Announcements: Gandhi Research Seminar Series; Conference of the NOVA Centre on Business, Human Rights and the Environment; CfP Cambridge International Law Journal; CfP The Aesthetics of International Law; Chile’s Constitutional Reform in Global Perspective; Change in International Law Workshop; States in Emergency Conference – International Law at a Time of Reckoning; Essex Public International Law Lecture Series; Presuming State Intention from an Unwillingness to Communicate Seminar; CfP Gang-Induced Migration

3. Call for Papers: Cambridge International Law Journal. The Editorial Board of the Cambridge International Law Journal invites submissions for Volume 12 (issues to be published in June and December 2023). The Board welcomes articles (6,000–12,000 words, inclusive of footnotes) and case notes that engage with current themes in international law, as well as book reviews on recently published works. Volume 12 Issue 1 will include a special section on ‘Global Security Challenges and International Law’, in collaboration with the European Society of International Law’s Interest Group on International Economic Law. All submissions are subject to double-blind peer review by the Journal’s Editorial Board. In addition, long articles are sent to the Academic Review Board. Submissions can be made at any time. Articles submitted by 30 October 2022 will be considered for Volume 12 Issue 1. For full submission instructions, see here. Submissions may be made for Volume 12(1) here.  Alternatively, blog articles, assessed on a rolling basis, may be submitted here. Further information can be obtained from the Editors-in-Chief at editors {at} cilj.co(.)uk.

7. London Conference on International Law: “States in Emergency – International Law at a Time of Reckoning.” The second London Conference on International Law takes place on London on 10 – 11 October 2022. The event will examine challenges presented by the current global situation, with speakers including Karim Khan QC, Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court; Judge Yuji Iwasawa, Judge of the International Court of Justice; Judge Tomas Heidar, Vice-President of the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea; Miguel de Serpa Soares, UN Under-Secretary-General for Legal Affairs and UN Legal Counsel; and Sally Langrish, Legal Adviser and Director-General at the UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office. Further information, including details on how to register, can be found on the London Conference website.

8. Essex Public International Law Lecture Series. The Convenors of the Essex Public International Law Lecture Series (Dr Meagan Wong and Dr Emily Jones) are hosting the Opening Lecture for the 2022-23 academic year, entitled “International Adjudication in Times of Crisis” by Professor Marcelo Kohen, Emeritus Professor of International Law, Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies, Secrétaire général de l’Institut de Droit international and candidate to the International Court of Justice for the 4 November 2022 election. The lecture is on Monday 10 October, Zoom at 6pm BST. Registration available here.

9. Hybrid Seminar: Presuming State Intention from a State’s Unwillingness to Communicate. On 3 October 2022 at 01:00 pm (CET), Bocconi University will host Danae Azaria in conversation with Roger O’Keefe and Lorenzo Gasbarri. Find more information and the link to attend the event here. No previous registration is required.

10. Call for Presentations: Gang-Induced Migration – Challenges and Perspectives from Social Science and International Law’. The SYLFF Mikrokolleg on Forced Migration of Ruhr-University Bochum is welcoming presentation proposals and participant registrations for the ‘Gang-Induced Migration: Challenges and Perspectives from Social Science and International Law’ conference, which will take place at the Ruhr-University (in Bochum and online) on 17 – 18 November 2022. The conference will bring together academics and practitioners from the perspective of Social Science and International Law for an interdisciplinary discussion on the connection between gangs and forced migration. To submit a presentation proposal of up to 500 words (by October 16, 2022), to apply for a travel grant as a speaker or member of the UNIC Network, or to register as a participant, use this registration form. Further information can be found in the detailed Call for Presentations and the event’s flyer. For questions, refer to ganginducedmigration {at} rub(.)de.