Compendium: CCIL's First 25 Years (1972-1997)
Ottawa
8-10 November/novembre, 2012
Call for Papers
Appel à communications
Prix Ronald St. John Macdonald Prize:
Call for Student Papers
Appel de Communications aux étudiant(e)s
Wednesday, May 2, 2012 at 11:11AM The CCIL would like to extend its congratulations to Ryan Liss and Katie Sykes, the 2012 John Peters Humphrey Fellowship award recipients.
Ryan will be pursuing his studies at Yale Law School and Katie will be pursuing her studies at Dalhousie University's Schulich School of Law. A short biography is now available online.
Click here for more information.
Wednesday, April 11, 2012 at 11:54AM CALL FOR STUDENT PAPERS
The Canadian Council on International Law is inviting international law papers from students who are studying at the graduate or undergraduate level in any discipline. Articling students are also eligible: papers from articling students will be considered under the graduate student category.
Successful applicants will give a presentation based on their papers at the 2012 CCIL Annual Conference to be held in Ottawa from November 8-10, 2012. One award will be given for the best graduate paper and one for the best undergraduate paper. Winners will receive the fourth annual Ronald St. John Macdonald Young Scholars Award. (Subsidies for travel to the annual conference are available.)
This year's CCIL conference theme is “SOS International Law: International Law and Disasters and Emergencies”. Crises and emergencies come in many forms. They may be financial, environmental or purely political, as states break apart, governments are ousted or armed conflicts occur. From the financial turmoil in the United States and Europe, to the surge for democracy in the Arab world and resulting civil conflicts, to natural disasters in Haiti and Japan, and to the predicament of nuclear proliferation in Iran and elsewhere, international relations have been preoccupied by these crises and emergencies. And behind these newspaper headlines are countless crises averted or emergencies abated, where early intervention forestalls disasters before they emerge.
International reactions to emergencies and crises are the stuff of high politics. In some instances, international law may prove a useful tool in the decision-making of states confronting such calamities. In other cases, it seems woefully inadequate and plays at best a supporting role. What part is there for international law in dealing with crises and emergencies? Is international law capable of providing useful guidance during catastrophes? Or is it instead burdened with feet of clay?
Papers that reflect the conference theme will be given strong consideration by the CCIL Ronald St. John Macdonald Award Selection Committee. Papers must be no more than 35 pages in length.
Papers should be sent by email to: manager@ccil-ccdi.ca by July 15, 2012. Please use the subject heading: Macdonald Award
Tuesday, March 27, 2012 at 01:07PM SOS International Law:
International Law in Times of Crisis and Emergency
November 8-10, 2012
Ottawa, Ontario
The Canadian Council on International Law invites paper proposals from faculty members, doctoral level graduate students in law and related disciplines, and practitioners, on topics dealing with the theme of its 41st Annual Conference: “SOS International Law: International Law in Times of Crisis and Emergency”.
Crises and emergencies come in many forms. They may be financial, environmental or purely political, as states break apart, governments are ousted or armed conflicts occur. From the financial turmoil in the United States and Europe, to the surge for democracy in the Arab world and resulting civil conflicts, to natural disasters in Haiti and Japan, and to the predicament of nuclear proliferation in Iran and elsewhere, international relations have been preoccupied by these crises and emergencies. And behind these newspaper headlines are countless crises averted or emergencies abated, where early intervention forestalls disasters before they emerge.
International reactions to emergencies and crises are the stuff of high politics. In some instances, international law may prove a useful tool in the decision-making of states confronting such calamities. In other cases, it seems woefully inadequate and plays at best a supporting role. What part is there for international law in dealing with crises and emergencies? Is international law capable of providing useful guidance during catastrophes? Or is it instead burdened with feet of clay?
The Canadian Council for International Law will grapple with these issues from the 8-10 November 2012 in Ottawa and invites the active participation of the international legal community.
Paper proposals in English or French should be no longer than a single page in length and should include a biographical statement or curriculum vitae. Proposals are due May 5, 2012 and should be sent to cforcese@uottawa.ca.
Please note that the CCIL is unable to cover or subsidize travel to or accommodation for the Annual Conference.
Wednesday, March 7, 2012 at 04:47PM The CCIL is proud to announce that the Final Program for the mini-conference taking place on March 8 in Montreal is now available here.
We look forward to seeing you at the conference tomorrow!