Announcements: Protecting the Right to Life at Sea Summer School; Law Stories Event; CfS Cambridge International Law Journal; Global Power and Technology Summer School; Crimes of Aggression and Genocide Summer School; International & Comparative Law Lecture; ESIL–SLADI Junior Faculty Forum

1. Understanding Contemporary Challenges in Protecting the Right to Life at Sea Training School. The first BlueRights training school ‘Understanding Contemporary Challenges in Protecting the Right to Life at Sea’, organised together with the IMO International Maritime Law Institute (IMLI), will be held in Malta from 26 – 27 May 2026. This in-person training school focuses on early career researchers (PhD candidates and master students) who wish to learn about protecting the right to life at sea. The training school is free for trainees and is open to (self-funded) participants who are BlueRights or non-BlueRights members. Some scholarships are available as well. For more information on how to join and the programme, see here.

2. Law Stories: On Literature and Global Justice, East West Street to 38 Londres Street and beyond.  To mark the 200th anniversary of the founding of University College London, Professor Philippe Sands will honour the contribution of the UCL Faculty of Law and five of its students and researchers to his writing. Join the event for an evening of conversations and tales, of photographs and films, of special moments to explain the interplay of writing, anecdotes, archives and testimonies. Book tickets here. Monday 27 April 2026, from 7:30 – 9pm at UCL Bloomsbury Theatre, Gordon Street, London WC1.

3. Call for Submissions: Cambridge International Law Journal. The Editorial Board of the Cambridge International Law Journal is inviting submissions for Volume 15(2), to be published in December 2026. This issue builds on the theme of the 15th CILJ Annual Conference, ‘Reimagining International Law: Critical, Regional, and Trans-Disciplinary Perspectives’. Authors are invited to examine how international law operates within wider social, political, economic, and technological contexts, and how critical, regional, and trans-disciplinary approaches may contribute to more just, inclusive, and responsive legal futures. Articles (6,000–12,000 words) and case notes (up to 3,000 words) should be submitted via Submittable by 23:59 (BST) on Sunday, 24 May 2026. Full submission instructions are available on the CILJ webpage. Submit pieces here.

4. Utrecht Summer School: Global Power and Technology. Utrecht Summer School is now accepting applications for the third edition of “Global Power and Technology: Competition, Innovation and Technological Advancement through Standardization in the EU and Beyond”, taking place in Utrecht from 20 – 24 July 2026. Interested applicants can apply via the Utrecht Summer School website by submitting a CV and motivation letter. More information, including the draft programme and the link to the application portal, is available here. The application deadline is 1 June 2026.

5. Summer School on the Core Crimes of Aggression and Genocide. Middlesex University (London) is organising a Summer School entitled Justice in a Changing World: Summer School on the Core Crimes of Aggression and Genocide, which will take place in London from 15 – 19 June 2026. The Summer School will focus on contemporary legal and institutional challenges relating to the core international crimes of aggression and genocide. Speakers will include Professor William Schabas, Professor Alice Donald, and Professor Phil Leach, with guest lectures by Andrew Cayley KC and Dr Astrid Reisinger Coracini. The standard fee is £1,595, with an early‑bird fee of £1,295 for applications submitted by 20 April 2026. Student accommodation is available at an additional cost of £300. Further details are available here.

6. International and Comparative Law Quarterly Annual Lecture.  The latest International and Comparative Law Quarterly Annual Lecture is to be delivered by Dr Sofia Galani, on ‘Human Rights Obligations in Maritime Search and Rescue’, on Tuesday 12 May 2026 (17.30-19.30, followed by a reception, or online via Zoom). The lecture will be based on Dr Galani’s article, recently published in ICLQ volume 74(1).  This article examines the duty of States to render assistance to persons in distress through the lens of international human rights law and advocates for a human rights-oriented approach to SAR. The event, chaired by the ICLQ General Editor Professor Alex Mills, will also provide the opportunity to present this year’s Hazel Fox Early Career Prize to Dr Priya Urs, for her article ‘The Articulation of Obligations Erga Omnes and Erga Omnes Partes by the International Court of Justice: Coherence or Confusion?’ published in volume 74(2). More information on the event can be found here.

7. ESIL–SLADI Junior Faculty Forum. The ESIL–SLADI Junior Faculty Forum is scheduled to take place in Florence on 7 – 9 October 2026. The event will bring together up to eight early-career international law scholars for an intensive, feedback-oriented workshop and an opportunity to build academic connections across regions. Applicants must be ESIL and/or SLADI members and early-career academics post-PhD. See the Call for Papers for full details here. All requested application documents should be sent to esil-sladi-jff {at} eui(.)eu. Deadline to apply: 30 April 2026. No registration fee is envisaged and limited travel grants may be available.