The Austrian Review of International and European Law (ARIEL) has issued a Call for Papers and invites interested persons to submit contributions for volume 29 (2024) of the ARIEL. This issue would like to focus on (legal) questions arising in connection with advisory opinions issued by international and regional courts. These opinions, while non-binding, have significant implications for the development of international law and its application. Alongside commentary on the recent and pending advisory requests (at the ICJ and other international bodies), a series of procedural and substantive questions might be considered. This might include topics such as the legal effects of pronouncements of advisory opinions, or the extent of the application of procedural rules primarily developed for contentious proceedings (see Article 68 ICJ Statute). Authors may also consider the role of advisory opinions in clarifying the legal consequences of complex issues, such as environmental degradation, armed conflict, or violations of fundamental human rights norms. We encourage contributions that critically analyze these topics, incorporating theoretical, comparative, and interdisciplinary approaches to shed new light on the legal and practical dimensions of advisory opinions.
The ARIEL is an annual peer-reviewed publication that provides a scholarly forum to discuss issues of public international law and European law, with particular emphasis on topics being of special interest to Austria. It focuses on theoretical as well as practical questions and current developments in all areas of public international and European law. Apart from a digest of Austrian Practice in international law, encompassing pertinent judicial decisions, executive as well as parliamentary documents, each volume contains both longer analytical articles, as well as shorter notes dealing with current developments.
Submissions will be examined on their academic relevance and undergo an independent double- blind peer-review process, conducted by scholars and practitioners of public international and European law.
Submissions for analytical articles should be 8,000-12,500 words in length, including footnotes. Submission for notes on current developments should be 6,000-8,000 words in length, including footnotes. All contributions should conform to the Oxford University Standard for Citation of Legal Authorities (OSCOLA), as well as the guidelines set out in the general information for authors of the ARIEL. Submissions should include a confirmation of exclusive submission and be sent to the corresponding editor (philipp.janig@univie.ac.at) by 31 March 2025.