01 Nov Events and Announcements: 1 November 2026
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Announcement
The Unwritten Journal: If you are interested in the latest developments in international criminal justice, or are into podcasts (or both!), consider listening to The Unwritten Journal! Just launched by some members of the team behind the Journal of International Criminal Justice (Kalika Mehta, Darryl Robinson, Antonio Coco, and Ana Srovin Coralli) the podcast provides a space for conversations that do not always fit within a journal article, exploring the context behind legal developments with researchers and practitioners in international criminal justice. Our first episode, on US sanctions against the International Criminal Court, was published on Wednesday, 28 October 2026! Have a listen (Apple Podcasts or Spotify) and, if you like it, please subscribe and share!
Calls for Submissions
ASIL ICL Interest Group Annual Scholarship Prize: The ASIL International Criminal Law Interest Group is soliciting submissions of articles or book chapters for its annual scholarship prize. Submissions are due January 15, 2027. Please email Mailyn.Fidler@law.unh.edu for more information and the full submission and eligibility instructions.
ASIL International Legal Theory Prize: Submissions are now being accepted for the 2026 American Society of International Law International Legal Theory Scholarship Prize. The deadline for submissions is 29 January 2027 at 5:00 p.m. ET. The winner will be announced and recognized at the ASIL Annual Meeting in April 2027. Please see this link for full details. For questions about the prize or submission process, please contact the IG Chair Ryan Liss (rliss@uwo.ca) and/or Vice Chair Melissa Stewart (melissa.a.stewart@uconn.edu).
Events
Online Expert Roundtable – US Sanctions against the ICC: Responses and Resilience: On 9 November, 14:00-15:30 UK time, Global Law at Reading (GLAR), School of Law, University of Reading, will be hosting an online Expert Roundtable on ‘US Sanctions against the ICC: Responses and Resilience.’Judge Kimberley Prost (International Criminal Court), Dr Ezequiel Jimenez (Pompeu Fabra University), Jason Pobjoy KC (Blackstone Chambers) and Dr Benjamin Thorne (University of Reading) will discuss the legal, governance and political implications of the US institutional sanctions against the ICC. Themes discussed will include, but are not limited to: What the announced sanctions do and not do? What responses are available to the Court and what are the challenges of implementing them? (How) can long-term resilience be built? Can the Court realistically establish digital resilience in a world dominated by US tech? What are the implications of the sanctions for atrocity accountability and justice efforts? What should ICC member states, including the UK, do to protect the Court and its staff from sanctions? The roundtable will be chaired by Professor Marko Milanovic. Please register here.
Max Planck Law Open House: Are you a passionate early career researcher in law or a related discipline looking for academic opportunities in an intellectually stimulating, challenging, and supportive environment? Then join our Max Planck Law Open House—an online information session plus Q&A—on 1 December 2026 at 11:30 CET. Registrations are welcome.
Max Planck Law is the network of eight Max Planck Institutes focusing on legal research, all located in Germany. We cover areas from anthropology of law to tax law and are dedicated to the advancement of knowledge, with a particular focus on comparative, interdisciplinary and transnational approaches.
As a PhD student or postdoc at Max Planck Law, you will benefit in many ways. To name just a few:
— No tuition fees; fully-funded positions for at least 3 years;
— Opportunity to work with world-renowned experts;
— Access to world-class facilities, including specialized libraries and databases;
— Financial support for research-related expenses such as travel, conference fees, and publication costs;
— Coaching and training for both personal and professional development;
— Exchange programmes with top international law schools.
See you soon at the Max Planck Law Open House!
Symposium – Democratic Resilience: The Indiana International & Comparative Law Review will host “Democratic Resilience: Institutional Design, Accountability, and Comparative Responses” on Friday 13 November 2026 from 9:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. EST at Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law in Indianapolis. The program includes a keynote by former Ambassador Joe Donnelly; Sara Ochs’s presentation on state cooperation with the International Criminal Court; Margaret McMillan’s discussion of immigration adjudication and due process; and a “Law and Democracy” panel moderated by former Ambassador Lee Feinstein. Registration is free, 3.0 CLE hours are available, and a networking lunch follows. The agenda and more information are found here.
Workshop – EU-Mercosur Partnership Agreement: The School of International Studies of the University of Trento, the Lobo de Rizzo Law Firm, and the Arbitration and Mediation Centre of the Brazil-Canada Chamber of Commerce are pleased to invite you to attend, in person or online, the workshop “The EU-Mercosur Partnership Agreement. Perspectives from the EU and Latin America” taking place on 10 November in São Paulo. The event will bring together scholars and practitioners from the EU and Latin America to explore the economic, institutional and legal dimensions of the Agreement and discuss the practical implications of its provisions. Further details and registration are available here.