Deadline:
04/15/21
Event Date:
04/15/21
Location name:
N/A
Organization:
European Federation for Investment Law and Arbitration
CALL FOR PAPERS FOR THE 2021 ISSUE
The Editorial Committee of the European Investment Law and Arbitration Review invites original, unpublished scholarly submissions on recent developments in international investment law, with a focus on the theme “European investment law and arbitration: new frontiers”.
Examples of topics that authors could consider include:
- Brexit, the EU-UK TCA, and investment treaty arbitration
- The Agreement for the Termination of BITs between the Member States of the EU
- Covid 19 and its impact on investment law and arbitration
- The Continuing Micula v. Romania saga
- The EU and the reform of the Energy Charter Treaty
- Ireland and its post-Brexit position in investment law
- Investment protection standards under existing EU law
- Trends and new developments in EU trade and investment treaty policy (e.g. the EU China Investment Agreement other multilateral trade agreements)
- Human rights and EU investment law and arbitration
- Climate change and EU investment law and arbitration
- The impact of the Treaty of Lisbon on EU investment law, 10 years on
We also invite case-notes and short articles on, inter alia, the following topics:
- Decision of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia in Micula v. Romania
- Decision of the General Court of the European Union in Micula v. Romania
- Recent intra-EU cases / issues arising in relation to the ECT, e.g., EU Advocate General Saugmandsgaard’s Opinion in Joined Cases C‑798/18 and C‑799/18
Submissions to the Review should fit within the following formats:
Long articles
- Scholarly articles should provide an in-depth analysis of a topic and aim to comprehensively cover the relevant case-law and literature. The maximum length should be 15,000 words.
Short articles
- Shorter articles should offer a succinct analysis of a topical issue together with original views intended to stimulate debate. The maximum length should be 8,000 words.
Case-notes
- Case-notes should provide a concise analysis of a recent arbitration award or decision of a national court. Case-notes are to include a summary of the facts and main points of the decision as well as an analysis of the impact of the decision on investment law and arbitration. The maximum length should be 5,000 words.
Book reviews
- Book reviews should offer a critical summary of the main aspects of the book. The maximum length should be 3,000 words.
The above word limits are exclusive of footnotes, which should not be overly lengthy.
Submissions must be in English.
Submission must conform with the Review’s house style, which is available here: EILAR Style Guide update Feb 2021.
Examples of previously published submissions in the Review can be found below.
The Review reserves the right to reject a submission which does not confirm with its house style.
All submissions must be unpublished and original material. Co-authored submissions are permissible.
All submissions will be peer-reviewed. The Editorial Committee reserves the right to accept, reject a submission or make publication conditional upon modifications which have been suggested to the author.
Submissions are to be emailed as an attached Word document to [email protected]
The deadline for submission is 15 April 2021.
Download the flyer here: 2021 Call for Papers
Examples of published submissions in the 2020 issue:
Example of an article: EILA_5_Ch01_Sarah Z. Vasani and Nathalie Allen
Example of a case-note: EILA_5_Ch11_Cees Verburg
Example of a book review: EILA_5_Ch23_Trisha Mitra
