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The World Trading System in Dire Straits: Legal Challenges, Tariff Disputes, and the Future of the World Trade Organization
edited by Petros C. Mavroidis, Klemen Podobnik and Mislav Mataija
submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 490 | Submission Open
Keywords: international trade; WTO; tariffs; US trade policy; China; Canada; Mexico; multilateralism; global trade governance; trade disputes; institutional resilience
Advanced Technology and Artificial Intelligence: Criminal Justice and Legal Challenges, Impacts, and Solutions submission deadline 15 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 862 | Submission Open
Keywords: artificial intelligence; criminal justice technology; cybercrime and digital offenses; digital forensics and evidence; algorithmic governance
Repelling Asylum-Seekers in Europe? Asylum-Seekers as an “Anomaly” in EU and UK Migration Laws and Policies
edited by
submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 2359 | Submission Open
Keywords: EU asylum and migration law; EU Member States' asylum and immigration law; UK asylum and immigration law; asylum-seekers; refugee experience; externalisation; push-backs; border violence
Just Benefits? Intersections in Health Law and Social Welfare Law
edited by Christopher Rudge
submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 492 | Submission Open
Keywords: social welfare law; health law, rights and entitlements; health governance; equitable access; socio-legal studies; administrative justice; constitutionalism and welfare; human rights; neoliberalism; welfare reform; social determinants of health; health justice
(This special issue belongs to the Section Health Law Issues)
Legal Dimensions of Supply Chain Resilience in International Trade
edited by and Marina Trunk-Fedorova
submission deadline 1 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 415 | Submission Open
Keywords: supply chain resilience; international trade law; economic security; geopolitics; WTO and regional trade agreements; sanctions; investment law; export controls; sustainable development; risk management
Insolvency Law and Rescue Mechanisms: Evaluating Frameworks for Individuals, MSMEs and Corporations
edited by Catherine Brown and
submission deadline 15 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 514 | Submission Open
Keywords: restructuring; bankruptcy; debt compromise; MSME; reform; small business; financial systems; reorganisation; consumer bankruptcy; financial hardship
Corporate Governance and Financial Regulation in Times of Transformation: Accountability, Sustainability, and Risk submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 198 | Submission Open
Keywords: corporate governance; financial regulation; ESG; sustainability; risk management; board diversity; regulatory enforcement; compliance; fintech; comparative law
Artificial Intelligence (AI) Applications: Transformative Driver for Maritime Security Operations and Legal Implications submission deadline 15 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 878 | Submission Open
Keywords: AI; maritime security; legal implications; law and governance development; shipping in the digital era
(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Law Issues)
Mental Health Law and Policy: Rights, Regulation, and Reform
edited by Judy Laing and Martha Scanlon
submission deadline 15 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 426 | Submission Open
Keywords: mental health; law; policy; rights; regulation; reform
(This special issue belongs to the Section Health Law Issues)
Labour Law and Employment Relations: Evolving Frameworks in a Changing World
edited by , and Doga Basar Sariipek
submission deadline 15 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 417 | Submission Open
Keywords: labour law; platform work; home office; labour migration; social security; European Union; AI Act; pink collar workers
Redefining Criminal Law AI, Migration and Cross-Border Challenges
edited by Cristina Sáenz Pérez and Alessandra Michela De Tommaso
submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 54 | Submission Open
Keywords: criminal law; migration; EU law; artificial intelligence; transnational law; asylum
Antitrust Enforcement in Global Digital Markets—Challenges and Strategies Shaped by Evolving Legislative Frameworks
edited by
submission deadline 15 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 958 | Submission Open
Keywords: digital platforms; gatekeepers; anti-competitive practices; competition law and policy; antitrust enforcement; market power; market contestability; consumer welfare
Children and Young People’s Identity: The Sleeping Giant in International Family Law submission deadline 19 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 190 | Submission Open
Keywords: children and young people; identity; selfhood; article 8 UNCRC; transformations; contemporary society
Legal Epidemiology: The Empirical Jurisprudence of Public Health and Health Justice
edited by , Paulchris Okpala and Glenn Turner
submission deadline 1 Mar 2027 | Viewed by 280 | Submission Open
Keywords: legal epidemiology; public health law; health justice; environmental justice; policy surveillance; empirical legal studies; policy evaluation; governance and health; transdisciplinary research
(This special issue belongs to the Section Health Law Issues)
AI in the Justice Sector: Practices, Operations, and Institutional Transformation
edited by Francesco Contini and
submission deadline 31 May 2027 | Viewed by 194 | Submission Open
Keywords: uses of artificial intelligence in justice systems; emerging technologies, digital tools, and law; artificial intelligence, legal education, and legal professions; ethical and artificial intelligence literacy; generative artificial intelligence in the legal sector; artificial intelligence, machine learning, and predictive systems; decision-making algorithms in the judiciary; digital governance and the impact of artificial intelligence on management; big data analytics and construction progress management; artificial intelligence, values of justice, regulation, ethical dilemmas, discrimination, and legal responsibilities; legal judgment prediction; AI, court hearings, and access to justice; artificial intelligence, criminal investigation, combat crimes, and criminal procedure law; text mining in court documents, legal language processing, and predictive ai in law; developing AI tools and uses for legal systems; artificial intelligence; law; courts; prosecutors’ offices; lawyers; law firms; judicial systems; alternative dispute resolution (ADR); online dispute resolution (ODR); digital transformation; criminal justice chain
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