SIEL Conference in Hamburg

Hamburg, 27 and 28 January 2012

Organized by SIEL in cooperation with the Institute of Law and  Economics of the University of Hamburg and Leiden University

SIEL was founded in 2008 to act as an  umbrella organization to foster coordination, collaboration and debate  between IEL scholars and practitioners and national or regional IEL  organizations around the world. SIEL’s Post-graduate and Early  Professional/Academics Group (PEPA/SIEL) is, among other things, interested in  fostering collaboration and mentoring opportunities for  emerging academics and professionals in IEL. PEPA/SIEL will seek to fulfil these  goals through various activities such as by providing a forum where emerging IEL  academics and professionals can present and discuss their research in a  supportive and welcoming environment. We are pleased to announce our first such  event, with others anticipated in the future, especially in other regions of the  world.

Call for papers

This  conference offers

(students enrolled in  Masters/PhD) and

(generally within five  years of terminal degree) studying or working in the field of International  Economic Law (IEL) an opportunity to both present and discuss their research, as  well as providing a critical platform to test their ideas about broader issues  relating to IEL. Invited speakers will be asked to prepare and present a paper,  on which a senior practitioner or academic will comment, followed by a general  discussion.

We  invite submissions on any IEL topic including but not limited to:

• trade, investment and monetary/financial policies;

• the interaction of, for example, international trade  law and investment law with other branches of law governing, for example, intellectual property, human rights, environment  and sustainable development;

• regional economic integration;

• comparative economic law, focussing on how international economic law  interacts with laws, institutions and actors at the domestic level;

• the roles of law and legal practices in international economic governance  and international organizations; and

• the philosophy, sociology and economics of international economic law.

How  and when to submit

Submissions  should include a brief biography (150 words max.) and a research abstract (no  more than 400 words) to be sent no later than 30 October 2011 to jose.caiado@ile-graduateschool.de. Papers will be selected  based on a double blind review conducted by a senior practitioner or academic  and a conference organizer. Successful applicants will be notified by 30  November 2011; after which they are expected to submit a conference paper (no  more than 4000 words) by 31 December 2011. Papers will be made available online  in a special section at the SIEL website (www.sielnet.org).

General  practical information about participating and attending the Conference

The  deadline for registration is 10 December 2011, and it  should be done online at the SIEL website (

. Registration costs 45 Pounds for  non-SIEL Members, and 35 Pounds for SIEL Members. SIEL  Membership details may be found at the SIEL website (student membership is 5  Pounds). The Registration fee covers conference materials and coffee breaks on  both days.

A  limited number of conference fee waivers is available for  applicants facing financial hardship. Applicants for a  conference fee waiver are kindly invited to add a short letter to their  conference application, stating the reason for their  waiver request. Successful applicants will be notified by 30 November 2011.

Unfortunately,  the organization cannot cover travel, accommodation and any other expenses.

Subject  to space availability, registration of participants not presenting a paper will  be accepted, for which the regular fee will apply. For more information, please write to José Caiado at the email  address below.

If  you are interested in participating in this conference but have remaining  questions, please contact José Caiado (jose.caiado@ile-graduateschool.de)