Call for Papers: Workshop- International Legal Resonance, T.M.C Asser Institute, The Hague, The Netherlands (in person), 26 February 2026
In this workshop, we wish to explore what new insights may be gained for understanding and addressing ‘selective attention’ across the international legal discipline by accounting for resonance – individual or collective experiences of alignment between an object/subject and their interpretive horizons.4 As Woodly describes when considering the importance of rhetoric of public discourse, “[p]ublic speech registers as resonant when…beliefs about the way things are combine with commonplace logics about the way things work or relate and merge seamlessly with new arguments about what is significant or what is to be done.”5 Acknowledging that there is no abstract international lawyer, we wish to consider whether, and if so why, certain events, issues or crises resonate more across the international legal discipline, and amongst whom. By doing so, the workshop aims to foster further exploration of the relationship between attention, international law and real-world consequences in today’s global attention economy.
We aim for a small group (of circa 15 participants), to allow for intensive discussions and exchange of ideas. Scholars from the fields of international law, international relations, history, sociology, philosophy, and related subjects are invited to submit an abstract. The workshop will be conducted over one day and structured into four sessions, with 3-4 speakers per session. Each session will be organized around key themes drawn, amongst other things, from the content of the submissions, to encourage dialogue between disciplines.
Submission guidelines and deadline
Please submit an abstract of between 250-300 words containing the idea for your contribution to the workshop. The abstract should clearly explain the disciplinary background of your work, its core question and proposed methodology. Accepted contributors will not be expected to produce a full draft prior to the workshop. In addition to an abstract, please include a one-page CV.
Deadline: 8 October 2025
Abstracts and CVs can be submitted by sending an email with both in attachment, and with the header ‘Workshop on International Legal Resonance’ to both c.lewis@asser.nl (Carl Lewis) and g.chlevickaite@asser.nl (Gabrielė Chlevickaitė). We aim to communicate decisions on accepted abstracts by mid-November 2025
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