Nyhetsbrev / Newsletter 4/2018
Nyhetsbrev / Newsletter 4/2018 Link to / Länk till Nyhetsbrev / Newsletter 4/2018 Ladda ner Nyhetsbrev / Download Newsletter as pdf CONTENTS: Symposium: ‘Collective Security, a Rules-Based International Order and the Åland Islands’ Op-ed advocates long-term focus on research on Åland E-course on territorial autonomy starting New staff and interns Besök från Tjeckien, Slovakien och Indien Med mera INNEHÅLL: Seminarium om demilitarisering, tillit, Åland och Svalbard Långsiktig satsning på forskning förespråkas i debattartikel E-kurs om territoriellt självstyre startar i oktober Nytt forskningsprogram Ny medarbetare och nya praktikanter Visits frpm Czech republic, Slovakia and India And more
Mirjam Lukola is substituting as organisational secretary
Mirjam Lukola is substituting as organisational secretary from August 2018 to August 2019, while Justina Donielaite is on leave. Mirjam acts as the secretary of the board and is responsible for internal planning and monitoring of ÅIPI’s operations, as well as the coordination of project applications and accounts. Mirjam studied natural sciences at Åbo Akademi in Turku and organisational development at Umeå University in Sweden. She speaks Swedish, Finnish, and English.
International law and universality discussed in Manchester
The 14th Annual Conference of the European Society of International Law (ESIL) was held on 13th-15th September at the University of Manchester under the auspices of the Manchester International Law Centre. The theme of this year’s annual conference was “International Law and Universality”. Sia Spiliopoulou Åkermark, Director of ÅIPI, participated in the discussions. Among the books displayed by Routledge publisher during the conference was the publication “Demilitarisation and International Law in Context. The Åland Islands” authored by Spiliopoulou Åkermark, Pirjo Kleemola-Juntunen, and Saila Heinikoski. More than 450 scholars and practitioners of international law, legal theory, and philosophy of law from across Europe and the world discussed issues such as universality and international organisations and regimes, Europe and universality, universality and the non-human, universality and the teaching of international law, universalism and particularism, as well as universalism and regionalism. In a discussion with professors Christine Chinkin and Hilary Charlesworth regarding gender-boundaries and international law, it was concluded that feminist organisations have often prioritised peace efforts and the quest for ending war(s) before other feminist claims. The peace-promoting strategies of feminists have, however, not been adequately articulated in today’s circumstances and needs. Next year’s annual ESIL conference shall be held in Athens and shall […]