Call for Papers: in Boğaziçi University International Law Conference, 5 – 6 July 2025
JUSTICE AND RECONSTRUCTION IN POST-CONFLICT SOCIETIES
Conflicts, and wars inevitably raise a fundamental question for the affected societies: what comes next? These upheavals generate both expectations and conditions for transformation, offering possibilities for renewal yet risking further fragmentation and failure. Contemporary international law itself is a product of conflict—emerging as both a tool and a post-conflict reconstruction project. Its institutionalisation followed the devastation of European wars and, in this sense, international law repeatedly promises the containment of violence and the realisation of justice yet frequently delivers the opposite. Can international law serve as an emancipatory tool in post-conflict societies—such as Syria, Afghanistan, Ukraine, Palestine, and the Congo—or is it structured to exacerbate global power hierarchies?
Conference Format
Each panel will comprise three to four presenters and a moderator. Each presenter will be allotted 15 minutes for their paper. The conference will be held in English only.
Submission procedure
- The deadline for abstract submission is April 27, 2024.
- Please submit your abstract (max. 300 words) via our website (https://bilc.bogazici.edu.tr/submit-abstract).
- Abstracts will be selected on the basis of their originality and relevance to the Conference theme.
Time and Venue
The Conference will be conducted in person on July 5-6, 2024, at Boğaziçi University, Istanbul, Türkiye.
Costs
There is no participation fee.
Funding for travel and accommodation expenses is available for a limited number of selected papers.
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