Call for papers
You are warmly invited to submit proposals for a workshop as part of the research project: The Law and Reality of the Responsibility to Maintain International Peace and Security, which will take place at the University of Liverpool on 8th June 2026.
We are seeking proposals for chapters to contribute to an edited collection in the following areas:
To submit a proposal, please send a proposed title, a 300-word abstract and short biography to:
- The legal nature of the responsibility to maintain international peace and security in the UN Charter, whether under Article 24(1) of the Charter or elsewhere
- Other legal sources of the responsibility to maintain international peace and security
- Political commitments outlining states’ or the UN’s responsibilities to maintain peace and security including, but not limited to, the responsibility to protect
- The overlap, if any, between human rights obligations and the responsibility to maintain peace and security
- The practical application of the responsibility to maintain peace and security within the United Nations, including informal working methods, guidance, or practices
- Policy and practitioner perspectives of the reality of the nature of the responsibility to maintain international peace and security
- Formal or informal structures that influence the content and implementation of the responsibility to maintain international peace and security
Dr Patrick Butchard, email: butcharp@edgehill.ac.uk and
Dr Ben Murphy, email: hsbmurph@liverpool.ac.ukTimeline
Call deadline 31st March 2026
Decision on participation by 10th April 2026
Publication workshop 8th June 2026
Submission of full paper 1st December 2026
Monday, March 9, 2026
Call for Papers: The Law and Reality of the Responsibility to Maintain International Peace and Security
A call for papers has been issued for a workshop on "The Law and Reality of the Responsibility to Maintain International Peace and Security," to take place June 8, 2026, at the University of Liverpool. Here's the call:
