[CFP] 9th Young European Law Scholars Conference (YELS)

Convention Theme

Geopolitical tensions and different threats to financial safety have been rising globally through the previous years particularly. Occasions such because the COVID-19 pandemic, Russia’s struggle of aggression towards Ukraine or the present tariff coverage of US President Donald Trump are just some examples that put European international coverage approaches to the check. That is notably related in gentle of the EU’s multilevel governance system and the strain between the (supranational) Widespread Industrial Coverage and the (extra intergovernmental) Widespread International and Safety Coverage. The place the 2 strands of commerce and safety coverage intertwine, they create a fragile system additionally with regard to Union and Member State competences. Stress on this technique may result in large penalties as exterior elements can put tensions on the safety technique of the EU and thus improve dangers to European safety. Therefore, new geopolitical and technological realities would possibly require an adaptation of current safety approaches in an effort to be certain that new dangers are tackled successfully. “Financial safety” is, due to this fact, a extremely topical subject which wants additional educational discourse.

In opposition to this background, we welcome submissions to the 2026 YELS convention. Subjects might embody, however are under no circumstances restricted to the next facets:

commerce coverage and safety coverage as competence classes beneath the Lisbon Treaty

the idea of the “open strategic autonomy”

the European Financial Safety Technique of June 2023

the reform of the FDI Screening Regulation

developments or tendencies within the subject of (financial) cyber safety inside the legislation making of the EU

views for an outbound funding management mechanism at EU or nationwide degree

authorized approaches to transnational subsidies

authorized and political reactions of the EU to the US tariff coverage

“commerce offers” and the most-favoured-nation precept

the reform of the EU’s Enforcement Regulation

carbon border adjustment as environmental, commerce, and safety coverage instrument

safety from third international locations’ financial coercion

securing the EU’s (safety) pursuits with regard to uncooked supplies

free commerce agreements as safety coverage devices

We encourage contributors to interact with these facets as they put together their submissions and contributions to the convention. Submissions on any facet of this theme are welcome, together with theoretical and empirical views. We encourage submissions of abstracts which have interaction with legislation and regulation from varied disciplines resembling legislation, economics, political science, governance research, European research, and interdisciplinary research.

Dates: 18-19 June 2026

Location: Hallischer Saal at Martin Luther College Halle-Wittenberg (MLU), Universitätsring 5, 06108 Halle (Saale), Germany

Tips for submission

The conveners of the YELS 2026 invite younger European legislation students to submit their abstracts by fifteenth January 2026 by way of electronic mail to : [email protected]. Contributions ought to embody:

title and summary (max. 500 phrases), together with the core downside or analysis query;

the creator’s identify and affiliation;

and whether or not you wish to be thought of for publication following the convention.

All abstracts and contributions must be submitted and later introduced in English. Picks can be made by mid-February 2026. Students whose abstracts are chosen for the convention can be required to submit their full paper draft (max. 8,000 phrases, together with footnotes) by fifteenth Could 2026 to the identical electronic mail tackle. The paper can be despatched to an professional commentator upfront in an effort to assure certified suggestions on the work throughout and after the convention.

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