Introduction: The 18th Annual Conference on International Humanitarian Law (IHL) at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem’s Minerva Center for Human Rights will focus on key aspects of the interplay between IHL and the domestic Constitutional Law (ConL) of states involved in armed conflicts.
The conference will take place on 18-19 December 2023 in Jerusalem. Attendance at the conference will be in person only. Recipients of this call for papers are invited to submit proposals to present a paper at the conference. Authors of selected proposals may be offered full or partial travel and accommodation expenses.
Submission deadline: 15 September 2023
The conference organizers invite proposals to present papers dealing with any of the following questions:
Freedom of expression and material support laws from the perspective of IHL and ConL, in territorial and virtual spaces
Annexation of territories and the political rights of protected persons
Interplay between ConL entitlements (e.g., nationality) and IHL protections Israel’s constitutional crisis and its relationship to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict
Detention powers under IHL re-evaluated under ConL
The unique legal status of East Jerusalem under Israeli ConL and its IHL implications New technologies as a catalyst for changes in IHL and ConL
Practices of de-nationalization and forced nationalization related to armed conflicts
Enemy property laws, individual sanctions and property seizure practices: IHL and ConL dimensions The potential constitutional power to violate IHL and managing conflict of norms between IHL and ConL
IHL implications of lack of legitimate constitutional authority: e.g., the case of Libya’s multiple governments
Constitutional limits upon conflict-related compensation claims: in the aftermath of the Jurisdictional Immunities litigation
International human rights law as a potential bridge connecting IHL and ConL
Application in occupied territory of rights protected in ConL The global war against terror as a case study for IHL/ConL interaction
Constitutional courts and IHL
Long wars as a challenge to IHL and ConL safeguards
Submissions
: Researchers and practitioners interested in addressing these issues are invited to respond to this call for papers with a 1-2 page proposal for an article and presentation, along with a brief CV.
Proposals should be submitted via email no later than 15 September 2023, to the Hebrew University’s Minerva Center for Human Rights: [email protected]
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