1. Call for Papers: December 2022 Issue of the Washburn Law Journal. The Washburn Law Journal is soliciting articles for Issue I, Volume 62 of the Journal. The lead Essay for the issue is written by Professor Daniel Bodansky and discusses the UN climate change regime, the Paris Agreement, and COP 26. Each year, Washburn University School of Law invites a distinguished scholar to present the Foulston Siefkin Lecture. This year, Professor Bodansky presented “The UN Climate Change Regime Thirty Years On — A Retrospective and Assessment.” (His presentation can be found here.) Articles chosen for publication will be published in December 2022. Articles must discuss climate change, environmental law, or natural resource law to be accepted for publication. Authors may email articles to journalarticles {at} washburn(.)edu with the subject line “WLJ Call for Papers.” Authors must include a full draft of their article, cover letter, and a curriculum vitae with their submissions. Articles must be a minimum of 10,000 words and no more than 30,000 words. Submissions will be accepted until 1 August 2022. The Journal will extend offers for publication to selected authors no later than 22 August 2022. Any questions should be sent to the Editor-in-Chief, Marisa No at marisa.no {at} washburn(.)edu or the Senior Articles Editor, Elisabeth Wilder at elisabeth.wilder {at} washburn(.)edu.
2. 6th Biannual German-South African Dialogue on Democracy. The 6th Biannual investor database German-South African Dialogue on Democracy will be held together with Stellenbosch University, the University of the Western Cape, the University of Mannheim and the Technical University of Dresden at Leuphana University Lüneburg on 7 – 8 July 2022 on the topic Transformative Constitutionalism: Common Pathway for a Sustainable Future? for more information, see here. Registrations for the Conference can be submitted via sarno {at} leuphana(.)de.
3. Athens PIL Discussion Group Online Meeting (via Zoom). This discussion group will take place on 22 June 2022 at 19.00-20.30 (Athens time zone, EET), and will be a discussion with Professor Catherine Redgwell on “What role for general principles in the international legal order?” In this talk Professor Catherine Redgwell will explore ‘the general principles of law recognized by civilized nations’. Once seemingly relegated, general principles have recently become the subject of renewed interest and hot debate amongst international legal scholars, State officials, practitioners, and adjudicators. Renewed enthusiasm — and concern — have both been expressed over their potential place in international legal affairs. Professor Redgwell will explore the persistent challenges facing the identification and application of general principles and will consider whether they ought to play a role in the international legal order — and, if so, what that role should be. How we answer these questions has potentially far-reaching consequences for the maturation of international law and its capacities to respond to the world’s most pressing challenges. Register and book your ticket here. Or, you can livestream the event on the Athens PIL Youtube page or via Facebook.