The 2027 ESIL Research Forum invites early-career scholars to explore how the relationship between regional organisations, including the European Union (EU) and the Council of Europe, and international law is being reshaped in response to broader transformations in the international legal order. While the international legal system has traditionally been understood as state-centred and treaty-based, it is now characterised by a growing density of legal norms, institutions, and actors operating across overlapping regimes. In this evolving context, regional organisations play an increasing role not only in implementing but also in shaping international law through their own legal and institutional frameworks.

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