Netherlands – HABIB REHMAN

1. Call for Books: International Human Rights Law in Practice Series. The Series Editors of the International Human Rights Law in Practice Series are inviting proposals for the publication of monographs, edited volumes, and commentaries, on any aspect falling within the remit of the Series. The Editors are particularly interested in books touching on aspects of the following topics: (i) Addressing Inequalities within and among States through Human Rights; (ii) Climate Change and Human Rights Law; (iii) Human Rights in Armed Conflict: Case studies; and (iv) Migration and Human Rights Law. Prospective authors should submit by 30 June 2025 the following: (i) a 1600-word overview of the content and structure the book; (ii) a 700-word outline of the reasons as to why the book should be published in light of existing case law and literature; (iii) a sample chapter (only in the case of manuscripts at an advanced stage); and (iv) a curriculum vitae. Submissions should be sent to the attention of Lauren Danahy, Acquisitions Editor at lauren.danahy {at} brill(.)com. After a first in-house assessment, the proposal shall be submitted to double-blind peer review. Once a proposal is accepted, prospective authors shall be invited to produce the entire manuscript, which will be, in turn, submitted to double-blind peer-review.

2. ELI Webinar on Ethical Standards and Judicial Discipline. On 27 November 2024, the European Law Institute (ELI), adopted its ELI-Mount Scopus European Standards of Judicial Independence, available here, to strengthen and uphold the impartiality of European judiciaries. The third webinar in the Judicial Independence Series will take place on 12 February 2025 from 12:30–14:00 CET. More information and registration here.

1. Call for Papers: Netherlands Yearbook of International Law. The Netherlands Yearbook of International Law is inviting submissions for Volume 55 – ‘The manifold forms of contemporary international legal scholarship’. The volume editors invite contributions that address the interplay between substance and form in contemporary modes of international legal work, for example the recording of podcasts, the use of X or blogposts – which may in turn be juxtaposed with more ‘traditional’ outputs such as books or articles. The full call for papers can be found here. Authors may submit an abstract of no more than 400 words by 25 November 2024. Authors of selected abstracts will be informed by 8 December and will then be invited to send a first full draft of no more than 10,000 words including footnotes by 24 March 2025. All emails and files should be sent to nyil {at} asser(.)nl.

2. ICON-S Interest Group on Climate Change and Migration Webinar on The Australia-Tuvalu Falepili Union. ICON-S Interest Group on Climate Change and Migration are hosting a webinar “The Australia-Tuvalu Falepili Union: Balancing Climate Mobility, Sovereignty, and Cultural Preservation” The event will take place on Tuesday 19 November 2024 at 10am London/11am CET/9pm Sydney/11pm Wellington and offer a discussion examining the world’s first bilateral agreement on climate mobility. This webinar will explore the Falepili Union’s implications for international law, cultural preservation, and Pacific geopolitics. The event will be held via Zoom. Register here.