The 12th Annual Conference of the European Society of International Law (ESIL) will take place in Riga, Latvia, on 8 - 10 September 2016. Organisers of the Conference are proud to announce a theme of the Conference: "How International Law Works in Times of Crisis".

The Riga Conference will be hosted by Riga Graduate School of Law in cooperation with Latvian Constitutional Court, Ministry of Justice and Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Latvia. It will take place at the new National Library of Latvia building, known also as the Castle of Light.

Contributions will be welcome in the areas of international law, political science and political theory. As at previous ESIL events, the programme of the 2016 Annual Conference will include plenary sessions, fora, agorae and poster presentations.