News

We are pleased to announce the results of the 2009 SIEL/CUP Essay Prize Competition.

Winner
Krzysztof Pelc, 'Eluding Efficiency: Why Do We Not See More Efficient Breach at the WTO?'

Highly Commended
Lisa Hemingway, 'What's in a Turn? A Critique of Proceduralism within the WTO'
Catharina Koops, 'Manipulating the WTO? The Possibilities for Challenging Undervalued Currencies under WTO Rules'

Shortlisted
Michael Fakhri, 'Reconstruing the WTO Legitimacy Debates Towards Notions of Development'
Anastasios Gourgourinis, 'One Standard to Rule Them All: The International Minimum Standard of Treatment vis-à-vis Equitable Standards of Treatment for Foreign Traders/Investors under WTO and Investment Protection Law'
Ruth Kelly, 'EU and US Non-Reciprocal Preferences: Preserving the Acquis'
John Siwiec, 'Countermeasures and International Investment Law: Mexico's Sweeteners Disputes Under NAFTA'

SIEL E-Newsletter  - Number 8  (November 2009)

This is the Eighth SIEL newsletter, the others may be found at the the news section of the SIEL website  - www.sielnet.org.

This Newsletter includes information on:

-           The SIEL 2010 Conference Call for Papers/Panels

-           SIEL 2010 Website

-           The SIEL Annual General Meeting

-           The SIEL Investment Law Network

-           Other IEL Activities

            -           The ELSA Moot Court Competition on WTO Law - North American

                        Regional Round (March 2010)

            -           Investment Treaty Disputes Project at Washington & Lee and UNCTAD

            -           Social Legal Studies Assoc. annual conference in Bristol – IEL stream

-           IEL Job Postings

I.          SIEL 2010 Conference Website and  Call for Papers/Panels

            A.        SIEL 2010 Call for Paper/Panels

MEMBERS: Please circulate/repost the below call or the url of the Call (http://www.sielnet.org/Default.aspx?pageId=466207)

The Second Biennial Global Conference of the Society of International Economic Law (SIEL) will be hosted by the University of Barcelona and its IELPO Programme (see http://www.ielpo.org/) at the premises of the University of Barcelona from the 8th July to 10th  July 2010.

The conference committee seeks proposals for paper presentations and conference panels under the following terms.

                        Conference Themes

Over the course of the last two decades, the communities of scholars, practitioners and others active in the area of international economic law have grown and diversified in ways that few could have predicted. The field of international economic law now includes a diverse array of participants and covers many new substantive issues. Inevitably, the term international economic law defies easy definition: it is at once a fully integrated part of public international law and an identifiable field in its own right.

This conference provides a venue for exploring many different faces of international economic law. Given that the aim of the Society includes fostering research in the area of IEL and promoting cooperation among all parts within the field, the SIEL Global Conference offers a forum for those inside and outside academia to share pedagogical and research methods, as well as to explore greater cooperation among the many different constituencies of the field.

           

We welcome proposals for papers and panels on any topic related to International Economic Law, including:

• the three traditional pillars of IEL: trade, investment, and monetary policies;
• the relationship between these pillars, and between these pillars and other

            branches of law;

• the influence of disciplines such as economics, political economy, and others on

            international economic law;

• comparative international economic law, focusing on how international

            economic law interacts with laws, institutions and actors at the domestic level;

• the geographies of international economic law, relating to the role of international

            economic law in different parts of the world;

• the roles that law and legal practices play within international economic

            governance;

• methods and trends in the teaching and learning of international economic law; and
• interactions between scholars, practitioners, government officials and civil society

            groups active in international economic law.

We are particularly interested in integrating new voices with more established figures in the field, and therefore welcome works in progress from young or new scholars.

There will be plenary and concurrent panels. Each panel will be moderated and may also have commentators on the papers presented.  We anticipate that many of the eminent members of the Founding Executive Council and members of the present Executive Council will attend the conference - as presenters, commentators, and as Key Note Speakers (see www.sielnet.org  for a full listing).

                        Submission Procedure

Both paper and panel proposals are due by 15 December 2009.

Paper proposals should include a cover e-mail with full institutional affiliation and contact details, and a paper abstract of no longer than 300 words.

In evaluating proposals, please note that priority will be given to unpublished papers and works in progress. In your proposal, please note whether the paper has already been published, or has been accepted for publication.

Panel proposals should include a panel title, a description of the topics covered during the panel, and a list of suggested panelists (between 4 and 6), including information about the panelists and their specific contribution to the panel, in the form of a paper or presentation title. Suggested panelists must have been consulted by the proposer about the proposal.  They must have confirmed their interest in serving on such a panel if it were to be selected. Please take into account the diversity of speakers and opinions reflected in your panel proposal. 

Proposals must be submitted via email to SIEL2010conference@gmail.com  in WORD or PDF formats.  Please, write “SIEL 2010 Conference Call for Papers” in the subject of the email.

Results of the selection process are expected to be announced by the end of February 2010. Accepted papers must be submitted by 10 June 2010.

Conference fees and the costs associated with attending the conference will be kept as low as possible. The Society hopes, but cannot guarantee, to be in a position to provide a subsidy of the conference fee for some speakers on the basis of need, but at this time cannot make any guarantees.

                        Review and Selection Process

Every paper or panel proposal will be reviewed by at least two members of the conference committee, on a double blind and confidential basis.

                        Online Publication

Conference papers will be made available online prior to the conference. Papers from the Inaugural conference were published online as a working paper series on SSRN's Legal Scholarship Network (see http://www.ssrn.com/link/SIEL-Inaugural-Conference.html).

                        Inquiries

Please submit inquiries to Colin Picker: Co-Executive Vice President, SIEL (Email: pickerc@umkc.edu).

For more information about the SIEL, please go to: www.sielnet.org

            B.        New SIEL 2010 Conference Website

The SIEL 2010 website, hosted by the IELPO and at their website, is now up and running at http://siel2010.com/. At this website there is additional information on such conference issues as hotel discounts, Barcelona, the conference program (when it is released), and so on.

II.        SIEL Annual General Meeting

The SIEL will be holding its Annual General Meeting (“AGM”) in London, and remotely by call in, on December 14th at 2 PM GMT.  More details, including any resolutions, will follow by a separate e-mail to members. At that time we will provide the details on how to arrange for proxy participation.  It is not expected that anything controversial or all that consequential will take place as the next AGM will be held in Barcelona six months later where it is expected that a significant number of members will be able to participate.

III.       The SIEL Investment Law Network

A SIEL Investment Law Network is being established as a sub-group within SIEL to build a network amongst academics and academically-minded practitioners and officials interested in the field of international investment law.  The Network is designed to be an inclusive group open to all SIEL members.  Its purpose is to foster a specialized level of engagement and encourage targeted SIEL events on investment. 

The SIEL Investment Network will be officially launched at an investment conference taking place in Sydney, Australia, in February 2010: Investment Treaty Law and Arbitration: Evolution and Revolution in Substance and Procedure.  For further information on participating in the SIEL Investment Network, contact Kate Miles, University of Sydney, at k.miles@usyd.edu.au.

IV.       Other IEL Activities

            A.        The ELSA Moot Court Competition on WTO Law - North American

                        Regional Round (March 2010)

           

The ELSA Moot Court Competition on WTO Law is an international moot court competition on WTO dispute settlement organized by the European Law Students Association which includes teams of students around the world.  Information is available on the ELSA website at:  www.elsamootcourt.org.  Regional Rounds will be held in Asia, Europe, Australia, Latin America and North America in March and April, with the Final Round being held in the Dominican Republic in May.  This competition is supported by the WTO, and co-sponsored by the World Trade Institute, IELPO and Sidley Austin LLP.

This year, the University of Ottawa, Faculty of Law is pleased to host the North American Regional Round, which is open to teams from universities in Canada and the United States.  It will be held from March 18-20, 2010 in Ottawa, Canada.  Information about the North American Regional Round is available at: www.commonlaw.uottawa.ca/wtomoot.  If you are at a North American law school, please consider fielding a team. 

            B.        Washington & Lee School of Law and UNCTAD Project on                                          Investment Treaty Disputes

Washington and Lee School of Law has announced a new partnership with the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development to explore the prevention and efficient management of investment treaty disputes. The joint project’s initial phase will occur through website collaboration. The site (accessible at http://investmentADR.wlu.edu) facilitates discussion by providing overviews of relevant concepts and collecting preconference research. The effort culminates in a conference at Washington and Lee University School of Law in Lexington, Virginia on March 29, 2010.

The conference is free and open to the public. To register for the conference, please contact Wendy Rice at ricew@wlu.edu no later than Monday, March 22, 2010. Media Contact: Susan D. Franck, Associate Professor of Law (francks@wlu.edu); Jan Knoerich, UNCTAD (Jan.Knoerich@unctad.org).

            C.        Social Legal Studies Assoc. annual conference in Bristol – IEL stream

A subject stream entitled International Economic Law, Justice and Development will be included at the Social Legal Studies Association annual conference in Bristol (30.03.10-01.04.10). The call for papers and instructions for submission of proposals can be found at:  http://law.uwe.ac.uk/slsa/call-for-papers.aspx

            D.        IEL Activity Announcements

The SIEL also seeks to publicize IEL events – be they conferences, “calls for papers”, IEL competitions, IEL programs and so on.  Please send us such information for posting.  To view a list of past SIEL posts, please visit the SIEL website (www.sielnet.org).

V.        IEL Job Postings

At the SIEL website, http://www.sielnet.org/Default.aspx?pageId=113495, there are three new IEL jobs posted (1.Senior Research Fellow in International Investment and Trade Law, at the British Institute of International and Comparative Law; 2. Director, at the WTO Legal Affairs Division; and 3.UNCTAD Transnational Corporations Affairs Officer)   As you hear of new jobs please log in as a member and post them there.

VI.       IEL Publisher Discounts

Since its inception, the SIEL has negotiated SIEL member discounts with a wide variety of publishers, all of whom have been very supportive of the SIEL.  For more information on discounts being provided from individual publishers, please visit: http://www.sielnet.org/Default.aspx?pageId=107157

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As a member run organization with around 400 members globally, please consider getting in touch with us with specific ideas for SIEL projects and services.  We are committed to expanding the SIEL activities and services wherever appropriate - be it alone or in partnership with other IEL organizations around the world.  Indeed, at the moment we are in the process of developing new projects and services and once they are finalized we will let you know.

Thanks for your support and interest.

Colin & Andrew

Executive Vice-Presidents, SIEL

SIEL E-Newsletter  - Number 7  (September 2009)

This is the Seventh SIEL newsletter, the others may be found at the SIEL website  - www.sielnet.org).

This Newsletter includes information on:

- The SIEL 2010 Conference Call for Papers/Panels

-  Regional IEL Activities

-  Investment Yearbook Call for Contributions

- SIEL/CUP Prize for an Essay on International Economic Law – Closing Date Approaching

I.          SIEL 2010 Conference Call for Papers

The Second Biennial Global Conference of the Society of International Economic Law (SIEL) will be hosted by the University of Barcelona and its IELPO Programme (see http://www.ielpo.org/) at the premises of the University of Barcelona from the 8^th July to 10^th  July 2010.

The conference committee seeks proposals for paper presentations and conference panels under the following terms.

Conference Themes

Over the course of the last two decades, the communities of scholars, practitioners and others active in the area of international economic law have grown and diversified in ways that few could have predicted. The field of international economic law now includes a diverse array of participants and covers many new substantive issues. Inevitably, the term international economic law defies easy definition: it is at once a fully integrated part of public international law and an identifiable field in its own right.

This conference provides a venue for exploring many different faces of international economic law. Given that the aim of the Society includes fostering research in the area of IEL and promoting cooperation among all parts within the field, the SIEL Global Conference offers a forum for those inside and outside academia to share pedagogical and research methods, as well as to explore greater cooperation among the many different constituencies of the field.           

We welcome proposals for papers and panels on any topic related to International Economic Law, including:

• the three traditional pillars of IEL: trade, investment, and monetary policies;
• the relationship between these pillars, and between these pillars and other branches of law;
• the influence of disciplines such as economics, political economy, and others on international economic law;
• comparative international economic law, focussing on how international economic law interacts with laws, institutions and actors at the domestic level;
• the geographies of international economic law, relating to the role of international economic law in different parts of the world;
• the roles that law and legal practices play within international economic governance;
• methods and trends in the teaching and learning of international economic law; and
• interactions between scholars, practitioners, government officials and civil society groups active in international economic law.

We are particularly interested in integrating new voices with more established figures in the field, and therefore welcome works in progress from young or new scholars.

There will be plenary and concurrent panels. Each panel will be moderated and may also have commentators on the papers presented.  We anticipate that many of the eminent members of the Founding Executive Council and members of the present Executive Council will attend the conference - as presenters, commentators, and as Key Note Speakers (see www.sielnet.org for a full listing).

Submission Procedure

Both paper and panel proposals are due by 15 December 2009.

Paper proposals should include a cover e-mail with full institutional affiliation and contact details, and a paper abstract of no longer than 300 words.

In evaluating proposals, please note that priority will be given to unpublished papers and works in progress. In your proposal, please note whether the paper has already been published, or has been accepted for publication.

Panel proposals should include a panel title, a description of the topics covered during the panel, and a list of suggested panelists (between 4 and 6), including information about the panelists and their specific contribution to the panel, in the form of a paper or presentation title. Suggested panelists must have been consulted by the proposer about the proposal.  They must have confirmed their interest in serving on such a panel if it were to be selected. Please take into account the diversity of speakers and opinions reflected in your panel proposal. 

Proposals must be submitted via email to SIEL2010conference@gmail.com in WORD or PDF formats.  Please, write “SIEL 2010 Conference Call for Papers” in the subject of the email.

Results of the selection process are expected to be announced by the end of February 2010. Accepted papers must be submitted by 10 June 2010.

Conference fees and the costs associated with attending the conference will be kept as low as possible. The Society hopes, but cannot guarantee, to be in a position to provide a subsidy of the conference fee for some speakers on the basis of need, but at this time cannot make any guarantees.

Review and Selection Process

Every paper or panel proposal will be reviewed by at least two members of the conference committee, on a double blind and confidential basis.

Online Publication

Conference papers will be made available online prior to the conference. Papers from the Inaugural conference were published online as a working paper series on SSRN's Legal Scholarship Network (see http://www.ssrn.com/link/SIEL-Inaugural-Conference.html).

Inquiries

Please submit inquiries to Colin Picker: Co-Executive Vice President, SIEL (Email: pickerc@umkc.edu).

For more information about the SIEL, please go to: www.sielnet.org

II.        Regional Organizations

Though a global organization, the SIEL believes in the importance of regional IEL organizations and seeks to support those that already exist and where none exist is in the process of encouraging and supporting the creation of such groups.  Below is information on IEL regional groups.

            A.         Africa Regional IEL Group

(1)    The SIEL is in the process of gathering leaders towards the establishment of an African Society as well as an IEL educational network for Africa. There is a lot of work to be done and any expressions of interest would be welcome.

(2)    As part of the SIEL's efforts to encourage IEL in Africa, we are proud to announce our formal association with the Law and Democracy Books for Africa (BFA) - http://www.booksforafrica.org/initiatives/law-democracy.html. We have recently received a commitment from Hart Publishing to supply 100 books a year, 5 copies of 20 recent IEL and human rights titles, that will be delivered through BFA to law schools in Africa. The first shipments are scheduled to Cameroon, Sierra Leone and Tanzania. Thank you, to both Hart and BFA! We are interested in encouraging other key publishers in IEL to make similar commitments and would appreciate your leads and input in this respect.

For additional information and any expressions of interest in this area, please contact Tomer Broude at tomerbroude@gmail.com. 

            B.         Asian IEL Network (AIELN)

During the summer the AIELN held a very successful conference at the University of Tokyo, Multilateralism and Regionalism in Global Economic Governance: Trade, Investment and Finance (see http://aieln1.web.fc2.com/programme.html).  In addition to hearing many superb papers and different perspectives on IEL, the network discussed future activities, with details to be released later this year.  

            C.        Australia/New Zealand/Pacific Region

The New Zealand Centre of International Economic Law (NZCIEL) is pleased to announce its upcoming conference, "Trade Agreements: Where Do We Go from Here?" which will be held 22-23 October and will feature incoming Appellate Body member Professor Peter Van den Bossche as keynote speaker.  For the conference programme and registration information, please visit www.victoria.ac.nz/law/centres/nzciel .  For additional information please contact the NZCIEL Co-Directors, Meredith Kolsky Lewis or Susy Frankel, at nzciel@vuw.ac.nz.

            D.        Latin America Regional IEL Group

SIEL is also starting a red latinoamericana, which intends to be a focal point for IEL research in Latin America and bridge the abyss between practitioners and scholars as well between countries in the region. To support scholarly exchange we set up a blog (http://iel-latinamerica.blogspot.com/) and are building a network of interested practitioners and scholars in the region. In the future, we intend to organize or help organize seminars in the region and on topics of interest for the region. For more information on the Latin America Regional IEL Group please contact siel.redlatinoamericana@gmail.com.

            E.        American Society of International Law – IELG

The International Economic Law Interest Group (IEcLIG) of the American Society of International Law (ASIL) will host a special Research Forum in early December 2009 to discuss the emerging complexities and interconnectedness of risk, science and law as they relate to international governance. The conference will take place at Chicago-Kent College of Law in Chicago, IL on December 5 (Saturday), 2009. They are inviting the submission of proposals in the form of abstracts of no more than 300 words which will address this topic.  Abstracts should be emailed to Sungjoon Cho at scho1@kentlaw.edu by September 30, 2009 (New Deadline). Each submission should include the author’s name, institutional affiliation, contact information and e-mail address.

The full text of the Call can be found at http://worldtradelaw.typepad.com/ielpblog/2009/09/call-for-papers-risk-science-and-law-in-international-governance.html

More information on the ASIL-IELG can be found at http://www.asil.org/interest-groups-view.cfm?groupid=21

            F.         European Society of International Law - IELG

The ESIL has announced “the 3rd ESIL Research Forum ‘Changing Futures: Science and International Law’ will be held in Helsinki, Finland, on 2 - 3 October 2009. The Forum will be a joint meeting of the American and European Societies of International Law (ASIL-ESIL).  [They] would like to draw your attention to the following event: The day before the begin of the official program – Thursday, 1 October 2009 – the ESIL International Economic Law Interest Group – together with the respective ASIL Group – will hold a discussion on "The Future of International Economic Law Research". It is a pleasure to announce that the ESIL nominated Prof. Dr. Thomas Cottier to introduce the discussion.  [They] would like to invite all of you to participate in this event and look forward to a large attendance.”

More information on the ESIL-IEL interest group can be found at:  http://inteurlaw.uni-goettingen.de/esil-iel/

III.       Investment Yearbook Call for Contributions

The inaugural edition of the Yearbook of International Investment Law and Policy was published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in June 2009. The Investment Yearbook monitors current developments in international investment law and policy, focusing (in Part One) on trends in foreign direct investment (FDI), international investment agreements, investment disputes, and investment issues in the international energy sector. Part Two, then, looks at central issues in the contemporary discussions on international investment law and policy. The chapters may be detailed analyses or short think-pieces, and in any event they are original texts. The Editor-in-Chief of the Investment Yearbook is Karl. P. Sauvant, Columbia University. The Editorial Committee is composed by: Walid Ben Hamida, Andrea K. Bjorklund, Peter Muchlinski, Ucheora Onwuamaegbu, Federico Ortino

Original contributions to be considered for publication in Part Two of the 2009/10 edition of the Investment Yearbook should be sent (by 21 September 2009) to the Editor-in-Chief at investmentyearbook@law.columbia.edu. An Overview chapter of the inaugural edition can be found at www.vcc.columbia.edu.

SIEL members may purchase the Investment Yearbook benefiting from the 20% discount offered by OUP on purchases of international law titles.

IV.       SIEL/CUP Prize for an Essay on International Economic Law – Closing Date Approaching

A prize has been established by the SIEL and Cambridge University Press for the best essay submitted on any topic in any field of international economic law. The competition is open to current students and those who have graduated within the last five years.

The prize consists of £200, as well as £300 of Cambridge University Press book vouchers and a three year subscription to the World Trade Review. The winning essay will be submitted to the World Trade Review for publication. The closing date for submissions is 30 September 2009.

For submission details and terms and conditions, please see www.sielnet.org/essayprize

V.        IEL Activity Announcements

The SIEL also seeks to publicize IEL events – be they conferences, “calls for papers”, IEL competitions, IEL programs and so on.  Please send us such information for posting.  To view a list of past SIEL posts, please visit the SIEL website (www.sielnet.org).

VI.       IEL Publisher Discounts

Since its inception, the SIEL has negotiated SIEL member discounts with a wide variety of publishers, all of whom have been very supportive of the SIEL.  For more information on discounts being provided from individual publishers, please visit: http://www.sielnet.org/Default.aspx?pageId=107157

VII.     Other SIEL Services & Activities

As a member run organization with around 400 members globally, please consider getting in touch with us with specific ideas for SIEL projects and services.  We are committed to expanding the SIEL activities and services wherever appropriate - be it alone or in partnership with other IEL organizations around the world.  Indeed, at the moment we are in the process of developing new projects and services and once they are finalized we will let you know.

Thanks for your support and interest.

Colin & Andrew

Executive Vice-Presidents, SIEL

“Hold-the-Dates”:  The second global Society of International Economic Law Conference will take place the 8^th to the 10^th of July, 2010

 

We are also very pleased to announce that the conference will be hosted by the International Chair WTO/Regional Integration (IELPO) at the Faculty of Law, University of Barcelona.

 

More details about the conference, including a conference “Call for Papers”, will be forthcoming.

As a service to our Members, please note that the registration for the Inaugural Conference of the Asian International Economic Law Network (AIELN) has been extended to July 31st. For registration, please visit http://aieln1.web.fc2.com/reg.html.

This conference is being held at the University of Tokyo on August 3, 2009. For further details, and to see the program, please visit http://aieln1.web.fc2.com/programme.html.

SIEL E-Newsletter  - Number 5  (April 16, 2009)

 

This is the fifth SIEL newsletter, the others may be found at the SIEL website  - www.sielnet.org).

 

This newsletter includes:

 

I.          SIEL/CUP Prize for an Essay on International Economic Law

II.        IEL Events & Activities

            A.        BIICL’s Ninth Annual WTO Conference

            B.        NUS/AsiaSIL Conference Call for Papers

            C.        ASIL-IELG Business Meeting

            D.        Asia IEL Network Conference Registration

            E.         ELSA WTO Moot Final, AWRN Meeting & Conference (Taipei)

            F.         NZ IEL Conf Call for Papers

            G.        Regional IEL Groups: Latin America and Africa

III.       SIEL- International Chair WTO/RI, University of Barcelona Discounts

IV.       SIEL Translation Project

V.        SIEL Services

 

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I.          SIEL/CUP Prize for an Essay on International Economic Law

 

A prize has been established by the Society of International Economic Law and Cambridge University Press for the best essay submitted on any topic in any field of international economic law.

 

The competition is open to current students and those who have graduated within the last five years.

 

The prize consists of £200, as well as £300 of Cambridge University Press book vouchers and a three year subscription to the World Trade Review. The winning essay will be submitted to the World Trade Review for publication.

 

The closing date for submissions is 30 September 2009.

 

For submission details and terms and conditions, please see www.sielnet.org/essayprize

 

II.       IEL Events & Activities

 

            A.        BIICL’s Ninth Annual WTO Conference

 

The British Institute of International and Comparative Law’s Ninth Annual WTO Conference will be held from 20-21 May, 2009 in Charles Clore House, London. This conference is a highlight of the annual calendar of WTO events, addressing key events and developments in WTO law, reviewing their impact and significance through presentations from leading lawyers, academics and WTO representatives. Further information, including full details and a copy of the program, can be found at http://www.biicl.org/events/view/-/id/349/ .

 

The conference is organised by the BIICL, in association with the Institute of International Economic Law at Georgetown University Law Center, the Journal of International Economic Law, and the Society of International Economic Law.

 

 

            B.         NUS/AsiaSIL Conference Call for Papers

 

Announcing a Call for Papers for a Joint Conference by the National University of Singapore Law School and Asian Society of International Law: Sovereign Wealth Funds: Governance & Regulation.

 

The National University of Singapore (NUS) and the Asian Society of International Law (AsianSIL) are pleased to invite applications to attend the NUS Law School-AsianSIL Conference on Sovereign Wealth Funds: Governance and Regulation. This will be held at the NUS Law School in Singapore from Wednesday to Friday, 9-11 September 2009. Paper-givers who are selected through a competitive process will have their reasonable expenses covered.

 

Abstracts for new and unpublished papers are invited. All conference papers will be published as "working papers" on the AsianSIL website. A select number of accepted papers will subsequently be considered for formal publication in a special section of the Singapore Yearbook of International Law.

 

Proposals should be submitted on the Abstract Submission Form available at the conference website (http://law.nus.edu.sg/asiansil/conference/sovereignwealth/), where there are more details about the conference and the issues to be discussed at the conference.

 

 

            C.         ASIL-IELG Business Meeting

 

The American Society of International Law’s International Economic Law Group (the ASIL IELG) held its annual business meeting at the ASIL annual conference in Washington, D.C., in late March.  In addition to a lively program,  Amy Porges and Tomer Broude passed the leadership of the Group to Gregory Shaffer and Susan Franck, who will now lead the Group over the next few years.  The SIEL looks forward to continuing its close working relationship the Group under its new leadership (all of whom have also played an active role in the formation and ongoing activities of the SIEL).  Congratulation to Amy and Tomer for an outstanding job over the last two years. 

 

            D.        AIELN Conference Registration

 

The Asian International Economic Law Network (AIELN) Inaugural Conference will be held on August 3rd, 2009 at the University of Tokyo.  For those who will attend the Conference, please visit http://aieln1.web.fc2.com and register. Registration will be closed on May 31st."

 

 

            E.        2009 ELSA WTO Moot Court Competition Final, AWRN Meeting & 

2009 International Conference On The Future of the WTO (Taipei)

 

The final rounds of the ELSA WTO Moot will be held in Taipei the 19^th to 24^th of May.  In addition, the Asian WTO Research Network will be meeting there and there will be a conference, entitled, The International Conference On The Future of the WTO.

 

For more info on the ELSA WTO Moot final, see http://www.elsamootcourt.org/for/  and http://www.acwhmootcourt.law.ntu.edu.tw/index.php?action=content&id=2&dl=  and for the conference see http://www.law.ntu.edu.tw/center/wto/NewsDetail.asp?tb_index=98.

 

 

            F.         The New Zealand Centre of International Economic Law and the

Victoria University of Wellington Faculty of Law Call for Papers

 

 

The New Zealand Centre of International Economic Law and the Victoria University of Wellington Faculty of Law is issuing a Call for Papers for its conference, Trade Agreements: Where do we go from here?, 22-23 October, 2009 in Wellington, New Zealand

 

This conference will examine trade agreements in the context of the current world economic crisis and the uncompleted WTO Doha Round of trade negotiations.  With economies shrinking and protectionism on the rise, many fear a protracted global recession.  What role should trade agreements – multilateral, plurilateral, and bilateral – be playing in today’s world?  Will the proliferation of regional trade agreements render the WTO irrelevant?  Will measures to address climate change lead to clashes with WTO and RTA commitments?  Are WTO, RTA, and BIT dispute settlement mechanisms reaching the right results, and for the right reasons?  How can developing countries use trade agreements to their advantage?  These are but some of the issues this conference will address.

 

Professor Peter Van den Bossche of Maastricht University will deliver a keynote address.

 

The conference organizers encourage proposals on any international economic law topic, but particularly falling within one of the following broad categories:

 

1.         Dispute settlement and treaty interpretation

2.         Governance, agreement architecture, or other structural/systemic concerns

3.         Environment, climate change, health and safety, or human rights

4.         Special and differential treatment, special safeguard mechanisms, market access, or other issues of particular concern to developing countries

5.         Specific trade agreements, with particular focus on:

• The Pacific EPA, PACER, or other agreements of interest to the Pacific

• ANZCERTA (CER), the Trans-Pacific Strategic Economic Partnership

• Agreement (P4), or other agreements of interest to New Zealand and/or Australia

• ASEAN expansion, APEC, or other agreements of Asia-Pacific interest

 

Paper proposals including a title and abstract of 400-700 words should be e-mailed to nzciel@vuw.ac.nz  by 30 April.  Successful proposals will be notified by 18 May.

 

If you wish to receive registration information or have other queries, please e-mail Centre Co-Directors Susy Frankel and Meredith Kolsky Lewis at nzciel@vuw.ac.nz .

 

            G.        Regional IEL Groups: Latin America and Africa

 

Just a reminder that members wishing to be involved in these nascent groups should contact Colin Picker  (pickerc@umkc.edu) with respect to Latin America and should contact Tomer Broude (tomerbroude@gmail.com) and Chantal Thomas (chantal-thomas@lawschool.cornell.edu) with respect to Africa.

 

III.       SIEL- International Chair WTO/RI, University of Barcelona Discounts

 

SIEL members will be able to order books from the International Chair WTO/Regional Integration by sending an email to publicaciones@ielpo.org, indicating their full name and their member ID in the subject section of the email.

 

The book collection includes the following:

 

Luengo, Gustavo.- El Derecho de las Subvenciones en la OMC: http://www.marcialpons.es/fichalibro.php?id=100773833

 

Piris, Jean-Claude.- El Tratado Constitucional para Europa: un análisis jurídico: http://www.marcialpons.es/fichalibro.php?id=100787125

 

Fernández Pons, Xavier.- La OMC y el Derecho Internacional: un estudio sobre el sistema de solución de diferencias de la OMC y las normas secundarias del Derecho Internacional General: http://www.marcialpons.es/fichalibro.php?id=100787129

 

Blázquez Navarro, Irene.- Integración europea y diferencias comerciales en la OMC:

http://www.marcialpons.es/fichalibro.php?id=100799770

 

Bouzas, Roberto (ed.).- Después de Doha: la agenda emergente del sistema de comercio internacional

http://www.marcialpons.es/fichalibro.php?id=100807268

 

Fernández Egea, Rosa María.- Comercio de mercancías y protección del medio ambiente en la OMC:

http://www.marcialpons.es/fichalibro.php?id=100832537

 

Otherwise, please see http://clientes.marcialpons.com/mpintra/acuerdos/OMC.htm.

 

The IELPO LL.M., one of the projects of the International Chair WTO/RI, is also offering discounts for its specialized courses (up to ten courses per member) to SIEL members:

 

35% discount for SIEL members from low income countries

 

30%  discount for SIEL members from lower middle income countries and for postgraduate students from any country

 

25% discount for SIEL members from upper middle income countries

 

20% discount for SIEL members from high income countries.

 

Further information available at http://www.ielpo.org/specialized.asp

 

IV.       SIEL Translation Project

 

SIEL has begun a pilot project for the translation into English of legal material relevant to international economic law, which is currently available only in a language other than English. A small team of volunteers, including Tais Jost, Nicolas Perrone, Carolina Saldanha and Maria Saldarriaga, have begun work on MERCOSUR material, focusing on judgments relevant to the Retreaded Tyres dispute. Offers of help, as well as suggestions as to what materials are in most urgent need of translation, are welcome.

 

V.        Other SIEL Services

 

As you see from this and the previous newsletter, we are happy to report on SIEL-related IEL activities.  As a SIEL supporter, individually or institutionally, please let us know of any SIEL-related IEL activities that you would like posted in the next newsletter.

 

Additionally, as a member focused organization, please consider getting in touch with us with specific ideas for SIEL projects and services.  We do not promise to handle and deal with them all in the short term, but we are committed to expanding the SIEL activities and services wherever appropriate - be it alone or in partnership with other IEL organizations around the world.  Indeed, at the moment we are in the process of developing new projects and services and once they are finalized we will let you know.

 

Thanks for your support and interest.

 

Colin & Andrew

Executive Vice-Presidents, SIEL

SIEL E-Newsletter  - Number 4  (March 3, 2009)

 

This is the fourth SIEL newsletter, the others may be found at the SIEL website  - www.sielnet.org).

 

This newsletter includes:

 

I.          SIEL Membership Extended - Completed

II.        IEL Related Events

            A.        Reminder of Call for Venue Proposals SIEL Annual Conference 2010 

            B.        Africa Regional Group

            C.        Asian IEL Network Conference

            E.         Europ. Soc’y Int’l Law’s IEL Interest Group Conference Call for Papers

            D.        Latin America Regional Group

            F.         Call for Papers: 2009 Conference British Inst. of Int’l & Comp. Law

III.       Recently Received Publisher Discounts and Information

            A.        Edward Elgar

            B.        Oxford University Press

IV.       Other SIEL Services

            A.        IEL Job Postings

            B.        SIEL Services in General

 

*          *          *

 

I.          SIEL Membership Extended - Completed

 

As noted in last month’s e-newsletter, the SIEL decided that for all our members that joined in our first year (those that joined in 2008) we would extend their membership through January 15, 2010  (we did so in light of the fact that the SIEL is still developing its services and it was thought appropriate in this economic climate to delay the renewal of those memberships that would come due in 2010 until the beginning of next year). 

 

We have now completed those changes in the database (with close to 300 members receiving that one-time free membership extension.  But, please mark on your calendars that you should renew your membership before it comes due in 2010 so as not to let your membership lapse.

 

Also, if your status changes in the meantime, or has already changed, or you should be making other changes to your profile please login to your profile and make those edits.

 

With respect to those SIEL members that signed up in 2009, they will have their membership renewal due as expected in 2010 on the one year anniversary of when they joined the SIEL.

 

Of course, for those of you receiving this benefit (and others too), if you wish to make a donation in lieu of this year’s renewal fee, we would be happy to accept it, please contact Andrew Lang (a.lang@lse.ac.uk) or Colin Picker (pickerc@umkc.edu), SIEL Executive Vice Presidents or Galina Zukova (Galina.Zukova@rgsl.edu.lv), SIEL Treasurer.

 

II.       IEL Events & Activities

 

            A.        Reminder of Call for Venue Proposals SIEL Annual Conference 2010

 

As noted in last month’s newsletter, the SIEL invites expressions of interest from institutions willing to host its second biennial global conference in 2010.   Proposals from interested institutions should by submitted by March 15, 2009 to SIEL’s Executive Vice-Presidents (Andrew Lang (A.Lang@lse.ac.uk) and Colin Picker (pickerc@umkc.edu)).

For more information, see http://www.sielnet.org/Default.aspx?pageId=67692&mode=PostView&bmi=81689

 

            B.         Africa Regional IEL Group

 

Mobilizing an Africa Regional IEL Group: At its Inaugural Conference in summer 2008, SIEL convened an exploratory meeting on the establishment of an Africa Regional IEL Group. SIEL is now actively seeking to broaden the African constituency for such a group, which would plan and execute initiatives for dialogue and research on international and regional economic law in Africa. One goal would be an initial conference in Africa to take place within the next two years. Interested parties are encouraged to contact Tomer Broude (tomerbroude@gmail.com) and Chantal Thomas (chantal-thomas@lawschool.cornell.edu), the SIEL Executive Council members who are currently serving as liaisons for this effort.

 

            B.         Asian IEL Network

 

The Asian IEL Network Inaugural Conference (AIELN(I)) will start registration on March 1^st, closing on May 31^st. For further information, please visit http://aieln1.web.fc2.com

 

            C.        Europ. Soc’y Int’l Law’s IEL Group Conference and Call for Papers

 

The ESIL-International Economic Law Group announces a Conference to be organized jointly with the Kardinal Stefan Wyscinski University in Warsaw on June 25-27, 2009 on "Regional Integration and the World Trade Order - Synergies and Conflicts from a European Perspective". More information and a call for papers can be found  at http://inteurlaw.uni-goettingen.de/esiliel/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=53&Itemid=60

More info on the ESIL-IEL interest group can be found at:  http://inteurlaw.uni-goettingen.de/esil-iel/

 

            D.        Latin America Regional IEL Group

 

Mobilizing a Latin America Regional IEL Group: At its Inaugural Conference in summer 2008, SIEL convened an exploratory meeting on the establishment of a Latin America Regional IEL Group. If you are interested or have suggestions, please contact Colin Picker (pickerc@umkc.edu), SIEL Executive Vice-President.

 

            F.         Call for Papers: 2009 Conference British Inst. of Int’l & Comp. Law

 

“The 2009 Annual Conference of the British Institute of International and Comparative Law will be held on Friday 5 June 2009 in London. The theme of the conference will be: 'Business and International Law'.

 

This Call for Papers is for new scholars to submit a proposal for a paper to be delivered at the Conference. It is designed to encourage new academics, doctoral and masters students, and new legal professionals. A list of panels and a brief summary of the issues to be addressed by them is set out below, though this is not the final programme. Papers on subjects within these themes or more generally on the subject of business and international law are sought.

 

Interested persons should submit a synopsis (350-600 words) of their proposed presentation no later than Monday 16 March 2009 at 5.00pm GMT. The synopsis should provide an outline of the proposed paper and should identify the argument to be advanced, and the major issues to be addressed. Proposal submissions should be accompanied by a short CV (no more than 2 pages). The submission should indicate the author's name, institutional affiliation and contact details.

 

All papers should be sent in the first instance by email to Sergey Ripinsky (BIICL) at s.ripinsky@biicl.org. The proposals will then be considered by members of the Conference Steering Group. The outcome of the review will be announced in early April 2009. Unfortunately, the British Institute will not be able to cover travel expenses for successful applicants.” See http://www.biicl.org/events/view/-/id/369/

 

[submitted by Federico Ortino]

 

III.       Recently Received Publisher Discounts and Information

 

Please also note the other special publisher discount offers for SIEL members at http://www.sielnet.org/Default.aspx?pageId=107157

 

            A.        Edward Elgar Publishing

 

“Edward Elgar Publishing would be very pleased to offer members of the society the following:

 

A special price of £25 and $45 for US orders (usual price £35 in paperback) for the Research Handbook on International Economic Law edited by Andrew Guzman and Alan Sykes.

 

A 20% discount across all of our International Economic Law books.

 

Orders can be placed on [the] website (www.e-elgar-law.com).  After completing your credit card details please enter SIEL09 in the special discount code box.  You can also email your order to sales@e-elgar.co.uk (please include full credit card info and delivery address).”

 

            B.        Oxford University Press

 

“Oxford University Press is pleased to offer members of the Society for International Economic Law a 20% discount on purchases of selected international law titles. These include specialist works in investment, trade and environmental law such as the Oxford Handbooks on those topics, as well as more general works of international law which should be of interest to SIEL Members, such as the newly-published two volume set of the collected writings of Rosalyn Higgins. At present there are 34 items included. More will be added as new titles are published.

 

For Customers in North America, go to http://www.us.oup.com/us/?view=usa. The Discount Code is 27743 (type this into the box at the top right of the screen where it says "Enter Promo Code")

 

For Customers from the rest of the world, go to http://www.oup.co.uk/sale/webogemid/. The Discount Code is ALRKLA07.

 

Please remember always to quote the discount code when placing an order and that this discount is only available when ordering directly from OUP.”

 

IV.       Other SIEL Services

 

            A.        IEL Job Postings

 

As a service to our membership, we are happy to pass on information about opportunities in the field (but, please note that SIEL does not vouch for the information circulated nor does it have any connections or knowledge of the underlying institutions involved in such postings).  As an example, we just heard about one opportunity in IEL at the following: http://www.thecommonwealth.org/job/187912/legal_adviser.htm  

 

Please consider reviewing or posting IEL employment or study positions on offer or positions sought at the SIEL webpage at http://www.sielnet.org/Default.aspx?pageId=113495

 

            B.        SIEL Services in General

 

As you see from this and the previous newsletter, we are happy to report on SIEL-related IEL activities.  As a SIEL supporter, individually or institutionally, please let us know of any SIEL-related IEL activities that you would like posted in the next newsletter.

 

Additionally, as a member focused organization, please consider getting in touch with us with specific ideas for SIEL projects and services.  We do not promise to handle and deal with them all in the short term, but we are committed to expanding the SIEL activities and services wherever appropriate - be it alone or in partnership with other IEL organizations around the world.  Indeed, at the moment we are in the process of developing new projects and services and once they are finalized we will let you know.

 

Thanks for your support and interest.

 

Colin & Andrew

Executive Vice-Presidents, SIEL

Registration started on March 1st for the Asian International Economic Law Network (AIELN) Inaugural Conference. For those who are going to attend, please visit http://aieln1.web.fc2.com/reg.html. Also, the accomodation information has been updated. Please visit http://aieln1.web.fc2.com.

This newsletter includes:

 I.         SIEL Membership Extended

II.        Women in International Economic Law (WIEL)

III.       SIEL Related Events & Activities

            A.        Australia-New Zealand IEL Group

            B.        Regional IEL Newsletter

            C.        Reminder – SIEL Conference 2010 Call for Venue Proposals

            D.        Reminder – Asia IEL Network (AIELN) Call for Papers

IV.       SIEL Recognized as “ Best Project of 2008”

V.        IEL Academic Programs

VI.      Other SIEL Services

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I.          SIEL Membership Extended

The SIEL has decided to extend the membership of all those members that joined in our first year (those that joined in 2008) through January 15, 2010.  In light of the fact that the SIEL is still developing its services it was thought appropriate in this economic climate to delay the renewal of those memberships that would come due in 2009 until the beginning of next year.  Thereafter, those memberships will be valid for the usual one year period.

New members that sign up in 2009 will have their membership renewal due in 2010 on the one year anniversary of when they joined the SIEL.

II.          Women in International Economic Law (WIEL)

 At the recent inaugural meeting of SIEL, a group of nearly fifty people interested in the intersection of women and international economic law gathered to discuss the historical role of women in economic law and how to address the needs of current stakeholders and consider aspirations for the future.  The meeting of this group – Women in International Economic Law (WIEL) – started with a speech by WTO Appellate Body Member, Jennifer Hillman, who put the meeting in context and provided a basis for the brainstorming session that followed.

Since the meeting in Geneva, WIEL has announced a Transitional Working Group to begin work on moving WIEL forward.  The group of ten represents a great breadth in terms of geography, subject area, and career levels.  The group is made up of:

 -           Padideh Ala’i (American University, Washington DC)

-           Freya Baetens (University of Cambridge)

-           Marie-Cordonier Segger (Centre for International Sustainable Development Law,

   McGill University, Montreal)

-           Tracey Epps (University of Otago, New Zealand)

-           Mary Footer (University of Nottingham)

-           Susan Franck (Washington & Lee University, Virginia)

-           Locknie Hsu (Singapore Management University)

-           Krista Nadakavukaren (World Trade Institute, Bern/University of Basel)

-           Amy Porges (Sidley Austin, Washington DC)

-           Maria Rosaria (IGTN, Geneva)

-           Seema Sapra (Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations,

   New Delhi)

-           Teresa Thorp (Insight International)

-           Valentina Vadi (European University Institute, Florence).

The Transitional Working Group will initially be working on drafting a Mission Statement, establishing a presence on the SIEL website, and making initial plans for the mentoring/networking aspect of the group.  It is hoped to have these tasks completed within the next few months. The Transitional Working Group would be happy for feedback and ideas from any SIEL members so please feel free to contact either Susan Franck (francks@wlu.edu) or Tracey Epps (tracey.epps@otago.ac.nz).

II.       SIEL Related Events & Activities

             A.        Australia-New Zealand IEL Group

The New Zealand Centre of International Economic Law will be holding an IEL  conference in Wellington in October 2009 (exact dates and call for papers to be released in the near future).  In conjunction with the conference, there will be a meeting for anyone interested in participating in an Australia - New Zealand regional grouping affiliated with SIEL ("ANZIEL"). The meeting will provide a forum for those with an interest in the region to discuss what shape ANZIEL should take.

For more information or to proffer ideas about the ANZIEL, please contact Meredith Kolsky Lewis (Meredith.Lewis@vuw.ac.nz) 

            B.        Regional IEL Newsletter

One of the goals of the SIEL is to assist in the circulation of information about IEL events around the world and of IEL materials from different parts of the world.  Pursuant to that goal, we have posted at the SIEL website an English translation of this month’s newsletter of Félix Peña, Director of the Institute of International Trade of the Standard Bank Foundation and of the Jean Monnet Module and Interdisciplinary Center of International Studies at Tres de Febrero National University (UNTREF), Argentina.  This month’s edition is entitled.: “Return Of Protectionism As a Global Problem? Its Incidence on the 2009 WTO Agenda.”   The original website with more information can be found at http://www.felixpena.com.ar/

            C.        Reminder – SIEL Conference 2010 Call for Venue Proposals

As noted in last month’s newsletter, the SIEL invites expressions of interest from institutions willing to host its second biennial global conference in 2010.   For more information, see http://www.sielnet.org/Default.aspx?pageId=67692&mode=PostView&bmi=81689

            D.        Reminder – Asia IEL Network (AIELN) Call for Papers

As noted in last month’s newsletter, the AIELN is a new regional IEL group, and it will be holding its Inaugural Conference “Multilateralism and Regionalism in Global Economic Governance: Trade, Investment & Finance” August 3^rd, 2009, at the University of Tokyo. The Call for Papers/Panels starts 3^rd January and closes 28^th February, 2009.

For more information, please contact: Professor Junji Nakagawa, Institute of Social Science (ISS), University of Tokyo (Email: nakagawa@iss.u-tokyo.ac.jp) or see the links at:  http://www.sielnet.org/Default.aspx?pageId=253476

IV.       SIEL Recognized as “ Best Project of 2008”

We were delighted to hear that in the OGEMID Awards of 2008, the “Establishment of the Society of International Economic Law” was voted Best Project of 2008.  Without doubt that effort reflects the very hard and excellent work of the Founding Committee and Founding Executive Council, as well as the ongoing work of the SIEL Executive Committee.

For more information, see http://www.transnational-dispute-management.com/news/tdmnewsdigest.htm

V.        IEL Academic Programs

We are considering posting information on IEL programs (LLM, certificates, etc) on our website.  If you would like information posted please let us know.  Most likely we will have minimal information but with a hyperlink to the homepage of the IEL program itself.

VI.       Other SIEL Services

As you see from this and the previous newsletter, we are happy to report on SIEL-related IEL activities.  As a SIEL supporter, individually or institutionally, please let us know of any SIEL-related IEL activities that you would like posted in the next newsletter.

Please also consider reviewing or posting IEL employment or study positions on offer or positions sought at the SIEL webpage at http://www.sielnet.org/Default.aspx?pageId=113495 <http://www.sielnet.org/Content/../Default.aspx?pageId=113495> 

Please also note the other special publisher discount offers for SIEL members at http://www.sielnet.org/Default.aspx?pageId=107157 <http://www.sielnet.org/Content/../Default.aspx?pageId=107157> 

Additionally, as a member focused organization, please consider getting in touch with us with specific ideas for SIEL projects and services.  We do not promise to handle and deal with them all in the short term, but we are committed to expanding the SIEL activities and services wherever appropriate - be it alone or in partnership with other IEL organizations around the world.  Indeed, at the moment we are in the process of developing new projects and services and once they are finalized we will let you know.

Thanks for your support and interest.

Colin Picker & Andrew Lang

Executive Vice-Presidents, SIEL

Call for papers for the upcoming AIELN conference:

AIELN Call for Papers

For more information on the AIELN Inaugural Conference, please visit its official site:

http://aieln1.web.fc2.com