Call for papers

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Call for papers:

The Oxford Reports on International Law (ORIL) brings together decisions on public international law from international law courts, domestic courts, and ad hoc tribunals, and is the most up-to-date source of international case law available. See http://opil.ouplaw.com/home/oril. We are in the process of creating a new module for the ORIL provisionally entitled Reports on International Trade Law Decisions.  This is the first database to provide expert commentary and analysis of case law of trade-related international dispute settlement systems, focusing on issues relating to public international law. In first instance, the database covers cases decided by, inter alia, the WTO’s Dispute Settlement Body (Panels and the Appellate Body), NAFTA and the Caribbean Court of Justice. So far, over 60 cases have been commissioned to contributors. Decisions of other tribunals, such as those of ASEAN, MERCOSUR and EFTA, are equally targeted. The development of the new module is led by the Leuven Centre for Global Governance Studies at the University of Leuven, under the supervision of Prof. Dr. Jan Wouters and Prof. Dr. Geert Van Calster.

We are currently looking for contributors that are experts in the fields of public international law, WTO law, and international trade law who would like to take part in the project. Contributors are asked to draft short case notes (around 1.000 words) on judgments from the abovementioned tribunals, insofar they are significant for public international law. You will of course be credited as the sole author, and each case note will be published in the Oxford Reports on International Law – Reports on International Trade Law Decisions module, to be launched by March 2015. Moreover, you may use case notes as the basis for a subsequent publication provided it is not identical (in which case consent from OUP would need to be asked), and due reference is made to the earlier OUP case note. Additionally, authors of case notes are to be compensated 45 EUR per note from Oxford University Press. In our experience, a case note takes around 2 days’ work.

If you are interested in becoming a contributor and are willing to contribute to this exciting project, please send us a short description of your background and experience, insofar relevant. If you have specific interests or expertise relevant to the project, feel free to suggest to author specific case notes. Please do keep in mind that many WTO cases have already been commissioned for head notes and may no longer be available. Considering the broad scope of this project, feel free to forward this invitation to equally qualified colleagues who may be interested to submit case notes.

Thank you in advance and we are at your disposal should you have additional queries. Please mail to dylan.geraets@law.kuleuven.be

Yours sincerely,

Prof. Dr. Jan Wouters and Prof. Dr. Geert Van Calster, Editors

Dylan Geraets and Bregt Natens, Associate Editors

Call for Papers: Latin American Journal of International Trade Law

The LATAM Journal welcomes submissions in English and/or Spanish.

Once a manuscript is accepted for publishing at the LATAM Journal, it will be translated into English or Spanish, as applicable, by our translating team and will be published in both languages (English and Spanish) prior the author’s authorization.

More information: http://www.derecho.unam.mx/revista_ldci/ingles/submissions.html#%21

Call for Papers: The Journal of World Investment and Trade

The Journal of World Investment and Trade (JWIT) is under new editorial responsibility starting with the first issue 2014. It operates as a double-blind peer-reviewed journal and focuses on the law relating to foreign investment relations in a broad sense, including the law of investment treaties, investor-State dispute settlement, domestic law relating to foreign investment, and relevant trade law aspects, such as services, public procurement, trade-related investment measures, and intellectual property, both under the WTO and PTAs.

JWIT aims to embed foreign investment law in its broader context, including its interactions with international and domestic law, both private and public, including general public international law, international commercial law and arbitration, international environmental law, human rights, sustainable development, as well as domestic constitutional and administrative law. It is open to doctrinal as well as interdisciplinary analysis covering the mainstream of foreign investment law and its frontiers.

JWIT publishes articles, notes, case comments, and book reviews, and welcomes proposals for special issues in its fields of interest. For further information, including the full editorial board and instructions to authors, please visit the journal's website at www.brill.com/jwit. Inquiries and submissions may be sent to jwit@mpil.de.

Internationalization and innovation in services: New drivers of Economic Development in Latin America

Esa conferencia de la RedLas (Red Latinoamericana y del Caribe para la Investigación en Servicios) tendrá lugar el 13 - 14 de Marzo 2014 en México, D.F. El call for papers queda abierto hasta el 31 de octubre de 2013. Más información: http://www.redlas.net/conference/upcoming-conference/2014-conference