Announcements: International Law Weekend 2020; Crossing Borders, Breaking Borders Webinar; University of Helsinki Post-Doctoral Vacancy; CfA Yearbook of International Disaster Law

1. International Law Weekend 2020. The American Branch of the International Law Association has announced that International Law Weekend 2020 will take place online from 22 – 24 October 2020, hosted by Arbitration Place, with the theme “International Law in Challenging Times.” From shifting political alliances to changing trade and economic relations, the world around us is undergoing profound transformations. The backlash against globalization has resulted in increased suspicion of multilateralism – and escalating populism. Yet, the world is more interconnected than ever. What is the role of international law in this changing and often contradictory world? What could and should international lawyers do? How can international institutions become more successful? ILW 2020 will respond to some of these questions and discuss how international law can help address these new challenges. A number of panels will be designated for continuing legal education. A reduced registration fee applies before 30 September. Please see here for more information. Register here.

2. Crossing Borders, Breaking Borders: New Ideas about Migration, Secession, and Political Freedom Webinar. The Law & Economics Center at George Mason University Antonin Scalia Law School and Indiana University Bloomington’s Maurer School of Law are hosting a webinar on Crossing Borders, Breaking Borders: New Ideas about Migration, Secession, and Political Freedom on Thursday 17 September 2020. Register here.

3. Open Post-Doctoral Position on EU Democratic Governance at the Faculty of Law at the University of Helsinki, Finland. The appointee (fixed term 36 months) will be a group member in two research projects led by Prof. Päivi Leino-Sandberg: ‘Transparency in the EU: From Reaction to Manifesto’ (TrUE,) and ‘Separation of Powers for 21st Century Europe’ (SepaRope). The appointee should have strong knowledge of EU institutional and constitutional law and the ability to conduct research on EU decision making and its legislative process, with a particular focus on the Economic and Monetary Union. In addition to independent research work, the post-doctoral researcher must be able to work as a team with the other group members in order to follow the overarching project research plan. Application deadline: 20 September 2020. Further details on the application procedure and position can be found on the Faculty of Law website. 

4. Call for Abstracts: Yearbook of International Disaster Law. At the occasion of the launch of the call for abstracts of Issue no. 3 (2020) of the Yearbook of International Disaster Law published by Brill, the Editors, in cooperation with the American Society of International Law Disaster Law Interest Group and the Jean Monnet Project DILAW4EU, are pleased to organize a ‘Series of live Webinars’. The first event will be dedicated to ‘The ILC DAs on the Protection of Persons in the Event of Disasters: A Follow-up of the Thematic Section of Issue no.1’ will take place on Tuesday 15 September (14.30-15.45 CEST) (Link to the MS Team). For further information on this and following dates see here. Webinars include a Q&A session. For updates: @YearbookIDL and ASIL Disaster Law Interest Group.