CfP: International Conference on Forests at the crossroads of International law by University of Copenhagen: Submit by March 31

About the Project

This workshop aims at understanding how the different areas of international law (including transnational and regional law) engage with forests and what these different layers of protection mean for the protection of forests.

This line of inquiry will enable us to make sense of the links, tensions, and opportunities that the many initiatives from regional, transnational, and international entities entail, and provide for an assessment of the impacts of those various areas of law, not individually, but as a whole.

Papers that touch upon the impacts of different legal frameworks on the protection of forests are welcome, from human rights to biodiversity, climate justice, sustainability, and beyond.

About the Call for Papers

The University of Copenhagen is inviting submissions for its project, “Forests at the Crossroads of International Law.”

Themes

Submissions from scholars from all areas of international law, as well as from early career and established scholars are welcome.

Submissions from various methodological backgrounds are welcome (doctrinal, empirical, and interdisciplinary) and touch on issues, such as:

• Forests and human rights
• Forests and biodiversity
• Forests and climate change
• Forests and sustainable development
• Forests and climate justice
• Forests and regime interactions and/or fragmentation of legal regimes
• Current developments in international forest regimes

Submission Guidelines

Abstracts of no more than 600 words are to be submitted. Together with their abstracts, applicants should provide the following information: first name/surname, affiliation, the title of the proposed paper, and an email address. Abstracts should address the research question, theory, methods, and practical or scholarly significance of the study.

The paper should not exceed 11.000 words.

The expected outcome of this project is to publish a special issue with a selection of the best
papers.

How to Submit?

Abstracts and Papers are to be submitted to Justine.bendel@jur.ku.dk.

Important Dates

The 2-day workshop will be held in Copenhagen, at the Faculty of Law, on the 4th and 5th of September 2023. It will be possible to join online for those who cannot travel, as the event will be held in a hybrid manner.

Abstract submission: March 31, 2023

Paper submission: August 21, 2023

Contact Information

If you have any questions, contact the organizer, Dr. Justine Bendel, Marie
Curie Fellow, University of Copenhagen.
Email address: Justine.bendel@jur.ku.dk

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