Call for Papers: Second Biennial Conference on International Law and Social Science 2027
UCLA School of Law, with the American Society of International Law (ASIL).Overview
The International and Comparative Law Program at UCLA School of Law, together with the International Law and Social Science Interest Group (ILASS) of the American Society of International Law (ASIL), invites paper and panel proposals for the Second Biennial Conference on International Law and Social Science. The conference will be held in person at UCLA Law in Los Angeles on 29 and 30 January 2027.
The conference is a space for presenting works in progress and for sustained dialogue across disciplines. The deadline for submissions is 31 July 2026.
About the organisers
UCLA School of Law is one of the leading law schools in the United States, and its International and Comparative Law Program convenes this conference. The American Society of International Law is the foremost scholarly society for international law, and its International Law and Social Science Interest Group co-hosts the event. This is a high quality, established academic conference with strong institutional backing.
Scope and themes
The conference brings international law into conversation with the social sciences, including law, history, political science, economics, anthropology, sociology and related disciplines. It welcomes interdisciplinary works in progress that study international law empirically, theoretically or historically. Both individual paper proposals and full panel proposals are invited.
Who can submit
Submissions are welcome from faculty, doctoral students (including JD, SJD and PhD candidates), postdoctoral researchers, practitioners and policy-oriented scholars.
How to submit
Submissions are collected through a Google form linked on the conference page on the UCLA School of Law website.
- Paper proposals: submit an abstract of no more than 500 words.
- Panel proposals: submit a proposal of no more than 1,000 words, with 3 to 4 speakers plus a moderator.
Submit by 31 July 2026. Decisions and invitations to authors will be issued in late August or early September 2026. Paper presenters must upload a copy of their paper by 3 January 2027.
Before you apply
- Decide whether you are proposing an individual paper or a full panel
- Prepare your abstract (up to 500 words) or panel proposal (up to 1,000 words)
- Ensure your work connects international law with a social science discipline
- Submit through the Google form before the 31 July 2026 deadline
- Plan for in person participation on 29 and 30 January 2027 in Los Angeles