NEWS & EVENTS
Association for Borderlands Studies 2020 Annual Conference
1-4 April 2020
Portland, USA
The Association for Borderlands Studies (ABS) is the leading international scholarly association dedicated to the systematic study and exchange of ideas, information and analysis of international border, and the processes and communities engendered by such borders. Through its Annual Meeting and the World Border Conference held every four years, the ABS fosters the discussion and critical exam of the latest knowledge about border themes and issues worldwide.
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International Conference on Maritime Law and Logistics
12-13 March 2020
London, UK
International Conference on Maritime Law and Logistics aims to bring together leading academic scientists, researchers and research scholars to exchange and share their experiences and research results on all aspects of Maritime Law and Logistics. It also provides a premier interdisciplinary platform for researchers, practitioners and educators to present and discuss the most recent innovations, trends, and concerns as well as practical challenges encountered and solutions adopted in the fields of Maritime Law and Logistics.
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World Maritime Conference 2019
20-22 October 2019
Shanghai, China
With the guidance of China Association for Science and Technology and Ministry of Transport of the People's Republic of China, hosted by China Institute of Navigation and Shanghai Maritime University, the WMC-2019 aims to provide a provide a unique international platform for exchange of ideas and experiences. The Congress will be a valuable meeting for the experts from the world maritime industry to debate the professional and technical issues that influence the maritime industry. We expected 500+ participants and 150+ oral presentations, focus on the topics including Shipping, Ports, Maritime Law, Ship Engineering, Maritime Security, Maritime Education, International Maritime Management, Shipping Fuel, and many others.
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The London Conference on International Law: Engaging with International Law
3-4 October 2019
London, UK
What is the use of international law and how do we engage with it? Over the last few years, the focus appears to have been on disengagement. Yet, at the same time, international courts and tribunals are busier than ever before, while domestic courts have an increasing engagement with international legal issues. Likewise, international law features to a greater extent than ever before in the conduct of public life and debate.The London Conference on International Law will bring together international law academics, judges, practitioners, representatives of civil society, business-leaders, and other stakeholders to see how States and all other actors engage with international law.
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Mexico Colloquium 2019
29 September-2 October 2019
Mexico City, Mexico
The Mexican Maritime Law Association and the Comite Maritime International (CMI) are co-hosting the "CMI and Mexican MLA Colloqium 2019". The Colloquium will host various lawyers, authors, and members of the Mexican MLA to speak about the current issues surrounding maritime law.
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2019 European Society of International Law Conference
12-14 September 2019
Athens, Greece
Hosted by the European Society of International Law, the conferences' underlying theme will be that of sovereignty, and it's changing nature. State sovereignty, both one of the fundamental principles as well as an underpinning of public international law, is facing numerous contemporary challenges that call into question its basic foundations. It is ever relevant to revisit sovereignty, a concept so broad and yet instrumental to the current structure of the international legal order. Thus, the conference aims to encourage a vigorous and fruitful exchange of ideas on the normative, theoretical, and practical aspects of sovereignty, which will appeal to academics, researchers, students, and practitioners.
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London International Boundary Conference
2-3 April 2019
London, UK
Volterra Fietta and King's College London (Department of Geography) are co-hosting the fourth edition of The London International Boundary Conference ("LIBC"). The LIBC will take place on 2 and 3 April 2019 at King's College London. The Conference, which will be attended by delegates and speakers from all over the world, will provide a unique and multidisciplinary insight into the complex world of international boundary and sovereignty disputes. Delegates will have the opportunity to explore topical issues on boundary delimitation and share perspectives on how to address them. In this edition of the Conference, experts from Marbdy Consulting Ltd. and Maritime Zone Solutions Ltd. will deliver workshops relating to technical and scientific aspects of maritime boundary delimitation and continental shelf demarcation.
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ICE LAW Final Conference
25-27 April, 2019
Durham, UK
The ICE LAW Project investigates the potential for a legal framework that acknowledges the complex geophysical environment in the world’s frozen regions and explores the impact that an ice-sensitive legal system would have on topics ranging from the everyday activities of Arctic residents to the territorial foundations of the modern state.
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“BORDERS HERE, THERE, EVERYWHERE” – Association for Borderlands Studies Annual Conference
24-27 April, 2019
San Diego, California, USA
The organizing theme for the 2019 annual conference is “BORDERS HERE, THERE, EVERYWHERE” – these are non-contiguous borders such as airports, seaports, but also logistics platforms and transportation networks that straddle past national physical boundaries, state and provincial boundary lines whether they are territorial or even legal/regulatory limits, even sometimes virtual; they are connecting the local with the global nexus; Some of them are a-territorial in nature (an exception in the past – the new norm today), and often, they are superimposing themselves onto traditional territorial borders, which remain prominent but are at the same time profoundly transformed. These affect the flows of goods, and also human mobility occasionally in murderous ways. They are here, there, and possibly, everywhere, and can be found in the middle of cities miles away from international boundary lines.
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ICIML 2019: 21st International Conference on International Maritime Law
11-12 June 2019
Barcelona, Spain
ICIML 2019: 21st International Conference on International Maritime Law aims to bring together leading academic scientists, researchers and research scholars to exchange and share their experiences and research results on all aspects of International Maritime Law. It also provides a premier interdisciplinary platform for researchers, practitioners and educators to present and discuss the most recent innovations, trends, and concerns as well as practical challenges encountered and solutions adopted in the fields of International Maritime Law.
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2019 People & the Sea Conference
24-28 June 2019
Amsterdam, The Netherlands
This jubilee conference, which is preceded by a policy day (June 24, 2019) and flanked by other events, takes time as its theme. In full awareness of the major ongoing changes in the knowledge industry and how people interact with coasts and seas, we first delve into the past: what have we learned, and to what extent are we making the most of these learning opportunities? From whom should we be learning, and how do we engage in the learning process? To what extent are the insights of earlier generations of social scientists studying maritime affairs and coastal life still relevant to us? We then look forward and ask ourselves what social scientists can contribute to understanding and dealing with coastal and maritime challenges of the future. Topics range from the increasing intensity of storms and their implications for navigators and coastal inhabitants, to plastic pollution and conservation measures, the travails of travelers and the expansion of coastal cities, the fate of long-time inhabitants such as fishers and indigenous people, trends of coastal and ocean grabbing, the regulatory pursuits of planners, officials and scientists, and the ethics of technology. What perspectives and skills do we have to offer to science and the world; what are our strengths and where do our limitations lie?
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