2 December 2019
Over the past few years, a paradox has emerged with respect to institutions in economic integration arrangements. In some bilateral and multilateral arrangements, a renewed push for institutionalization can be seen, with a multiplication of bodies, committees and compulsory dispute settlement mechanisms. On the other hand, contestation of existing institutions has increased significantly, spreading from con- testation within states to contestation by states, including traditional proponents of institutionalization. New and proposed institutions are not free from criticisms either, whether because they do not go far enough in incorporating democratic, distributive or non-economic concerns, or because they would represent a further entrenchment of supranational governance.
To assess this landscape and consider proposed, contested and new institutions, Legal Issues of Economic Integration will be holding a conference on the Role of Institutions in Economic Integration. The Conference will take place at the Amsterdam Law School, University of Amsterdam, Roeterseiland Campus. We particularly welcome proposals on the following topics:
Scholars, practitioners, international judges or arbitrators, and state and international organization officials are invited to submit proposals addressing issues falling within the scope of the Conference’s theme. Proposals including abstracts of no more than 500 words and the speaker’s contact details and CV (including affiliation, relevant experience and publications) or inquiries regarding the Conference should be sent to g.vidigal@uva.nl. The deadline for the submission of article proposals is 15 January 2020. Successful applicants will be informed by 20 January 2020 and must submit papers (between 5,000 and 8,000 words, including footnotes) by 20 April 2020. Applicants should in principle be able to cover their own expenses. Selected papers will be included in a special Issue of Legal Issues of Economic Integration. All submissions and finalized articles must be written in English.
This call for papers was originally published by Geraldo Vidigal on LinkedIn.