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SUMMARY:Call for Papers: Workshop on The Role of the Causal Inquiry in Esta
 blishing State Responsibility in International Law Lund University\, 28–
 29 May 2026  
DESCRIPTION:Contact: vladislava.stoyanova@jur.lu.se\n\nCall for PapersWorks
 hop on The Role of the Causal Inquiry in Establishing State Responsibility
  in International LawLund University\, 28–29 May 2026 &nbsp\;Conveners: 
 Vladislava Stoyanova - Lund University &amp\; Ilias PlakokefalosWorkshop T
 heme and Objectives&nbsp\;Causation—or the causal inquiry—is a fundame
 ntal yet understudied concept in international law. Despite its centrality
  in determining legal responsibility across domestic legal systems\, inter
 national courts and tribunals have yet to develop a coherent approach to c
 ausation. The existing literature remains fragmented\, often neglecting th
 e conceptual and doctrinal challenges posed by causal reasoning in interna
 tional legal disputes. &nbsp\;The main goal of the workshop is to identify
  the pertinent aspects of causation\, or causal inquiry in international l
 aw. The idea is to present the various aspects of causation in internation
 al law as they appear in various particular issue areas. We have identifie
 d six issue areas: law of the sea\, environmental law\, refugee law\, huma
 n rights law\, law of armed conflict and international humanitarian law\, 
 and international trade and investment law. The differences between the la
 w of armed conflict and international humanitarian law and between interna
 tional trade and investment law are not\, of course\, negligible. But taki
 ng into consideration constraints of space we have made the tentative deci
 sion to group them together.We therefore seek submissions for the followin
 g areas of international law: &nbsp\;- Human rights law &nbsp\;- Law of th
 e sea &nbsp\;- Environmental law &nbsp\;- Refugee law &nbsp\;- Law of arme
 d conflict / international humanitarian law &nbsp\;- International trade a
 nd investment law &nbsp\;By bringing together scholars and practitioners\,
  the workshop aims to: &nbsp\;1. Map and analyze the causal tests employed
  by international courts and tribunals. &nbsp\;2. Explore the relationship
  between causation and related concepts (e.g.\, foreseeability\, risk\, pr
 evention\, reasonableness). &nbsp\;3. Investigate how causation shapes the
  existence\, scope\, and breach of obligations (e.g.\, due diligence\, pos
 itive obligations). &nbsp\;4. Examine the interplay between causation\, pr
 oof (burden and standards)\, and procedural admissibility rules. &nbsp\;Th
 e workshop will serve as the foundation for a special journal issue in the
  Journal of International Dispute Settlement | Oxford Academic \, offering
  a systemic framework for understanding causation in international law. Al
 l submissions will be subject to peer review and therefore\, publication w
 ill be conditioned on the reviewers’ reports.Instructions and Key Themes
  for Submission&nbsp\;Interested scholars should submit the following:&nbs
 p\;(1) proposal of at least 2 000 words outlining the planned article and 
 addressing causation in international law\, particularly (but not exclusiv
 ely) on the following themes: &nbsp\;- Causal tests in jurisprudence: How 
 do courts/tribunals justify (or neglect to justify) their causal reasoning
 ? &nbsp\;- Causation and associated concepts: How do foreseeability\, risk
 \, or precaution interact with causal inquiries? &nbsp\;- Causation and pr
 imary obligations: How does the nature and scope of primary obligations (e
 .g.\, in climate litigation or human rights cases) affect the causal inqui
 ry? &nbsp\;- Causation and evidence: What role do burden/standards of proo
 f play in the causal analysis by the courts or the submissions of the part
 ies to a dispute? &nbsp\;(2) a CV.Submission GuidelinesProposals should be
  submitted to both Conveners by email (vladislava.stoyanova@jur.lu.se \; i
 plakoke@pspa.uoa.gr) by 8 November 2025. &nbsp\;Selected participants will
  be notified by 18 November 2025.Draft papers will be due by 12 April 2026
 . Published articles and those in the process of publication are not eligi
 ble. &nbsp\;Funding will be available for travel and one day accommodation
 .Additional Information&nbsp\;For inquiries\, please contact Vladislava St
 oyanova (vladislava.stoyanova@jur.lu.se ) and Ilias Plakokefalos (iplakoke
 @pspa.uoa.gr). &nbsp\;We look forward to your contributions! &nbsp\;Call f
 or Papers--- &nbsp\;Hosted by Lund University and National &amp\; Kapodist
 rian University of Athens |&nbsp\;Convened by Dr. Vladislava Stoyanova (As
 sociate Professor in Public International Law) &amp\; Dr. Ilias Plakokefal
 os (Assistant Professor of International Law)&nbsp\;\n\nMore information a
 bout the event: https://www.law.lu.se/calendar/call-papers-workshop-role-c
 ausal-inquiry-establishing-state-responsibility-international-law-lund
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