EJIL: Talk!

Internationally acclaimed women scholars and advanced PhD candidates are invited to the second conference on the Creation of International Law, to be hosted by the University of Wisconsin on April 4-5, 2014 as part of its Wisconsin International Law Journal annual symposium. The intention is to continue and expand the network of women scholars and practitioners that was launched in 2009 in Norway to support their engagement in public international law.  The theme of the second conference is: Exploring the International Law Components of Peace. The pursuit of peace remains a global challenge and there is a need for reflection as to how the current international public law institutional and normative structure functions and what are the gaps? Call for papers and more details here.

1) The editors of the Irish Yearbook of International Law welcome submissions for publication in the next volume of the Yearbook. Articles should not be published or under consideration for publication elsewhere. An annual, peer reviewed publication, the Irish Yearbook of International Law is committed to the publication of articles of general interest in international law as well as articles that have a particular connection to, or relevance for, Ireland. Articles are usually 10,000 to 12,000 words in length, although longer pieces will be considered. The Yearbook also publishes a small number of shorter articles and notes, which should not exceed 6,000 words. Submissions, comprising a brief 100-word abstract, article and confirmation of exclusive submission, should be sent to both Siobhán Mullally (s.mullally {at} ucc(.)ie) and Fiona de Londras (fiona.de-londras {at} durham.ac(.)uk) by 21 June 2013. Anyone wishing to review a particular title in the Yearbook’s book review section are also invited to contact the editors. Further information on the Yearbook (including style guide) is available at the IYIL website.

2) The Hellenic Branch of the ILA is holding a regional conference in Cape Sounion, Athens, on 29-31 August 2013. A call for papers has been circulated and is available here along with registration details and other information.

As part of the Schumpeter CONREASON Project, based at the Max Planck Institute for Comparative Public Law and International Law, an online expert survey is being conducted on judicial attitudes towards European law and European integration in the European Union. The survey focuses on supreme and constitutional courts and their doctrinal response to the legal integration process. The survey targets all those who are potential experts in the EU legal integration process: academics, judges, law students, etc.

The online questionnaire takes only a few minutes to complete. You can choose on which court you wish to report and even take several surveys in case you want to report on more than one court. To take the survey just click on the link below, which will take you to the survey page of the CONREASON Project Website:

http://www.conreasonproject.com/expert-survey.html

 Please feel free to contact the project team (conreason {at} mpil(.)de) for questions and remarks regarding the questionnaire. Feedback is welcome.

1) The 2013 Annual Conference of the British Branch of International Law Association takes place in Oxford on April 12 & 13. The theme is “The Changing Face of Global Governance: International Institutions and the International Legal Order“. Registration for the conference is through the conference website. The Keynote Lecture and the Inaugural Oxford Global Justice Lecture will be delivered by Patricia O’Brien, UN Under-Secretary General for Legal Affairs. Accommodation  at Pembroke College Oxford can be booked here with code “ILA2013″.

2) Durham University seeks to make an appointment in Climate Change Law and Governance. Details of the post are available here. This appointment is part of a major investment in climate change at Durham, represented by the imminent founding of the Climate Impact Research Centre (CIRC), bringing together experts across multiple disciplines. The holder of this post will primarily be based in Durham Law School.

3) Abstract submissions are sought for a conference on Interpretation and International Law, to be held at the University of Cambridge on August 27 2013, with the support of the Faculty of Law and the Lauterpacht Centre for International Law. The relevance of interpretation to the academic study and professional practice of international law is inescapable. Yet interpretation in international law has not traditionally been examined as a distinct field. Given that international law is constituted, in practical terms, by acts of interpretation, there is a need for greater methodological awareness of interpretive theory and practice in international law.

Proposed panels include: interpretation and legal doctrine; interpretation and the sources of international law; interpretation and the interpreters; interpretation and the international legal order; interpretation and cultural contingency; and interpretation and indeterminacy.

Keynote presentations include: Judge Sir David Baragwanath (President, Special Tribunal for Lebanon); Professor Andrea Bianchi (The Graduate Institute, Geneva) and Ingo Venzke (University of Amsterdam).

Abstract submissions must be between 300-500 words in length and should be accompanied by a short resume. Please submit applications to cambridgeinterpretation {at} gmail(.)com by 1 May 2013. Please address all other enquiries to Daniel Peat (dcp31 {at} cam.ac(.)uk) or Matthew Windsor (mrw48 {at} cam.ac(.)uk). Successful applicants will be notified by late May 2013.

Earlier this week, the Italian Society of International Law just launced its blog - SIDIBlog. The inaugural post by Annalisa Ciampi provides an Italian perspective on the Italy-India controversy on the shooting of two Indian fishermen [Tip: post is in Italian but non-Italian speakers can cut and paste into Google Translate]. Yesterday, EJIL:Talk! provided a commentary on that incident by Hari Sankar, an Indian academic. SIDIBlog intends to be a space for discussion and debate of current issues of International Law (Public and Private) and European Union Law. The editors (Giacomo Biagioni, Giorgio Buono, Francesco Costamagna, Pasquale De Sena, Daniele Gallo, Irini Papanicolopulu, Cesare Pitea, Andrea Spagnolo) invite contributions, which may be written in Italian, English and French (and which should not exceed 1500 words). Posts may be sent to the following e-mail address: sidiblog2013 {at} gmail(.)com

The inaugural London International Boundary Conference will take place on 18 and 19 April 2013 at the Royal Geographical Society, London.    Speakers at the Conference are among the world’s leading experts and practitioners in the effective resolution of territorial disputes. They will examine recent developments in disputed “hotspots” around the world, and discuss new and emerging ideas for the resolution and management of territorial disputes, from legal, geopolitical, technical, commercial and other viewpoints. The Conference will be hosted by Department of Geography, King’s College London, Volterra Fietta and the United Kingdom Hydrographic Office. The Conference will also run a half-day technical workshop at King’s College London on the afternoon of 17 April 2013, offering a practical introduction to maritime limits and boundaries. For further details (including speakers, pricing and registration), please visit the conference website.

The IntLawGrrls blog is now back online, with a slightly different editorial structure and a new website (www.ilg2.org).  IntLawGrrls new editors (Cecilia Bailliet, Andrew Ewart, Sital Kalantry, Elizabeth Ludwin King, Jaya Ramji-Nogales, and Milena Sterio) invite everyone to check it out.