Call for Papers 14th PEPA/SIEL Conference "REIMAGINING INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC LAW: JUSTICE, SUSTAINABILITY AND ECONOMIC RESILIENCE"
Call for Papers
14th PEPA/SIEL Conference
of Postgraduate and Early Professionals/Academics of the Society of
International Economic Law
REIMAGINING INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC LAW:
JUSTICE, SUSTAINABILITY AND ECONOMIC RESILIENCE
Santiago, Chile 2026
University of Chile 1-3 December 2026
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Abstract deadline 1 September 2026 |
Notification of results 15 September 2026 |
Draft papers due 10 November 2026 |
Conference 1-3 December 2026 |
Conference Co-chairs
Fabiola Wust Zibetti,
University of Chile
Natália de Lima Figueiredo,
Federal University of São Paulo Diana Maria Beltran
Vargas, Externado University of Colombia
Introduction
The Society of International Economic
Law (SIEL) holds an annual conference to connect its senior membership to its Postgraduate and Early Professionals/Academics Network
(PEPA/SIEL). The PEPA/SIEL Conference constitutes a unique
platform for early-career academics and professionals enrolled in advanced
degrees or within five years of graduation, researching or working in the field
of international economic law and related areas.
PEPA/SIEL fosters collaboration and
mentoring opportunities for emerging academics and professionals, granting them
the opportunity to present and discuss their research in a supportive and
welcoming environment and to receive fruitful feedback from established experts
in the field.
The PEPA/SIEL 2026 Conference will take
place at the University of Chile, in Santiago, on 1-2 December 2026. The
conference theme, Reimagining International Economic Law: Justice,
Sustainability and Economic Resilience, invites early-career scholars and professionals
to reflect on how international economic law can respond to a period marked by
geopolitical fragmentation, climate emergency, technological transformation,
persistent inequalities and renewed debates over development, economic
sovereignty and resilience.
The conference seeks to create a forum
for critical and constructive engagement with the future of international
economic law. It asks how trade, investment, finance, taxation, technology and
development regimes can be rethought in light of demands for justice,
sustainability and economic resilience.
Conference themes and submission instructions
We invite submissions for papers from early-career academics and
professionals focusing on the following themes. Submissions may address, but
are not limited to, the topics listed below:
1. Global Shifts, Geoeconomics and Economic Security
·
International economic
law in an age of geoeconomic fragmentation, great-power rivalry and geopolitical competition.
·
The repositioning of middle
powers in changing
global supply chains.
·
National security, economic security
and their impacts
on trade, investment, technology and data governance.
·
Strategic trade,
economic sanctions, export
controls, investment screening, trade restrictions and other
coercive economic measures.
·
Extraterritorial regulatory measures and their
effects on third
countries, including sustainability, industrial policy and
supply-chain regulations.
2. Regionalism,
Cooperation and Economic
Governance
·
New pathways for regional
economic integration.
·
The role and future of regional
trade agreements, regional
institutions and inter-regional cooperation in a fragmented world.
·
Regional approaches to trade, investment, infrastructure, energy, critical minerals,
digital markets and sustainability.
·
South-South cooperation, technical cooperation and development-oriented economic
governance.
·
The interaction between regional
integration projects and multilateral economic
institutions.
3. International
Trade, Investment and Dispute Settlement
·
The role of developing countries, emerging economies and middle powers in international trade and investment
governance.
·
WTO reform, plurilateral negotiations and the future
of multilateral trade rules.
·
Challenges to dispute settlement mechanisms, including investor-State dispute settlement and WTO
dispute settlement.
·
Trade and investment rules for industrial policy, development, sustainability and economic resilience.
·
New-generation trade and investment agreements, including provisions on digital trade,
services, environment, human rights, gender, labour and sustainability.
4. Sustainability, Climate Transition, Natural
Resources and Human
Rights
·
International economic
law responses to the climate
crisis, including mitigation, adaptation, loss and damage, climate finance and
climate-related litigation.
·
Critical minerals, the energy
transition, green industrial policy and sustainable development.
·
Trade and investment rules
affecting natural resources, energy, agriculture, water, land and biodiversity.
·
Business and human rights,
including due diligence, supply-chain governance, community rights, Indigenous peoples’ rights and access to remedies.
·
Sustainability standards
in trade and investment and their impacts
on development strategies, firms, workers and local communities.
5. Digital Economy, Technology and Development
·
Digital trade governance and regulatory strategies in international economic
law.
·
Data flows, privacy, cybersecurity, artificial intelligence and platform regulation.
·
Digital inclusion, e-commerce, digital
public infrastructure and development.
·
Technology transfer, innovation policy and the regulation of emerging technologies.
·
Regional and global approaches to digital markets
and digital sovereignty.
6. Finance, Taxation, Debt and Industrial Policy
·
Global tax reform, fiscal
sovereignty and revenue
distribution.
·
Sovereign debt, development finance,
infrastructure finance and climate finance.
·
Development banks,
export credit agencies
and other public financial institutions.
·
Industrial policy,
subsidies, local content
requirements and strategic
sectors.
·
Financial governance, monetary transformations and the role of new public and private actors
in international economic law.
7. Justice, Theory and Methods in International Economic
Law
·
Theories of justice, distribution and inequality in international economic
law.
·
Feminist, decolonial, TWAIL, critical, sociolegal and political economy
approaches.
·
Epistemic justice
and underrepresented perspectives to international economic
rulemaking.
·
Interdisciplinary, empirical and comparative approaches to international economic
law.
·
Rethinking the foundations, actors and objectives of international economic
law.
8. Other Proposals Related
to the Central Theme
·
The conference also welcomes
proposals that engage with the central theme by offering new frameworks,
critiques or institutional innovations for the future of international economic
law. Papers addressing related topics
not expressly listed
above will also be considered, provided that they connect
clearly with the broader themes of justice, sustainability and economic
resilience.
Submission guidelines
Submissions must be sent by 1 September 2026 through the following form: https://forms.gle/T2EC4shQh37s2Xha7
Submissions may be co-authored, as long as all authors
are early-career academics/professionals. Each submission must include:
·
An abstract of the paper of a maximum
of 500 words, including the title of the paper, the paper’s
main conclusions and arguments, and the relevant conference theme(s);
·
A mini-bio of the author(s) of a maximum
of 150 words per author,
including name, institutional affiliation and current
degree or degree in progress;
·
An indication of whether
the work is published, a working paper or unpublished;
·
An indication of whether
the author(s) intend
to submit the final paper for possible
publication in a thematic book or journal special issue;
·
The availability of the author(s) to join the conference in person at the University of Chile.
The deadline for submissions is 1
September 2026. The outcome of the assessment of submissions will be
communicated to authors by 15 September 2026. Accepted authors are requested to
submit their draft papers, with
around 8,000 words, ahead of the conference by 10 November 2026.
Submissions will be assessed on the basis of originality, scholarly quality,
relevance to the conference theme
and potential to contribute to discussion at the conference. To the extent
possible, abstracts will be assessed through a blind-review process. Authors
should therefore avoid including identifying information in the abstract itself
when this is possible through the submission form.
We particularly welcome submissions from
early-career academics and practitioners from Asia, Africa, Latin America, the Caribbean, the Pacific
and Small Island States, as well as from other underrepresented regions and
communities.
Panels will be held in English and
Spanish.
Key dates
|
Milestone |
Date |
|
Deadline for abstract submissions |
1 September 2026 |
|
Notification of results |
15 September 2026 |
|
Deadline for draft
papers |
10 November 2026 |
|
Conference at the University of Chile |
1-2 December 2026 |
Participation, fees and funding
In the spirit of fostering exchange
throughout the two-day conference, we encourage and favour in-person
participation. No conference fee is required for selected participants.
Funding for travel and accommodation is
extremely limited. Recognising the disproportionate impact of this element on
scholars and academics based in developing and least-developed countries, the
organisers may consider limited online spots for early-career academics and
professionals who are unable to join due to financial limitations. Participants
accepted for in-person participation are expected to join the conference in
Santiago, Chile.
Selected participants will have the
opportunity to present their research, discuss their work with peers and
receive feedback from established scholars and practitioners in international
economic law.
Possible publication opportunity
The organisers may explore the
possibility of a thematic book project or journal special issue connected to
the conference theme. Authors are therefore asked to indicate, at the time of submission, whether they would be interested in submitting
their final paper for possible publication. Any such publication opportunity
will be subject to a separate selection and review process.
Further information
For further
questions or information, please contact the conference co-chairs
at:
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