The International Academic Forum (IAFOR) invites you to participate in the Second European Conference on Politics, Economics and Law (ECPEL 2015) and enjoy the beautiful seaside city of Brighton, UK. Held alongside the Second European Business and Management Conference, the Third European Conference on the Social Sciences, and the Third European Conference on Sustainability, Engineering and the Environment, at the Thistle Hotel from July 9 - 12, 2015, join us as we discuss this year's conference theme, "Power" along with Keynote Speaker Sir Kenneth Calman, featured speaker Colin Donald, conference chair Professor Stuart D.B. Picken, and more! ECPEL2014 welcomed over 150 delegates from more than 35 different countries last year and we look forward to continuing this international event in 2015. To submit an abstract for presentation or participate as an audience member, please visit the website or contact us for more information. Submit an abstract: http://iafor.org/cfp Visit the conference website: http://iafor.org/conferences/ecpel2015/ Enquiries: ecpel@iafor.org Join IAFOR at ECPEL2015 to: - Deliver your own research findings to a global audience - Have your work published in the conference proceedings and considered for peer-reviewed, open access IAFOR Journals - Benefit from IAFOR's interdisciplinary focus by hearing the latest research in the fields of Business, Management, the Social Sciences, Energy and Sustainability, Politics, Economics, and Law - Participate in a truly international, interdisciplinary and intercultural event - Participate in interactive audience sessions - Access international networking opportunities - Discounts on registration fees are available for those able to pay registration fees early. Please see the registration page for details: http://iafor.org/ecpel2015-registration - If you have attended an IAFOR conference within the past year, or belong to an affiliated university or institution, we offer a 10 percent discount in appreciation of your support. - See the full schedule of our conferences in Japan, Dubai, and the UK at http://iafor.org/events The 2015 conference theme is "Power" Power as a commodity has challenged the minds of social scientists and philosophers while its exercise has always fascinated historians. From classical thinkers' works such as Aristotle's Politka or Machiavelli's Il Principe through modern figures who manipulate power in the media, like Silvio Berlusconi or Rupert Murdoch, to the vast networks that support major heads of state, power has been a necessity to some or like an aphrodisiac to others. The dynamics of power and its associations with wealth and status now shape the contemporary world more visibly than ever. It is a research challenge to all fields of the social sciences to offer some explanation of its magnetism and its mechanisms. We expect this theme to excite a number of stimulating research paths, and look forward to their outcomes as we gather in Brighton in 2015. Authors are asked to submit under the following streams: Politics Streams (P) P1. Political Participation and Representation P2. Governance, Institutions and Public Policy P3. Gender, Sexuality and Politics P4. Political Economy, Welfare and Labour P5. International Governance, Conflict and Development P6. Political Theory P7. Multiculturalism P8. Human Rights P9. Social Movements Economics Streams (E) Streams arranged under the JEL codes: Law Streams (L) L1. Civil Law and the Court Including: Torts, Equity and Succession, Court Management, Judicial Administration, Civil Procedure, and Civil Litigation L2. Environmental and Resource Management Law (Including: Water Law, Land Law, Energy Law, Mineral Resource Law, Mining and Petroleum Law, International Environmental Law, Environmental Regulation and Reform, Issues in Development, Asian Environmental Law in a Global Perspective, and Resource Management Law L3. International Law: Contemporary Issues and Solutions Including: Public International Law, Laws of Armed Conflict and International Humanitarian Law, Law of International Trade, Legal Issues in International Development, The Law of the Sea, International Treaties and Conventions, United Nations Charter, Globalisation and Governance, Terrorism and International Law, The Law of the World Trade Organisation, Indigenous Peoples and International Law, Private International Law, International Trade Law, and Refugee and Asylum Law L4. Corporate and Commercial Law Including: Regulatory Regimes and the Global Economy, Creditors' Remedies and Consumer Protection, Revenue Law, Commercial Transactions, Competition Law, Insurance Law, Corporate Governance in Context: Legal and Ethical Issues, Sports and Media Law, Corporate Governance and Directors Duties, Shareholders' Remedies, International Business Law, Issues in Commercial Law, Issues in Corporate Law, Corporate Entities, Revenue Law, Corporate Social Responsibility and the Law, The Law of Contracts L5. Banking, Securities and Finance Law Including: International Securities Regulation, Banking Law, Bankruptcy and Foreclosure, Corporate Securities and Finance Law L6. Law of Human Rights and Social Justice Including: Access to Justice, Restorative Justice, Race, Gender, Sexuality and the Law, Asian and Pacific Indigenous Peoples, Women and the Law, Relationship Property Issues in Family Law, Comparative Child and Family Law, International Legal Issues of Child Access and Custody, Legal Action and Research for Communities and Sustainability, Contemporary International Indigenous Issues, Reconciliation and Indigeneity, Indigenous Governance, Indigenous Land Law, Family Law, The Law of Restitution, Customary Law and Indigenous Peoples Rights, National and International Human Rights Law, Intersectionalities: Gender, Race, Sexuality and the Law, Immigration and Refugee Law, and Feminist Legal Theory L7. Public Law and Policy Including: Public Policy, Comparative Law in the Asia Pacific Region, Issues in Constitutional Law, Issues in Public Law, Judicial Review, Constitutional Law and Administrative Law L8. Dispute Resolution: Contemporary Approaches Including: Arbitration and Litigation, Mediation: Law, Principles and Practice, Managing Conflict and Consensus, Negotiation and Mediation, and Issues in Alternative Dispute Resolution L9. Law of Intellectual Property, Information and New Technologies Including: Cyberlaw, Law and New Technologies, Intellectual Property Law, Information Technology and the Law, and Legal Issues in the control and Access to Information L10. Laws of Health and Medicine Including: Health and Safety Law, Medical Law, Disability Law, Laws of Accident Compensation, and Mental Health Law L11. Labour and Employment Law Including: International Industrial Relations and Labour Law, Legal Issues in the Globalized Workplace, and Employment Law L12. Criminal Justice Policy and Law Including: Criminal Law, Advocacy, Transnational Criminal Law, Sentencing: Rehabilitation and Punishment, and the Law of Evidence. L13. Legal Theory, Methodology and Ideology Including: Legal Research, Theory and Methods in an Asian Context, Jurisprudence, Issues in Private Law, Applied Legal Theory, Issues of Legal Practice, and Legal Ethics Interdisciplinary Streams (ID) ID 1: Interdisciplinary Law, Economics and Politics ID 2: Interdisciplinary Law and Politics ID 3: Interdisciplinary Law and Economics ID 4: Interdisciplinary Politics and Economics IAFOR looks forward to welcoming you to Brighton, UK. ECPEL 2015 will be part of a series of events taking place in Brighton, UK from July 1-16. These events are international, intercultural, and interdisciplinary and will cover topics such as psychology, education, business, sustainability, literature, media and more. Please visit the UK events page of the IAFOR website for details: http://iafor.org/conferences/european-conferences/