Call for Papers: 8th Regional Law Review Conference 2027 at the Institute of Comparative Law, Belgrade (Hybrid, 6-7 May 2027)

The Institute of Comparative Law, Belgrade has announced the call for papers for the 8th Regional Law Review Conference (RLR 2027), to be held on 6-7 May 2027. The Regional Law Review conference was initiated in 2020 and is devoted to topical legal issues in the region of the Balkans and Southeastern Europe, covering both public and private law. Its partner institutions are the Institute of Comparative Law, Belgrade (Serbia), the Faculty of Law, Pécs (Hungary) and Linnaeus University, Växjö (Sweden). Past editions have published 102 papers by 140 authors from 18 countries.

Authors are free to choose a specific topic of their interest. In 2027 there are three thematic sections:

• Section 1: Regulation of new technologies in public and private law - any topic that can be related to technological innovations, in private or public law.
• Section 2: Solidarity and law - concept, normative and social operationalisation and scope of solidarity in areas such as labour law, bankruptcy law, rights of minorities and vulnerable groups, gender equality and discrimination, environmental protection law, social law, philanthropy, political and social activism (CSO work, political party work, grassroots and political movements), professional solidarity and others.
• Section 3: Human rights law in the changing global political climate - the fundamental values of human rights as a civilisational achievement, and a critical look at the position of human rights in turbulent times, including business and human rights and violations in conflict zones and authoritarian regimes.

The call is open internationally to legal scholars. The online abstract form accepts authors from any country (India is among the listed countries). A paper may have up to two authors: the form has fields for a first and a second author, each with name, email, ORCiD and institution.

Submit an abstract first, with paper title, abstract and keywords, through the online form; an ORCiD number is mandatory. The full paper follows by 31 March 2027. As per the official Instructions to Authors:

• Microsoft Word (.doc or .docx), Latin script, Times New Roman 12 pt, 1.5 spacing, A4, left margin 3.5 cm and right margin 3 cm, no hyphenation.
• Articles should not exceed 28,800 characters (about 16 pages), excluding footnotes, title, abstract, keywords and the list of references.
• Abstract up to 1,500 characters with spacing (11 pt, italic); no more than 5 keywords.
• References in Harvard style (British standard), with an alphabetical, unnumbered reference list at the end.

The official page states the participation fee: none. Accommodation and travel costs are borne by participants. The venue is the Institute of Comparative Law, Belgrade, with participation also on Zoom.

The collection of papers is scheduled to be published in summer 2027.

Submit your abstract through the official RLR abstract submission form (link below) by 25 December 2026. You should receive a confirmation email from the organisers minutes after submission; check spam or promotions folders. If no email arrives, or if the form gives trouble, contact the editor-in-chief, Jovana Rajić Ćalić, at j.rajic@iup.ac.rs.