ANNOUNCEMENTS

The 2010 GREIT Conference: Taxation and Human Rights in Europe and the World

European University Institute, Badia Fiesolana (Florence), Italy. 16 and 17 September 2010

Georg Kofler and Pasquale Pistone (on behalf of the GREIT Group of Research on European International Taxation – www.greit-tax.eu) together with Miguel Maduro of the European University Institute are hosting a joint conference on “Taxation and Human Rights in Europe and the World” on 16 and 17 September 2010 at the premises of the European University Institute in Fiesole, i.e. in the beautiful outskirts of Florence, Italy. The 2010 GREIT conference will deal with issues surrounding the impact of the Lisbon Treaty on EU law and explore the possible development of human rights in the field of taxation in the era of global law.
This project follows up on the research initiatives that GREIT has carried out over the past few years since its establishment in Lund in 2006 and that have so far yielded three books by IBFD Publications. After focusing on the need for an homogeneous tax law, pleading for a tax acte clair doctrine and analysing the problems of legal remedies in European tax law, the conference held last year in Amsterdam put the emphasis on traditional and alternative routes to European tax integration. The era of globalisation and the shift to the TFEU are in our view important factors to suggest that the traditional separation of spheres between taxation and human rights should be revisited.
Speakers will include: P. Pistone, M. Maduro, G. Kofler, C. Brokelind, A.P. Dourado, D. Weber, L. Azoulai, S. Besson, D. Sarmiento, P. Wattel, F. Vanistendael, J. Wouters, D. Gutmann, L.S. Rossi, R. Lyal, H. Micklitz, M. Scheinin, S. Van Thiel, R. Cordeiro Guerra.
The final program will be made available shortly.
The Conference is open to all the persons interested in the topics, in particular public international law and EU law scholars.
Admission fee is € 500,00. PhD students are eligible to a waiver of the registration fee. In the light of the limited number of waivers, students eligible are asked to provide full CV and a letter of motivation, indicating the reasons for requesting the waiver and the relevance of the subjects of the seminar to their research work.
For information:
Willem van Bockel willem.vanbockel@eui.eu
Stefano Dorigo sdorigo@cordeiroguerra.it
Menita de Flora mdeflora@libero.it
Natalia Quiñones nquinones@quinonescruz.com

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Seminar for Advanced Studies in Public and Private International Law (7th session). Peace Palace (ICJ), The Hague, NL 16-22 January 2011

The Hague Academy of International Law launches its Seventh Seminar for Advanced Studies in Public and Private International Law. The seminar is aimed at legal professionals who are already familiar with international law and whose professional interest or intellectual curiosity brings to seek further professional training in a specific area of international law.
The topic of the 2011 session is Security in the International Law of the Sea
The six-day seminar aims to provide participants with up-to-date and advanced knowledge of the guarantees and mechanisms of implementation of international law of the sea by focusing on the issue of security and the challenges it currently creates for practitioners. It is taught by highly qualified and experienced legal professionals and academics.
The seminar is bilingual and teaching takes place in French or English depending on the language of the instructor (with simultaneous translation). The number of participants is limited to 30 in order to ensure a high standard and a full exchange of views.
The amount of the registration fee is 3,000 €. On application, a limited number of scholarships can be awarded, but only to candidates from developing countries or countries in transition.
Applications (including scholarship applications) are to be completed online only and diplomas attached in electronic form: http://www.hagueacademy.nl/?other-programmes/seminar-for-advanced-studies. No applications in written form will be accepted. Closing date for registration: 31 August, 2010. Late or incomplete applications will not be considered.

For the detailed program, on-line registration and further information, please visit the website of the Academy: http://www.hagueacademy.nl/?other-programmes/seminar-for-advanced-studies.
Any questions or queries concerning the seminar and applications can be addressed to: hague-academy@unifr.ch
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Call for Contributions: Teaching Climate Change Law & Policy Blog

The Teaching Climate Change Law & Policy Blog http://www.teachingclimatelaw.org/ seeks contributors on a regular or episodic basis. The focus of the blog is on resources and pedagogy relevant to those teaching climate change courses to undergraduate, graduate, or law students. If you wish to register as a contributor, please contact the Blog’s administration, Dr. Wil Burns, williamcgburns@comcast.net.

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CALL FOR PAPERS : CASE COMMENTARIES QUEBEC JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL LAW
THE JOURNAL The Quebec Journal of International Law (RQDI) is published bi-annually by the Québec Society of International Law. Founded in 1984 by Prof. Jacques-Yvan Morin, the Revue is one of the principal peer-reviewed journals in the francophone world, both in the area of public and private international law. Although most publications are in French, the Revue is international in character and regularly publishes articles in English and Spanish.
More information on the Revue can be found on the RQDI website : www.rqdi.org
CASE COMMENTARIES Since 2002, the RQDI has published a ‘chronique’ on International Disputes Settlement, reviewing international cases in the area of public international law, international commercial arbitration and human rights. The Chronique has undergone significant developments since its inception and currently reviews the decisions of no less than 6 international tribunals:
- International Court of Justice - International Center for the Settlement of Investment Disputes - WTO Dispute Settlement Body - International Criminal Tribunals - European Court of Human Rights - Inter-American Court of Human Rights
In addition to case commentaries, the Chronique also publishes ‘transversal’ essays on topics relating to international justice (e.g. the multiplication of international tribunals, the role of the ICJ, complementarity between the ICC and domestic courts etc.).
The latest issues of the Chronique are available online on the journal’s website.

CALL FOR PAPERS
Due to the proliferation of international decisions in recent years, the editorial committee is currently seeking new contributors for its Chronique. Interested international lawyers – including young scholars and practitioners – are invited to contact the Editors or to send case commentaries in French, English or Spanish directly to:
Mario Prost, Keele University, m.prost@law.keele.ac.uk
Julien Fouret, Derains, Gharavi & Lazareff, jfouret@dglarbitrage.com
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