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COST Action BlueRights Conference

Scheduled for Feb 11, 2027

Protection of Liberty at Sea Conference - Call for Abstracts

International conference on protection of liberty at sea seeking abstracts (up to 800 words) for presentation and peer-reviewed edited volume publication. Held in Milan, February 2027.

Penn State Dickinson Law Review

Scheduled for Mar 19, 2027

Call for Submissions: Penn State Dickinson Law Review – Spring 2027 Symposium

Symposium on "The Future of Work: Legal Perspectives on an Evolving Workforce" seeking legal scholarship on workplace transformation, AI, labor law, and employment issues.

6th PIL Early Career Researchers' Conference

Scheduled for Apr 9, 2027

6th PIL Early Career Researchers' Conference: Crises in PIL – Crises of PIL

Call for abstracts for early career researchers' conference on private international law and contemporary crises. Submit anonymised abstract (max. 800 words) for plenary or short presentations.

Public Interest Law Gathering

Scheduled for Oct 26, 2026

Call for proposals for the Public Interest Law Gathering

Call for presentation and panel proposals for PILG 2026, themed "Defending the Promise of the Constitution". Proposals due 28 September 2026.

Journal of International Business Policy

Law and International Business: Emerging research, practice, and policy perspectives

Special issue call for papers on law and international business, covering emerging research, practice, and policy perspectives. Full article deadline September 30, 2026.

The Right to Housing—Between Utopia and Justiciable Entitlement (Edited Volume)

The Right to Housing—Between Utopia and Justiciable Entitlement

Call for book chapters exploring the right to housing across different legal systems, examining its enforceability, justiciability, and practical realization through comparative and interdisciplinary...

European Society of International Law (ESIL)

Scheduled for Apr 22, 2027

The European Union, the Council of Europe, and Other Regional Organisations in a Changing World

Call for abstracts (max 650 words) for the 2027 ESIL Research Forum examining regional organisations' role in shaping international law. Topics include trade, environment, human rights, migration,...

IBA Karachi

Scheduled for Dec 18, 2026

Pakistan Legal History Workshop, December 18-19, 2026, IBA Karachi

A two-day intensive workshop on Pakistan's legal history, seeking 8-10 papers. Submissions welcome from historians, lawyers, political scientists, and scholars of related disciplines. Focus on legal...

Studia Semiotyczne

Translation—Semiotics—Music

Special issue soliciting papers on translation, semiotics, and music. Explores how semiotics bridges translation studies and musicology through semiotic analysis of musical texts.

Dharmashastra National Law University, Jabalpur

Scheduled for Oct 10, 2026

NYAYATECH Conclave 2026

Multi-competition conclave featuring paper presentations on digital justice, app development, socio-legal challenges, and PIL drafting. Cash prizes up to Rs. 1 Lakh. Selected papers published in...

William S. Boyd School of Law

Scheduled for Jan 28, 2027

Works In Progress for Intellectual Property Scholars Colloquium (WIPIP 2027)

Annual colloquium for intellectual property scholars to present works-in-progress and receive peer feedback. Priority deadline September 30, 2026.

SymBlawg

SymBlawg Legal Publication and Competition 2026

Call for original research articles from Indian law students on Data Protection in AI or ESG and Carbon Credits. 1300-1500 words, English, no submission fee. Selected articles published with...

Amrita International School of Law and Indian Society of Criminology

Scheduled for Nov 25, 2026

National Conference on New Generation Crimes: The Interface between Constitution and Criminology

Two-day national conference examining emerging crimes through criminology and constitutional law lenses, focusing on AI, algorithmic policing, surveillance, cybercrime, and digital evidence. Submit...

Women, Law and Technology (Edited Volume)

Call for Chapters: Edited Book on Women, Law & Technology

Call for chapter contributions to an edited volume examining the complex relationship between gender, law, and emerging technologies. Topics include cyber crimes against women, AI and gender bias,...

Journal of Criminal Psychology

New Directions in Behavioural Investigative Advice

Special issue examining the contribution of behavioural and social science in directly supporting effective law enforcement investigative practice.

University of Geneva – Faculty of Law

Scheduled for Dec 10, 2026

Doctoral and Early-Career Scholars Colloquium: Fairness in International Economic Adjudication

One-day colloquium on 'Fairness in International Economic Adjudication: Procedure, Substance, and Institutional Design' at the University of Geneva, convened by Vasiliki Dritsa (PhD Candidate, UNIGE)...

University of Nebraska College of Law

Scheduled for Feb 25, 2027

Prison Law Scholars Colloquium

Call for proposals for the Prison Law Scholars Colloquium at University of Nebraska College of Law, scheduled for February 25, 2027.

Young Legal Researchers Conference

Scheduled for Dec 4, 2026

7th Young Legal Researchers Conference 2026 - Law under Pressure: Resilience, Resistance, and Reinvention in Challenging Times

The Faculty of Law of Hasselt University announces the 7th edition of the Young Legal Researchers Conference, taking place on December 4, 2026, with the theme "Law under Pressure: Resilience,...

K.L.E Law College, Bengaluru

Scheduled for Jan 22, 2027

1st International Conference on the Future of Justice – Crime, Constitution, and Technology (KLE-JUSTECH 2027)

International hybrid conference examining AI, surveillance, facial recognition, and technology's impact on criminal justice, evidence, and adjudication. Seeks interdisciplinary research papers and...

Responsible Trusting without Prejudice Project

Scheduled for Nov 7, 2026

Responsible Trusting without Prejudice Workshop 2

Call for extended abstracts (max 800 words) for workshop on responsible epistemic agency and prejudice. Hosted by University of Stirling and University of Edinburgh.

Young Legal Researchers Conference (YLRC) - Hasselt University

Scheduled for Dec 4, 2026

[CFP] 7th Young Legal Researchers Conference 2026 - Law under Pressure: Resilience, Resistance, and Reinvention in Challenging Times

The Faculty of Law of Hasselt University invites young researchers (primarily PhD candidates, postdoctoral researchers also welcome) to submit abstracts for the 7th Young Legal Researchers Conference...

DFG Research Unit 5906

Scheduled for Mar 11, 2027

The Legal and Social Consequences of Artificial Decision Making

International conference for early-career researchers on AI's legal and social consequences, covering autonomy, control, and responsibility. Submissions welcome from all related disciplines.

Trade, Law and Development

Reimagining Global Trade: Industrial Policy and Strategic Autonomy in a Changing Global Order

Special Issue Vol. 18, No. 1 (Winter 2026) inviting original manuscripts on industrial policy, strategic autonomy, and global trade governance. Accepts articles (10,000-20,000 words), notes,...

The Right to Housing – Between Utopia and Justiciable Entitlement (Routledge/Brill edited volume)

Call for Submissions: The Right to Housing—Between Utopia and Justiciable Entitlement

Call for contributions to an edited volume exploring the evolving concept of the right to housing across different legal systems, policy frameworks, and socio-economic contexts. Edited by Professor...