Tallinn, Estonia. 26-28 May 2011.

The 4th ESIL Research Forum was held in Tallinn, Estonia, on 26-28 May 2011. Hosted by the Institute of Constitutional and International Law of the University of Tartu, the event was a tremendous success and brought together more than 200 scholars from the West and the East. The Research Forum's 15 panels explored the various ways in which international law relates to issues of hegemony, power imbalances, center/periphery relations, in Europe and beyond.

Videos of the panels can be found on the University of Tartu Television website.

- Opening Remarks with Indrek Teder, Anne Peters and Lauri Mälksoo

- Keynote speech by Mr Anatoly Kovler, Judge at the ECtHR

- Keynote speech by Professor Onuma Yasuaki

- Plenary session "International Law and Power Politics: Old Questions and Some New Answers?" with Anne Peters, Barbara Delcourt, Nico Krisch and Lauri Mälksoo

Photos taken during the Research Forum can be found here.

Further information available:

REPORT of the Research Forum.

PROGRAMME of the Research Forum.

WEBSITE of the Research Forum.

The Mapping project currently has two components:

MILE 1.0 features a database of institutions involved in international law research in Europe. The database is fed by a group of over 40 National Rapporteurs, mostly young international law professionals from all over Europe, able to select, process, and update information on their national jurisdiction. The database currently features more than 600 entries on academic institutions, periodicals, governmental institutions, non-governmental institutions, and professional organizations. These can be accessed by country or through our search engine.

MILE 2.0 is the latest development in the Mapping project. MILE 2.0 is the first professional directory specifically dedicated to international law professionals. The database is fed by our members themselves, who create and manage their profile online. All profiles can then be browsed or searched through our powerful search engine.

The European Journal of International Law is closely linked with the European Society of International Law. Members of the Society are offered an optional annual subscription to the Journal.

True to its name, the EJIL is distinctively European in character. Its perspectives are constructive and critical, theoretical and practical, topical and historical, reflective and provocative. Key features of the EJIL include regular symposia on important issues in the field, a forum for a US-European dialogue, an ongoing series analysing the contribution of major historical figures within the European tradition of international law, and in-depth review essays.

The EJIL website, www.ejil.org, which forms an integral part of the Journal, is an invaluable complement to the written text, opening its archives to the public, free of charge, just one year after publication. In addition, the EJIL blog, EJILTalk!, www.ejiltalk.org, provides a forum for rich debate on all manner of topical issues of interest to international lawyers.

The EJIL is published by Oxford University Press. For more information about the journal, plus online access to current (and archive) content for both ESIL and library subscribers please go to: http://ejil.oxfordjournals.org/

- Select proceedings of the Cambridge Conference (2010): click here.
- Select proceedings of the Heidelberg Conference (2008): click here.
- Select proceedings of the Paris Conference (2006): click here.

Proceedings of the 2004 Inaugural Conference were published in Volume 6 of the Baltic Yearbook of International Law. For further information, please click here.

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Guest editorials have been included in ESIL Newsletters since September 2009. You can find all the editorials below, in various languages. ( If you wish to offer to translate any of the editorials, please contact esil.secretariat@eui.eu )

- February 2012:Vers la révision du système conventionnel de contrôle des droits de l'homme? by Jorge Cardona, Professor of International Law at the University of Valencia and Member of the Committee on the Rights of the Child (available in French)

- November 2011:The Exercise of the Secondary Responsibility to Protect by the UN Security Council in the 2011 Libyan Crisis by Hanspeter Neuhold - Vienna University (available in English and Spanish)

- September 2011: International Law in the Age of Adjudication by Christopher Greenwood, Judge at the International Court of Justice (available in English and Spanish)

- May 2011: Les résolutions 1973 et 1975 (2011) du Conseil de Sécurité: une mutation tranquille by Alain Pellet, Université Paris Ouest, Nanterre-La Défense (available in French and Spanish)

- February 2011: Advisory Opinions as a Means to Contribute to the Settlement of International Disputes by Rüdiger Wolfrum, Judge at the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (available in English and Spanish)

- November 2010: Human Rights before the International Court of Justice by Bruno Simma, Judge at the International Court of Justice (available in English and Spanish )

- September 2010: La Société européenne de droit international et la création d’un Institut de droit européen? by Francesco Francioni, European University Institute, Florence (available in French, English and Spanish)

- May 2010: International Constitutionalization: A Research Agenda by Geir Ulfstein, University of Oslo (available in English and Spanish)

- February 2010: Shrinking Universal Jurisdiction by Carlos Espósito, University Autónoma de Madrid (available in English)

- November 2009: Le rapport de la Mission d’enquête internationale et indépendante sur le conflit en Géorgie : nouveau et intéressant ! by Olivier Corten, Université libre de Bruxelles (available in French)

- September 2009: Let’s Hunt Zombies! by Armin von Bogdandy, Heidelberg (available in English)

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Geneva, 23 October 2010

On the 23 October 2010, a symposium was held on the topic “Diplomatic and Judicial Means of Dispute Settlement: Can They Get Along?”. This was the first event organised jointly by three societies of international law, namely the American Society of International Law, the European Society of International Law and the Latin American Society of International law, with the Faculty of Law at the University of Geneva and the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies.

The Symposium brought together many experts, academics and practitioners. This facilitated a comprehensive illumination of the varied and diverse interactions that take place between judicial or arbitral means and diplomatic or political means of dispute settlement.

Organised into three panels, the Symposium addressed topics in a chronological fashion. The first panel focused on the “beginning of a procedure for settling disputes”. This gave an opportunity to address such issues the conduct of negotiations prior to proceedings before the International Court of Justice (ICJ), the relationship between the Security Council and the International Criminal Court or, for instance, where tensions rise as a result of the issuance of an arrest warrant during negotiations. The second panel explored the links between legal and diplomatic means following the initiation of legal proceedings, whether at the ICJ, the World Trade Organisation, in arbitration proceedings or other alternative means of dispute settlement. The third panel focused on the implementation of decisions and opinions of the ICJ, court judgments in the field of human rights, the decisions and recommendations of the World Trade Organisation and the enforcement of arbitral awards in investment disputes.

The Symposium concluded with a round table which brought together these issues in the context of the relationship between judicial and diplomatic means of dispute settlement, drawing upon the experiences and reflections of the attendees.

Through an interview conducted by Professor Nicolas Michel, the former United Nations Secretary General, Kofi Annan, shared his experience with participants at the Symposium, especially in respect of the decision handed down by the ICJ in the Case Concerning Cameroon/Nigeria and the crisis in Kenya.

Click here for the programme of the symposium.

Cambridge, UK. 2-4 September 2010

The 4th ESIL biennial conference was held in Cambridge, UK, on 2-4 Sept. 2010. Hosted by the Lauterpacht Centre for International Law, the Conference was an outstanding success, with over 350 participants gathering to appraise the performance and direction of international law and international institutions from the end of the cold war to 2010 and beyond.

Further information available:

REPORT of the Conference.

PROGRAMME of the Conference.

WEBSITE of the Conference.

Audio recordings of the plenary sessions are now available here.

Some of the editors of the various journals meet regularly at ESIL events in order to exchange ideas and information, and to develop an ongoing dialogue about matters related to international law publishing.

The journals are listed below in alphabetical order:

Austrian Review of International and European Law
http://www.brill.nl/product_id18742.htm
Editor-in-Chief: Gerhard Loibl
Executive Editor: Stephan Wittich

Baltic Yearbook of International Law
http://www.brill.nl/default.aspx?partid=210&pid=18745
Editors: Egidijus Bieliunas, Tanel Kerikmae, Kristine Kruma, Egils Levits, Rein Mullerson, Lauri Malksoo, Vilenas Vadapalas, Dainius Zalimas, Ineta Ziemele, Peteris Zilgalvis

The Baltic Yearbook of International Law is an annual publication which focuses on a wide range of international law topics. It aims in particular at introducing readers to issues that are topical for the Baltic States of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania and for other countries in Central and Eastern Europe. Each volume addresses a particular theme. So far the Baltic Yearbook has among other themes contained articles on the History of International Law in Central and Eastern Europe, the 90th Anniversary of the Creation of the Baltic States, and Arbitration in the Baltics. The Baltic Yearbook is a unique source of information on the practice of the three Baltic States in International Law.

British Yearbook of International Law
http://bybil.oxfordjournals.org/
Editors: James Crawford, Vaughan Lowe

The British Yearbook of International Law features a collection of extended articles providing an unrivalled overview of the latest scholarship on questions facing international law.
In addition, through its exhaustive coverage of decisions in UK courts and official government statements, BYIL offers unique insight into the development of state practice in the United Kingdom.

Articles published in the yearbook address issues of enduring interest for scholars and specialists in international law. Articles can cover any topic in public or private international law. The yearbook publishes book reviews that are argumentative and innovative.

Publication in the yearbook is an important landmark in the career of an international lawyer. Scholars and specialists, whether just starting out in their careers or well established in them, have work published in the yearbook. There are three good reasons to consider the yearbook as an outlet for high quality pieces. First, there is the chance to work closely with the editors, Professor James Crawford and Professor Vaughan Lowe. Secondly, there is no limit on the length of articles, so that some pieces that are too long for other journals can be accommodated without compromising important content. Shorter articles are also welcome, including shorter notes and comments (5-15 pages). Thirdly, yearbook contributions are available online within a few months after acceptance for publication.

European Journal of International Law
http://www.ejil.org
Editor-in-Chief: Joseph Weiler, New York

European Journal of Legal Studies
http://www.ejls.eu
Editor-in-Chief: Benedict S. Wray
Executive Editor: Guilherme Vasconcelos Vilaça
Managing Editors: Heko Scheltema & Maciej Konrad Borowicz

Finnish Yearbook of International Law
http://www.brill.nl/default.aspx?partid=210&pid=18379
Ius Gentium Association, Finland
Editor-in-Chief: Jan Klabbers

German Yearbook of International Law
http://www.gyil.org
Editors: Thomas Giegerich, Nele Matz-Lück, Kerstin Odendahl

Goettingen Journal of International Law
http://www.gojil.eu/
Editors-in-Chief: Lisa Herold, Annika Maleen Poschadel

Hague Journal on the Rule of Law
http://journals.cambridge.org/action/displayJournal?jid=ROL
Editors:
Julio Faundez, Warwick University, UK
Randy Peerenboom, La Trobe Univerity Melbourne, Australia, and Associate Fellow Oxford University Centre for Socio-Legal Studies, UK

Hague Yearbook of International Law
http://hagueyearbook.weebly.com/index.html
Editor-in-Chief : Nikos Lavranos

The Hague Yearbook of International Law is an annual publication that aims to present the newest developments in international law as they are shaped by the numerous international institutions based in The Hague. The first volume of the Hague Yearbook of International Law, which is the successor of the Annual (Hague Academy of International Law Association of Attendees and Alumni) was released in 1969. The title reflects the close ties which have always existed between the Association of Attendees and Alumni of the Hague Academy of International Law and the City of The Hague with its international law institutions. In view of the various international institutions that are situated in The Hague, the scope of the Hague Yearbook of International Law is very broad, covering public international law, private international law, international criminal law as well as relevant European law. Accordingly, the Hague Yearbook of International Law provides a forum for practitioners that are working at the international institutions as well as scholars to present their views on the trends and practice of international law. In particular, the Hague Yearbook of International Law welcomes submissions from young practitioners and scholars from around the world.
The deadline for submissions for the next edition is 1 January 2012.

Heidelberg Journal of International Law
http://www.hjil.de/
Editors: Rudolf Bernhardt, Armin von Bogdandy, Jochen A. Prowein, Rüdiger Wolfrum

Human Rights & International Legal Discourse
http://www.hrild.org
Editorial Board: Eva Brems, Koen De Feyter, Cedric Ryngaert, Stefaan Smis, Stefan Sottiaux, Wouter Vandenhole, Kim Van der Borght , Jan Wouters

International and Comparative Law Quarterly
http://www.biicl.org/publications/iclq
General Editors:
Catherine Redgwell, University College London
Robert McCorquodale, British Institute of International and Comparative Law

International Journal on Minority and Group Rights
http://www.brill.nl/ijgr
Editor-in-Chief: Gudmundur Alfredsson

International Organisations Law Review
http://www.brill.nl/iolr
Editors-in-Chief: Niels M. Blokker and Ramses A. Wessel

International Review of the Red Cross
http://www.icrc.org/eng/review
Editor-in-Chief: Toni Pfanner

Italian Yearbook of International Law
http://www.italianyearbook.unisi.it/
General Editor: Francesco Francioni
Associate Editor: Riccardo Pavoni

Journal of History of International Law
http://www.brill.nl/jhil
Editors-in-Chief: Peter Haggenmacher, Michael Stolleis, Rüdiger Wolfrum

Journal of International Dispute Settlement
http://jids.oxfordjournals.org/
Editors: Gabrielle Kaufmann-Kohler, Joost Pauwelyn, Thomas Schultz, Thomas Grant, Andrew Mitchell

International dispute settlement is a relatively new field of academic study that increasingly combines private and public international law and raises enduring issues of global importance. The growth of the field of international dispute settlement in practice, the novelty and significance of the issues posed, and the originality of the academic angle from which such issues need to be addressed are the factors that triggered the launch of the Journal of International Dispute Settlement. JIDS primarily addresses fundamental and lasting issues of international dispute settlement, and gives preference to articles of enduring importance concerning significant trends in the field. JIDS is open to strictly legal approaches as well as to studies inspired by other disciplines, such as legal sociology, legal theory, the history of law, law and political science, and law and economics.

Leiden Journal of International Law
http://journals.cambridge.org/action/displayJournal?jid=LJL
Editors: Larissa van den Herik, Leiden University, NL and Jean d'Aspremont, University of Amsterdam, NL

Max Planck UN Yearbook
http://www.mpil.de/ww/en/pub/research/details/publications/institute/mpyunl.cfm
Editors: Armin von Bogdandy, Rüdiger Wolfrum

Netherlands International Law Review
http://journals.cambridge.org/action/displayJournal?jid=NLR
Editor: P. Vlas, Free University of Amsterdam, NL

Netherlands Yearbook of International Law
http://journals.cambridge.org/action/displayJournal?jid=NYL
General Editors:
I. F. Dekker, Utrecht University, NL
E. Hey, Erasmus University Rotterdam, NL

Nordic Journal of International Law
http://www.brill.nl/nord
Editor-in-Chief: Christina Johnsson

Revista Espanola de Derecho Internacional
http://www.aepdiri.org/publicaciones/redi-informacion.php

Revue belge de droit international
http://www.ulb.ac.be/droit/cdi/Site/Revue_belge_de_droit_international_RBDI_.html
Directeur: Olivier Corten
Secrétaire scientifique: Anne Lagerwall

Revue hellénique de droit international
http://www.hiifl.gr/?page_id=691&lang=en

Revue Generale de Droit International Public
http://www.rgdip.com
Secretaire de redaction: Benedicte Pedone Ribot
Directeur: Carlo Santulli

Spanish Yearbook of International Law
http://www.aepdiri.org/publicaciones/syil-informacion.php

The Yearbook of Polar Law
http://www.brill.nl/pola
Editors-in-Chief: Gudmundur Alfredsson,Timo Koivurova

If you are the editor of a journal which is not listed here, or if the information about your journal is incorrect or incomplete, please send details to esil.secretariat@eui.eu and the list can be amended.

Helsinki, Finland. 2-3 October 2009.

International law does not exist in a vacuum, and one of its more complicated relationships to the outside world is its relationship to science. First, as Hans Kelsen has proposed, international law itself can be studied scientifically, and thus international legal scholarship may be qualified as ‘science’. This applies not only to international law as such but also to some of its more detailed applications: even such activities as treaty interpretation are regularly subject to scientific analysis. Second, international law contains rules governing the acceptability of scientific and technological data in areas such as food safety or health. Third, international law forms part of the raw data used in other sciences. Thus, political scientists, economists, historians, and ethicists (to name just a few) all make use of insights from international law to a greater or lesser extent. Fourth, international law is sometimes based on the insights gained from other sciences: political scientists may contribute to treaty design, while environmental scientists may help determine the substance of and indeed provide the justification for environmental protection agreements. Fifth, sometimes international law is used itself to protect scientific insights and understandings. Intellectual property rights law is a prominent example. Sixth, international law may also be used to protect the objects of scientific research. Here, a prominent example is the protection of archaeological sites.
While the above list is by no means exhaustive, it does illustrate just how wide-ranging the connections between science and international law can be. The Third Research Forum, co-organized by ESIL and ASIL, aimed to chart the terrain and explore the complexities of this multifaceted relationship.

*Opening Statements with Jan Klabbers, Thomas Wilhelmsson, Hélène Ruiz
Fabri and Lucy Reed: http://video.helsinki.fi/Arkisto/tallenne2009.php?ID=19809.

*Key Note lecture The End of International Law by Judge Allan Rosas: http://video.helsinki.fi/Arkisto/tallenne2009.php?ID=19810.

*Panel 4: Food Safety and the Protection of Animals, Plants and
Humans; chaired by Gregory Shaffer http://video.helsinki.fi/Arkisto/tallenne2009.php?ID=19811.

More than 160 photos taken during and after the Key Note lectures on Saturday, October 3rd, can be found at http://photobucket.com/esil-asil , when entering password "ESIL-ASIL.

Further information available:

REPORT on the Third ESIL Biennial Research Forum, Helsinki, 2-3 October 2009 is available.

PROGRAMME of the Third ESIL Biennial Research Forum, Helsinki, 2-3 October 2009

The Forum WEBSITE

Heidelberg, Germany. 4-6 September 2008.

The 3rd ESIL biennial conference was held in Heidelberg, Germany, on 4-6 September 2008 and was widely agreed to be an outstanding success. More than 350 participants from all over Europe and indeed from all over the world met to discuss the topic of 'INTERNATIONAL LAW IN A HETEROGENEOUS WORLD'; the subject was considered in a total of 15 panels, two keynote speeches and one concluding round table.

Further information available:

REPORT of the Conference

PROGRAMME of the Conference

The Forum WEBSITE

“The Power of International Law in Times of European Integration” was the second research forum organised by ESIL, the first having been held in Geneva in 2005. Research forums are high level scholarly conferences aimed at promoting the exchange of views on specific, contemporary issues. By cutting across the usual dividing lines between senior professors and younger researchers, including those working on their PhD, between theorists and practitioners, between East and West, these forums offer a flexibility and innovation often not found at traditional-style meetings of international lawyers. The ESIL forum format made up of both plenary meetings with invited speakers, and agorae involving speakers chosen from submitted proposals, guarantees a vivid interaction. As this was the first event to be organised by the ESIL in Central Europe, the Society thought it appropriate to concentrate on the region which belonged to another political system during the Cold War period. The research forum intended to focus on two dominant questions: Is international law relevant in the resolution of Central- and Eastern Europe’s present regional or bilateral conflicts? Are states of the region ready to look past their immediate neighbourhood towards participating in the resolution of conflicts beyond Europe, including global threats?

Many of the papers presented during the forum are now available on this website, and you can find them in the section 'ESIL Web Publications'.

Further information available:

REPORT on the Second ESIL Biennial Research Forum, Budapest, 28-29 September, 2007
PROGRAMME of the Second ESIL Biennial Research Forum, Budapest, 28-29 September, 2007

The Forum WEBSITE

PHOTOS of the forum

2011 Research Forum, Tallinn
4th ESIL RESEARCH FORUM
'INTERNATIONAL LAW AND POWER POLITICS'
Tallinn, Estonia. 26-28 May 2011.

2010 Geneva Joint Symposium
ESIL/ASIL/LASIL Symposium on 'Diplomatic and Judicial Means of Dispute Settlement: Can They Get Along?
Geneva, 23 October 2010.

2010 Cambridge Conference
4th ESIL BIENNIAL CONFERENCE
'INTERNATIONAL LAW 1989-2010: A PERFORMANCE APPRAISAL'
Cambridge, UK. 2-4 September 2010.

2009 ESIL-ASIL Research Forum, Helsinki
3rd ESIL RESEARCH FORUM
'CHANGING FUTURES? SCIENCE AND INTERNATIONAL LAW'
Helsinki, Finland. 2-3 October 2009.

2008 Heidelberg Conference
3rd ESIL BIENNIAL CONFERENCE
'INTERNATIONAL LAW IN A HETEROGENEOUS WORLD'
Heidelberg, Germany. 4-6 September 2008.

2007 Research Forum, Budapest
2nd ESIL RESEARCH FORUM
'THE POWER OF INTERNATIONAL LAW IN TIMES OF EUROPEAN INTEGRATION'
Budapest, Hungary. 28-29 September 2007.

2006 Paris Conference
2nd ESIL BIENNIAL CONFERENCE
'INTERNATIONAL LAW: DO WE NEED IT?'
Paris, France. 18-20 May 2006.

2005 Lund Journals Meeting
Lund, Sweden. 18 February 2005.

2005 Research Forum, Geneva
1st ESIL RESEARCH FORUM
'INTERNATIONAL LAW: CONTEMPORARY ISSUES'
Geneva, Switzerland. 26-28 May 2005.

2004 Inaugural Conference, Florence
INAUGURAL CONFERENCE of the EUROPEAN SOCIETY OF INTERNATIONAL LAW
'INTERNATIONAL LAW IN EUROPE: BETWEEN TRADITION AND RENEWAL'
Florence, Italy. 13-15 May 2004.