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1. Call for Papers: Oxford Workshop in Honour of Sir Frank Berman. The Oxford University Faculty of Law, the Oxford Institute for Ethics, Law & Armed Conflict, All Souls College, and Wadham College will host a workshop on 17 June 2025 to honour Sir Frank Berman KCMG KC’s long personal and professional association with Oxford, including his time as Visiting Professor of International Law and Honorary Fellow of Wadham College, Oxford. Applications are invited from early career researchers, including doctoral students, on the theme – Treaty Regimes in International Law. Topics may include the functioning, control, and governance of particular treaty regimes, the activities of dispute settlement or monitoring bodies, and assemblies or conferences of State parties. They are particularly interested in examining how well the general law of treaties copes with the interactions or conflicts between different treaty regimes, as well as between treaty regimes and general international law. Abstracts of no more than 400 words together with a short resumé should be submitted by 10 March 2025 to elac.events {at} bsg.ox.ac(.)uk  (please indicate ‘Berman workshop abstract’ in the subject line). If selected, participants will then be asked to circulate a draft of the paper, which can still be rough/in progress, by 23 May 2025. They are able to provide some financial assistance to selected participants on the basis of need.

2. ILaW Gendered Peace Through International Law Talk. On 19 Feb 2025, 5.30pm, in London, International Law at Westminster (ILaW) are hosting a talk with Dr Louise Arimatsu and Professor Christine Chinkin on their book Gendered Peace through International Law (Hart 2024). The talk, moderated by Dr Marco Longobardo, will explore the main findings of their open access book, discussing what a gendered peace might look like and its impact on international law. More info and free registration are available here.

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