The Surrey International Law Centre of the School of
Law of the University of Surrey with the support of the Institute of Advanced
Studies, the McCoubrey Centre of the University of Hull and the British
Institute of International and Comparative Law ('BIICL') will host a two-day
workshop on the identification of core standards of procedural fairness before
international courts and tribunals 19 - 20 September 2014. A topical and timely subject for study, the
question of procedural fairness entails the identification of fundamental
principles inherent to the judicial and arbitral processes. Whilst the
manifestation of such core standards of fairness will necessarily diverge
according to the particular forum, the workshop aims to identify their essence
with reference to the procedural issues arising in practice.
The aim of this workshop is to bring academics and
practitioners together to initiate ground-breaking research into this novel
topic. The workshop employs a comparative approach whereby participants will
analyse the procedures and practices of various international courts and
tribunals. It aims to identify patterns of commonality and divergence in the
core standards of procedural fairness of international courts and to develop a
holistic understanding of the nature of procedural fairness and the challenges
to its realisation in the international judicial system.
Proposals are invited on topics relating to the
aforementioned themes in addition to specific aspects of international judicial
procedure. In addition, the workshop welcomes contributions on the theoretical
question of the implications that fairness in international procedural law may
have for general international law, such as its systemic traits, the
'humanisation' of international procedure and the responsibility of
international courts and tribunals for failure to meet standards of fairness.
This call is directed to academics at all career
stages who wish to bring fresh perspectives to the workshop with established
scholars and practitioners.
Submissions: Interested parties should submit an
abstract of maximum 500 words by the 1st of April 2014 at:http://ocs.som.surrey.ac.uk/index.php/SILC/SILC2014. Speakers will be informed of
acceptance by the 1st of May, 2014 and will be expected to submit a paper by
the 1st of August, 2014. Participants will be expected to pay a fee and to
cover their travel and accommodation, details of which will be announced in due
course.
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