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Guidance From Professor John Bell (Former Editor-in-Chief of the Cambridge University Law Journal) The function of an article is to propose a point of view that advances the scholarly research in the field. In particular, it develops an argument based on principle or policy, which integrates a presentation of relevant and salient details of the law. A search for principle in the law will inevitably engage with the scholarly literature and explain how far the authors agree with or challenge the existing literature.

Webinar: "Law is not planning" Speakers: Dr Stephen Riley, Leicester Law School, University of Leicester Date and location: June 11th, 14:00-15:00, Zoom webinar and Lecture Theatre 5, Bennett Building, University of Leicester Registration form: https://lnkd.in/eekQHbzG Seminar summary: Using the examples of Sharma and KlimaSeniorinnen we can identify three ways in which law limits or undermines our planning for the future. First, in opposition to politics, law must respect the separation of powers and must accept presentism where this follows from precedent. Second, in opposition to critical morality, law imposes conservative limits on what could count as permissible sacrifices for the future. Third, in opposition to nature itself, law privileges anthropocentric human values and ends. Using this analysis, we can give a comprehensive account of why high-profile climate cases in the courts can never be a substitute for more fundamental moral, political and ideological change. More theoretically, given the inescapability of these oppositions in our understanding of law, this analysis indicates why any theory of ‘law as planning’ is wrong. Speaker Bio: Dr Steve Riley is Associate Professor in the Law School of the University of Leicester. Riley’s research connects the philosophy of law and future generations. Specifically, how legality can form part of intergenerational justice especially how law can contribute to limiting the 'demandingness' of intergenerational justice; conversely, how problem futures provoke question about law's own survival. He has also written extensively on the topic of human dignity and law, producing a monograph and several articles in leading journals. His specific concern is with the ‘foundational’ claims associated with human dignity. Previous seminars and events: https://lnkd.in/eZA4igNM #LeicEnvFutures #CitizensOfChange #ResearchCitizens Leicester-Uni Geography University of Leicester

The recently published "Research Handbook on Soft Law", edited by Mariolina Eliantonio (Maastricht University), Emilia Korkea-aho (University of Eastern Finland) and Ulrika Mörth (Stockholm University, is a rich and comprehensive exploration of the soft law phenomenon from a multiplicity of points of view. The book brings together contributions by leading scholars from a range of different disciplines, and it pivots around four fundamental questions: How has the notion of soft law evolved over the years? How do different disciplines understand the notion and function of soft law? What is the role of institutional and private actors with respect to soft law? And what is soft law’s role in tackling current global societal challenges? Join this book presentation and engage in a reflection on the nature and function of soft law with the editors, the contributors and EUI PhD researchers. 📅 24 April 15:00-18:00 ✍ Registration 👉 https://loom.ly/Z1l8aaE

⚖️ 🌍 🏛️ One of our PhD Candidates, Renatus O. F. D., has written a blog post for THE EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL LAW. Read more on our website here: https://lnkd.in/eUHAX26f #LandEc #LandEconomy #Blog #Post #International #Law #ICJ #Hearings

𝐂𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐩𝐚𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 “𝐆𝐥𝐨𝐛𝐚𝐥 𝐂𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐥 𝐒𝐨𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐭𝐲’𝐬 𝐯𝐚𝐥𝐮𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐥𝐚𝐰 𝐩𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫 𝐟𝐚𝐜𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚 𝐜𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐯𝐚𝐥𝐮𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐥𝐚𝐰. 𝐈𝐝𝐞𝐚𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐞 𝐚𝐧 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐨𝐟 𝐩𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐞” The annual conference’s programme of this year aims to take stock of and critically approach the current state of health of transnational bottom-up actions, proposals and strategies to support the multilateral regimes for international human rights law, international democracy, and peace, their norms, values and institutions. The call for papers is open to human rights scholars, researchers as well as Ph.D candidates is open. The deadline to submit the abstract is 30th September 2024 (midnight). Visit https://lnkd.in/edFRq9iG to read the call for paper and further info. University of Gothenburg | University of Graz | Human Rights Consortium | Centre for Applied Human Rights, University of York | Institute of International and Security Studies, University of Wroclaw #humanrights #civilsociety #law #international #conference #UniversitàdegliStudidiPadova #UnivesityofPadova

🌍 𝗘𝘅𝗰𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗡𝗲𝘄𝘀! 🌍 I am thrilled to announce that I will be presenting a paper at the 𝟭𝟯𝘁𝗵 𝗨𝗡 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝗖𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗼𝗾𝘂𝗶𝘂𝗺 titled "𝗚𝗹𝗼𝗯𝗮𝗹 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀: 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗦𝘆𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗺 𝗮𝘁 𝗮 𝗖𝗿𝗼𝘀𝘀𝗿𝗼𝗮𝗱𝘀?", organized by the 𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗴 𝗨𝗡 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗚𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗽 and Leuphana Universität Lüneburg on October 25-26. 💼 My paper, "𝗞𝗲𝗲𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗦𝗰𝗼𝗿𝗲: 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗜𝗖𝗝'𝘀 𝗢𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗹𝗼𝗼𝗸𝗲𝗱 𝗥𝗼𝗹𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗣𝗼𝘀𝘁-𝗝𝘂𝗱𝗴𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲", builds on my LL.M. thesis and addresses a key issue in international law: 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗷𝘂𝗱𝗴𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗖𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗝𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗲 (𝗜𝗖𝗝) and 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗿𝘂𝗹𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗹𝗮𝘄. While provisional measures have garnered significant attention, 𝗜 𝗮𝗿𝗴𝘂𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲’𝘀 𝗮 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗴 𝗰𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗜𝗖𝗝 𝘁𝗼 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝘆 𝗮 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗿𝗼𝗹𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗽𝗼𝘀𝘁-𝗷𝘂𝗱𝗴𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲, challenging the dominant view that the Court does not monitor post-ruling implementation. 📖 𝗞𝗲𝘆 𝘁𝗼𝗽𝗶𝗰𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗺𝘆 𝗽𝗮𝗽𝗲𝗿 𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗹𝘂𝗱𝗲: - A doctrinal framework advocating the ICJ’s 𝗷𝘂𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗱𝗶𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗽𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿 over compliance monitoring. - A comparison with the ICJ’s role in provisional measures and state responsibility. - A critique of existing perspectives, proposing an approach that leans more towards positive law than judicial activism. I am eager to contribute to the discussions and engage with fellow researchers on these timely and important issues. 📅 If you're interested, you can find more details about the conference: https://lnkd.in/etF5Sm-8 Looking forward to connecting with others who share an interest in international law and global governance! #InternationalLaw #ICJ #Compliance #UNResearch #GlobalGovernance #LeuphanaUniversity #InternationalCourtofJustice #UnitedNations

Very happy with and proud of our new edited volume that has just been published by Edward Elgar Publishing: Research Methods in Private International Law: A Handbook on Regulation, Research and Teaching, edited by Xandra Kramer and Laura Carballo Piñeiro. The book is part of the Handbook of Research in law series and addresses private international law methodology from different perspectives. The first part revisits the public/private divide and reflects on evolving regulatory approaches, while the second part zooms in on multi- and interdisciplinary perspectives and the third part discusses private international law approaches from a societal and educational angle. Two launch and introductory webinars will take place in September - information will follow soon! More information and critical acclaim available on the publisher's website https://lnkd.in/efpJKSeh Thanks to the wonderful author team María Mercedes Albornoz, Adriani Dori, Diego P. Fernández Arroyo, garimella sai ramani, Marco Giacalone, Paola Giacalone, Nuria González-Martin, Christoph A. Kern, Mary Keyes, Patrick Kinsch, Dulce Lopes, Cristina M. Mariottini, Ralf Michaels, Chukwuma Samuel Adesina Okoli (PhD, FHEA), Marta Pertegás Sender, Giesela Rühl, Veronica Ruiz Abou-Nigm, Carlota Ucín - PhD, Aukje van Hoek, Christopher Whytock, Abubakri Yekini, FHEA #Research #Methodology #Regulation #Education

Call for papers! On 3 and 4 April 2025, Erasmus School of Law and University of Groningen, Faculty of Law co-organize the conference 'Law in the Age of Transitions' in Groningen, as part of the Sectorplan Rethinking Public Interests in Private Relationships. Societal challenges and transitions related to climate change, public health and economic prosperity converge with political-economic and governance transitions. Legislative initiatives like the Digital Markets Act, the Digital Service Act, the Net-Zero Industry Act, or the Critical Raw Materials Act have far-reaching ambitions and shake-up the political economy of the Union. Drawing from this transformational spirit, our conference concentrates on how law reinterprets the public-private challenge and revises the balance between public and private actors. In other words, how does the law restructure claims and burdens, rights and entitlements between private and public actors in these emerging transitions? Interested to contribute to our conference? Please submit your abstract by 15 December. Please find more information via this link: https://lnkd.in/eenAYdQ7. Co-organized with the EUR- RUG Sectorplan team Aurelia Colombi Ciacchi, René Repasi, Koen Swinnen, Enrique Santamaría Echeverría, Ioannis Kampourakis, María Campo Comba, Michal Stambulski, Irene Visser, Arpi Karapetian, Liesbeth Enneking, Martijn Schippers, Martien Schaub, Alberto Quintavalla, Lea Diestelmeier, Lottie Lane,

In a new empirical study published in the Nordic Journal of International Law, Silvia Steininger of the Centre for Fundamental Rights - Hertie School, along with co-authors William Hamilton Byrne & Raphael Oidtmann, maps how international law interacts with the social sciences via a detailed analysis of scholarship & funding structures. This is a research project which encompasses over 15,000 documents from 1907 until 2022, delivering insights into both temporal and regional trends within the relationship between international law and the social sciences. 👇 Read the paper here: https://lnkd.in/divETfqM

Happy to see the special section on truth in law (no less!) out in this new issue of the European Journal of Legal Studies - based on a workshop co-created with Helga Molbæk-Steensig at the European University Institute in 2022. My contribution "Overcoming Temptation?" draws on work co-authored with Mikael Rask Madsen on the on the alleged empirical turn in (international) law. Using our taxonomy to assess the contributions, I tentatively submit that IL-scholarship may be experiencing some measure of empirical fatigue. (Incidentally, the reader gets two special sections for the price of one, and the other is a book symposium on my iCourts-colleague Jan Komàrek ’s excellent edited volume "European Constitutional Imaginaries: Between Ideology and Utopia" (OUP 2023)). What's not to like? https://lnkd.in/du-kFakQ