This is from the South Asia International Economic Law Network (SAIELN):
The South Asia International Economic Law Network (SAIELN) is pleased to announce a call for papers for its biennial conference on “The Law of the Blue Economy: International and South Asian Perspectives”. The network is a freestanding body associated with the Society of International Economic Law (SIEL) and other IEL groups. The conference shall take place on 27-28 July 2019 in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India.
Research papers, panels and posters on the following topics are particularly welcomed:
- International Trade Law and Blue Economy
- International Investment Law and Blue Economy
- Blue Economy and International Disputes Settlement
- Sustainable Development and International Economic Law
- Fisheries, Food Security and Climate Change and interaction with IEL
- UNCLOS and the Blue Economy
- The Law of the Sea and the developing world, South Asian perspectives
- The Law of the Sea and International trade and International Investment Law
- And other areas of international law which has an impact on Blue Economy
For the purposes of this conference, South Asia includes Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka.
An abstract of no more than 500 words should be submitted no later than 15 May 2019. The results shall be announced by 20 May 2019. The final papers (6000-8000 words) should be submitted by 15 July 2019.
The Organising Committee expect to submit a book proposal in late 2019 to a top-tier international publisher for review, based on the quality of papers presented.
For more details and submission procedure, visit our website here, and view the full call for papers here.
