1. 5th Öresund International Law Workshop. The 5th Öresund International Law Workshop will take place at Lund University Faculty of Law on 13 June 2023. Addressing the topic of ‘International Law and Attachment’, the workshop will feature a keynote lecture by Gerry Simpson (London School of Economics and Political Science), and presentations by Alberto Rinaldi (Lund University), Zhen Sun (WMU-Sasakawa Global Ocean Institute), Ranyta Yusran (Lund University), and Marie Thøgersen (University of Copenhagen). The workshop is co-organised by international law researchers at Lund University Faculty of Law, the World Maritime University-Sasakawa Global Ocean Institute, and the University of Copenhagen Faculty of Law. The full programme and registration information are available here.
2. Annual James Muiruri Lecture: Non-Binding Norms in the Law of Armed Conflict – The End of a Golden Age? This lecture will take place on Wednesday 17 May 2023 from 2-5pm, with a hybrid format: Bartolomé House (DB13), Winter Street, Sheffield, S3 7ND; Online link will be sent to those that book the morning of the event. In the last 30 years, there has been a proliferation of non-binding instruments (NBIs) in the field of the law of armed conflict (LOAC, also known as international humanitarian law or IHL). During the ‘hey day’ of these instruments – between 2004-2020, around 15 instruments were produced that aimed to guide State and non-State practice in areas such as cyber war, air and missile warfare, the use of private military and security contractors, and peace-keeping operations. For a period of time, it looked like non-binding instruments were become the standard for creating new norms in IHL. However, in the last few years, notable attempts at creating non-binding instruments have stalled and, in some cases, fallen apart completely. Drawing on research previously published in her book, Non-Binding Norms in International Humanitarian Law: Efficacy, Legitimacy and Legality (OUP 2021), Professor Emily Crawford will examine possible causes for this seeming turn around in the “fortunes” of NBIs and explore whether soft law instruments have had their day in IHL. Book here.
3. Seasonal School: Climate Change and Human Rights – New Developments in Law, Litigation and Beyond, Sant’Anna School of Advanced Studies, Pisa. The Seasonal School will take place from 3 – 7 July 2023. The course will botim database examine recent legal, judicial and policy developments regarding the complex interplay between climate change and human rights, through an interdisciplinary and interactive approach. In addition to frontal lectures, the course will include role-playing exercises on climate change negotiations and litigation, with the participation of practitioners and experts. The course is open to undergraduate, postgraduate and PhD students. The deadline for application is 5 June 2023. For more information and to apply, see here.
4. Call for Papers: Frames of European Human Rights – How are Climate Change, Migration, and Authoritarianism Framed within the Council of Europe? On 16 – 17 October 2023, the Hertie School Centre for Fundamental Rights will host the workshop “Frames of European Human Rights – How are climate change, migration, and authoritarianism framed within the Council of Europe?” with the support of the Volkswagen Foundation and in collaboration with Helmut Schmidt University. The workshop will reflect critically on the frames, language, and assumptions underpinning discussions on climate change, migration, and authoritarianism within the Council of Europe. The deadline for abstract submission is 23 June 2023. Send your abstracts to e.guersel[at]hertie-school[dot]org. Authors of the accepted papers will be notified by 7 July 2023 and will be asked to submit a think paper by 31 October 2023. Read the Call for Papers here.