CALL FOR PAPERS
THE FUTURE OF TRANSNATIONAL LAW:
THE EU, USA, CHINA, AND THE BRICS
9th International Workshop for Young Scholars (WISH)
Organised by
European Law Journal
and
Centre for Research on Transnational Law,
Peking University School of Transnational Law,
Peking University Shenzhen Graduate School
College of Europe, Bruges, Belgium
and partners
Thursday 29 November through Saturday 1 December 2012
Peking University School of Transnational Law (PKUSTL),
Peking University Shenzhen Graduate School, University Town,
Shenzhen, China
Transnational law has proliferated during the past two decades. In his famous 1956 Storrs lectures at Yale Law School, Philip Jessop defined ‘transnational law‘ as including ‘all law which regulates actions or events that transcend national frontiers‘. However, globalisation, European integration, global legal pluralism, the creation of the WTO, and the rise of China and the other BRICS have altered the legal landscape.
What is the future of transnational law? What does ‘transnational law’ mean in an age marked by global legal pluralism and the emergence of new sites of governance in virtually all domains of life? Are ‘public international law’ and ‘private international law’ still ‘standard categories’? Is all law today ‘transnational’? Is transnational law a legal system? How is transnational law connected to specific political systems or territories? How is it relevant to citizens, governments, and organisations? How does it relate to regional, national and local cultures and traditions? Is transnational law limited to major players on the international stage, such as the European Union, the United States and China? Does it reflect the rise of the BRICS? What does ‘transnational law’ have to do with concerns such as gender, human rights, food safety, social solidarity ethics, education, international labour relations, the emergence of regional or global networks, the current environmental crisis, or global governance? How have the BRICS influenced these concerns and brought new issues of and challenges to transnational law?
This call for proposals invites young scholars from universities and research institutions throughout the world to contribute to and to advance current thinking about the future of transnational law. It encourages researchers from diverse national backgrounds and various academic disciplines to pool their knowledge in common discussion and analysis in order to explore both theoretical and policy-relevant issues concerning transnational law. The European Union, the United States, China and the BRICS serve as primary anchors for the discussion, but proposals are welcome from any young researchers who wish to contribute to our reflection on the role of other countries in the creation, development, use and future of transnational law.
The 9th WISH builds on the success of the eight previous WISH, held annually since 2002. It offers outstanding young scholars an opportunity to present their best research work in a professional academic setting to an audience of other young scholars and more senior academics. Selected revised versions of the papers may be published in a special issue of the European Law Journal or in a bilingual edited book (Bruylant, Brussels) destined for an international readership.
Contributions are invited on relevant topics identified by the applicant, including but not exclusively limited to the following:
Globalisation, Regionalism and Transnational Law
Regional integration and the Creation of Transnational Law
Transnational Economic Networks and Transnational Law
New Institutions and Norms
Transnational Public Law and Transnational Administrative Law
Effects of Transnational Law on Bilateral Relationships
Global and Regional Redress for Injury
Effects of the BRICS on Transnational Law
Transnational Law among the BRICS
New Directions in Transnational Law
Creating and Managing Transnational Legal Relations
China and the BRICS
Regulation of Transnational Markets, ie Markets for Goods or Services, including Financial Markets
Energy and Transnational Law
Regulation of High Technology
Dispute Settlement
Global Legal Pluralism and Global Governance
Transnational Crime
Cyberspace
Foreign Direct Investment, Multilateral or Bilateral Investment Treaties and Investment Dispute Settlement
International Commercial Arbitration
Transnational Immigration and Transnational Law
Redefining Transnational Law, Reconciling Social Priorities: Gender, Markets, Environment, Food Safety, Public Health, Education
Transnational Law and Gender
Environmental Protection and Preservation in Transnational Law
Climate Change and Transnational Law
Food Safety in Transnational and National Law
Transnational Law of Public Health
Human Rights in Transnational Law
The right to development and transnational law
Education on Transnational Law
Social Solidarity Ethics
Winners and Losers in the Development of Transnational Law
New Directions in WTO Law
Transnational Law and Domestic Institutions and Processes: A Two-Way Street
Interconnections and Interdependence between Transnational and Domestic Legal Institutions and Processes
Enforcement of Transnational Law in Domestic Courts and Administrations
To What Extent Do Domestic Law and Institutions Use Transnational Law, and Why?
Transnational Law and Developing Countries
Influence of the BRICS on Domestic Law of Other Countries
These examples are indicative, not exhaustive.
The Workshop will take place over one and a half days. It will comprise six panels (two per half-day). Each panel will include three presentations by young scholars. Another young scholar will serve as discussant. Each panel will be chaired by a senior scholar. Ample time will be left for discussion. The working languages are English and French.
If current applications for funding are successful, the organisers will cover relevant costs of travel and accommodation.
GUIDELINES FOR SUBMISSIONS
1 Submission of proposals
Proposals should be submitted by email to Anne Liu, Officer of International Admissions and Programs, School of Transnational Law, Peking University Shenzhen Graduate School
by 15 March 2012 at the latest (an email acknowledging the receipt of the submission will be sent out by 31 March 2012). Her
email address is:
Proposals may be submitted in either English or French. Only original papers are eligible for WISH participation. Proposals and, after selection, draft manuscripts may not be submitted to other journals or fora of publication in parallel.
Proposals must be written by doctoral candidates who have not yet submitted their thesis or have been awarded their doctorate in the 12 months prior to 30 November 2012. Papers co-authored with more experienced academics will not be considered.
Each proposal must contain the following information for it to be considered :
§ A cover sheet with the title of the proposed presentation, the name of the proposer (first name, family name), the proposer’s institution, and full address, including email, telephone and fax.
§ A 400 to 500 word summary of the proposed presentation.
§ Proof from their university of their position as a doctoral candidate or that they were awarded their doctorate in the preceding 12 months.
Proposals must be submitted in Word or RTF form.
2 Selection of papers
All proposals will be acknowledged.
Proposals will be examined by the Editorial Board of the European Law Journal.
Letters of acceptance or rejection will be sent by 1st May 2012 (at the latest).
3 Submission of completed papers
The authors of selected proposals will be asked to prepare a completed paper for presentation at the Workshop. The deadline for receipt of the completed paper is 15th September 2012.
The final programme of the Workshop will be distributed before 1st November 2012.
Submission of a proposal constitutes a professional commitment to participate in the conference. Please submit a proposal only if you are seriously committed to completing the paper and participating in the conference if your proposal is selected.
Further information about the 9th WISH/RIJC will be available
on the WISH/RIJC website (under construction).
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