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• ANZSIL International Economic Law Interest Group Workshop

  • When
    27 Nov 2026
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    9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
  • Location
    Online

  ANZSIL International Economic Law Interest Group Workshop

  Call for Papers and Invitation to Participate

  The ANZSIL International Economic Law Interest Group (IELIG) was established in 2011 to provide a forum for those interested in international economic law, especially international regulation of trade, investment, intellectual property, and monetary law. The work of the Interest Group covers all areas of international economic law and its implementation in domestic law, embracing both theoretical and practical aspects. The IELIG aims to maintain relevance for government, practitioners and academics alike and encourages discussion and exchange of ideas among all those involved in this field.

  2026 Workshop (online)

  The 2026 ANZSIL IELIG Workshop will be held via Zoom on Friday 27 November 2026. Its aim is to provide an informal setting for discussion of topical issues and works in progress.

  We are honoured to have Professor Jarrod Hepburn, University of Melbourne, as this year’s keynote speaker. He will speak on ‘The Flexible Sources of Investment Law’. Jarrod received the ANZSIL Article Prize this year for ‘The Legal Justification for the Doctrine of Legitimate Expectations in International Investment Law’ (2025) 36 European Journal of International Law 43. As part of the workshop, we celebrate this achievement with panel on Jarrod’s work.

  We invite paper proposals from ANZSIL members, practitioners in the field as well as staff from MFAT, DFAT, and the Attorney-General’s Department. We encourage PhD students, early career practitioners and academics to submit a proposal. Paper proposals may be on any topic within the work of the IELIG.

  All speakers are invited to submit their paper following the workshop to the Australian Year Book of International Law or the New Zealand Yearbook of International Law for possible publication. We also invite ANZSIL members and MFAT/DFAT/AGD staff to attend the workshop even if not presenting a paper.

  Submission of proposals

  If you wish to submit a paper proposal, please submit an abstract of 300 words by email to christian.riffel@canterbury.ac.nz by 9 November 2026. Please include the heading on your email message ‘ANZSIL IELIG Workshop Proposal: [Your Name]’.

  Prof Chris Riffel, University of Canterbury | Te Whare Wānanga o Waitaha

  Dr Jose-Miguel Bello Villarino, University of Sydney ANZSIL IELIG Co-Chairs

  
  

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• ANZSIL History and Theory of International Law Interest Group Workshop

  • When
    10 Dec 2026
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    9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
  • Location
    Faculty of Law, University of Technology, Sydney, Australia

  The ANZSIL History and Theory of International Law Interest Group invites proposals to participate in its third biennial Workshop, to be held in person on Thursday 10 December 2026 at the University of Technology Sydney with an option for remote participation for those unable to travel.

  Co-convened by Amanda Alexander, Wanshu Cong and Kathryn Greenman, the workshop will provide a collegial environment in which to get feedback on new research in history and theory of international law. Selected participants will be invited to submit work in progress of 2,000–6,000 words. Standard as well as non-standard research outputs are welcome provided that the work is at a stage where feedback might be meaningfully incorporated.

  Researchers at all levels working with issues of history and theory of international law broadly understood are welcome to submit a proposal to participate. If the Workshop is oversubscribed, preference will be given to early and mid-career researchers working in Australia and New Zealand.

  The Call for Papers is now closed.

  Invited participants will be asked to submit a draft by Monday 30 November 2026 to enable a final program and papers to be circulated in advance of the Workshop.

  Enquiries can be directed to the Co-Convenors via htilig@anzsil.org.

  
  

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• Transnational Legal Process, Cognition, and Context: ANZSIL Publication Prize Seminar

  • When
    10 Dec 2026
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    9:30 AM - 10:30 AM
  • Location
    online and in person (UTS Law Faculty, Sydney)

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  The ANZSIL History & Theory of International Law (HTIL) Interest Group is delighted to host a seminar with Dr Regina Jefferies, winner of the ANZSIL Article/Book Chapter (ECR) Prize 2026.

  This seminar will discuss Dr Jefferies' prize-winning chapter 'Transnational Legal Process, Cognition, and Context' in Anne van Aaken and Moshe Hirsch (eds), International Legal Theory and the Cognitive Turn (Oxford University Press, 2025), and introduce her new book Rethinking Compliance: How Street-Level Bureaucrats Implement International Refugee Law (Bloomsbury 2026).

  The seminar will be hosted by the convenors of the HTIL Interest Group and feature commentary from Professor Daniel Ghezelbash. 

  When: Thursday 10 December 2026, 9.30-10.30AM AEDT/11.30AM-12.30PM NZDT

  Where: online or in person (UTS, Sydney)

  Dr Regina Jefferies is a lawyer and Laureate Postdoctoral Fellow at the Kaldor Centre for International Refugee Law, ARC Laureate Evacuations Research Hub at the University of New South Wales. She is also an affiliate of the Border Policy Research Institute at Western Washington University. Dr Jefferies specialises in international human rights law and international refugee law, with a focus on transnational legal theory, socio-legal studies, and the application of international legal norms in transboundary and multi-jurisdictional settings. Her research publications have examined the role of street-level bureaucrats, sub-state entities, and international organisations in the implementation and contestation of international legal norms. Dr Jefferies has extensive experience in the practice of asylum and refugee law before United States administrative agencies and the United States federal courts. She holds a PhD from the University of New South Wales; a Master of Studies from the University of Oxford in International Human Rights Law; a Juris Doctorate from Arizona State University; and a Bachelor of Arts in International Affairs from The George Washington University.

  Professor Daniel Ghezelbash is a Professor and the Director of the Kaldor Centre for International Refugee Law at UNSW Sydney. His research and practice focus on refugee law, law and technology and access to justice. He was named as Innovator of the Year in the 2025 Australian Law Awards. He is an internationally recognised scholar of international and comparative refugee and migration law. His ARC DECRA Fellowship examined comparative practices to develop recommendations for improving the fairness and efficiency of Australia's asylum procedures. He has also published widely on the way restrictive asylum policies have spread around the world. This is the topic of his book, Refuge Lost: Asylum Law in an Interdependent World (Cambridge University Press, 2018). He has spent time as a Visiting Fellow at the Refugee Studies Centre at Oxford University and a Visiting Scholar at Harvard Law School, Brooklyn Law School and New York Law School. Professor Ghezelbash is a practicing refugee lawyer. He is Special Counsel at the National Justice Project, and sits on the boards of a number of not-for-profit legal centres, including the Refugee Advice and Casework Service and Wallumatta Legal. He is also a founder and board member of the Access to Justice and Technology Network, which promotes and supports the uptake of legal technology in Australia's not-for-profit legal sector. 

  Registration: Please click on the register button on the left of the screen.  You will receive an automated email with the Zoom link (for those attending online) and the in person location at UTS once you have submitted your registration form. 

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