NYIL Call for papers - Volume 56 (2025)
The Refugee Convention at 75: International Law and Refugee Protection
Netherlands Yearbook of International Law | Volume 56 (2025)
Volume Editors: Annick Pijnenburg, Elies van Sliedregt
Considering these contemporary developments in the field of refugee law, and on the occasion of the 75th anniversary of the 1951 Refugee Convention, we are particularly interested in contributions that examine the resilience of the international refugee regime. Possible topics that could be addressed include, but are not limited to:
- The interaction between refugee law and criminal law and criminal justice (crimmigration);
- The impact of externalisation on the international refugee regime;
- Critical approaches to recent developments in international refugee law;
- Similarities and differences between regional regimes in various parts of the world;
- The interaction between the international regime and regional regimes;
- The role of other actors than states (including not only international organisations but also non-governmental organisations and companies);
Submission details
Authors are invited to submit an abstract of no more than 400 words by 1 May 2026. Authors of selected abstracts will be informed by 13 May 2026 at the latest and will then be invited to send a first full draft of no more than 10,000 words including footnotes by 13 July 2026. All emails and files should be sent to nyil@asser.nl.
Kindly note that an invitation to submit a draft paper does not guarantee selection for publication. All submitted drafts will undergo a double-blind peer review process and a final decision will be made upon the recommendation of the reviewers. Authors may feel free to contact the volume editors in case they need further information, or if they want to check whether their paper idea fits with the overall theme of the volume. All abstracts and drafts must be submitted in Word (.docx) format and must conform to our style guidelines. For any further information about the process, please email: nyil@asser.nl.
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