Call for Papers
The Sixth Biennial Conference of the International Society for Chinese Law and History
Beijing, China, July 22-23, 2025
Submission Deadline: October 15, 2024
Proposal submission link: ISCLH 2025 Biennial Conference Submission System
“Chinese Law and Its Culture, Past and Present”
The International Society for Chinese Law and History (ISCLH), established in 2014, is the leading international hub for Chinese legal historians, boasting approximately 150 members worldwide. The society organizes workshops in North America and biennial conferences in Asia. To date, ISCLH has successfully organized three in-person biennial conferences, with co-sponsorship of Fudan University (Shanghai, 2015), China University of Political Science and Law (Beijing, 2017), and Taipei University (Taipei, 2019), respectively. Additionally, the society also hosted two virtual conferences in 2021 and 2023.
The Sixth Biennial Conference will be held in Beijing on July 22-23, 2025. As with previous conferences, we welcome submissions on any aspect of Chinese legal history from any period.
We especially encourage submissions that highlight this year's theme, “Chinese Law and Its Culture, Past and Present.” The entanglement between law and culture is central to both the Confucian-Legalist order of the imperial era and socialist legality of contemporary China. What constitutes the force of law in China and how the Chinese legal system developed throughout the time are at the center of scholarly inquiry. Therefore, we invite works that delve into the intricate relationship between Chinese legal systems, their cultural underpinnings, and the associated political, economic, and social changes. We interpret Chinese law and its culture broadly, encompassing legal systems and practices in traditional China proper, those of peripheral regions, and those pertaining to Chinese communities beyond national borders. Works that approach law comparatively or from a transnational perspective are especially welcome. So are works that invite theoretical and methodological discussion.
Conference format and submission guidelines
This conference is held in person, with technological support being provided for organized panels if one or two members need to participate virtually. We encourage the submission of proposals for organized panels, with 3-4 papers in dialogue with each other under a general topic. You are also welcome to submit individual paper proposals, which, if selected, will be grouped together with other papers into panels.
The proposal and the presentation can be in either English or Chinese. Please use the ISCLH 2025 Biennial Conference Submission System to submit panel or individual paper proposals (300 words maximum), provide contact information, and apply for travel grants (if applicable).
Important Dates
Abstract submission deadline: October 15, 2024
Notification of Acceptance: November 30, 2024
Registration, Logistics, and Travel Grant
The conference registration fee will be waived for active ISCLH members. Accepted presenters must either demonstrate that they have active membership during the conference dates by May 1, 2025, or pay a one-time conference registration fee.
Participants are responsible for their own transportation and lodging. The co-organizer of the conference will help make reservations for 2 or 3 nights of hotel rooms for accepted participants at the participants’ cost. Meals during the conference period will be provided by the co-organizer. ISCLH will provide a limited number of travel grants, available for graduate students and early career scholars who are ISCLH members and are presenting at the conference, to offset part of the travel costs. Priorities will be given to those who travel internationally or a long distance to Beijing for the conference.
Contact
Please direct any inquiries about the ISCLH 2025 Biennial Conference to isclh2025@gmail.com.
中国法律与历史国际学会第六届双年会征文启事
北京, 2025年7月22-23日
报名截止日期：2024年10月15日
申请链接：ISCLH 2025 双年会申请提交系统
“历史视野下的中华法律及其文化”
中国法律与历史国际学会（ISCLH）创立于2014年，是首个为中国法律史研究者成立的全球性学术组织。目前在各大洲有150余名会员。成立以来，学会定期在北美组织工作坊，并且在亚洲组织双年会。迄今为止，学会于2015、2017和2019年分别与复旦大学、中国政法大学、和台北大学联合举办了三届实体双年会，并于2021和2023年举办两届线上双年会。
学会第六届双年会将于2025年7月22-23日在北京举行。会议欢迎各位学者就中国法律史的任何研究课题提交学术文章。
与此同时，本届双年会尤其欢迎围绕本次会议主题——“历史视野下的中华法律及其文化”（Chinese Law and Its Culture, Past and Present）——的学术探索。无论是中国历史上的儒法国家还是当代社会主义法制体系，法律的表达和实践都与文化深入交融和互动。如何认识中国历史上的法律？中华法律体系是如何发展衍变的？这些议题一直是法律史研究的中心问题。因此，我们鼓励与会者深入讨论中华法律在各个时期的表达和实践，影响这些表达和实践的文化基础，以及相关的政治、经济和社会变革。关于中华法律的定义是广泛的，它既包括了传统中国疆域内施行的法律和习俗，也包括边疆地区以及涉及海外华人社群的法律制度和实践。我们特别欢迎具有比较和跨国视角的研究，以及具有理论关怀的文章。
会议形式和文章提交要求：
本次会议以线下实体会议为主。如个别参与者因日程冲突等原因无法线下参会，会场可以提供技术支持，助其线上参与会议。我们鼓励申请者自行组织主题鲜明、包含3-4篇论文的讨论小组（panels）。您也可以选择提交单篇论文，由会议组织委员会将选中的单篇论文按相关主题合并成小组。
会议申请/简介英文或中文皆可。请使用ISCLH 2025 双年会申请提交系统提交小组或单篇论文提要（限300字）、联系方式及资助申请。
重要日期：
提交申请和论文简介截止日期：2024年10月15日
论文接受通知：2024年11月30日
注册、旅行、住宿、和资助：
中国法律与历史国际学会会员参会免交注册费。论文被接受的参会者需于2025年5月1日之前证明本人在会议举办期间会员资格有效或缴纳一次性会议注册费。
参加会议的路费和酒店费用由参会者自理。会议协办方将在会场附近帮助与会者预定2-3晚酒店房间。会议期间的餐茶由会议协办方承担。中国法律与历史国际学会将为做报告的研究生会员和处于职业早期阶段、缺乏资金的会员提供少量资助，并将优先考虑从国外及从偏远地区赴京参会的学者。
联系方式：
关于ISCLH 2025双年会如有任何问题，请致信邮箱：isclh2025@gmail.com 。
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