Call for Submissions: The Common Heritage of Mankind in International: Law: past, present and future

The Brazilian Journal of International Law/Revista de Direito Internacional has issued a call for submissions for a special issue on "The Common Heritage of Mankind in International: Law: past, present and future." The call is here.

Webinar: Litigating the Energy Charter Treaty

On December 9, 2024, the International Law Association Irish Branch will host a webinar on "Litigating the Energy Charter Treaty." The discussion will be on climate change policies and investor-state dispute settlement under the Energy Charter Treaty, legal options for states to exit the treaty, and compensating fossil fuel investors. Details are here. Registration is also possible here.

Webinar: Ungoverned Solar Engineering Can Lead to Catastrophic Outcomes: Managing the Regime Complex for Climate Change

On December 3, 2024, the American Society of International Law Interest Group on International Law and Social Science and the European Society of International Law Interest Group on Social Science and International Law will host a talk by Barbara Koremenos (Univ. of Michigan) on "Ungoverned Solar Engineering Can Lead to Catastrophic Outcomes: Managing the Regime Complex for Climate Change." The discussants will be Daniel Bodansky (Arizona State Univ.) and Sikina Jinnah (Univ. of California, Santa Cruz). The moderator will be Mark Pollack (Temple Univ.). Details are here.

Call for Papers: ASIL International Criminal Law Interest Group Works-in-Progress Conference

The American Society of International Law's International Criminal Law Interest Group will hold its annual Works-in-Progress Conference in person on May 30, 2025, at Boston University School of Law. Submissions at various stages of development on any topic related to international criminal law broadly construed (including transnational criminal law) are welcome. Indications of interest from potential commentators is also welcome. Prospective participants should fill out this form by March 15, 2025, indicating whether they hope to present a paper and/or comment on papers, or whether they would like to attend without presenting or commenting. Applicants hoping to present a paper should provide a title and abstract. Decisions will be made by early April. Drafts will due approximately two weeks before the conference. Questions can be directed to the interest group co-chairs: Ryan Liss (rliss@uwo.ca) and Steve Koh (koh@bu.edu).

Call for Submissions: ASIL International Criminal Law Scholarship Prize

Submissions are now being accepted for the 2024 American Society of International Law International Criminal Law IG Scholarship Prize. Details are here.

Morosini, Tasquetto, & Maciel: Navigating the Digital Divide: Challenges and Strategies for Latin American Countries in E-commerce and Data Governance Regulation

Fábio Morosini (Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul), Lucas Tasquetto (Universidade Federal do ABC), & Marília Maciel (DiploFoundation) have published Navigating the Digital Divide: Challenges and Strategies for Latin American Countries in E-commerce and Data Governance Regulation (Georgetown Univ. Latin American Political Economy and Globalization Program). Here's the abstract:

In recent years, there has been a growing concern that only a few countries and players have been accruing the benefits and wealth stemming from the digital economy, widening the gap between developed and developing countries. The development gap related to digital trade is particularly acute in Latin American countries. Despite structural difficulties and its low performance in the digital economy, Latin America has been one of the most active regions in terms of treaty-making on digital trade. However, Latin American countries lack their own model of digital trade regulation and tend to replicate existing ones, not only when negotiating agreements with third parties, but also within the region. So far, the US regulatory approach, as exemplified by the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP), has had the most significant influence on Latin America. A number of countries in Latin America are already embroiled in negotiations or bound by agreements from which it would be too hard or costly to defect. In this scenario, it is advisable to consider the inclusion of binding provisions within the ongoing and future digital trade negotiations, which would contribute to development. That could happen by a) incorporating provisions aimed at promoting digital inclusion and tackling inequality, and b) incorporating specific horizontal and vertical development- oriented provisions. Latin American countries can find inspiration in agreements celebrated outside the region, as they seek to mainstream development in their digital trade negotiations. This policy paper concludes with a number of recommendations, both institutional and substantive.

Fedele, Lesaffer, & Savy: Avant l'État. Droit international et pluralisme politico-juridique en Europe, XIIIe-XVIIe siècle

Dante Fedele (CNRS-Université de Lille), Randall Lesaffer (KU Leuven & Tilburg Univ.), & Pierre Savy (Université Gustave Eiffel) have published Avant l'État. Droit international et pluralisme politico-juridique en Europe, XIIIe-XVIIe siècle (Historia et ius 2024). The book is available open access here.