Announcements: CfA Journal of International Criminal Justice Symposium; Post-doc­toral Researcher Vacancy in the ‘Toxic Crimes Pro­ject’

1. Call for Abstracts: Journal of International Criminal Justice Symposium on the Theme of “International Criminal Justice in an ‘Age of Misinformation’”. The guest co-editors, Birju Kotecha and Daley Birkett, together with the Journal of International Criminal Justice, invite abstracts for a forthcoming symposium on the theme of ‘International Criminal Justice in an “Age of Misinformation”’, to be published in December 2021. Combining theoretical, doctrinal, and practical perspectives, the symposium focuses on communication in international criminal justice. The symposium seeks to explore how, in a misinformation age, international(ized) criminal tribunals communicate with their stakeholders (e.g. States Parties, affected communities, civil society, donors) and out to the public at large. For questions and further information please contact guest co-editor, Birju Kotecha, at birju.kotecha {at} northumbria.ac(.)uk.

2. Post-doc­toral Researcher Vacancy in the ‘Toxic Crimes Pro­ject’ on Environmental Protection During Armed Conflict, Erik Castrén Institute of International Law and Human Rights, University of Helsinki, Finland. This is a vacancy for a postdoctoral researcher who will join the research group on environmental protection during armed conflict, the “ToxicCrimes Project” (funded by the Kone Foundation and Academy of Finland), for a 26-month period starting March 2021 (or, as agreed). The grant-funded postdoctoral researcher will receive a monthly grant directly from the Kone Foundation and will be hosted at the Erik Castrén Institute of International Law and Human Rights, Faculty of Law, University of Helsinki. Applications will also be considered from scholars who wish to work from their current institution. The deadline for applications is 31 January 2021. Find the full vacancy here and more about the project here.