Call for Proposals—The Seventh Biennial Conference of the ISCLH 中国法律与历史国际学会第七届双年会征稿启事

Call for Proposals

The Seventh Biennial Conference of the International Society for Chinese Law and History (ISCLH)

Theme: “Chinese Law in Motion: Change, Practice, Circulation, and Continuity”

Wuhan, China, June 18-19, 2027

Submission Deadline: August 31, 2026

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 four in-person biennial conferences, with co-sponsorship of Fudan University (Shanghai, 2015), China University of Political Science and Law (Beijing, 2017), Taipei University (Taipei, 2019), and Peking University (Beijing, 2025), respectively. Additionally, the society also hosted two virtual conferences in 2021 and 2023.

The Seventh Biennial Conference will be held in Wuhan, China on June 18-19, 2027. 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 in Motion: Change, Practice, Circulation, and Continuity.” Law is never static. Across different historical periods and political regimes, Chinese law has evolved through processes of reform, adaptation, transmission, and contestation. Legal institutions, ideas, texts, and practices have moved across jurisdictions, social groups, and geographic spaces, while also preserving and reconfiguring enduring traditions and norms. This theme encourages inquiry into the ways Chinese law has changed, circulated, and persisted across diverse historical and social contexts. 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; virtual participation is not accommodated.

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.

All panel and paper proposals should be submitted through the Qualtrics system starting July 1, 2026. A notice will be sent out when the submission system is activated.

Important Dates

Abstract submission deadline: August 31, 2026

Notification of Acceptance: October 15, 2026

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 April 1, 2027, 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. Participants are also welcome to make their own hotel arrangements according to their preferences. Meals during the conference period will be provided by the co-organizer.

We 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 Wuhan for the conference.

Contact

Please direct any inquiries about the ISCLH 2027 Biennial Conference to isclh2027@gmail.com.

征稿启事

中国法律与历史国际学会（ISCLH）第七届双年会

主题：“流动的法律：变迁、实践，传播与延续”

中国武汉，2027年6月18日至19日

投稿截止日期：2026年8月31日

中国法律与历史国际学会（International Society for Chinese Law and History，简称 ISCLH）成立于2014年，是中国法律史研究领域最重要的学术平台之一，目前拥有约150名来自世界各地的会员。学会定期在北美举办工作坊，并在亚洲举办双年会。迄今为止，ISCLH 已成功举办四届线下双年会，分别由复旦大学（上海，2015）、中国政法大学（北京，2017）、台北大学（台北，2019）和北京大学（北京，2025）协办。此外，学会还于2021年和2023年举办了两届线上会议。

第七届双年会将于2027年6月18日至19日在中国武汉举行。与往届会议一样，本届年会面向海内外学界征稿，诚邀学者提交有关中国法律史各时期、各领域及相关专题的原创研究成果，共同推动中国法律史研究的发展与交流。我们尤其欢迎回应本届会议主题——“流动的法律：变迁、实践、传播、与延续”——的研究成果。

法律从来不是静止不变的。在不同历史时期和政治体制下，中国法律通过改革、调适、传播与争辩不断演进。法律制度、法律思想、法律文本与法律实践不仅在不同法域、社会群体和地理空间之间流动，也在对既有传统与规范的继承、重构和创新过程中持续发展。

本届会议旨在探讨中国法律在多样的历史与社会语境中的流动与变迁，关注法律知识、制度与实践如何得以传播、移植和转化，以及法律传统如何在延续中不断被赋予新的意义。我们期待通过跨时期、跨区域和跨学科的研究，对中国法律发展的动态过程展开深入讨论。

我们对“中国法律及其法律文化”采取广义理解，既包括中国本土及边疆、边缘地区的法律制度与法律实践，也涵盖中国疆域之外华人社群所涉及的法律现象与法律经验。

我们特别欢迎采用比较法、跨国史、跨区域史等视角开展的研究，鼓励探讨法律在不同制度、文化与社会环境中的互动、传播与变迁。同时，我们也欢迎致力于推动中国法律史理论建设，以及对研究方法与学术范式进行反思和讨论的学术成果。

会议形式与投稿指南

本次会议原则上采用线下举办形式，不提供线上参会安排。

我们鼓励提交专题小组（panel）提案。每个专题小组应围绕一个共同主题，由3至4篇相互对话的论文组成。研究者也可提交个人论文 (individual paper) 提案；入选后，组委会将根据主题安排进入相应专题小组。

提案及会议报告均可使用英文或中文。

所有专题小组提案和个人论文提案均须通过 Qualtrics 系统提交。投稿系统将于2026年7月1日开放，届时学会将发布进一步通知。

重要日期

投稿截止日期：2026年8月31日

录用通知发布日期：2026年10月15日

注册、住宿与差旅资助

对于持有有效 ISCLH 会员资格的与会者，本次会议免收注册费。论文获录用的报告人须于2027年4月1日前取得有效会员资格。非ISCLH 会员参会，须缴纳一次性会议注册费。

与会者需自行承担往返交通及住宿费用。会议协办方将协助获录用的与会者预订2至3晚会议酒店住宿，相关费用由与会者自行承担。与会者亦可根据个人需要自行预订其他酒店。会议期间的餐饮由协办方统一安排并提供。本次会议将提供数量有限的差旅资助（Travel Grants）以补贴部分旅行费用，资助面向以会员身份参会并发表论文的研究生及青年学者。资助将优先考虑需要国际旅行或远距离前往武汉参会的申请者。

联系方式

如对 ISCLH 2027 年双年会有任何疑问，请联系：

isclh2027@gmail.com