Webinar Series: Empire, International Law, and History

The Centre for International Legal Studies at the Jindal Global Law School and the Asian Society of International Law have announced a fall webinar series on “Empire, International Law, and History,” beginning September 30, 2021. Details and the program are here.

Webinar: What the History of Nature Conservation Law Tells Us About Ecological Futures: a Non-Euclidean Vision of the Anthropocene

On September 15, 2021, the Centre for Environmental Law at Macquarie University will host a webinar on "What the History of Nature Conservation Law Tells Us About Ecological Futures: a Non-Euclidean Vision of the Anthropocene" by Liz Fisher (Univ. of Oxford - Law). This is part of the Centre's Biodiversity Law and Governance webinar series: Law & Nature Dialogues. Details are here.

Webinar Series: Biodiversity Law and Governance

The Centre for Environmental Law of Macquarie University has announced the second session of its webinar series on "Biodiversity Law and Governance." The program is here. The first lecture will be delivered by Holly Doremus (Univ. of California, Berkeley - Law) on August 25, 2021. Details and registration are here.

Call for Papers: Workshop on History, Political Economy, & International Law (Early Career Scholars)

The Graduate Institute invites early career scholars to sumbit abstracts for a workshop on "History, Political Economy, & International Law" to be held June 2-3, 2022. The workshop is part of a series on "New Directions in the Theory & History of International Law." On this occasion, Susan Marks will deliver a public lecture, and Carolyn Biltoft, Davide Rodogno, Janne Nijman, and Mohamed Mahmoud Mohamedou will participate in a roundtable on "Glaring Absences: Class, Race, and Gender in the Histories of Capitalism & International Law." The call is here.

Melbourne Law's Institute for International Law and the Humanities "Festival of Conversations, Ideas and Performances"

Melbourne Law School's Institute for International Law and the Humanities will host a "Festival of Conversations, Ideas and Performances" from August to October 2021 to celebrate its fifteenth anniversary. The schedule is here.

Call for Papers: Method, methodology and critique in international law

The Asser Institute has issued a call for papers for a workshop on "Method, methodology and critique in international law." The call is here. The deadline is July 31, 2021.

Webinar: New Developments in the Extraterritorial Application of Human Rights

On July 26, 2021, the Minerva Center for Human Rights at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem will host a webinar on "New Developments in the Extraterritorial Application of Human Rights" It will address recent developments in the extraterritorial application of human rights, question the transformative nature of recent cases on the outer limits of control-based extra-territorial jurisdiction, and shed light on the concept of special obligations with regard to specific rights and relations (such as duties to investigate, repatriate and rescue at sea). Participants will include: Dapo Akande, Helen Duffy, Benyam Dawit Mezmur, Marko Milanovic, Fionnuala Ni Aolain, Dalia Palombo, Paulo Sérgio Pinto de Albuquerque, Yaël Ronen, Yuval Shany and Maria Varaki. Registration is here.

Webinar: The current significance of the rules of reference in the law of the sea

On July 8, 2021, the ESIL Interest Group on the Law of the Sea will host the fifth session of its webinar series on “Current Issues in the Law of the Sea.” The topic is “The current significance of the rules of reference in the law of the sea.” The webinar will be delivered by Fred Soons (Univ. of Utrecht - Law). Registration is here.

Webinar: Women and the International Law Commission

On June 30, 2021, the Minerva LAW Network will hold a panel discussion on "Women and the International Law Commission." Details are here.

Webinar: Flag State Jurisdiction, Incidental Jurisdiction, and the Protection of Merchant Vessels: Revisiting the Enrica Lexie Award

On June 30, 2021, the Institute of International Shipping and Trade Law at Swansea University will host a webinar, supported by the European Society of International Law, on “Flag State Jurisdiction, Incidental Jurisdiction, and the Protection of Merchant Vessels: Revisiting the Enrica Lexie Award.” Details are here.

Webinar: Launch of the Disaster Law Database

On June 30, 2021, the IFRC and Roma Tre University will mark the launch of the Disaster Law Database with a conversation on the role on practice in this area. The program, with a link to webinar, is here.

Panel: Modern Challenges in International Law

The closing event of the Essex Public International Law Lecture Series will take June 28, 2021, with an online panel on "Modern Challenges in International Law." The panel will be chaired by Meagan Wong (Univ. of Essex - Law), with contributions from María Teresa Infante Caffi (Judge, International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea) on "Engaging in a global legal scenario from a regional perspective: partnership and coherence"; Malgosia Fitzmaurice (Queen Mary Univ. of London - Law) on "International Environmental Law: Conferences of the Parties, Flexibility and Legitimacy"; Patrícia Galvão Teles (Member, International Law Commission; Autonomous Univ. of Lisbon - Law) on "Challenges to international law-making in a globalized and polarized world"; and Photini Pazartzis (Chair, Human Rights Committee; National & Kapodistrian Univ. of Athens - Law) on "Adjudicating State Responsibility for Internationally Wrongful Acts: The ILC’s Articles in recent practice." Details and registration are here.

Webinar: The Concept of an International Organization in International Law

On June 28, 2021, the next session of the Bocconi Conversations in International Law will feature Lorenzo Gasbarri (Bocconi Univ.) in conversation with Roger O’Keefe (Bocconi Univ.) on "The Concept of an International Organization in International Law." Details are here.

Webinar: Global History and International Law Concluding Roundtable

The concluding roundtable of the Weatherhead Initiative on Global History and Graduate Institute Law Department's Spring Seminar on Global History and International Law will take place June 24, 2021. Panelists include: David Armitage, Sebastian Conrad, and Liliana Obregón. Details are here.

Webinar: Science and Judicial Reasoning: The Legitimacy of International Environmental Adjudication

On June 21, 2021, the next session of the Bocconi Conversations in International Law will feature Katalin Sulyok (ELTE Univ.) in conversation with Roger O’Keefe (Bocconi Univ.) on "Science and Judicial Reasoning: The Legitimacy of International Environmental Adjudication." Details are here.

Webinar: Marine Biodiversity and Human Rights: Existing International Obligations and New Avenues for International Law-Making

On June 30, 2021, the Centre for Environmental Law at Macquarie University will host a webinar on "Marine Biodiversity and Human Rights: Existing International Obligations and New Avenues for International Law-Making." This is part of the Centre's Biodiversity Law and Governance webinar series: Law & Nature Dialogues. Details are here.

Online Discussion: UN Diplomacy 2.0?

On June 28, 2021, the Institute for International Affairs of the University of Hamburg Faculty of Law will host the fourth and final session of its "Hamburg Summer Talk Series in International Law." The topic is: "UN Diplomacy 2.0?" Details are here.

Webinar: Sea Level Rise and the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea: Adapting to New Circumstances

On June 24, 2021, the ESIL Interest Group on the Law of the Sea will host the fourth session of its webinar series on “Current Issues in the Law of the Sea.” The topic is “Sea Level Rise and the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea: Adapting to New Circumstances” and will be delivered by Nilüfer Oral (Member, International Law Commission; National University of Singapore - Centre of International Law). Details are here.

Webinar: The Law of the Sea and Maritime Security Along the New Maritime Silk Road

On July 15, 2021, a webinar will be held on "The Law of the Sea and Maritime Security Along the New Maritime Silk Road." Details are here.

Call for Papers: Asian Law Works-In-Progress Session (Reminder)

The Section on East Asian Law and Society of the American Association of Law Schools, the Asia-Pacific Interest Group of the American Society of International Law, and the Asia Committee of the American Society of Comparative Law have issued a call for papers for a virtual works-in-progress, to be held on Monday, July 19, 2021. The call is here. The deadline is Monday, June 14.