All Protocol Observed 

Welcome to Issue 157 of The Continent

We’re back for Season 14! We had a break, planned the path towards world domination, and caught up on some emails. Expect more journalism about life on our ever-spectacular continent.

International courts and tribunals (ICTs) are more active than ever before in the history of international law. Check out a CfP 'Canada before ICTs' by Canadian Yearbook of International Law Cambridge University Press - Law, which may be just the right home for your research. We welcome abstracts in English or French by 30 April!

Next week at the LAPEG conference we'll work on imagining alternative models of globalization, bringing the Latin American voice into global discussions on climate change, international trade, foreign investment, and labor

Join us live in DC or via Zoom

Centro de Derecho, Regulación, Economía Sostenible CAROLA Georgetown Law

📢📢📢 AfIELN_SIEL Bridge Conference 'A Critical Appraisal of the Status and Implementation of the AfCFTA Agreement and its Protocols.' Looking forward to pivotal & cutting-edge conversations with old & new friends; all welcome to the AfIELN_SIEL family!

Abstract DL: April 26, 2024.

#Invitation : Afronomicslaw Event on the Sidelines of the Spring Meetings of the IMF and World Bank Group

'Climate Finance and Sovereign Debt'

April 18, 2024

Time: 3:30pm - 6.00pm

Venue: Yours Truly DC Hotel.

Register to attend via link ⬇️

afronomicslaw.org/category/afric…

Olabisi D. Akinkugbe Afronomicslaw Olúṣeun Onígbindé Ohio Omiunu Katrin Kuhlmann Prof! Save travels & you soon. 👍

Check out photo from the American Society of International Law Conference 2023. 😊

Attending the Spring Meetings or in the Washington DC area, please join our Afronomicslaw event on April 18th, 2024 at Yours Truly Hotel.

Event will be stream live. Register to attend here: afronomicslaw.org/category/afric…

Check out some photos from our Dec 2022 event: Olúṣeun Onígbindé

Join us in #DC for our 2nd in-person event on the sidelines of the spring meetings on April 18.

Registration link here: afronomicslaw.org/category/afric…

Some photos from our sold-out event in Dec 2022:.../1

Giving a talk on the new book University at Buffalo School of Law and its Baldy Center | UBuffalo on 12 April. The talk will be in person, but it's also possible to join via Zoom. Details and registration at tinyurl.com/bde63u62.

Congrats to Jorge Contesse on being elected to the AJIL Board of Editors! Rutgers Law ⚖️ ASIL

The SDGs aren’t just another “nice to have”. We need to bring them to the heart of our industrial and financial strategies. Read my paper for UN DESA on the role of mission-oriented public development banks in mobilising action around the SDGs ⬇️

un.org/development/de…

BLOG 1️⃣: ‘In the int’l investment regime, IFFs are the outcome of the inequitable treaties signed by the African host countries with the developed countries & the major drivers/enablers are the activities of powerful profit driven MNEs’ - Olufunmilola Olabode

afronomicslaw.org/category/analy…

Did you know that you can submit to AJIL any time throughout the year? Visit cambridge.org/core/journals/… for more info and submit today! Cambridge University Press - Law ASIL

🚨 +++ Call for Papers +++ 🚨

'Opposition in Public Law'

📢 We are putting together a Special Issue exploring the vital but underexplored role of oppositions amidst global challenges to constitutional democracy.

⌛️ Deadline for abstracts: June 1, 2024

Institut für Parlamentarismusforschung Amal Sethi

AI is reshaping international trade, offering new opportunities and challenges!
📅 Don't miss out on understanding the trade of tomorrow. Register now for our next webinar on 19 April: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regist… 🔗

As United Nations Trade and Development's Secretary-General, I'm honored to lead an organization with a strong legacy but forward looking & adapting to new challenges. ow.ly/OocQ50RbAQr

#SaveTheDate : The AfCFTA-anchored #PharmaInitiative #MinisterialConference is coming up soon: 14-16 May 2024 in Mombasa, Kenya. The high-level meeting aims at seeking endorsement & signature of participating countries to #PooledProcurement legal instruments & guiding frameworks.