SIEL Call for Papers - Postgraduate and Early Professionals/Academics

2^nd Conference of
the Postgraduate and Early Professionals/Academics Network of the Society of
International Economic Law (PEPA/SIEL)

Göttingen (Germany), 25^th & 26^th January
2013

 Organised by SIEL in cooperation with the
Institute of International and European Law of the Georg-August-University
Göttingen

Call for Papers

 This conference offers postgraduate students (students enrolled in Masters/PhD) and early professionals/academics (generally within five years of graduating) studying or working in
the field of IEL an opportunity to present and discuss their research. It also provides a critical platform where participants can test their ideas about broader issues relating to IEL. One or more senior practitioner or academic will comment on each paper, followed by a general discussion.

 We invite submissions on any IEL topic including, but not limited to:

• trade, investment and monetary/financial policies;
• the interaction of, for example, international trade law, investment law and
  competition law with other branches of law governing intellectual property,
  human rights, environment and sustainable development;
• regional economic integration and multilateral trading system;
• comparative economic law, focussing on how international economic law
  interacts with laws, institutions and actors at the domestic level;
• the roles of law and legal practices in international economic governance
  and international organizations and·
• the philosophy, sociology, politics and economics of international economic
  law

How and when to submit

Submissions should include a CV and a research abstract (no more than 400 words). They are to be sent no later than 31^st October 2012 to pepa2013conference@gmail.com. Papers will be selected based on a double blind review conducted by a senior practitioner or academic and a conference organiser. Successful applicants will be notified by 30^th November 2012; after which they are expected to submit a conference paper (no more than 4000 words) by 31^st December 2012. Papers will be made available online in a special section at the SIEL website (www.sielnet.org).

General practical information about
participating and attending the Conference

 The deadline for registration is 7^th December 2011. Registration has to be done online at the SIEL
website (the registration page will be available shortly). Registration costs 45 GBP for non-SIEL Members, and 35 GBP for SIEL Members.  SIEL Membership details may be found at the SIEL website (student membership is 5 GBP). The Registration fee covers conference materials and coffee breaks on both days.

 Cancellations of participation must be made in writing to pepa2013conference@gmail.com. The deadline for cancellation is 4^th January 2013. The registration fee minus an administrative fee of 5 GBP will be refunded if the cancellation is done before or on the given date. Later cancellations will not be refunded.

A limited number of conference fee waivers is available for applicants facing financial hardship. Applicants for a conference fee waiver are kindly invited to add a short letter to their conference application, stating the reason for their waiver request no later than 31^st October
2012. Successful applicants will be notified by 30^th November 2012.

 Unfortunately, the organisation cannot cover travel, accommodation or
any other expenses.

 Subject to space availability, registration of participants not presenting a paper will be accepted. The regular fee will be applied.

 If you should have any (further) questions regarding participation, please feel free to contact Alper Taşdelen (pepa2013conference@gmail.com).