1. Call for Papers Closing: Joint EJIL/JIEL Symposium – Great Power Competition: What Difference does it make to International Law? The deadline for submissions is closing on 2 December. This EJIL/JIEL joint symposium explores the different and complex ways in which international law is changing as the result of Asia’s economic rise, Russia’s violent resurgence, Europe’s relative decline and the China-US contest for technological and military supremacy. The Symposium will be published in EJIL and JIEL simultaneously. The online workshop will be some time in mid-May 2025. The word limit of articles is 10000 – 15000 words, including footnotes. Submissions should be sent to ejil.jiel.symposium {at} gmail(.)com.
2. The ICJ, the ICC and the Ukraine and Middle East Conflicts Lecture. The Czech Society of International Law will be hosting on 3 December at 16.30 at the Charles University Faculty of Law in Prague, a public lecture rendered by Dr Solon Solomon (Brunel University London) under the title ‘Two Courts, Two Notions, Two Conflicts: The ICJ, the ICC and the Ukraine and Middle East Conflicts’.
3. International Criminal Law Lecture – Where We Are and Where Are We Going? The SLS International Law section and Dr Solon Solomon (Brunel University London) together with Dr Saeed Bagheri (University of Reading) as its co-convenors, are hosting a public lecture rendered by the former British judge to the International Criminal Court, Judge Howard Morrison. The public lecture will take place on December 10 at 18.00 at the Institute of Advanced Legal Studies in central London. The free registration link is here.
4. Call for Participation: Jean Monnet Saar. The Jean Monney Saar blog has recently introduced a new category of articles called Saar Case Notes. These are short contributions (up to 1,250 words) focusing on recent case law regarding EU law or public international law. They have issued a Call for Participation to invite interested authors to contribute. Find more information here.
5. Call for Papers: Journal of International Law of Peace and Armed Conflict. The Journal of International Law of Peace and Armed Conflict is inviting articles for its first issue of 2025. This issue focuses on “International Courts on Armed Conflict Issues”. Articles focusing on other topics are equally welcome. Contributions can be in English or German and should be approx. 6,000 words (including footnotes). Submissions, including a brief abstract and statement of affiliation should be sent by 15 January 2025 to the Managing Editor of the JILPAC via e-mail: Spyridoula.Katsoni@ruhr-uni-
6. Call for Papers: Cornell Law School Graduate Conference 2025. The Doctor of the Science of Law Association (JSDA) at Cornell University has announced its 17th Graduate Conference, taking place on 13 – 14 March 2025, in Ithaca, New York. They invite junior scholars worldwide to present their research on law and social sciences, receive feedback from faculty, and engage with their diverse and international community. This year’s conference is on International Public Law and Philosophy of Law. They will have panels on International Humanitarian Law, International Criminal Law, International Environmental Law, and Philosophy. Submit paper proposals by 19 January 2025. Selected participants will be notified by 1 February 2025. For more details, see here, visit the website or contact the team at jsda.law {at} cornell(.)edu.
7. Call for Papers: MenschenRechtsMagazin. The MRM are constantly looking for contributions in German and English for the upcoming issues. Contributions can be submitted directly via their website. The MRM offers the possibility to publish articles in the “Essay” section, which are subject to a double-blind peer review process. Comments, controversies, short articles, or event-related discussions are welcome in the general “Contributions” section. They are also interested in case discussions and book reviews. Articles in the “Contributions” section, as well as case discussions and book reviews, are subject to editorial review. “Essays” and “Contributions” should not exceed 10,000 words (including footnotes). They should be preceded by a German and English abstract of no more than 200 words and 5-10 keywords in German and English. Case discussions should not exceed the word limit of 5,000 words (including footnotes). They should be preceded by approximately five key sentences in German and English. Individual book reviews should not exceed the word limit of 5,000 words (including footnotes). In the case of collective reviews or in individual cases, the length may be extended by agreement. To ensure consideration for issue MRM 2025/1, contributions must be submitted by 31 January 2025. For the issue MRM 2025/2 the deadline is 31 July 2025. Further information can be found on their website. Questions should be sent to redaktion-mrm {at} uni-potsdam(.)de.
