This installment of Write On!, our periodic compilation of calls for papers, includes calls to submit at University of Padua, Italy, as follows:

►To stimulate scholarly activity and broaden academic interest in comparative labour and employment law, the International Association of Labour Law Journals announces a Call for Papers for the 2024 Marco Biagi Award. The award is named in honor of the late Marco Biagi, a distinguished labour lawyer, victim of terrorism because of his commitment to civil rights, and one of the founders of the Association. The Call is addressed to doctoral students, advanced professional students, and academic researchers in the early stage of their careers (that is, with no more than three years of post-doctoral or teaching experience).

• The Call requests papers concerning comparative and/or international labour or employment law and employment relations, broadly conceived. Research of an empirical nature within the Call’s purview is most welcome.
• Submissions will be evaluated by an academic jury to be appointed by the Association. Submitted papers should include an abstract.
• The paper chosen as the winner of the award will be assured publication in a member journal, subject to any revisions requested by that journal.
• Papers may be submitted preferably in English, but papers in French or Spanish will also be accepted. The maximum length is in the range of 12,500 words, including footnotes and appendices. Substantially longer papers will not be considered.
• The author or authors of the paper chosen as the winner of the award will be invited to present the work at the Association’s 2024 meeting which is to be announced soon on the website of the Association. Efforts are being undertaken to provide an honarium and travel expenses for the presentation of the paper. Until that effort bears fruit, however, the Association hopes that home institutional funds would be available to support the researcher’s presentation.

The deadline for submission is 31 March 2024. Submissions should be sent electronically in Microsoft Word both to Lavoro e diritto at lavoroediritto@unife.it and to Frank Hendrickx, the President of the Association, at frank.hendrickx@kuleuven.be and his secretariat: iar@kuleuven.be 

(Website: www.labourlawjournals.com)

This installment of Write On!, our periodic compilation of calls for papers, includes calls to submit at the Intersectional Rewrites project, as follows:

►The Intersectional Rewrites project is hosting a blog symposium, dedicated to examining the role intersectional analysis plays and could play in the case law of the European Court of Human Rights. This blog symposium is designed to complement the Intersectional Rewrites book project by providing an open space for creative thinking on the issues in relation to a wider range of case law than can be covered in the book.  

Call for submissions

We invite submissions of blogs of no more than 1,500 words. Blogs should be submitted in English, by 31 October 2023, to blogsymposium@systemicjustice.ngo. A group of authors and editors of Intersectional Rewrites will select blogs for publication and offer editorial support. We expect blogs to appear on the website from January 2024.  

There is no restriction on authors, we invite: students, academics, practising lawyers, and anyone else interested in the subject to submit a blog. The only limitation on subject matter is that blogs should relate to the European Court of Human Rights and the critical paradigm of intersectionality. We expect bloggers will want to have a go at rewriting small parts of judgments or critique specific rulings, but we welcome other approaches. If you have doubts about your planned approach, feel free to get in touch.  

The Intersectional Rewrites website will publish blogs on a dedicated page. Blogs will remain on the website as long as the site remains active. All blogs will be published under the Creative Commons BY SA 4.0 license, meaning that users of the website are allowed to read, download, copy, distribute, print, search, or link to the full texts of the blogs, or use them for any other lawful purpose, without asking prior permission from the publisher or the author as long as they cite the source. 

Please visit the Intersectional Rewriters website here for more information.

This installment of Write On!, our periodic compilation of calls for papers, includes calls to submit at University of Padua, Italy, as follows:

► The University of Padau, Italy, is calling for papers for the conference The African Renaissance in the Age of Globalization. What Role for International Investment Law? The event is set to take place on 10-11 November at the University of Padua, Italy, and is organized by the Department of Political Science, Law, and International Studies. The workshop will provide a platform for researchers and policymakers to discuss new research and identify areas where further academic and policy-oriented work is needed. There will be an open floor discussion.

The concept of the African Renaissance expresses the idea that the African continent shall overcome the current challenges of poverty, inequality, and violence and achieve cultural, political, and economic renewal and a more just and equitable order. First articulated by the Senegalese historian Cheikh Anta Diop (1923–1986) in the aftermath of WWII, the concept encourages African peoples to take pride in their rich cultural heritage, to take charge of their lives, and to set Africa as a significant player in international affairs. It also encourages them to rebuild the economy. The African Renaissance should start a new era following decolonization and the parallel spread of democracy and the rule of law across the continent.

Yet, even after the end of colonization in the early 1960s, violent political events and ethnic conflicts have plagued the African continent, causing millions of deaths and hampering economic development. The recent pandemic has highlighted vulnerabilities in infrastructures and essential services. Investments in the extractive industries have rarely benefitted local communities, leaving a legacy of environmental damage instead. Finally, climate change has increased desertification processes, drought,
and famine, thus determining massive migration flows and contributing to African diasporas.

Can the ambitious dream of the African Renaissance be brought to fruition? Can peace and prosperity be fulfilled? What role can international investment law play in helping African peoples tackle the challenges to Africa’s growth and prosperity? The conference aims to address these questions seeing Africa as a continent of hope and emancipation. It constitutes a platform to critically assess the promises and pitfalls of existing investment treaties and build momentum for dialogue on the future of Africa. Foreign investments are crucial, especially for Least Developed Countries (LDCs), whose sustainable development often depends on foreign assets and technology. Out of 46 LDCs, 33 are in Africa. The challenge is to strike a balance between the promotion of foreign direct investments and the right and duty of the host countries to pursue public interest.

Submission Details:

Proposals for papers of twenty minutes, should be sent to the conference organizers tarcisio.gazzini@unipd.it and valentina.vadi@unipd.it by 15 July 2023. Proposals should include a short abstract of the paper (500 words) and an author CV. The authors will be notified about acceptance by the end of July. The workshop will take place on 10–11 November 2023 at the Department of Political Science, Law, and Political Studies of the University of Padua. Selected authors will be invited to submit the first full draft of their paper (8000 words) by that date. The event will be held in person. There is no registration fee. Accommodation expenses will be covered for the speakers. The actual cost of the speakers’ travelling expenses may be reimbursed to the maximum ceiling of €300 per person upon presentation of receipts after presenting at the workshop. The publication of the conference proceedings will be sought in the form of a special issue with an international peer-reviewed journal or an edited volume with an international Publisher.

Proposals are particularly welcome on the following topics:
• Permanent sovereignty over natural resources;
• Protection of foreign investments during or in the aftermath of the pandemic;
• Police powers doctrine and investments in Africa;
• Promoting foreign investments in the African health sector;
• Intellectual property and technology transfer in international investment law;
• Protecting African traditional knowledge in the investment context;
• Protecting African geographical indications;
• Investing in African agriculture;
• Digitizing microfinance loans in Africa: Investing in Women Transforming Lives;
• Investing in African Cultural Heritage.

This installment of Write On!, our periodic compilation of calls for papers, includes the following from the National Law University, Jodhpur, India for the Trade, Law and Development Journal:

► The Editors of the Trade, Law and Development Journal at the National Law University, Jodhpur, India, one of the premier law schools of India, are now inviting unpublished manuscripts for publication of its 15th General Issue (Vol. 15 No.2, Winter ’23 Issue) based on contemporary developments in world trade, international economic law, cross-border investment, and development, among other inter-related aspects of international law. Submissions are welcome in the form of Articles, Notes, Comments and Book Reviews.

Trade, Law and Development is a peer reviewed journal published by the University, based on, inter alia, International Trade Law and International Economic Law. The Journal has been consistently ranked as the best law journal in India across all fields and the 10th best journal in the field of World Trade globally by the Washington and Lee University Rankings (USA).

Manuscripts received by August 05, 2023, pertaining to any area within the purview of international economic law will be reviewed for publication in the Winter ’22 issue. More information can be found on the Journal’s website here. Manuscripts may be submitted via e-mail or via the Journal’s website here.

LAST DATE FOR SUBMISSIONS: AUGUST 05, 2023

In case of any queries, please feel free to contact us at: editors@tradelawdevelopment.com.

More details about the journal and the submission process can also be found in the document below.

This installment of Write On!, our periodic compilation of calls for papers, includes the following from the Melbourne Journal of International Law:

► The Editors of the Melbourne Journal of International Law (‘MJIL’), Australia’s premier generalist international law journal, are now inviting submissions for volume 24(2). 

MJIL is a peer-reviewed academic journal based at Melbourne Law School (The University of Melbourne) which publishes innovative scholarly research and critical examinations of issues in international law. Past contributors have included HE Judge Hilary Charlesworth, Professor Philip Alston and The Hon Michael Kirby AC CMG.

The deadline for submissions is 1 July 2023. Submissions and inquiries should be directed to submissions-mjil@unimelb.edu.au. For more information, please visit https://law.unimelb.edu.au/mjil/submissions.