Announcements: CfP Canadian Council on International Law Annual Conference; CfA Digital and AI Governance; CfP Political Afterlives of Sexual Violence Allegations; CfS Frankfurt Law Review; CfS International Trade and Business Law Review; CfP International Humanitarian Law Beyond States Conference; Global Health Law and Governance Webinar

1. Call for Proposals: Canadian Council on International Law Annual Conference. The Canadian Council on International Law will hold its Annual Conference in Ottawa (CA) on 29 – 30 October 2026. The theme of the conference is “Bend, Not Break: Resilience and Evolution of International Law”. The conference seeks to challenge both the supposed post-mortem of the international legal order since 1945 and the notion that it no longer resonates with certain states and peoples worldwide, and will look at a range of matters including the proliferation of armed conflicts, climate emergency, trade wars, cyber-attacks, and AI regulation. Whether this moment is an opportunity, an obituary, or a mixture of both remains to be seen. The Organizing Committee welcomes proposals in relation to a range of fields of international law, including health, human rights, trade and investment, environment, climate justice, sustainable development, Indigenous rights, security, humanitarian law, criminal justice, accountability and dispute resolution. Submissions are due by 11.30 PM ET on 18 May 2026. See the complete Call for Proposals for more details.

2. Call for Abstracts: Workshop on Digital and AI Governance at a Time of Geopolitical Upheaval. Leiden University College The Hague (LUC) and the Erasmus Center of Law and Digitalization, with the support of the Sectorplan SSH-Breed on Digitalization and the Netherlands Network for Human Rights Research, are inviting abstract submissions for a two-day workshop, Digital and AI Governance at a Time of Geopolitical Upheaval, which will be held at LUC on 15-16 October 2026. Abstracts (max. 2,000 characters) should be submitted no later than 12 June 2026. For further information, including a detailed Call for Abstracts and an online form for submission of abstracts, visit the workshop’s landing page here.

3. Call for Papers: The Political Afterlives of Sexual Violence Allegations: The ICC as Case Study. This feminist workshop (leading to a special journal issue) will take place on 7 December 2026 in The Hague, following the ICC ASP. The goal is to discuss the political, social, historical, and legal ramifications of sexual violence allegations at the ICC. Potential authors are encouraged to think broadly and critically about the meaning(s) of sexual misconduct in international law and organisations. More information is available here, including timeline and a link to submit. Questions can be sent to afterlivesICC {at} gmail(.)com or david.eichert {at} politics.ox(.)ac.uk. 

4. Call for Submissions: The Frankfurt Law Review. The Frankfurt Law Review, the student-run law journal of Goethe University Frankfurt am Main, is inviting submissions for its second Special Edition, dedicated to the topic of Digital Transformation and the Law. The editors welcome essays, seminar papers, and academic theses from all areas of law addressing the legal dimensions of digital transformation and AI. Submissions are open to students and graduates of any law programme, and may be submitted in German or English. Deadline for submissions: 31 May 2026. Further information on submission guidelines is available here and the Call for Papers can be found here. Enquiries may be addressed to sonderausgabe@frankfurtlawreview.de.

6. Call for Papers: International Humanitarian Law Beyond States Conference. The University of Belgrade – Faculty of Political Science, in cooperation with the Belgrade International Law Circle and the Red Cross of Serbia, is inviting submissions for the international conference International Humanitarian Law Beyond States: New Patterns, New Spaces, and New Actors in Armed Conflicts, to be held on 16 October 2026 in Belgrade. The conference will explore contemporary transformations in armed conflict, with particular attention to the globalization of non-international armed conflicts, civilian protection, new spaces of conflict, and the role of new actors. The keynote speaker will be Professor Marco Sassòli. Abstracts (up to 500 words), accompanied by keywords, affiliation details, and a short CV, should be submitted by 10 May. A limited number of travel grants will be available. For further details, contact janja.simentic {at} fpn.bg.ac(.)rs.

7. Global Health Law and Governance Between Progress and Challenges Webinar. On 5 May (15-16.30 CET) the ESIL Conversations addressing ‘Multilateralism at the Time of Unilateralism’ will host a webinar on ‘Global Health Law and Governance Between Progress and Challenges’. A panel of academics and experts will discuss the 2024 amendment to the International Health Regulations, the Pandemic Agreement, the current negotiations on Pathogen Access and Benefit Sharing (PABS) Annex, and the overall state of global health governance. Link for further info and how to register here.