SLS Annual Conference 2026: Private International Law Section: Call for Papers

The next name was kindly shared with us by Michiel Poesen (College of Aberdeen).

It is a name for papers and panels for the Personal Worldwide Regulation topic part on the SLS Annual Convention 2026. This yr, the annual convention will happen on the College of East Anglia in Norwich. The convention dates are: 2-4 September 2026.

The Personal Worldwide Regulation part will meet within the first half of the convention on 2-3 September, and we will run as much as 4 classes, every lasting 90 minutes.?Doctoral college students are very welcome and are inspired to submit papers for consideration within the Topic Sections Programme. The convention theme is Doing Regulation In another way, however the Personal Worldwide Regulation Topic Part welcomes paper and panel proposals on any subjects linked to our self-discipline.

Convention Info

The 2026 convention at UEA will probably be totally in-person. This determination displays a transfer globally to renew in individual conferences, in addition to the numerous prices surrounding the supply of a totally digital attendance. Nonetheless, it is going to be attainable for members of the SLS to register to view the plenary classes on the convention on-line. Moreover, Council members who should not attending the 2026 Convention will nonetheless be capable to attend the Council assembly and AGM nearly?and, in step with our EDI priorities, audio system who can’t attend might, on ample discover, be capable to current nearly. We may also endeavour to permit audio system unable to attend on the final minute attributable to ill-health or journey restrictions to current nearly. We proceed to supply assist for attendance through our Annual Convention Further Assist Fund (ASF) to assist these with particular circumstances warranting further assist. Precedence for assist will probably be given to candidates who don’t have any different supply of funding.

Submitting by Oxford Abstracts

In case you are fascinated by delivering a paper or organising a panel, please submit your paper summary or panel particulars by 11:59pm UK time on Friday 27 March 2026. All abstracts and panel particulars should be submitted by the Oxford Abstracts convention system which could be accessed right here – and following the directions (choose ‘Observe’ for the related topic part). If you happen to registered for Oxford Abstracts for final yr’s convention, please be sure that you employ the identical e-mail tackle this yr (if that tackle stays present). For these whose papers are accepted, the unique submission provides the ability to add a full paper nearer the time. If you happen to expertise any points in utilizing Oxford Abstracts, please contact slsconference@mosaicevents.co.uk.

That is the fourth yr we will probably be working first blind peer evaluate, with a subsequent non-blind evaluate as soon as preliminary choices have been made to think about profile variety earlier than ultimate choices are made and communicated. The suggestions from convenors on this course of has been very constructive. We intend to speak choices on acceptance by Friday 8 Might 2026.

Submission Format

We welcome proposals representing a full vary of mental views and methodological approaches within the Personal Worldwide Regulation topic part, and from these in any respect phases of their careers.

These wishing to current a paper ought to submit a title and summary of round 300 phrases. These wishing to suggest a panel ought to submit a doc outlining the theme and rationale for the panel and the names of the proposed audio system (who will need to have agreed to take part) and their abstracts.?Classes are 90 minutes in size. These proposing panels ought to embody as much as three audio system per panel (although the convention organisers reserve the suitable so as to add audio system to panels within the pursuits of steadiness and variety).

Because the SLS is eager to make sure that as many members with good high quality papers as attainable can current, audio system mustn’t current twice on the convention on the expense of one other credible paper.?The final expectation is that authors will submit no a couple of single and/or one co-authored paper. There ought to be a most of three audio system per paper. For papers with greater than 3 authors, the authors ought to take into account submitting a panel. Submissions with a number of authors ought to clearly determine non-speaking and talking authors. If you submit an summary through Oxford Abstracts you’ll be requested to notice if you’re additionally responding to requires papers or panels from different sections.

The Finest Paper Prize

Please additionally be aware that the SLS provides two prizes. First, The Finest Paper Prize, which could be awarded to teachers at any stage of their profession, and which is open to these presenting papers individually or inside a panel.? The Prize carries a £300 financial award, and the profitable paper will, topic to the same old technique of evaluate and writer’s circumstances, seem in Authorized Research.

To be eligible for the Finest Paper Prize :

Audio system should be totally paid-up members of the SLS (the place a paper has a couple of creator, all authors eligible for membership of the Society below its rule 3 should be members and should be totally paid up. The choice as to eligibility of any co-authors will probably be taken by the Membership Secretary, whose determination will probably be ultimate).
Papers ought to be submitted as a phrase doc and should not exceed 12,000 phrases together with footnotes (as counted in Phrase; figures and tables should not included within the phrase depend).
Papers should be uploaded to the paper financial institution by 11:59pm UK time on?Friday 28 August 2026.
Papers should not have been revealed beforehand or have been accepted or be into consideration for publication.
Papers will need to have been accepted by a Convenor in a Topic Part and an oral model of the paper should be offered on the annual convention by not less than one of many authors.
The place a paper is delivered as a part of a panel, the paper will solely be eligible for consideration the place: (a) the summary for the panel signifies that this particular paper will probably be delivered on the annual convention, and that summary has been accepted by a Convenor in a Topic Part; and (b) an oral model of the precise paper has been offered on the annual convention by not less than one of many authors.
The place a Convenor or Ultimate Panellist is unable to evaluate, for instance, the place there’s a battle of curiosity, they’ll nominate one other member of the Part or Government Committee member to behave as an alternate (a battle of curiosity consists of, however is just not restricted to, the place a Convenor, Chair or Decide is a colleague or PhD supervisor of an creator).
The SLS adopts the identical coverage as Authorized Research as regards AI. The coverage is on the market through this?hyperlink.

In 2020, the Society launched the Finest Paper by a Doctoral Scholar Prize, which is open to presently registered doctoral college students who’re members of the Society. The Prize is £300. There is no such thing as a hyperlink to publication in Authorized Research arising from this award, however any winner could be welcome to submit their paper for consideration by the Society’s journal.

To be eligible for the Finest Paper by a Doctoral Scholar Prize:

Audio system should be totally paid-up members of the SLS who’re doctoral college students (the place a paper has a couple of creator, all authors eligible for membership of the Society below its rule 3 should be totally paid up members and all authors should be doctoral college students, no matter their self-discipline. The choice as to eligibility of any co-authors will probably be taken by the Membership Secretary, whose determination will probably be ultimate).
Papers should be submitted in phrase doc format and mustn’t exceed 12,000 phrases together with footnotes (as counted in Phrase; figures and tables should not included within the phrase depend).
Papers should be uploaded to the paper financial institution by 11:59pm UK time on?Friday 28 August 2026.
Papers should not have been revealed beforehand or have been accepted or be into consideration for publication.
Papers will need to have been accepted by a Convenor in a topic part and an oral model of the paper should be offered by not less than one of many authors on the annual convention.
The place a paper eligible for this prize wins the Finest Paper Prize, the judges might at their discretion award the prize for Finest Paper by a Doctoral Scholar to a special nominated paper.
The judges might announce a shortlist at their discretion with the winner to be introduced by the primary week in November.
The place a paper is delivered as a part of a panel, the paper will solely be eligible for consideration the place: (a) the summary for the panel signifies that this particular paper will probably be delivered on the annual convention, and that summary has been accepted by a Convenor in a Topic Part; and (b) an oral model of the precise paper has been offered on the annual convention by not less than one of many authors.
The place a Convenor or Ultimate Panellist is unable to evaluate, for instance, the place there’s a battle of curiosity, she or he will nominate one other member of the Part or Government Committee member to behave as an alternate (a battle of curiosity consists of, however is just not restricted to, the place a Convenor, Chair or Decide is a colleague or PhD supervisor of an creator).
The SLS adopts the identical coverage as Authorized Research as regards AI. The coverage is on the market through this?hyperlink.

Registration and paying for the convention

We have now additionally been requested to remind you that every one audio system might want to ebook and pay to attend the convention and that they might want to register for the convention by Friday 19 June 2026 to safe their place inside the programme, although please do tell us if this deadline is more likely to pose any issues for you.?Reserving data will probably be circulated in the end and can open after the selections on the response to the calls are made. Understanding the challenges confronted by increased training, the SLS will hold ticket costs at 2025 charges for the 2026 convention.

With greatest needs,

Dr Michiel PoesenDr Patricia Živkovi?

Co-convenors of the Personal Worldwide Regulation part