1. Call for Papers: Legal Aspects of Interactions between International Organizations and the Private Sector. The PRIVIGO project (“International Organizations between Mission and Market”), sponsored by the European Research Council and located at the Erik Castrén Institute, is organizing a workshop in Helsinki on 23 May 2025. The theme is Legal Aspects of Interactions between International Organizations and the Private Sector. They hope to attract specifically work that is empirical/doctrinal in nature, preferably involving international organizations that are not too often discussed in the literature, but they are open for a wide variety of possible papers on topics including Funding Rules and Practices, Sponsorship by or of the Private Sector, Legal Instruments Governing Relations between IOs and the Private Sector, Procurement Practices, Dispute Settlement between IOs and Private Parties, Participation of the Private Sector in IO Processes, or IOs and the Creation or Maintenance of Markets. Abstracts may relate to case-studies, particular histories, particular episodes, the role of particular entities or agents, doctrinal legal analysis, etc. Send an abstract of max. 500 words before 28 February, 12.00 pm CET, to jan.klabbers {at} helsinki(.)fi. They will offer economy travel as well as accommodation costs (up to two nights) to successful candidates. Abstracts from the world of IO practice are welcome.
2. Call for Papers: Edinburgh Postgraduate Law Conference (EPLC) 2025. The EPLC Committee has issued a call for papers for its annual law conference, titled ‘Reframing Narratives: Viewing Law in a Different Light’. The conference will be held on 11 – 12 June 2025 at the University of Edinburgh. Submissions from postgraduate students, early career researchers and legal practitioners from any discipline to engage with the conversation around confronting traditional legal narratives are welcomed. Abstracts not exceeding 500 words can be submitted via the application form – EPLC 2025 Application Form. The deadline for submissions is 28 February. Find more information here.