1. Online Seminar: De-Risking International Energy Law for the Energy Transition. On 18 September 2025 at 16:00 SGT, the Centre for International Law (CIL), National University of Singapore, will host an online seminar entitled “De-Risking International Energy Law for the Energy Transition”, which will explore how a principle-based approach to international energy law can assist in managing the risks faced by diverse stakeholders in light of the energy transition and emerging technologies. The seminar will feature Professor Raphael Heffron, CIL’s Distinguished Visiting Global Scholar, who is a Professor, Barrister-at-Law and Senior Counsel. He is also an international expert on climate change, sustainability and just transition public policy issues. For more information and registration, see here.
2. New Additions to the UN Audiovisual Library of International Law. The Codification Division of the Office of Legal Affairs recently added three Introductory Notes to the Historic Archives of the United Nations Audiovisual Library of International Law: A Note on the 1953 Convention on the Political Rights of Women, written by Ruth Aura-Odhiambo, Legal Practitioner and Former Dean of Egerton University; a Note on the 1968 Convention on the Non-Applicability of Statutory Limitations to War Crimes and Crimes against Humanity, written by Sandesh Sivakumaran, Professor at the University of Cambridge; and a Note on the 1961 Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs, written by Neil Boister, Professor of Law at the University of Canterbury. The Codification Division also added translations, in the six official languages of the United Nations, of the Introductory Notes on the 1999 International Convention on Arrest of Ships, written by Mahin Faghfouri, and the 1926 Slavery Convention, written by Jean Allain; as well as translations of the Procedural History of the 1981 Declaration on the Elimination of All Forms of Intolerance and of Discrimination Based on Religion or Belief.
3. Call for Papers: Early Career Conference on Emerging Disruptive Technology and Arms Control. On 17 – 18 November 2025, the Asser Institute in The Hague will host a conference for young scholars on Emerging Disruptive Technology and Arms Control. The organizers have issued a call for papers open to researchers working on international humanitarian law, international arms control and related topics, who are currently enrolled in a PhD program or employed as a postdoctoral researcher. Limited bursaries are available to presenting participants. To apply, authors must submit an abstract (150-200 words) and university position and affiliation by 29 September 2025 to t.coventry {at} asser(.)nl. Further information is available here.
4. Journal of Conflict and Security Law: Announcement of Myjer-White Prize. The Editors-in-Chief of the Journal of Conflict and Security Law have announced a new prize to be awarded to the author or authors of an outstanding article published in the JCSL. The prize is named after the two founding Co-Editors-in Chief of the JCSL, Professor Eric Myjer and Professor Nigel White and recognises, together with the late Professor Rob Cryer (Co-Editor-in-Chief from 2010 to 2021), their contribution to the field in establishing and editing JCSL over a twenty-five year period (1999 to 2024). This annual prize will be awarded to an author or co-authors of an article published in the preceding calendar year that displays outstanding research, scholarship and originality. The prize will be awarded for the first time in 2026 for an article published in volume 30 (2025). Further information about the prize is available here.
5. Call for Papers: Students for the Promotion of International Law. Students for the Promotion of International Law (SPIL), Mumbai have announced the Call for Papers for the GLC-SPIL International Law Journal (ILJ), Volume VI, Issue I. SPIL Mumbai is a student run organisation, based out of Government Law College, Mumbai — Asia’s oldest law school, established in 1855. They are inviting long articles, essays, case comments, instrument analyses, and book reviews. The deadline for submissions for Vol. VI(I) is 15 September 2025, 11:59 PM IST. The theme for the issue is general, and submissions are invited under any domain of international law. Submissions must only be made via this Google Form. The Journal is scheduled to be printed and released in October/November 2025. For more information, refer to their brochure, visit the Journal Webpage, or send an email to ilj.spilmumbai {at} gmail(.)com. The Call for Papers can be found here.
6. Call for Papers: MenschenRechtsMagazin. The editors of MenschenRechtsMagazin (MRM) are constantly looking for contributions in German and English for the upcoming issues. Contributions can be submitted directly via their website. The MRM is published twice a year at the beginning of the summer and winter semesters. The MRM offers the possibility to publish articles in the Essay section, which are subject to a double-blind peer review process. Comments, controversies, short articles, or event-related discussions are welcome in the general Contributions section. They are also interested in case discussions and book reviews. Articles in the “Contributions” section, as well as case discussions and book reviews, are subject to editorial review. To ensure consideration for issue MRM 2025/2, contributions must be submitted by 7 September 2025. Further information on the categories and guidelines for authors can be found on their website. Questions can be sent to gkaya {at} uni-potsdam(.)de.
