, as they apply to bilateral and multilateral treaties in the field of private international law. The aim of the conference is two-fold: to encourage specialists of private international law to reassess the importance of the issues that surround the coming into existence of private international law treaties and their operation under public international law; and to discuss whether, and to what extent, the law of treaties applies in the area of private international law in a way that reflects the peculiar features of private international law. For information and registration, see here. 

Panel discussion on “The Lasting Legacy and Future of the United Nations and International Law” hosted by the Max Planck Foundation for International Peace and Rule of Law: The Max Planck Foundation for International Peace and the Rule of Law will host the formal launch event for Volume 25 of the Max Planck Yearbook of United Nations Law (UNYB) on Friday, 24 March 2023 between 3 – 5 pm (CET).The launch event will feature a panel discussion on the ‘The Lasting Legacy and Future of the United Nations and International Law’ with distinguished speakers who have also contributed to this volume. Further information about the event can be found here. The event will be virtually hosted via Zoom and anyone who is interested can confirm their registration here.