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The call for panels and papers is now open for the 42nd Annual Conference of the University Association for Contemporary European Studies (UACES), taking place in Passau, Germany from 3-5 September 2012.
We welcome contributions on all areas of contemporary European Studies from across academic disciplines including law, economics, geography, history, sociology, social policy, public policy and politics. We accept proposals from established academics, practitioners and well-prepared doctoral students. The deadline for submission of panels and papers is 20 January 2012.
The three-day event will be hosted by the Department for Cultural Studies at the University of Passau. During the conference, we'll be celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Journal of Common Market Studies.
To find out more and to submit a paper, visit the website at www.uaces.org/passau.
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Call for Papers for the Jus Post Bellum Project Launch Conference

The Jus Post Bellum Project at the Grotius Centre for International Legal Studies at Leiden University has issued a call for papers for the Project's launch conference. The conference, entitled "'Jus-Post-Bellum': Mapping the normative foundations," will be held May 31 to June 1, 2012, in The Hague.

The organizers describe the Project as follows:
The proper ending of conflict and the organization of post‐conflict peace is one of the greatest challenges of contemporary warfare. This issue has resurfaced in the context of modern interventions and their aftermath. The Grotius Centre for International Legal Studies’ Jus Post Bellum Project investigates whether and how a contemporary jus post bellum may facilitate greater fairness and sustainability in conflict termination and peacemaking. It seeks to establish the historical and normative foundations of a modern jus post bellum, including its relationship to jus ad bellum and jus in bello. The project seeks to identify the contours, operation, and impact of this concept, based on analysis of historical peace settlements, contemporary peace agreements and case‐studies. In addition, the project seeks to develop a catalogue of rules and principles of post‐conflict peace in order to guide priorities and policy choices in a number of key areas: conflict termination and ending of conflict, the interplay between international humanitarian law and human rights law in post‐conflict settings, the balance between “local ownership” and foreign authority, reconstruction and rule of law reform, the treatment of individual criminal responsibility in peace settlements, and the allocation of property rights.

The inaugural conference will address these issues. To that end, organizers particularly seek papers, to be presented at the conference and considered for publication in a conference volume, that fall within these 3 issue areas:
► Conflict termination and the definition of "post"
► Modern conflicts and the definition of "bellum"
► Which law applies to the transition to peace -- the "jus" in jus post bellum

English-language abstracts of no more than 300 words, plus CV, should be submitted no later than Friday, January 13, 2012, to jpb@cdh.leidenuniv.nl.
The full call for papers: http://juspostbellum.com/resources/1/Launch%20Conference%20Call%20for%20Papers%20FINAL.pdf
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A three-year position as a postdoctoral researcher in the field of international human rights is available at the University of Oslo, Department of Public and International Law. The position is part of the project “Judicial Dialogues on the Rule of Law: Inter-action between National Courts and the European Court of Human Rights”, funded by the Norwegian Research Council. This is a subproject under the project “International law through the National Prism: the Impact of Judicial Dialogue” (European Science Foundation 10-ECRP-028).

Further details: http://uio.easycruit.com/vacancy/609212/70420 Application deadline: 30 November 2011.
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Call for Papers for the 2011 Yearbook

See: http://hagueyearbook.weebly.com/call-for-papers.html
The Hague Yearbook of International Law is an annual peer-reviewed publication that provides a forum for analyzing the most recent trends in international law, which is shaped by the many international institutions that are based in The Hague. Thus, the Hague Yearbook of International Law is a reference tool for tracking the current trends in practice and scholarly discussions in international law broadly understood. Accordingly, the scope of the Hague Yearbook of International Law covers public international law, private international law, international investment law, international criminal law as well as relevant European law.

The Editorial Board welcomes both longer in-depth articles (8,000-20,000 words) and shorter notes and commentaries (4,000-7,000 words), which analyze the most recent developments in international law that have a nexus with the international institutions based in The Hague.

The deadline for submission is extended to 1 January 2012.
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Cambridge Journals

The second issue of the Asian Journal of International Law (AsianJIL) is online without charge at www.AsianJIL.org including a symposium on sovereign wealth funds.
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Learn to understand and handle international conflicts
Today’s conflicts are multiple, complex, and volatile, and yet they need to be handled. If you want to understand these conflicts and become one of the experts engaged in solving them, then you'll be interested in the new Master of Social Sciences in International Security and Law offered jointly by the Department of Political Science and the Department of Law at the University of Southern Denmark in Odense. The programme introduces you to the many intricate ways in which politics, law, and ethics come together in international conflicts and prepares you for conflict management.
For further information, check out www.sdu.dk/securitylaw.”
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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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APPEL A CONTRIBUTIONS: CHRONIQUE DE REGLEMENT PACIFIQUE DES DIFFERENDS INTERNATIONAUX REVUE QUEBECOISE DE DROIT INTERNATIONAL (LA RQDI)
La Revue québécoise de droit international (RQDI) est l'organe scientifique de la Société québécoise de droit international. Fondée en 1984 par le professeur Jacques-Yvan Morin, elle publie deux numéros par année. La Revue a pour mission de rendre compte de la recherche et de la pratique en droit international issues tant du domaine public que privé au Québec, au sein de la francophonie et ailleurs. Seule revue de droit international des Amériques à publier principalement en français, la Revue québécoise de droit international constitue une porte d'entrée sur le continent pour les communautés juridiques de toute la Francophonie. Désireuse de refléter l'évolution du droit international sur le continent américain, la Revue publie également des textes en anglais et en espagnol.
LA CHRONIQUE
Publiée à la RQDI depuis 2002, la Chronique de Règlement Pacifique des Différends Internationaux (CRPDI) recense et commente l’actualité contentieuse internationale dans les domaines du droit international public, de l’arbitrage commercial international et des droits de la personne. Depuis sa création, la chronique s’est développée pour couvrir aujourd’hui l’activité judiciaire de pas moins de six juridictions internationales :
- La CIJ
- Le CIRDI
- L’Organe d’appel de l’OMC
- Les TPI
- La CEDH
- La Cour interaméricaine
En plus des commentaires d’arrêts, la chronique publie également de façon périodique des articles transversaux sur des thèmes généraux relatifs au règlement des différends internationaux.
Les derniers numéros de la chronique sont disponibles en ligne sur le site de la Revue : www.rqdi.org
APPEL A CONTRIBUTIONS
En raison de la prolifération du contentieux international depuis quelques années, nous cherchons aujourd’hui à élargir le cercle des collaborateurs réguliers à la Chronique. Aussi le comité de rédaction a-t-il décidé de lancer un appel à contributions pour les prochains numéros de la chronique. Les soumissions en français, anglais et espagnol sont acceptées.
Les personnes intéressées – y compris les jeunes chercheurs (maîtres de conférence, docteurs et doctorants) – sont invitées à contacter les directeurs de la chronique ou à soumettre directement leurs commentaires d’arrêts aux adresses suivantes :
Mario Prost, Keele University, m.prost@law.keele.ac.uk
Julian Fouret, Derains, Gharavi & Lazareff jfouret@dglarbitrage.com
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