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 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, 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