Call for “City Reports - ILA Committee on Urbanisation and International Law
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- Mar 21
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A City Report should engage with the legally relevant linkages between a) urbanisation, public and private governance, and political dynamics in urban areas (cities and towns) and, b) the processes, institutions and normative direction (or not) of any sector of international law.
The Report could focus on city-led governance initiatives or practices that bring international law (e.g.
human rights law, migration law, climate change law or trade law) into play, or it could put the spotlight on initiatives or developments in the international law terrain that involve or affect the city. The Report should focus on the legally relevant nexus between the city (as a space, a local regulator (governor) or a legal actor, and the institutions (including judicial bodies), processes and norms of international law. The Report should ideally be a mix of descriptive and analytical research. It should aim to inform and deepen understanding of the potential and pitfalls of the increasingly evident impact that urbanisation and multi-level urban governance has on the development of international law in
all world regions.
The Committee invites proposals for “City Reports” from researchers active in this field.
