CALL FOR PAPERS - 2013 Law and Development Conference “Legal and Development Implications of International Land Acquisitions”
Abstract Submission: 15 November 2012
Notification of Acceptance: 1 January 2013
Full Paper Submission: 1 April 2013
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RATIONALE AND PURPOSE OF THE CONFERENCE
The dramatic rise of large-scale international land acquisitions and leases targeting developing countries in Africa, South America and Southeast Asia as well as parts of Eastern Europe has become a global issue of concern since the late 2000s. While much debate and analysis have focused on the social and environmental impacts of the ‘land grabbing’ phenomenon, the legal and development implications still remain understudied.
The purpose of this conference is to look at large-scale international land acquisitions from a ‘law and development’ perspective and determine the various legal frameworks at international, national and local level that enable or constrain such processes.
We welcome contributions from scholars and practitioners in all relevant fields, including critical legal studies, legal anthropology, development studies, international and comparative law, history of law, human rights studies, resource governance, legal cultural studies, and political economy.
KEYNOTE SPEAKER
Liz Alden Wily, Independent Land Tenure Specialist, Nairobi