The workshop builds on the success of the Inaugural NUS-AsianSIL Young Scholars Workshop - Colonies, Development, Conflict, Rights, Money in 2008 and is intended to cultivate the next generation of international legal scholars. Younger academics, doctoral students, young legal professionals with an interest in scholarship are encouraged to apply. Exceptional Master's students are also welcome to submit their abstracts. Paper-givers who are selected through a competitive process will have their reasonable expenses covered.

Theme for the 2010 Workshop

Asia has long been an outlier both in terms of its international institutions and its embrace of international law. Asia has not chosen to construct regional institutions comparable to those in Europe, Africa, and the Americas, preferring to adopt an approach of variable geometry and pragmatic alliances. The region's commitment to what some call the "Asian way" has sometimes privileged consultation and consensus over clear and binding obligations. The 2nd NUS-AsianSIL Young Scholars Workshop 2010 - Asian Approaches to International Law: Theory, Institutions, Processes and Practices seeks to explore, from the perspective of younger scholars from Asia, how international law in the region has developed and what its prospects are in the decades to come.

The Workshop is intended to provide a platform for younger academics from the region to discuss ongoing research in international law with one another and more senior commentators. It also fosters the presence of "Asian voices" in international law through the post-Workshop publication of cutting edge research in the Asian Journal of International Law. (Please note that while all paper submissions shall be considered for publication, the Asian Journal of International Law's offer to publish is subject to peer-review and editorial discretion.)

Proposals from young scholars and professionals across the region are encouraged on any topic linked to international law, but particularly focusing on Asian Approaches to International Law: Theory, Institutions, Processes and Practices. Subject areas might include (a) History and Theory of International Law, (b) Law of Armed Conflict (IHL), (c) International Organizations, (d) Dispute Settlement, (e) Law of the Sea, (f) Law of Environment, (g) Human Rights, (h) International Criminal Law, (i) Law of Development, (j) International Economic Law, (k) Private International Law (Conflict of Laws).

To submit a proposal, please complete the Online Abstract Submission Form by Friday, 2 April 2010.

Those selected to participate in the workshop will be notified by Friday, 16 April 2010. Participation will be contingent on producing a draft of the paper (in the order of 8,000 words) by Friday, 30 July 2010.