Call for Papers International Review of Law (ISSN: 2223-859X) International Review of Law (http://www.qscience.com/loi/irl/) is seeking papers for a special issue on International Investment Treaties to be published in Summer 2016. The theme of the special issue will be the impact of "special circumstances" such as necessity, economic emergency or corruption on investment treaty arbitration. A sample of our prior authors can be found here: http://www.qscience.com/page/authors_irl International investment treaties are an increasingly popular vehicle to bolster trade and economic performance among nations. The most common treaty, the "BIT", provides for resolution of investor-state disputes through arbitration. In an increasingly interconnected world, these treaties and their dispute resolution mechanisms are becoming more important. The journal seeks innovative scholarship on how "special circumstances" can impact the substantive and/or procedural protections, rights and procedures enumerated in investment treaties. For example, while a state may be empowered to override the guarantees promised to a foreign investor in a BIT due to a fiscal emergency - would other compelling circumstances also justify doing so? While not an exclusive list, the following topics interrelate with the special issue's broad theme: international environmental concerns; human rights; sustainable development; domestic constitutional revisions; economic emergencies as well as other emergent concerns. International Review of Law is a bilingual, open-access, peer-reviewed international law journal published by QScience.com. Those interested in contributing are requested to respond to this call for papers by submitting their submissions by the 31st of October 2015 at the following link: http://www.editorialmanager.com/irl/. All submissions will be subject to double-blind peer-review. Submissions are accepted in both English and Arabic. Articles of between 6,000 and 10,000 words are preferred but shorter or longer articles may be considered. Policy Notes are also welcome with insights from practitioners, industry or civil society. Authors should follow the Bluebook style guide. For an informal discussion, please email the guest editor, Professor Joel Slawotsky at [email protected]