Announcements: Diversity and Teaching International Law Webinar; CfP Workshop on Neutrality in Legal Scholarship; Doctoral Workshop on Sustainability and Law; Evidence in Human Rights Law Conference; First International Congress on Human Rights

1. Diversity and Teaching International Law Webinar. On Wednesday 17 June at 14.30 – 16.00 CET, the ESIL Teaching Corner Webinar Series will host a webinar on ‘Diversity and Teaching International Law’ to address a wide range of perspectives on teaching and classroom practice on this subject, including cultural diversity, decolonisation, gender, the geographical diversity of international legal practice, student inclusivity, multilingualism, and the diverse backgrounds of educators. Find further info and register here. 

2. Call for Papers: Workshop on Neutrality in Legal Scholarship. Ruhr University Bochum has announced a call for papers for a workshop on the impact of neutrality on research and knowledge production in legal scholarship. The workshop will take place in Bochum on 9 – 10 December 2026 and is designed for early career researchers from various disciplines (law, philosophy, sociology, politics, and science studies). Professor Jean D’Aspremont, Professor Stewart Manley, Professor Vasuki Nesiah, and Professor Mando Rachovitsa will serve as discussants. This workshop is funded by the Volkswagen Foundations, and all travel and accommodation expenses are expected to be covered. Participants are invited to send their abstract (max 500 words) and a 2-page CV to the co-chairs of the workshop, Sissy Katsoni (Spyridoula.Katsoni[at]ruhr-uni-bochum.de) and Julian Hettihewa (jhettih2[at]uni-bonn.de), mentioning ‘Call for Papers: The Impact of Neutrality on Research and Knowledge Production in Legal Scholarship’ in the subject line. For more information see here. 

3. Doctoral Workshop on Sustainability and Law. The Sustainability and Public Law PhDs of Radboud University in Nijmegen (the Netherlands), and the Law and Transformation Programme at the Joachim Herz Doctoral School of Law, Leuphana University of Lüneburg (Germany), are hosting the third round of their Doctoral Workshop on Sustainability and Law in Context on 9 December 2026. At the Workshop, PhD candidates researching one or more aspects of the intersection between sustainability and law will have the opportunity to present their research (around 10 minutes) in moderated thematic panels and engage in discussions with the other participants. Further information can be found here. Interested PhD candidates should submit their applications here by 1 August 2026.

4. Evidence in Human Rights Law: From Technicality to Core Substance? Conference. The Human Rights Law Centre, University of Nottingham is hosting its Annual Human Rights Conference, this year on the topic of ‘Evidence in Human Rights Law: From Technicality to Core Substance?’ Judge Ioannis Ktistakis, Judge of the European Court of Human Rights, will deliver a keynote speech. They will additionally be joined by a range of expert panellists from across academia and practice. Further details on speakers and the programme are available via the link below. This event will take place on 25 June from 15:00-18:30 (BST), with the option to attend in person or online. For more information and registration, see here. 

5. First International Congress on Human Rights: The Inter-American Human Rights System – Structural Challenges and the Way Forward. The Law Faculties of Universidad Panamericana (Guadalajara, Mexico), Ave Maria School of Law, and Abat Oliba CEU are hosting the first edition of the First International Congress on Human Rights, to be held on 17 – 18 September 2026 at Universidad Panamericana Campus Guadalajara, Mexico. The conference will address structural challenges facing the Inter-American Human Rights System across six panels covering: defense of cases and selection of judges and commissioners; control de convencionalidad, subsidiarity and margin of appreciation; the IACtHR and international standards; interpretation of the ACHR; substantive human rights issues; and proposals to strengthen the IAHRS. Four keynote addresses will be delivered by Judge Alberto Borea Odría (IACtHR), former ECtHR Judge Javier Borrego Borrego, former IACHR Commissioner Carlos Bernal Pulido, and IACHR President Edgar Stuardo Ralón Orellana. Sessions will be held in Spanish. Further information and registration are available here. Contact congresosidh {at} gmail(.)com.