Wednesday, June 5, 2013

Call for Papers: Second Contemporary Challenges of International Environmental Law Conference

The Faculty of Law, University of Ljubljana has issued a call for papers for the Second Contemporary Challenges of International Environmental Law Conference, to take place June 5-6, 2014. Here's the call:

CALL FOR PAPERS

This is an opportunity for interdisciplinary academic debate among legal scholars and scientists from various disciplines addressing issues of environmental protection. The topics covered by the conference include, but are not limited to:

  • Climate Change
  • Air Pollution
  • Protection of Oceans
  • Access to Water
  • Forests
  • Biodiversity
  • Sustainable Development
  • Human Rights and Environment
  • Protection of Environment in Armed Conflicts
  • Environment and Indigenous Peoples
  • Green Energy
  • Waste Management
  • International Trade and Environmental Protection

Abstracts for papers and posters must be no longer that 350 words in length and should be submitted by Thursday, September 5, 2013 through email to CCIEL@pf.uni-lj.si. The submission must include the name and title of the author, position, name and address of the current institution of employment, and a short biography.

Successful applicants will be informed by October 5, 2012. The authors selected for paper presentation at the conference will be expected to submit completed papers with maximum 8,000 words in length (including footnotes and bibliography) by Saturday, March 1, 2014. The papers presented at the conference will be published in a conference book.

Travel and accommodation costs will have to be carried by the authors of the selected papers and poster presentations themselves. Please address any further enquiries to CCIEL@pf.uni-lj.si.