Ogłoszenia 15.05.2026 r.

1. Call for papers: Symposium on the Special Tribunal for the Crime of Aggression against Ukraine – Critical Perspectives on Foundations

Völkerrechtsblog zaprasza do udziału w Symposium on the Special Tribunal for the Crime of Aggression against Ukraine – Critical Perspectives on Foundations.

Teksty mogą dotyczyć m.in. następujących zagadnień:

• The Tribunal’s jurisdictional framework, including its ratione personae and ratione materiae limitations, and its dependence on state referral mechanisms;
• The legal character of the Tribunal as a hybrid, international or internationalised court, and the implications of this characterisation for the applicability of immunities under international law;
• The contribution of Ukrainian and Eastern European perspectives to ongoing debates on accountability for the crime of aggression;
• The extent to which the Tribunal’s institutional design reflects, modifies, or departs from existing models of international criminal adjudication;
• The role of state support and participation in shaping the Tribunal’s claim to represent the international community;
• The interaction between legal argument and broader theoretical frameworks, including international relations and “just war” thinking; and
• The Tribunal’s relationship with the ICC, including questions of complementarity, coordination, and potential normative fragmentation.

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2. Call for papers: 2027 ESIL Research Forum (Mairbor, kwiecień 2027 r.)

W dniach 22-23 kwietnia 2027 r. w Mariborze odbędzie się 2027 ESIL Research Forum pt. "The European Union, the Council of Europe, and Other Regional Organisations in a Changing World”.

Wystąpienia mogą dotyczyć m.in. następujących zagadnień:

• Trade, Environment, and Sustainable Development Human Rights, 
• Security, and Sanctions in the EU and International Practice 
• Migration and the Limits of International Law 
• Investment Protection 
• Emerging Technologies, Digital Regulation, and Global Norm-Making 
• Regional Organisations and the Transformation of International Law

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3. Call for papers: 2026 Athens International Young Scholars Conference on Space Law (Ateny, wrzesień 2026 r.)

W dniach 11-12 września br. w Atenach odbędzie się 2026 Athens International Young Scholars Conference on Space Law pt. "Weaponising the Final Frontier: Outer Space Militarisation and the Legal Boundaries of Jus ad Bellum and Jus in Bello".

Wystąpienia mogą dotyczyć m.in. następujących tematów:

• Legal implications of dual-use space technologies and the evolving concept of “peaceful purposes”;
• Threats to space systems, including kinetic and non-kinetic counterspace capabilities;
• The qualification of hostile acts in outer space under ius ad bellum;
• Cybersecurity challenges in space systems and legal responses to cyber interference;
• Attribution and responsibility for harmful interference with space objects;
• The role of transparency, confidence-building measures, and soft law in space governance;
• The interplay between legally binding and non-binding instruments in advancing space security;
• Prevention of an arms race in outer space (PAROS): legal and policy perspectives;
• The role of commercial actors in relation to military considerations regarding outer space and the concept of “responsible behaviour”;
• Legal implications of neutrality violations in the context of outer space activities;
• The applicability of countermeasures in outer space conflicts;
• International responsibility and liability for breaches of international humanitarian law obligations during conflicts in outer space;
• Legal issues relating to military activities that affect cislunar space, lunar operations, and space resource exploration and utilisation;
• The interaction between space law and other legal regimes, including international humanitarian law and cybersecurity law in the context of military uses of (and in) outer space;
• The role of narrative, perception, and strategic signalling in shaping space security discourse;
• The role of the United Nations Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space and other multilateral fora in space security governance;
• The role of the United Nations and collective security mechanisms in space conflicts;
• The right to self-defence in response to space-enabled attacks;
• The protection of the outer space environment in the context of conflicts in outer space;
• Norm development and legal/governance gaps in regulating armed conflict in outer space.

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