Announcements: EJIL:Live!; Junior Scholar Workshop, UBC Law School; Event in London on Applying International Humanitarian Law; Crimea Conference in Warsaw

1) In case you missed it: Episodes 1 and 2 of EJIL:Live! are available online. Episode 1 presents both video and (edited) audio versions of a “Fireside Chat” between the Editor-in-Chief of the Journal, Joseph H. H. Weiler, and Maria Aristodemou, whose article “A Constant Craving for Fresh Brains and a Taste for Decaffeinated Neighbours”, appears in EJIL 25:1 (2014). The audio podcast also features a conversation with EJIL’s Book Review Editor, Isabel Feichtner; and a discussion with the Editors of EJIL: Talk!, Dapo Akande and Marko Milanovic, on the recent decision of the International Court of Justice in Whaling in the Antarctic (Australia v. Japan: New Zealand intervening), the crisis in Crimea, and much more. Episode 2 features an extended “Fireside Chat” between the Editor-in-Chief of the Journal, Professor Joseph Weiler, and Oliver Diggelmann (University of Zurich) and Tilmann Altwicker (University of Basel), whose article “How is Progress Constructed in International Legal Scholarship?”, appears in Vol. 25, Issue 2 of EJIL.

2) Junior Scholar Workshop – Law and Human Rights in the Global South: the Role of the State and the Non-State, UBC Law School, June 8-10, 2015. At this point in history it is trite to suggest that the evolving role of non-state actors is transforming the landscape of human rights law. Yet despite repeated calls to incorporate the reality of non-state actor law-making in our accounts of human rights law, scholars are still struggling to incorporate this empirical insight in the emerging literature of law and human rights. How can human rights law be further enriched by a nuanced understanding of the ways in which non-state actors are both protecting human rights and preventing the realization of these rights? And what is the role of the state in protecting human rights in an era where security, immigration control and global trade appear to dominate state political agendas? This Workshop invites submissions on all these themes, including papers addressing the scope, impact and future of human rights as they apply to the corporate world. For full details, including information about application processes, please see the official flier here.

3) On November 18th the UCL Faculty of Laws will be hosting an event on account of the recent publication of the volume titled “Applying International Humanitarian Law in Judicial and Quasi-Judicial Bodies: International and Domestic Aspects”. Discussants are Roger O’ Keefe (UCL), Marko Milanovic (University of Nottingham) and Kimberley Trapp (UCL). Solon Solomon (King’s College London) will render the introductory to the volume speech. Reception will follow. Registration for the event has opened here.

4) International Conference: “The Case of Crimea in the Light of International Law: its Nature and Implications”, 19-20 March, Warsaw, Poland (call for papers). The Centre for Polish-Russian Dialogue and Understanding and the Institute of Law Studies of Polish Academy of Sciences are pleased to issue this call for papers relating to the international conference “The Case of Crimea in the Light of International Law: its Nature and Implications” (19-20 March 2015, Warsaw, Poland). Detailed information and the registration form are available here. In case of any further questions and to submit proposal please contact crimeaconference2015 {at} yahoo(.)pl.