The ILSA International Conference, 2009 at NUJS, Kolkata, India

 

NUJS International Law Students (NUJS—ILS)

Call for Papers

TRADE AND THE ENVIRONMENT:
DOES INTERNATIONAL LAW HAVE THE ANSWERS?

The National University of Juridical Sciences
Kolkata, India
22-25 July 2009

 

On 22-25 July 2009, the National University of Juridical Sciences in Kolkata, India will hold the annual ILSA International Law Conference, bringing together hundreds of law students from around the world to learn and network with esteemed members of the international legal community. The Conference will feature panel discussions, student presentations, and social events. The Conference's overall theme is "Trade and the Environment: Does International Law Have the Answers?".

 

International trade both drives global economic growth and depletes the world’s natural resources. Lawyers are often tasked with determining how to reconcile the competing interests of businesses and environmentalists. Among other issues, international lawyers must determine how to best incorporate environmental protections into bilateral and regional trade agreements and how to harmonize the environmental policies of trading partners such that efforts to protect the environment are equitably shared. The 2009 ILSA International Conference will address the challenges posed by this interplay between trade and the environment, including:

· The role of trade regulations in the sustainable management of natural resources

· Trade and environmental externalities of agricultural subsidies

· Climate policy among trading partners

· International investment, expropriation and environmental protection

· Intellectual property protection of plant varieties in the multilateral trading system

· The use of Process Production Methods (PPM’s) to regulate trade in goods

· Regulation of trade in certain species of plant and animal life, including regulations of  genetically modified goods and trade in endangered species, among others

· Multilateral environmental agreements (MEA’s) versus the World Trade Organization system

 

CALL FOR PAPER PROPOSALS

The 2009 International Conference Organizing Committee invites students to submit proposals for papers that explore one of the above topics. Individuals may submit a paper proposal, or a group of four (4) individuals may coordinate to submit four distinct proposals falling under one larger theme. The Organizing Committee will announce selected proposals by 5 June 2009, and the authors will be asked to (1) submit a complete 15 page paper with endnotes by 1 July 2009 and (2) present their work as part of a panel during the Conference. Submission of the full paper is essential for participation in the Conference.

 

Proposals should include a formal title for the paper, a brief description of the paper (no more than 300 words), and the name, title, and affiliations of the student-author. If coordinating with other students, the proposal should include which student will serve as the group chair and all proposals should be submitted in one document. Everyone submitting a paper should indicate one or more keywords that, in their opinion, best represent the focus of their paper.

 

The submissions must be in English and in MS Word (.doc) format. Proposals should be emailed to the conference committee account at ilsaconference2009@gmail.com.

 

The last date for submission of proposals is 1 June 2009. (THIS SUBMISSION IS CLOSED)

 

FORMAT OF THE FULL LENGTH PAPER

The full length paper must be submitted to us by July 1, 2009. It should be a maximum of 15 pages with double spacing (approximately 3,500 words), should clearly have the title and the authors (along with their affiliations) provided.

 

The paper should be complete with endnotes. (Speaking footnotes may be used, but please use endnotes for citing sources)

 

 

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For any further queries, please feel free to contact the conference secretariat at ilsaconference2009@gmail.com.