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Challenges and Opportunities for the Law of the Sea at a Time of Crisis
International law is under increasing pressure to adapt in order to be able to adequately respond to varied crises around the world. Maritime issues seem to be at the centre of many contemporary challenges to which international law must react. To name but a few, these challenges range from sea-level rise attributed to climate change to collective security issues as a result of an unprecedented number of attacks on international ship traffic in the Gulf of Aden, questions of self-determination and decolonization arising from maritime boundary disputes, as well as increasing migration-related fatalities in the Mediterranean region.
Submission Guidelines:
We invite anyone interested in contributing to this edition to submit at first instance, an abstract proposal of no more than 500 words by 1 August. Authors are encouraged to focus closely on a particular line of legal argumentation or a specific niche within this broader debate.
In your abstract submission, please include i) the working title; ii) the main arguments to be developed in the article; and, iii) a brief explanation on how the topic fits within the scope of the Max Planck Yearbook of United Nations Law. Please submit your proposal in a Word document, along with a short bio (max 100 words) in the cover letter delivered by email to [email protected].
The usual length of an article featured in the Yearbook is between 8,000 and 14,000 words, though for this thematic forum, we are also open to receiving proposals of opinion notes with a shorter word count as well. Following a positive assessment of their abstract proposal, authors will be instructed to submit a full draft of their manuscript by 1 November, which will then be placed through our double-blind peer-review process for consideration of final publication.
In addition to featuring manuscripts pertaining to the thematic scope of this volume, we will also be featuring selected articles that fall within the overall editorial line of the Yearbook, on issues connected with the UN and its initiatives. As such, we encourage authors to send in their proposals for consideration in accordance with the same deadline and requirements indicated above.
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