Category Archives: Human Rights Law

Breaking the Silence: Legal Voices in the Fight Against Human Trafficking – Memphis, TN

The Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law (University of Memphis) and the University of Memphis Law Review host Breaking the Silence: Legal Voices in the Fight Against Human Trafficking on…

Impunity, Justice and the Human Rights Agenda — Austin, TX

The Bernard and Audre Rapoport Center for Human Rights and Justice at the University of Texas at Austin presents Impunity, Justice and the Human Rights Agenda Feb. 7-8, 2013. This…

Call for Papers: Transnational Judicial Dialogue: Concept, Method, Extent and Effects — Oslo

The International Law through the National Prism Project at the Amsterdam Center for International Law and the MultiRights – The Legitimacy of Multi-Level Human Rights Judiciary Project at the University…

Exploring the Breadth of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities – London, UK

The British Institute of International and Comparative Law presents Exploring the Breadth of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) on December 4, 2012. The CRPD entered…

Triangulating Property Rights: Governing Access to Scarce, Essential Resources Call for Papers — Columbia Law School

The Center on Global Legal Transformation at Columbia University in New York is launching a call for proposals by junior researchers on governing scarce, yet essential goods. Selected proposals shall…

New Directions in Global Thought: Institute for Global Law and Policy at Five — Harvard Law School

On June 3-4, 2013, the Institute for Global Law and Policy (IGLP) at Harvard Law School will convene its first biannual international conference on New Directions in Global Thought.  All…

Call for Papers: Fragile States

The Forced Migration Review invites submissions for a special issue on Fragile States. The deadline is Jan. 7, 2013. The FMR editors are looking for practice-oriented submissions, reflecting a diverse…

Writing Competition: Int’l Arbitration, Human Rights, IP Rights in Domain Names, Cross-Border M&A

The International Journal of Contemporary Laws and the International Council of Jurists are organizing Contemporalis 2012, 1st Legal Writing Competition on Contemporary Legal Issues. The hope to develop research writing…

Southern Illinois University Law Journal is accepting submissions on the topic of the legal issues arising from the continued detention and trial of detainees at Guantanamo Bay. Articles may be…

Indian Tribes and Human Rights Accountability — East Lansing, MI

The Michigan State Law Review and the Michigan State University College of Law Indigenous Law & Policy Center hosted Indian Tribes and Human Rights Accountability Oct. 4-5, 2012. mw