News in April 2026

Lizeth Moreno Marquez, an ACCPIL member and Law School PhD student, recently presented her work at the Japan International Conference (IVRJ Conference 2026) in Kanazawa, Japan. Her paper, titled "Rethinking Conscientious Objection for Environmental Sustainability", was part of the panel "Justice and Fairness", which brought together scholars examining contemporary issues...

On 6 March, the Aberdeen Centre for Constitutional and Public International Law (ACCPIL) hosted an expert workshop on the theme: ‘Outlier or Leader?: Scotland’s Approach to International Law and Human Rights’. The workshop was organised by Dr Clare Frances Moran and Dr Erin Ferguson, two of the co-directors of the...

Professor Abbe Brown (Law) and Professor Marcel Jaspars (NCS) together with philosopher of science Professor Michela Massimi of the University of Edinburgh launched their edited collection Ways of World Knowing: Local Knowledge, Coastal Communities and Equitable Ocean Governance (Oxford University Press) in Rio de Janeiro on 10 March 2026.