Events and Announcements: 19 November 2023

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Calls for Papers

Call for abstracts: Human Rights Accountability of Non-Universally Recognised States and State-Like Entities: The Utrecht Centre for Accountability and Liability Law (UCALL) is pleased to invite scholars and practitioners to submit abstracts for the upcoming workshop on ‘Human Rights Accountability of Non-Universally Recognised States and State-Like Entities’. The workshop aims at clarifying the human rights obligations and responsibility rules applicable to State-like entities and non-universally recognized States, as well as the role that international institutions play or should play to address human rights violations committed by these actors. Authors can submit their abstract by 15 December 2023.

Journal on the Use of Force and International Law: The Journal on the Use of Force and International Law (JUFIL) is currently accepting submissions for Volume 11(1) on issues related to the law governing the use of force (jus ad bellum). For more information, click here.

Events

Common Interests and Common Spaces: Institutional Approaches to Dispute Settlement: On Wednesday 13 December 2023, the Grotius Centre for International Legal Studies at Leiden University will host a workshop on Common Interests and Common Spaces: Institutional Approaches to Dispute Settlement. This event kicks off a new series of events organised by the Leiden Forum on the Architecture of International Justice, and features a keynote from Professor Malgosia Fitzmaurice (Queen Mary University London). See the program for more details. In order to attend the event, registration is required. Registration is possible until December 6 at 16:00 CET.

Collective Punishment, Genocide and the Struggle for Justice in Palestine: The Maynooth University Research Centre in International Justice and the Maynooth University Social Sciences Institute are organising an expert online panel entitled Collective Punishment, Genocide and the Struggle for Justice in Palestine. This event will take place 5-7pm GMT on Wednesday 22 November 2023.

Panel:

• Maha Abdallah, Legal Researcher and PhD Scholar, University of Antwerp.
• Shane Darcy, Professor of Law and Deputy Director of the Irish Centre for Human Rights, University of Galway.
• Saleh Hijazi, Policy Coordinator, Palestinian BDS National Committee.

This event is also supported by Academics for Palestine (national and Maynooth branch), Ireland Palestine Solidarity Campaign and Maynooth Students’ Union. For more information and to register, click here.

Future of Free Speech: Challenges and Solutions for a Digital Age: The Future of Free Speech Project is hosting this conference on 4 December 2023 in Stockholm (in person and online) from 9:00-15:00 CET, focusing on free speech in a digital age. The programme and more information can be found here. Please register here by 24 November 2023. Any questions can be directed to Natalie Alkiviadou at natalie@futurefreespeech.com.