ClimateXLaw invites thoughtful, interdisciplinary contributions that rethink how law responds to climate change as a long term, systemic condition rather than a temporary emergency. We welcome submissions from legal scholars and practitioners alongside colleagues in the social and environmental sciences, economics, political theory, philosophy, urban studies, and technology studies.
Climate change is reshaping the assumptions that underpin legal systems. As the Call for papers puts it, ?Climate change today calls for a systemic, irreversible transformation of environmental, social, economic, and legal orders.? This conference seeks work that moves beyond crisis rhetoric to imagine legal frameworks fit for a world in which climate change is a defining condition.
What are we looking for?
We invite contributions that are rigorous, generative, and attentive to both theory and practice. The organisers particularly encourage pieces that engage with normative, doctrinal, theoretical, empirical, or policy oriented questions and that cross disciplinary boundaries. We welcome contributions that engage with normative, doctrinal, theoretical, empirical, and policy oriented questions.
Acceptable formats
? Individual paper abstracts ? up to 300 words; original research with conceptual, empirical, or theoretical grounding.
? Panel proposals ? 3?5 presentations; panel abstract up to 300 words.
? Poster presentations ? visual presentations of ongoing research; abstracts up to 300 words.
Indicative themes:
Climate law beyond the emergency paradigm; air pollution and public health; oceans, forests, biodiversity; water and resource governance; sustainable development and environmental governance; human rights and climate justice; environmental protection in armed conflicts; Indigenous knowledge and law; trade, investment and climate; sustainable energy regulation; AI and digital tools in climate governance; cities and urban resilience.
Key dates and practicalities:
? Abstract submission deadline: 31 March 2026.
? Notification of acceptance: 30 April 2026.
Accepted abstracts will be presented at the conference and published in the conference proceedings with a DOI; selected contributors may be invited to submit full papers for a post conference edited volume. Please note that travel and accommodation costs are the responsibility of participants.