1. IPLR Hub Launch Event. This online event is to launch the International Procedural Law Research Hub. The IPLR Hub will be based at the University of Glasgow School of Law, led by Dr Matina Papadaki and James Devaney, and funded initially by the Scottish Council on Global Affairs. The IPLR Hub aims to bring together scholars working on international procedure, both before international courts and within international organisations, to engage with current challenges and, in time, to develop reference resources that serve the wider community. The launch event will be fully online and will include presentations from Judge Dire Tladi of the ICJ and Professor Hélène Ruiz Fabri from Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne. Judge Tladi will speak on procedure and the UN Security Council and Professor Ruiz Fabri will speak on procedure and international courts and tribunals. Register for the event here.
2. New Additions to the UN Audiovisual Library of International Law. The Codification Division of the Office of Legal Affairs recently added new materials to the United Nations Audiovisual Library of International Law: Two lectures in English and French on “The Role of the Office of Public Counsel for Victims in the Framework of the Rome Stature of the International Criminal Court” by Ms. Paolina Massidda, Principal Counsel of the Office of Public Counsel for Victims (OPCV) at the ICC; two lectures in English and French on “The Prevention Principle in International Environmental Law” by Ms. Leslie-Anne Duvic-Paoli, Reader in Environmental Law at The Dickson Poon School of Law, King’s College London; and a lecture in English on “Joint Interpretative Agreements in International Law” by Mr. Fuad Zarbiyev, Professor of International Law at the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies in Geneva. The Audiovisual Library of International Law is also available as an audio podcast on Apple, SoundCloud.
3. The Lisbon Climate Conference. The 10th anniversary of the Paris Agreement adoption is an opportunity to reflect on its shortcomings, gaps, and achievements. As such, the 2025 edition of ‘The Lisbon Climate Conference’ (3rd edition, organized by Católica | Lisbon School of Law) aims to discuss what should be the focal points for scholarship and policy-makers for the next decade of the Paris Agreement’s implementation. The submission of papers on other areas of international law and their relation with climate change is also encouraged. Confirmed keynotes speakers include Maria Antonia Tigre and Benoit Mayer. The call for papers can be found here and the deadline for submitting a paper is 15 July 2025.
4. Sixth Scottish Conference on International Law. The programme for the Sixth Scottish Conference on International Law, due to take place in Glasgow and online 8 – 9 September, is now available here. From almost 100 abstracts, the selection committee chose around 25 presenters, from which they composed seven panels to take place over two days. These will be preceded by a keynote given by Alison Macdonald KC. Attendance is free of charge. Apply to attend in person (spaces limited) or online here.
5. Call for Abstracts: ABILA’s Crisis as Catalyst – An International Humanitarian Law Perspective Blogging Symposium. In honour of International Law Weekend 2025’s theme of ‘Crisis as Catalyst,’ ABILA is hosting its next blogging symposium with the International Humanitarian Law Committee. Crisis as Catalyst in International Humanitarian Law lends itself to many blog themes. These may include International Criminal Court sanctions, enforcement of Leahy Laws and the “ensure respect” obligation of the Geneva Conventions, challenges to the implementation of principles of distinction and proportionality in modern warfare or enhancing accountability through the new Ljubljana/The Hague Convention on Mutual Legal Assistance. To participate, submit a 200-word abstract and a brief biography (in Word or PDF format) to Freya Doughty-Wagner at media@ila-americanbranch.
