Workshop: The Last Colony: A Tale of Exile, Justice and Britain’s Colonial Legacy

Tomorrow, April 18, 2023, Temple Law School will host a workshop exploring Philippe Sands’s The Last Colony: A Tale of Exile, Justice and Britain’s Colonial Legacy.

Call for Papers: Exploring Linkages between Rule of Law Backsliding and Human Rights: How to Find the Brakes on a Slippery Slope?

A call for papers has been issued for a workshop on "Exploring Linkages between Rule of Law Backsliding and Human Rights: How to Find the Brakes on a Slippery Slope?," to take place September 26, 2023, at Utrecht University. The call is here.

Call for Papers: Protest Movements and International Law

A call for papers has been issued for a workshop on "Protest Movements and International Law," to take place November 2-3, 2023, at the Max Planck Institute for Comparative Public Law and International Law, in Heidelberg. The call is here.

Call for Papers: Asian Society of International Law 9th Biennial Conference & Junior Scholar Workshop

The Asian Society of International Law has issued a call for papers for its 9th Biennial Conference, which will be held August 8-9, 2023, at Universitas Jenderal Achmad Yani, in Bandung. A call has also been issued for a Junior Scholar Workshop that will take place the day before the conference, August 7, at Universitas Indonesia, in Depok. The calls are here.

Call for Papers: ESIL Annual Meeting Interest Group Workshops (Reminder)

In the context of the 18th ESIL Annual Conference in Aix-en-Provence, ESIL Interest Groups are organzing workshops for August 30 and 31, 2023. The following calls are still open:

• IG on Social Sciences and International Law: The De-legalization of International Law: Social Science Perspectives (deadline for submissions: 10 April 2023)
• IG on International Criminal Justice: Fairness and Selectivity in International Criminal Justice (deadline for submissions: 11 April 2023)
• IG on International Courts and Tribunals: New International Courts and Tribunals (deadline for submissions: 14 April 2023)
• IG on Migration and Refugee Law: (Un)Fairness in Migration and Refugee Law: Past and Present Realities (deadline for submissions: 14 April 2023)
• IG on the History of International Law: Historical Perspectives on Fairness in International Law (deadline for submissions: 14 April 2023)
• IG on International Business and Human Rights: Fairness in International Business and Human Rights Law (deadline for submissions: 15 April 2023)
• IG on International Bio Law: Is International Bio Law Fair? Reflections on recent developments and future paths on their principles and their application (deadline for submissions: 20 April 2023)
• IG on the Law of the Sea: Is the Governance of the Oceans Fair? The New BBNJ Treaty and Other Related International Instruments (deadline for submissions: 20 April 2023)
• IG on International Health Law: Equity in Pandemic Response after COVID-19: Fairness through International Health Law and Beyond (deadline for submissions: 21 April 2023)
• IG on International Organizations: Whataboutism, Reciprocity, Double Standards: Towards a Theory of Fairness in International Organizations (deadline for submissions: 21 April 2023)
• IG on the European and International Rule of Law: Elections and the International Rule of Law (deadline for submissions: 23 April 2023)
• IG on International Human Rights Law: Reparations in International Human Rights Law: A Critical Reflection (deadline for submissions: 25 April 2023)
• IG on the International Law of Culture: Is International Law of Culture Fair? Is International Law Fair in Cultural Terms? (deadline for submissions: 25 April 2023)
• IG on International Environmental Law: Are Foundational, Fundamental, and Evolving International Environmental Law Principles Fair? (deadline for submissions: 25 April 2023)
• IG on International Economic Law: Pursuing Fairness in Times of Crisis: Reflections on the Future of International Economic Law (deadline for submissions: 26 April 2023)
• IG on Feminism and International Law: Diversity as Fairness: Narratives, Relationships, and the Path Forward (deadline for submissions: 29 April 2023)

Call for Papers: ESIL Annual Meeting Interest Group Workshops

In the context of the 18th ESIL Annual Conference in Aix-en-Provence, ESIL Interest Groups are organzing workshops for August 30 and 31, 2023. The calls for papers are here.

Graduate Institute Spring 2023 International Law Colloquium

The schedule for the Graduate Institute's Spring 2023 International Law Colloquium is here.

Call for Papers: Business and Human Rights Research Workshop (Junior Researchers)

A call for papers has been issued for a "Business and Human Rights Research Workshop," to take place July 12, 2023, at Universitat Rovira i Virgili in Tarragona. This workshop is part of the conference “Towards a mandatory human rights due diligence: legislative proposals and lessons learned,” to be held July 13-14, 2023. The call aims, amongst other things, to analyze the content, scope and challenges of the most recent legislative proposal and developments in mandatory due diligence legislation. It seeks to provide a forum for junior and early-career researchers in the business and human rights field. Selected papers will be included in a special issue of the Spanish Journal of Business and Human Rights published by Editorial Colex. Proposals can be written in Spanish, English, and Portuguese, with a maximum length of 3.500 characters. Submissions can be made here until April 28, 2023. Further details are here.

Call for Papers: REFORM of the UN minority rights regime

The Minority Rights Solidarity Network in conjunction with the Sussex Centre for Human Rights Research has issued a call for papers for a workshop on "REFORM of the UN minority rights regime," to be held on May 11, 2023, at the University of Sussex. The deadline for abstracts is March 31, 2023. Details are here.

Workshop: International Legal Theory and the Cognitive Turn

On March 16-17, 2023, the University of Hamburg will host a workshop on "International Legal Theory and the Cognitive Turn." The program is here.

Call for Papers: Professionals and Professionalism(s) in International Criminal Justice

A call for papers has been issued for a workshop on "Professionals and Professionalism(s) in International Criminal Justice," to be held July 14, 2023, at the University of Leeds. The call is here.

Workshop: Beauty and Power: Aesthetics, History, and International Law

On October 19-20, 2023, the Graduate Institute will host a workshop on "Beauty and Power: Aesthetics, History, and International Law." Details are 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 “Forests at the Crossroads of International Law,” which will take place September 4-5, 2023, in Copenhagen. The call is here.

Webinar: The Lasting Legacy and Future of the United Nations and International Law

On March 24, 2023, the Max Planck Foundation for International Peace and the Rule of Law will hold a webinar on "The Lasting Legacy and Future of the United Nations and International Law" to celebrate the launch of Volume 25 of the Max Planck Yearbook of United Nations Law. Details and registration are here.

Webinar: Book Launch of Dienelt's Armed Conflicts and the Environment

On February 2, 2023, the Law Interest Group of the Environmental Peacebuilding Association, together with the IUCN-WCEL Environmental Security and Conflict Law Specialist Group and the Erik Castrén Institute of International Law and Human Rights of the University of Helsinki Faculty of Law, will host a the launch of Anne Dienelt’s Armed Conflicts and the Environment: Complementing the Laws of Armed Conflict with Human Rights Law and International Environmental Law. Registration is here.

Webinar: Compensation and Valuation in Investment Treaty Claims: How to Account for Climate Change?

On February 2, 2023, the Centre for International Law at the Natonal University of Singapore will host a webinar on "Compensation and Valuation in Investment Treaty Claims: How to Account for Climate Change?" Details are here.

Call for Papers: The European Union and the Interpretation of Customary International Law

EUDIPLO & TRICI-Law have issued a call for papers for a workshop on "The European Union and the Interpretation of Customary International Law," to be held on April 28, 2023, at the University of Groningen. The call is here.

Call for Papers: Legitimate Aims and Ulterior Purposes in International Human Rights Law

A call for papers has been issued for a workshop on "Legitimate Aims and Ulterior Purposes in International Human Rights Law," to be held at the Hertie School on June 2, 2023. The call is here.

Webinar: The War in Ukraine, International Law, and Regional Peace and Security

On January 25, 2023, the European Society of International Law's Peace and Security Interest Group, in association with the University of Zürich's Institute for International and Foreign Constitutional Law and the Hertie School's Centre for Fundamental Rights, will hold a webinar on "The War in Ukraine, International Law, and Regional Peace and Security." Details are here.

Book Launch: International Environmental Law: Text, Cases & Materials

On January 17, 2023, there will be a book launch for Malgosia Fitzmaurice, Joseph Crampin, and Meagan Wong's International Environmental Law: Text, Cases & Materials. Details are here.