Call for Papers: ESIL 2026 Pre-conference Annual Conference Workshop, September 2, 2026
Conflict and International Law: Beyond the Promise of Peace
We are particularly interested in papers that seek to complicate the concepts of peace, war and conflict; the relationships between peace-war; the nation-state as a vehicle for pacification; the political economy of peace and war; and the responsibilities that international lawyers hold for the international law we uphold, critique and seek to reimagine. We are also interested in submissions that take a broader perspective on conflict, interrogating international law’s role in mediating conflicts that arises in new and unaccounted ways (for example, conflicts between human and non-human actors).
Submission Details.
Submissions may take traditional academic formats or adopt alternative, experimental forms of critical legal writing and praxis.
Abstracts of no more than 300 words should be submitted by April 1, 2026 to cailesilig@gmail.com. We aim to advise of the outcome by April 20, 2026.
ESIL Early-Career Scholar Prize.
In their submission speakers should indicate their interest in being considered for the ESIL Early-Career Scholar Prize. Please check that you meet the eligibility conditions and key information about the Prize. The ESIL Secretariat must be informed of all selected speakers who wish to be considered for the Prize before 1 July.
ESIL grants.
The Interest Group is unable to provide funding for travel and accommodation. Speakers will be expected to bear the costs of their own travel and accommodation. Limited ESIL travel grants and ESIL carers’ grants will be available to offer partial financial support to speakers who have exhausted other potential sources of funding.
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