This is from the South Asia International Economic Law Network:
SAIELN’s 4th Biennial Conference will take place on 16th - 18th December 2024 in Colombo, Sri Lanka, in collaboration with the Open University of Sri Lanka.
An abstract of 500 words should be submitted no later than 30th July 2024. Authors of selected abstracts will then be required to submit a working draft of their contribution of at least 3,000 words by 1st October 2024.
Non-exhaustive list of themes and topics of the conference:
- Civil society perspectives on IEL
- Local communities and IEL
- Impact of IPR on public health
- Interaction of ISDS with indigenous people
- Impact of IEL on climate justice
- Localising the International - IEL experiences
- Re-evaluating trade and investment policy for grassroots-level actors
- Democratic participation and inclusivity in IEL
- Impact of international-standard setting on local actors
- Inclusive participation of consumers in international standard-setting
- The interplay between international human rights law and IEL
- Role of trade agreements in enhancing inclusivity and sustainable development
- Leveraging IEL for benefiting local actors
- Interdisciplinary analysis of IEL
We welcome critical and interdisciplinary perspectives, South Asian and global case studies and approaches.
Please make submissions and enquiries to [email protected]