The Asian Society ofInternational Law was established in 2007. Following four successful biennialconferences, the Fifth Biennial Conference of the Asian Society of International Law will be held in Bangkok,ThailandonThursday and Friday, 26 and 27 November 2015.

Theme of theConference

Nowadays governments,scholars and civil society in Asia are engaged enthusiastically in the development of international law in the region. Asian countries today witness more regional cooperation and economic integration, forinstance, through the launch of the ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) and the AsiaIn frastructure Investment Bank (AIIB), etc. The conference will confront the changes that will ensue from these developments in the region, and provide aforum to share perspectives on legal issues from around Asiaand from beyond.

Topics of Papers

To this end,proposals for papers are now being invited on the following topics:

1.Changing approachesto international law

Changing approaches to international law as a discipline,including studies on the teaching, research and practice of international lawin Asian contexts; Third World approaches to international law; the contribution of civil society to international law; the turn to “global constitutionalism”; and the UN Charter and the development ofinternational law;

2. Emerging issues inhuman rights

Issues in the international protection of human rights,including the evolving position on the responsibility to protect (“R2P”); theempowerment of women in Asian societies; and the impact of labor migration;

3. Conflict of lawsrelating to marriage, adoption, surrogacy and custody of children;

4. Energy and natural resources law, including their joint and sustainable development; comparative regulatory and fiscal regimes (e.g. concession v. production-sharing v. service contracts, etc.) and cross-border pollution;

5. International environmental law: Climate change and disaster management;

6. Food security, healthand sanitary cooperation;

7. International cooperation against organized crime and its punishment: terrorism, drugs muggling, human trafficking, money laundering, anti-corruption; and the illicit trade in cultural artifacts, especially in conflict situations;

8. International Humanitarian Law;

9. Law of the Sea,including piracy and maritime security and safety in the Asian region;

10. Legal aspects ofregional integration in its political and social dimensions, including ASEAN Integration, free trade agreements, and security arrangements;

11. Peaceful resolution of political and territorial disputes in Asia,including legal frameworks for cooperation;

12. Resolution of international trade and business disputes in Asia,including the enforcement of arbitration awards and foreign judgments;

13. International Investment Law;

14. Trade- and business-related issues, including the regulation of cyber matters;

Issues relating inter alia to competition law;anti-dumping safeguards; intellectual property rights; transfer pricing; WTOobligations of Asian countries; trade sanctions to prevent breaches of International Humanitarian Law; micro-finance and small- and medium-sized enterprises;and finance and investment including SMEs and micro-finance.

The Organizers seek to encourage the participation in the Conference of all persons interested in international law all over the world, whether established or junior scholars,academics or practitioners, government officials and NGO officers, by inviting applications for positions as panelists. Papers may provide an Asian perspective on these topics, and/or international/comparative approaches to the listed topics.

ApplicationProcedure

You will be requiredto provide in the online submission form:

(1) A 500-word abstract/summary of the proposed paper.

Please clearly identify the title of your paper and the panel category in the online form.

(2) Affiliation detailsand brief biography

This would include details of professional status, educational background, institutional affiliation, office address, contact telephone number, and e-mail address.Please also provide, in the section titled `brief biography’ any information about representative presentations given, publications, and any other relevant information about your research or experience.

(3) Your affiliation to the Asian Society of International Law

Preference will begiven to existing members of the Asian Society of International Law in the selection process. To sign up for membership, please click Here.(http://www.asiansil.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=267&Itemid=121 )

In addition to paper proposals, proposals for panels will also be considered. A panel should addressa topical issue of international law and consist of 4-5 speakers from a rangeof countries and stages of career development.

Please complete theonline submission forms by Friday, 10 July 2015, 2300 hrs (Singapore Time).

Click HERE foronline abstract submission for individual papers:

https://esurvey.nus.edu.sg/efm/se.ashx?s=1CC7023E0E72E43C

Click HERE foronline submission for panels:

https://esurvey.nus.edu.sg/efm/se.ashx?s=1CC7023E0E72E498

Click HERE toview Conference Website:

http://asiansil.org/conference/5thBiennial2015/

Any enquiries about the paper selection process and Bangkok Conference may be addressed to: asiansil-conferences@nus.edu.sg

Successful applicants will be informed by August 2015 and are required to submit their completed papers and registration to the Conference Organizers by Monday, 6 November 2015. The paper should be between 6000 and 8000 words.

All papers acceptedby the Organizers for the Conference may be featured on the Conference website,a document sharing portal or as part of the AsianSIL Working Paper Series. Paper presenters are encouraged to submit finalized papers to the Society’s Asian Journal of International Law. Publication is subject to a double-blindpeer-review and editorial discretion. Details may be found on the Journal’s Website:www.AsianJIL.org.