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1. Call for Books: International Human Rights Law in Practice Series. The Series Editors of the International Human Rights Law in Practice Series welcome proposals for the publication of monographs, commentaries, and documentary collections on any aspect falling within the remit of the Series. The Editors are particularly interested in books touching on aspects of the following topics: Right to Life; Freedom of Religion; Freedom of Expression; Freedom of Movement; International Human Rights Law and Inequality within States; International Human Rights Law and the Protection of the Environment; International Human Rights Law and History. Prospective authors should submit by 31 December 2023 the following documents: (i) A 1500-word overview of the content and structure the book; (ii) A 600-word outline of the reasons as to why the book should be published in light of the existing literature; (iii) A sample chapter (only in the case of manuscripts at an advanced stage); (iv) A curriculum vitae. Submissions should be sent to Professor Andrea Carcano at andrea.carcano {at} unimore(.)it. Upon receipt, the Series Editors will forward the book proposal to the members of the Advisory Board. The Series Editors shall respond to perspective authors within four months from the date of submission. Information on the Series can be found here. Information on the first book published in the Series can be found here.

2. 2023 BIICL Annual WTO Conference: Technology and Trade – Challenges and Opportunities. This hybrid event will take place on 6 October 2023. Tech transformations of trade present both opportunities and challenges. The 2023 BIICL Annual botim database WTO Conference brings together experts from international organisations, the tech industry sector, practitioners and academics, at a one-day conference, to discuss these issues in three thematic panels. Digital Transformation of Trade in Goods and Services, Digital Technologies, Trade in Agriculture and Food Products and Digital Technology, Trade and the Triple Planetary Crisis. Keynote Address: Angela Paolini Ellard, Deputy Director General, WTO. More information can be found here.

3. RSIL Third World Approaches to International Law Symposium: The Research Society of International Law (RSIL) has produced a podcast series on Third World Approaches to International Law (TWAIL) to promote critical exploration of international law. The series features academics from all over the world, including Frédéric Mégret, Ntina Tzouvala, Usha Natarajan, Sumudu Atapattu and Asad Kiyani, discussing topics ranging from ‘otherisation’ in armed conflict to power and its interaction with the planet. Each episode features a different scholar discussing an area of international law from a TWAIL lens, focusing on Global South perspectives. The TWAIL Symposium can be watched on the Research Society of International Law YouTube channel.

4. Call for Submissions: Research Handbook on State Responsibility in the 21st Century. The editors of the Edward Elgar Research Handbook on State Responsibility in the 21st Century, Prof Kimberley Trapp and Dr Federica Paddeu, are inviting scholars and practitioners – especially those in the early stages of their careers – to pitch ideas for chapters on the following themes: History and theory of State responsibility; classical questions of State responsibility; and, new frontiers, including cyber-space, global health law, intellectual property law, environmental law, climate change, and reparations for historical wrongs. The CfP can be found here. Abstracts of up to 1000 words should be sent to ElgarResponsibilityHandbook {at} gmail(.)com no later than 30 September 2023. They aim to select papers by 31 October 2023, and first drafts will be due on 20 September 2024. Interested individuals can get in touch using the above email if they wish to discuss ideas before submitting an abstract.