Announcements: Goettingen Journal of International Law; UN Audiovisual Library of International Law; LEES Doctoral Programme Vacancies; CfS Covid-19

1. Goettingen Journal of International Law New Issue. GoJIL publishes its Special Issue on “Enhancing the Protection of the Environment in Relation to Armed Conflicts – the Draft Principles of the International Law Commission and Beyond” together with Special Editors Dr. Anne Dienelt and Dr. Britta Sjöstedt. The nine articles of this Special Issue illuminate the topic in-depth as well as in breadth and let the reader experience different perspectives on the protection of the environment during armed conflict. The Special Issue moreover includes an Introductory Note by the Special Rapporteurs Marie Jacobsson and Marja Lehto, who provided a unique insight into the creation of the Draft Principles for the Protection of the Environment in Relation to Armed Conflicts. The full issue can be accessed here. 

2. New Additions to the Podcast of the UN Audiovisual Library of International Law. The Codification Division of the UN Office of Legal Affairs recently added the following audio lectures in Spanish to the AVL’s podcast: Professor Frida María Armas Pfirter on “La Zona y sus recursos” and “Desafios de la Autoridad Internacional de los Fondos Marinos”. The Audiovisual Library of International Law is available as a podcast on SoundCloud and can also be accessed through the preinstalled applications in Apple or Google devices, or through the podcast application of your preference by searching “Audiovisual Library of International Law”.

3. LEES Doctoral Programme Vacancies. The Universities of Milan, Rijeka and Maastricht are seeking six outstanding and committed students to carry out a three-year multidisciplinary research project, based at more than one participating university. LEES is a new doctoral programme in International and Public Law, Ethics and Economics for Sustainable Development. With courses, seminars and scientific research activities entirely in English, it addresses the complexities involved in sustainable development, and uses an innovative multidisciplinary approach that combines the contributions of law, ethics, and economics. Application deadline is 14 September 2020. For information, contact lees {at} unimi(.)it. See here for more information.    

4. COVID-19 Call for Submissions. The COVID-19 pandemic outbreak has produced a dramatic impact on economies and societies worldwide. Migrant workers in host countries and labour migration fluxes have been affected in diverse and significant ways. Against this background, co-editors Giulia Ciliberto (University of Naples “Federico II”) and Fulvia Staiano (Giustino Fortunato University and National Research Council of Italy) welcome submissions for a collective volume that aims to analyse the complex challenges faced by migrant workers in the midst of the current COVID-19 pandemic. Submissions from scholars with diverse backgrounds – ranging from international and EU law, international relations and social sciences – are welcome. The edited book is an initiative related to the EULab Summer School on Labour Migration in Europe (funded with the support of the Erasmus+ Programme of the European Union). Abstracts should be submitted to eulab2020 {at} gmail(.)com by 30 September 2020. For more information, please access the complete call for submissions here.