1. Call for Papers: ASIL International Economic Law Biennial Conference. The next ASIL International Economic Law Biennial Conference will be held on 16 – 17 May 2025, at Michigan Law, in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Applications are now open for paper and panel proposals, and the deadline by which to submit a proposal is 15 October 2024. To learn more about how to submit a proposal, see the Call for Papers here.
2. Call for Papers: EU Trade and Investment Law Workshop – Questioning Economic Security. The Utrecht Centre for Regulation and Enforcement in Europe (RENFORCE)’s building block on EU values in International Trade is organising the third edition of its annual informal workshop on EU trade and investment policy, to take place on Friday, 6 December 2024. This year’s workshop focuses on ‘economic security’, which has taken centre stage in the European Commission’s trade strategy, through, for example, the Commission’s economic security strategy external (adopted in July 2023) and the economic security package (adopted in January 2024). The blurring of trade and security has been visible in many corners of EU trade policy. Scholars are invited to submit abstracts that critically engage with these issues by Friday, 27 September 2024. For more information, see here.
3. Call for Submissions Extension: SAIELN Conference. SAIELN has extended the last date for submission of an abstract for its 4th Biennial Conference on Local Approaches to International Economic Law to 31 August 2024, 23:59 IST. For more details, see here.
4. UEA Law School’s Second Podcast Series Now Available. All episodes of UEA Law School’s Second Podcast Series hosted by Rishi Gulati are now available on leading platforms, including on Apple Podcasts, Spotify and SoundCloud. The second series consists of several discussions on key transnational concerns with experts from around the world. There are two episodes on climate change litigation. Tyndall Centre PhD researcher Millie Prosser and Friends of The Earth Lawyer and PhD researcher Acland vk database Bryant are joined by environmental lawyer David Wolfe KC and Norwich-based climate litigator Dr Andrew Boswell to discuss the opportunities and limitations in UK climate change litigation in the context of judicial review, and Rishi Gulati is joined by Dr Dalia Palombo on the potential impact of the landmark April 2024 European Court of Human Rights climate change decisions on corporations. In other episodes, there are conversations between the host and Mr William Rook on sports and human rights, with Dr Nikos Skoutaris on state secession, and with Dr Hansong Li on the history & current political climate of the Indo-Pacific. The series also consists of recordings from two events. One presents the Earlham Law Lecture 2024 by Professor Sarah Green, Law Commissioner for Commercial and Common Law “on the topic: Of Digital Assets and Sausages: Confessions of a Law Commissioner”. Another brings to listeners the launch of the Elgar Companion to the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law which includes remarks from Ms Anna Joubin-Bret, Secretary of the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law, and Director at the International Trade Law Division of the Office of Legal Affairs at the United Nations. Finally, one of the episodes is a conversation between Rishi Gulati and Ms Kate Lister, London-based singer and song-writer, voice coach, and graduate of the Guildhall School of Music, on presentation skills and voice tips.