1. Call for Papers: In the Name of National Security – The Fragility of Human Rights. The Centre for Public Law at the University of Cambridge and Universidad Autónoma de Madrid will co-host a workshop In the Name of National Security: The Fragility of Human Rights at the Centro de Estudios Políticos y Constitucionales in Madrid on 3 July 2025. Keynotes will be presented by Professor Iain Cameron and Professor Ana María Salinas de Frías. The workshop is held in conjunction with the European Human Rights Law Review and it is intended that a selection of papers from the workshop will be included in a Special Issue of the journal in 2026. Additional support for the event is generously provided by the Ministerio de Ciencia, Innovación y Universidades, Confinanciado por la Unión Europea. The organisers welcome abstracts on any topic within the theme. To propose a paper, submit an abstract of 250-500 words by 25 April 2025 using this form. Full papers are to be submitted by 26 June 2025, one week in advance of the workshop. Papers may be between 5,000 and 10,000 words (inclusive of footnotes). Direct any queries you might have about this event to either Professor Susana Sánchez Ferro (UAM) or Dr Kirsty Hughes (Cambridge). Grant PID2021-123563NB-I00, funded by MICIU/AEI/ 10.13039/501100011033 and by “ERDF/EU”
2. Leiden-Edinburgh Global Law Summer School: Public Interest Dispute Resolution and Advocacy. The Summer Course on Global Law, offered jointly by Leiden and Edinburgh Law Schools, focuses this year on the theme of Public Interest Dispute Resolution and Advocacy. It offers research-based education on public interest litigation as a core feature of global legal practice. Coordinated by Letizia Lo Giacco (Leiden) and Gail Lythgoe (Edinburgh), there are modules on Transnational Food Governance: Markets, Movements, and Regulations, Global Security Governance, and Climate Change Litigation: Views from the Practice. More information is available here. Registration is now open.
3. The Appropriate Use of “Slavery” and “The Slave Trade” Throughout the United Nations Anti-Racism Mechanisms Regarding Reparations Event. This event is a side event to the Fourth Session of the Permanent Forum on People of African Descent. It will emphasize that ‘slavery’ and the ‘slave trade’ are the legally correct and conceptually appropriate terms for the harms that reparations must address. The importance of using consistent terminology throughout the UN anti-racism mechanisms is paramount. The event will be co-hosted by the Permanent Mission of the Republic of Sierra Leone to the United Nations, the Permanent Mission of Saint Lucia to the United Nations, Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD), and the Bernstein Institute for Human Rights at NYU Law. Register here. The event will take place on Monday 14 April between 1pm – 3pm EST, at Suite #120 – 866 United Nations Plaza, New York, NY 10017 and online. A zoom link will be circulated among all registered virtual participants shortly before the side event. Contact lily@
4. International Law Weekend 2025. The American Branch of the International Law Association (ABILA) is inviting panel proposals for International Law Weekend 2025 (ILW 2025). ILW 2025 will take place 23 – 25 October 2025 in New York City. The unifying theme for ILW 2025 is Crisis as Catalyst in International Law. Deadline: 20 April 2025.
5. The European Union and International Law in Times of Trump II. On 16 April at 2.30p.m. local time the Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore will host an interdisciplinary seminar involving international and EU lawyers as well as political scientists and historians on “The European Union and International Law in Times of Trump II”. The event is convened by prof. Jan Wouters in the framework of his “The European Union, Global Governance and International Law” course, and will also be livestreamed. For further information, see here.
6. Call for Papers: Reconstructing Peace. The European Society of International Law (ESIL) Interest Group on Peace and Security is inviting paper submissions for a hybrid workshop to be held on 11 September 2025 during the ESIL Annual Conference in Berlin. The workshop reflects on how international law can be used to reconstruct the concept of and material conditions for peace. The deadline for abstracts is 18 April 2025. For further information, see the full call.
7. Call for Papers: Annual Postgraduate Conference in International Law and Human Rights – Conflict and Contestation in International Law. This event will take place 21 – 22 July at University of Liverpool. They invite paper and poster proposals from postgraduate students specialising in international law, human rights or related subjects and welcome contributions from doctrinal, normative, historical, conceptual and comparative perspectives. In addition to traditional paper and poster formats, they also welcome proposals for a ‘soapbox session’. Here, speakers have 5 minutes to air a controversial legal argument against the clock. They then have 10 minutes to defend this view against a critical audience. Professor Christine Schwöbel-Patel, University of Warwick, will deliver the conference keynote address. Abstracts of no more than 300 words along with a short biography (no more than 100 words) should be sent to ilhruconf {at} liverpool.ac(.)uk (any questions should also be directed to the same). Deadline for submissions is 14 April 2025. There will be a conference participation fee of £50.
8. Call for Engaged Listeners: International Law in the Quest for Truth on the Battlefield. On Friday 4 July 2025, the University of Milan, DILHPS, will host a roundtable titled “International law in the quest for truth on the battlefield” as the final event of an EU-funded Jean Monnet module, the spring-summer school “International human rights and humanitarian law advocacy clinic (AdvoC)”. The event is scheduled to take place 10:00 – 14:30 CEST, both in person in Milan (Italy) and online. Invited speakers from both academia and non-governmental organizations will discuss various topics related to the broader theme, i.e., investigations into alleged violations of international humanitarian law, digitally derived evidence, the promises and challenges of fact-finding, freedom of expression and the protection of the press in armed conflict. They invite applications from early-career researchers (i.e., doctoral students and researchers who have obtained their doctoral degree less than 3 years ago). Engaged listeners do not give a presentation, but their names appear on the programme and are expected to attend in person and participate actively in the discussions. They are planning to select 2 – 5 engaged listeners. To apply, send a motivation letter (max 1 page) and a CV by 30 April 2025 to advocunimi {at} gmail(.)com. Indicate “AdvoC roundtable – Call for engaged listeners” in the subject line. They are able to provide some financial assistance to selected participants on the basis of need (please clarify such a request in the motivation letter).
9. 2025 CLEER Summer School. The 10th CLEER Summer School organized by CLEER, the TMC Asser Institute and Maastricht University will take place from 23 – 25 June 2025 at the premises of the VUB in Brussels. The programme will comprise interactive lectures delivered by renowned academic experts and discussion led by experienced practitioners. More information can be found here.
10. Call for Papers: Edinburgh Student Law Review (Volume 6 – 2025). The Edinburgh Student Law Review (ESLR) is now accepting submissions for Volume 6 (2025). They welcome contributions in the form of Articles, Essays, Case Notes, and Legal Book Reviews. Submit a manuscript as a Word document via our Submission Portal. The deadline is Monday, 21 April 2025 at 5PM GMT.
11. Call for Papers SMU-Fudan Workshop – Asian Cities and the International Legal Order. Abstracts are being sought for a workshop on Asian Cities and the International Legal Order. The workshop will take place on 10 – 11 July 2025 at Singapore Management University, Singapore. The conference themes are: 1) the challenges of urbanisation; 2) the impact of Asian cities on the international legal order; and 3) the role of cities as a transnational actor. Further details of the call are available here.
12. 14th Annual Cambridge International Law Journal Conference. The 14th Annual Cambridge International Law Journal Conference is taking place on 28 – 29 April 2025 at the Faculty of Law of the University of Cambridge. The theme this year is ‘Navigating a Multipolar World: Challenges to the Post-WWII Status Quo of International Law’. Keynote speakers include ICJ Judge Bogdan Aurescu, ITLOS President Tomas Heidar, Professor Antony Anghie, and Ambassador Rena Lee. The conference will feature seven dynamic panels reflecting on the post-WWII status quo of international law, marking the 80th anniversary of the United Nations Charter. Delve into contemporary challenges across various areas of international law. In-person ticket sales close on 20 April 2025, and Conference Dinner tickets are available until 15 April 2025. The conference brochure can be found on our website, here. Book here. For any questions, contact conference {at} cilj.co(.)uk.
13. Masterclass Conflict & Security Law. From 16 – 27 June 2025, the Department of International Law of Maastricht University is organising a two-week professional training course on Conflict and Security Law, focusing on the interrelated themes of new methods of warfare in the 21st century and unfriendly peacetime acts. Participants will examine current developments and challenges in these fields by applying them to real-world situations, entailing multiple overlapping legal questions. The course takes an innovative approach based on the problem-based learning methods that are central to the educational philosophy of Maastricht University. Participants are expected and encouraged to actively engage with the teaching materials and with each other in guided seminars. Lectures provide the necessary context and invite academic reflection. Further information, including the preliminary programme and (pre-)registration details can be found here.
14. Max Planck Masterclass Deadline. The deadline for applications for the next Max Planck Masterclass with Professors Floris de Witte and Bruno de Witte is 10 April. The Masterclass on “EU Law in a Changing Europe” will take place from 10 – 13 June 2025 at the Max Planck Institute for Comparative Public Law and International Law in Heidelberg, Germany. More information can be found here.