Communications
Thematic axis for the communications presentations
The communication proposals should be on topics related to the thematic fields on the different boards, which descriptors can be consulted hereunder:
Board 1: Right to water
In this block legal studies, both from a public and private law perspective, related with human resources and water and with sanitation, are grouped.
- Water and human rights
- The right to water in the Human Rights treaties
- Application of the human rights principles regarding the human right to water and sanitation (non discrimination and equality, access to information and accountability)
- Special Rapporteur on Human Rights and water and the sanitation
- States liabilities
- Access to water for vulnerable groups (girls, women, disabled people, refugees, internally displaced persons)
- Access to justice for human right to water and sanitation violations
- Right to water and armed conflicts
- Corporate Social Responsibility
Board 2: Water and sustainability
In this block legal studies, both from a public and private law perspective, related with sustainability and water resources.
- Legal history of water, natural resources and environment
- Water in the Agenda 2030
- Water and cooperation to development
- The link water-energy-food-ecosystems
- Water and climate change adaptation and mitigation
- Water and tourism
- Water resources pollution prevention, control and remediation
- Disputes on water prevention and resolution
- EU policies on water
- Taxes on water facing climate change
- Water, environmental responsibility and financial guarantees
Board 3: Water Management
In this block legal studies, both from a public and private law perspective, on public management and use or exploitation of the different water resources types.
- Transboundary water management
- Water resources planning and management
- Hydraulic public domain uses and protection
- Mineral-medicinal and thermal waters legal regime
- Inland water tax management
- Legal regime for the hydraulic infrastructures financing
- Water management and marketing mercantile legal aspects
- River transportation and inland navigation legal regulation
- Geographical indications and distinctive signs in the field of water legal regulation
- Publicity in the water field legal framework
- Water, monopoly and competence
Payments and formal requirements
Formal requirements
The communication proposals should be submitted before 0.00 of July 2, 2022 (1st deadline) and August 31, 2022 (2nd deadline), on Word format, through the accessible form in the Congress web page. Its reception will be confirmed through e-mail.
The proposal must include the communication title, author’s name, professional standing, institution to which he/she belongs, board to which ascribes and e-mail address through which the information exchanges with the organising committee will be made. In addition to these data, the proposal must include a clear, synthetic, structured and rigorous summary of the topic in which its objective, the specific topic to work on and the personal approach will be detailed, as well as the used methodology and a short scheme of the content. 3 to 5 key words will be also specified. The proposal length will not exceed the 3,000 characters, computing spaces. In addition, it will be answered if the communication oral defence will be done or not. The proposal will be accompanied by a short CV.
Before July 12, 2022 (1st deadline) and September 9, 2022 (2nd deadline), each of the proponents will receive an e-mail where whether if his/her proposal is accepted will be communicated. If the oral defence is accepted, the maximum amount of time for the exhibition will be given -no more than 8 minutes-. The proposal which are not chosen for its oral defence can be admitted, however, as written communications, if they meet the requirements for it.
Exceptionally, communications submitted time-barred can be admitted, depending on the interest and quality of the proposal. It cannot be guaranteed, in these cases, the proposals summary publication of the Pre-Minutes nor the possibility of oral defence.
Material content and evaluation
The Scientific Committee will value the proposals taking into account the following criteria:
- Belonging to the chosen topic.
- Proposal formulation, methodology and developed outline quality.
- Originality of the proposal.
- Author’s personal contribution to scientific knowledge and debate.
Publication
The complete text of the communication will be evaluated again, following the same criteria. The selected communications will be published, either in a prestigious editorial or in an electronic publication, if the author wants so. Only communications by those registered on time on the Congress will be published.
The communication provisional text must be sent before October 13, through the Congress web page accessible form. The final text, which should match substantially with the provisional one, should be submitted in the two weeks after the Congress celebration, before October 28. The final decision on its acceptance to publication will be communicated before November 18.
Technical specifications
Papers should be presented in an a Word computer file, with Times New Roman font, size 12 (footnote 10) and spacing 1.5. It cannot be more than twenty pages, including notes. The paper should be headed by its title, centred and in capital letters. Under the paper’s title it should be indicated, also centred, the author’s name, its professional or academic condition and the University or Organisation to which he/she belongs. The internal divisions of the paper will be done exclusively with Arabic figures. There should be no summary at the beginning of the paper. The quotes style rules will be published on the web, after consensus with the publisher.
Failure to comply with the form requirements will result in the automatic rejection of the communication for publication.
Award
All accepted communications, no matter if orally defended or not, can be considered for the award. Its valuation will correspond to the scientific and organising committees.
