ESIL-SEDI Interest Groups

The aim of ESIL Interest Groups is to provide ESIL members with an opportunity for on-going interaction with colleagues along thematic lines. The groups are designed to be fora for discussion, networking, and joint activities within the various sub-fields of international law. As such, ESIL Interest Groups aim to help build a shared knowledge base of actors, institutions, and research in international law in Europe and beyond. The details are regulated in a by-law on the governance of interest groups.

ESIL Interest Groups are closely integrated into the ESIL structure, most notably into ESIL research seminars, thematic workshops and the biennial conferences. Activities of ESIL Interest Groups may range from virtual networking via e-mailing lists, online newsletters or discussion fora, via input to ESIL events such as conferences, and to the organization of thematic workshops and publications within the ESIL framework. New ESIL Interest Groups can be initiated by any ESIL member and are open for all members to join. (Information on the administration of interest groups can be found here .)

Currently, the following ESIL Interest Groups are active:

INTEREST GROUP ON INTERNATIONAL LEGAL THEORY
Website of the Group: http://esiligilt.blogspot.com/
Contact: legaltheory@esil-sedi.eu or
Jörg Kammerhofer joerg.kammerhofer@jura.uni-freiburg.de

INTEREST GROUP ON PEACE AND SECURITY
Website of the Group: http://igps.wordpress.com
Contact: Théodore Christakis christakis@wanadoo.fr

INTEREST GROUP ON INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC LAW
Website of the Group: http://ejie2.ugr.es/esil-sedi-iel/
Contacts:
Peter-Tobias Stoll PT.Stoll@jur.uni-goettingen.de
Luis Hinojosa Martínez hinojosa@ugr.es
Marion Panizzon marion.panizzon@wti.org

INTEREST GROUP ON INTERNATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL LAW
Website of the Group: http://esiligiel.wordpress.com/
Contacts:
Alejandra Torres Camprubi atorrescamprubi@yahoo.es
Mario Prost m.prost@law.keele.ac.uk

INTEREST GROUP ON FEMINISM AND INTERNATIONAL LAW
Website of the Group: http://igfemlaw.wordpress.com/
Contacts:
Troy Lavers troy.lavers@leicester.ac.uk
Loveday Hodson loveday.hodson@leicester.ac.uk

INTEREST GROUP ON INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS AND HUMAN RIGHTS
Website of the Group:http://igbusinessandhumanrights.wordpress.com
Contact: Marta Requejo marta.requejo@usc.es

INTEREST GROUP ON BIOLAW
Website of the Group: http://grupo.us.es/esiligbiolaw/
Contact: Daniel Garcia, esiligbiolaw@us.es

INTEREST GROUP ON THE EU AS A GLOBAL ACTOR
Contact: Anne Thies, a.thies@reading.ac.uk

If you want to take part in one of these groups, please e-mail the contact person(s). For general information on ESIL Interest Groups, please e-mail the ESIL Interest Group coordinator Nico Krisch at krisch@hertie-school.org

Procedure for Forming an ESIL Interest Group

ESIL members interested in setting up an Interest Group should submit a written proposal to the Executive Board member responsible for Interest Groups, Nico Krisch (krisch@hertie-school.org) stating the Group’s purpose and justification, the types of activities it intends to engage in, the name of the proposed founding Chairperson or Chairpersons, and the names of a minimum of ten initial members (which may include the original proponent(s)). Once approved by the Executive Board, the Interest Group comes formally into existence and will be listed on the ESIL website.

To facilitate the recruitment of ten founding members, ESIL members interested in setting up an Interest Group may request the ESIL secretariat to circulate a Solicitation for Expressions of Interest to all ESIL members prior to the submission of their setup request.

Administration of ESIL Interest Groups

Each Interest Group is administered by its Chairperson(s), whose responsibilities include the setting up and maintenance of the Interest Group’s activities, the keeping of a register of Interest Group members, and the submission of biennial reports on the Interest Group’s activities and membership to the Executive Board.

Interest Group status is reviewed every two years by the Executive Board which, at its discretion, may discontinue Groups with fewer than ten members, no activities, or conduct incompatible with the ESIL Constitution.

Financial Dimensions of ESIL Interest Groups

The general presumption is that those Interest Group activities that involve significant costs must be self-supporting, with ESIL being generally unable to directly fund any such activities.
ESIL carries no financial responsibility for the activities of Interest Groups. ESIL may, however, provide such basic logistical support as is essential to the running of Interest Groups.

The Relationship between ESIL Interest Groups and the ESIL Governing Structure

Interest Groups are administered autonomously by their Chairpersons, officers and members, in accordance with the ESIL Constitution and the relevant ESIL rules, and subject to supervision by the Executive Board. The Executive Board will appoint one or more of its members as an Interest Group contact person (currently Nico Krisch at krisch@hertie-school.org ). Interest Groups are expected to actively take part in general ESIL activities, and to act as integral elements of ESIL.