The programme for the Ljubljana Sanctions Conference, which is scheduled to take place on 25–26 September 2025, is now available.
🗓️ Date: 25-26 September 2025
📍 Place: Faculty of Law, University of Ljubljana
👉 Registration: https://lnkd.in/dGq7hrxN
📄 Programme: https://lnkd.in/d4Bc7ejm
The event will gather representatives from the United Nations and the European Union, as well as numerous distinguished scholars and experts in the field of sanctions.
The conference is co-organized by the Faculty of Law, University of Ljubljana, the Centre for International Humanitarian and Operational Law and MINOS.
Politicologenetmaal 2025 (12-13 June 2025)
A workshop on sanctions, organised by Dawid Walentek, Francesco Giumelli and Viktor Szép, will take place on 12-13 June at the University of Groningen.
Apply here before 31 March 2025.
2-4 July 2025, Kraków
Dawid Walentek and Clara Portela will hold a workshop on the European take on economic coercion. The workshop will take place in Kraków, at the Jagiellonian University. More information, as well as the call for papers, can be found here.
19 November 2024, 17:00-18:00 (CET)
MINOS will hold a roundtable discussion on teaching sanctions. An interdisciplinary panel will look at the challenges and opportunities associated with teaching sanctions. Participants will reflect on sanctions teaching in the existing curriculum, discuss the challenges of an interdisciplinary approach to teaching sanctions and look at future perspectives.
- Panelists: Thomas Biersteker (Geneva Graduate Institute), Francesco Giumelli (University of Groningen), Alexandra Hofer (Utrecht University), Luigi Lonardo (University College Cork), Sara Poli (University of Pisa), Cedric Ryngaert (Utrecht University) and Yuleng Zeng (University of Groningen)
- Moderators: Clara Portela (University of Valencia) and Dawid Walentek (Gent University)
- Location: Online via Teams
25 October 2024, Geneva Graduate Institute
The Global Governance Centre | Geneva Graduate Institute will host a book launch to mark the publication of International Sanctions in Practice: An Interdisciplinary Perspective, co-edited by Antonio Bultrini, Francesco Giumelli, Clara Portela and Mirko Sossai.
Program and registration available here.
19 November 2024, 19:00-20:30 – Provinciehuis Charles de Kerchovelaan 189, 9000 Ghent
Ghent University, MINOS and the Provincie Oost-Vlanderen hosted an evening lecture with EU Sanctions Envoy David O’Sullivan, moderated by Prof. Dr. Peter Van Elsuwege.
Mr. O’Sullivan shared the key outcomes of his diplomatic outreach to third countries, exploring the international impact of EU sanctions against Russia. This was the occasion to reflect on the far-reaching geoeconomic consequences of the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
Program:
19.00: Welcome and introductory remarks
19.10: Presentation of the MINOS network (Peter Van Elsuwege)
19.20: Keynote speech by David O’Sullivan
20.10: Q&A
20.30: End of lecture & reception by Europa Direct Oost-Vlaanderen
Replay available here
25-26 September 2025 – University of Ljubljana, Slovenia
The University of Ljubljana and the Palacký University Olomouc (Centre of International Humanitarian and Operational Law) will host the Ljubljana Sanctions Conference. The conference seeks to foster interdisciplinary debates and aims to bring together practitioners (both from relevant state authorities, such as Ministries of Foreign Affairs, and the private sector), experts and scholars to discuss sanctions in international and European law, politics and economics. It will highlight theoretical, normative, conceptual, and practical challenges on the topic and provide a unique opportunity for exchanging views on, evaluating and analysing lessons learned.
Call for papers available here (deadline to apply: 31 January 2025).
On the occasion of the recent publication of the Cambridge Handbook on Secondary Sanctions and International Law (2024), edited by Tom Ruys, Cedric Ryngaert and Felipe Rodríguez Silvestre, the Assert Institute will hold a panel discussion to explore the legal implications of the rising use of secondary sanctions.
Date: 5 November 2024, 18:00-19:45
Venue: Asser Institute (R.J. Schimmelpennincklaan 20-22, 2517 JN The Hague, Netherlands)
Programme and registration: T.M.C. Asser Instituut – Events
Replay of the event available here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SLDd0MBTlPE