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3rd Postgraduate Law Conference at the Centre for Private International Law and Transnational Governance

The 3rd Postgraduate Law Conference of the Centre for Private International Law is now open for registration.

The theme is “New Dimensions in Private International Law” and the conference will take place online on 6 June 2025 in the morning. Topics include commercial, family and maritime law, as well as law in the digital age and sustainability and corporate responsibility.

Extension of deadline (to 10 January 2025) for Call for Papers for Special Issue of the Journal of Sustainable Development and Policy on the theme, “Private International Law and Sustainable Development in Africa”

Edited by: 

Dr Chukwuma Okoli, University of Birmingham, United Kingdom

Dr Eghosa O. Ekhator, University of Derby, United Kingdom

Professor Veronica Ruiz Abou-Nigm, University of Edinburgh, United Kingdom

Professor Ralf Michaels, Max Planck Institute for Comparative and International Private Law, Germany

Hans van Loon, Netherlands 

OVERVIEW 

The Journal of Sustainable Development Law and Policy invites scholarly articles for publication in a special issue focusing on the theme “Private International Law and Sustainable Development in Africa.” This is an area with limited scholarship in Africa, as most research has traditionally emphasized substantive laws, often neglecting the critical role of private international law in sustainable development. Interested researchers should consider themes such as the ones explored in Michaels/Ruiz Abou-Nigm/Van Loon (eds.) (2021): The Private Side of Transforming our World – UN Sustainable Development Goals 2030 and the Role of Private International Law. Proposals should emphasise private international law and sustainable development issues that are of particular relevance to the African context. Read more