Indonesian Journal of International Law - Special Issue on Teaching and Researching International Law in Asia

Indonesian Journal of International Law
Special Issue on:
Teaching and Researching International Law in Asia

Background

The Indonesian Journal of International Law (IJIL) celebrates 20 years of publication this year. Starting February 2022, IJIL passed indexation assessment for SCOPUS. All published articles will be made available online. IJIL provides and fosters academic discussion in the field of international law and has become the site where the ideas from practitioners and scholars meet. Our primary aim is to build the interest of scholars and decision-makers in the important role of international law and its development. We share the mission of other organizations such as the Asian Society of International Law that seek to develop international law in Asia.

With that purpose, we plan to explore the important theme of “Teaching and Researching International Law”, particularly, but not only, as it relates to Asia, as our as our main topic in October 2022 edition. The topic of `Teaching and Researching International Law’ is now being discussed world-wide, in Asia and Africa, Latin America and Europe, in an effort to revitalize international law and make its importance understood by a new generation of students. Technological developments, all the many challenges of teaching during the pandemic, changing institutional demands relating to teaching and scholarship, and evolving student expectations have all contributed to this trend to rethinking the role of teaching and scholarship. In many law schools in the Asian region and elsewhere, teachers face further challenges due to lack of technological and other resources, even while expectations are continuously increasing. These challenges call for innovation and adaptation, and a broader discussion. We have much to learn from each other. IJIL seeks to advance this important discussion.

IJIL, having published on a rich variety of international law issues over the last 20 years, welcomes articles that provide further insight into the challenges of teaching and researching international law in these times. IJIL welcomes contributions, including reflections based on experiences, from all countries dealing with any aspect of this broad topic, including (but not limited to):

Decolonizing the teaching of international law
Local histories and traditions and the teaching of international law
Feminist approaches and the teaching of international law
Technology and teaching international law
The changing demands of students: what are they and how should they be addressed?
The changing demands of universities: what are they and how should they be addressed?
How to convert teaching into publications: reflections and examples
Teaching treaty implementation and the application of international law in national systems
Impact of international law on everyday life
How aspects of international law can be incorporated in domestic subjects - for example, international law dimensions of contract law, property law, commercial law, family law, etc.
Teaching and researching substantive fields of international law (for example, international human rights law, international economic law, international environmental law): how to make these subjects compelling for current students
Research for international law development
Research methodologies in international law and incorporating Asian perspectives in research
Scholarship publication in international law: challenges and opportunities for young scholars
Teaching in poorly resourced universities: innovating and adapting
Researching and publishing in poorly resourced universities: innovating and adapting
Language issues and the teaching of international law rankings and their impact on teaching and researching international law
Academia, practice, and policy-advice: combining, connecting, and enriching
Public function of academics: engaging the general public and broader community

Interested authors may submit their abstracts through IJIL’s e-mail: ijil@ui.ac.id. Other details about IJIL are available on its website: https://scholarhub.ui.ac.id/ijil/. In this initial call for abstracts, we require a maximum of 500 words. Accepted abstracts will be invited to submit 3000-8000 words article.

Timeline

Call for Abstract	18 April 2022 – 7 May 2022
Abstract Acceptance	20 May 2022
Full Paper Submission	21 May 2022 - 10 July 2022
Decision	11 July 2022 - 17 July 2022
Review and Revise Process	18 July 2022 – 19 September 2022
Publication	31 November 2022