Call for Papers: 4th Conference of the SIEL Postgraduate and Early Professionals/Academics Network

The Postgraduate and Early Professionals/Academics Network of the Society of International Economic Law has issued a call for papers for its fourth conference. The conference will take place April 16-17, 2015 in Milan. Here's the call:

4th Conference of the Postgraduate and Early Professionals/Academics Network of the Society of International Economic Law (PEPA/SIEL) 2015

Milan, 16-17 April 2015

Organised by PEPA/SIEL in collaboration with the Department of International, Legal, Historical and Political Studies of the University of Milan SIEL’s Postgraduate and Early Professionals/Academics Network (PEPA/SIEL) is, among other things, interested in fostering collaboration and mentoring opportunities for emerging academics and professionals in International Economic Law (IEL). PEPA/SIEL fulfils these goals through various activities such as organising conferences at which emerging IEL academics and professionals can present and discuss their research in a supportive and welcoming environment.

We are pleased to announce that the fourth conference will take place on 16-17 April 2015 in Milan (Italy).

Call for Papers

This conference offers graduate students (students enrolled in Master or Ph.D. programmes) and early professionals/academics (generally within five years of graduating) studying or working in the field of IEL an opportunity to present and discuss their research. It also provides a critical platform where participants can test their ideas about broader issues relating to IEL. One or more senior practitioners and academics will comment on each paper after its presentation, followed by a general discussion.

We invite submissions on any IEL topic including, but not limited to:

- Law and practice in international economic governance and international organizations;

- International trade, investment, competition, monetary and financial law;

- The interaction of IEL branches with other branches of law governing intellectual property, human rights, environment, sustainable development, food safety;

- Bilateral and regional economic integration and the multilateral trading system;

- Comparative economic law, focusing on how international economic law interacts with laws, institutions and actors at the domestic level;

- International economics, philosophy, sociology, politics.

How and when to submit

Submissions should include a CV and a research abstract (no more than 400 words) and be sent no later than 2 November 2014 to pepa2015conference@gmail.com. Papers will be selected based on a double blind review conducted by a senior practitioner or academic and a conference organiser. Successful applicants will be notified by 30 November 2014, after which they are expected to submit a conference paper (no more than 4000 words) by 15 March 2015. Abstracts will be made available online via the SIEL website (www.sielnet.org).

General practical information about participating and attending the Conference

The deadline for registration is 15 February 2015. Registration has to be done online at the SIEL website. Registration costs 45 GBP for non-SIEL Members, and 35 GBP for SIEL Members. SIEL Membership details may be found at the SIEL website (students membership is 5 GBP). The registration fee covers conference materials and coffee breaks of both days.

Cancellation of participation must be made in writing to pepa2015conference@gmail.com. The deadline for cancellation is 25 March 2015. The registration fee minus an administrative fee of 10 GBP and any incurring bank fees will be refunded if the cancellation is done before or on the given date. Later cancellation will not be refunded.

A limited number of conference fee waivers is available for applicants facing financial hardship. Applicants for such a waiver are kindly invited to add a short letter of no more than 3 paragraphs to their conference application, stating the reason for their waiver request. Successful applications will be notified by 31 January 2015.

Please understand that we will not be able to provide any travel or other financial assistance to conference participants.

Subject to space availability, registration of participants not presenting a paper will be accepted. The regular fee will be applied. Please contact pepa2015conference@gmail.com.

Should you have any question regarding application or participation, please feel free to contact pepa2015conference@gmail.com.

Organisers

Conference Co-Chairs: Angela Lupone, Manlio Frigo, Giovanna Adinolfi, Anna Micara, Freya Baetens and José Caiado