The events of 2020 and 2021 continue to emphasize that human inter-connectedness is both granular and uneven. If discussions about international law and globalization in the 1990s and early 2000s focused on high-minded issues of economic integration and (selective) mobility, the COVID-19 pandemic has reminded us of the reality of our physical inter-connectedness as well as the importance of groups such as ‘essential workers’ for the continuing functioning of societies, domestic and international. The escalating climate crisis underscores our inter-connectedness with the environment; a connection that has profoundly shifted and is signaled with the recognition of the Age of the Anthropocene. Simultaneously, forms of inter-connectedness previously taken for granted, such as the global and regional mobility of individuals, goods and services, are facing unprecedented challenges.
These contexts pose significant questions for international law, international lawyers and international legal institutions. At the same time, they offer unique opportunities for re-making the international legal order. At the 29th ANZSIL Conference we encourage participants to reflect on whether and how international law shapes, undermines and re-makes inter-connectedness on a global scale.
We invite participants at the 29th ANZSIL Conference to re-evaluate the role of international law as a force in different forms of social, political and even biological connections including, for example, physical processes that tie us together, emerging regionalisms, border crossings, and transnational solidarities, exemplified by the rise of a global Black Lives Matter movement or Indigenous internationalisms.
The conference program is being drafted and will be made available here as soon as it is confirmed.
How to Register
Please use the registration link at the bottom of the menu on the left and follow the prompts to register securely online.
Note for conference speakers: Your place in the program will not be confirmed until you have registered for the conference. We ask you to register or contact us as soon as possible so we can finalise the program.
In-person ANZSIL Member: 400 AUD
In-person Non- ANZSIL Member: 450 AUD
In-person ANZSIL Member 1 day/half day: 200 AUD
In-person Non-ANZSIL Member 1 day/half day: 225 AUD
Online only ANZSIL Member: 100 AUD
Online only Non-ANZSIL Member: 130 AUD
(Note: there is no reduced rate for daily or partial online attendance)
Online only Students: FREE *Students must email anzsil@anu.edu.au to confirm student status to receive a registration code*
We do appreciate that this has again been a challenging year for academics and practitioners, particularly but not limited to those based in developing countries. If you are unable to pay the online registration fee (as a speaker, chair or as a conference delegate) please contact us via anzsil@anu.edu.au to request an registration fee waiver (for online only).
Registration Cancellation and Refund Policy
A registrant must provide the registration confirmation details (including the email address used to pay via paypal) when submitting a written cancellation request to anzsil@anu.edu.au.
Cancellation requests cannot be taken over the telephone.
Conference no-shows are ineligible for a refund.