- When
- 2 and 3 June 2018
- Where
- Tokyo, Japan
- Theme
- Changing actors in international law
The international law societies of Australia and New Zealand, Canada, Japan and the United States had by then held six conferences bringing early-career scholars together around a theme, usually leading to an edited book. The aim of the series was to build a scholarly network among the four societies.
The theme of the seventh conference was "Changing Actors in International Law", and the call invited papers on the role and relevance of non-state actors: how they influence making and applying international law, the challenges they pose to the international order (for example in armed conflict), what they mean for ideas of statehood, and their standing in dispute settlement. Each society could choose four papers, subject to review by a joint steering committee, with preference to those early in their careers. Proposals closed on 31 January 2018.