Call for Papers: ASIL IEcL Interest Group, CCIL and CIGI Conference

This is from a call for papers for a Joint North American Conference on International Economic Law Incorporating the 2018 ASIL IECLIG Biennial, to be held September 21-22, 2018 at McGill's Faculty of Law in Montreal:

I. Overall Concept and Theme

Theme: Managing International Economic (Dis)Integration: Challenges and Opportunities

The international community continues to grapple with potential moves toward international economic disintegration, such as Brexit, withdrawals from ICSID and BITs, the aftermath of the Euro crisis and the Trump administration’s re-negotiation of the NAFTA and other FTAs. The current moment also presents opportunities for innovation and for new alliances: the CPTPP may come into force without the United States, and efforts to construct an African Continental Free Trade Area and to establish a multilateral investment court continue apace. Moreover, emerging economies increasingly take the lead on multilateral initiatives. In the WTO, India and Brazil have proposed new agreements on trade facilitation in services and investment facilitation, respectively. China’s One Belt One Road initiative and the new Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank are increasingly shaping investment patterns in the region. The conference will take stock of the fast-moving developments at this crucial moment in the evolution of international economic law.

We welcome unpublished paper proposals relating to the conference theme, but will also consider submissions on other topics in international economic law.

II. Unpublished Paper and Panel Proposal Submission

The deadline for both unpublished paper and panel proposal submissions is Monday, June 4, 2018. Submissions should be sent to 2018naiel@gmail.com where they will be peer-reviewed with decisions issued in early July.

Papers:

Please submit an abstract of no more than 500 words and confirm that the paper will not be published before the conference. Please also provide a CV or resume, your current affiliation, and indicate whether you are a member of any of the institutions organizing the conference.

Panels:

Please submit a proposal, in no more than 1500 words, on the approach, anticipated content and format of the panel, and proposed speakers with their affiliation and their field(s) of expertise. Please note that panel proposals may be combined or amended by the conference organizers to take into account the range of submissions.

All papers will be due on September 10, 2018 and should be sent to 2018naiel@gmail.com for dissemination to other panelists, moderators and conference participants in advance of the event.

The full call for papers is here.