{"id":11642,"date":"2025-11-21T03:52:09","date_gmt":"2025-11-21T03:52:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/law.nus.edu.sg\/ilec-2026\/?page_id=11642"},"modified":"2026-04-06T05:39:10","modified_gmt":"2026-04-06T05:39:10","slug":"conference-information","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/law.nus.edu.sg\/ilec-2026\/conference-information\/","title":{"rendered":"Conference Information"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h1>\n\t\tConference Information\n\t<\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"javascript:void(0);\" id=\"fl-accordion--label-0\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-controls=\"fl-accordion--panel-0\">Important Timeline<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\" id=\"fl-accordion--icon-0\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"fl-accordion--panel-0\"><i>Expand<\/i><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul>\n<li><strong>Submission of Proposal Deadline: 1 April 2026<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>The first round of abstracts has been received and is being reviewed. A second round of abstracts will be accepted for review until 1 May with notice of outcome by 18 May.<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Outcome of Submission: 1 May 2026 <\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"javascript:void(0);\" id=\"fl-accordion--label-1\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-controls=\"fl-accordion--panel-1\">Call for Proposals<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\" id=\"fl-accordion--icon-1\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"fl-accordion--panel-1\"><i>Expand<\/i><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>Proposals for presenting a paper or panel are invited from scholars from all disciplines, legal professionals, judges, and students.\u00a0Presenters are encouraged to submit papers within one of the below ten streams.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Topic Streams<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Access to Justice Ethics<\/li>\n<li>Empirical and Interdisciplinary Approaches to Ethics, the Legal Profession, and the Judiciary<\/li>\n<li>Ethics in the Judiciary<\/li>\n<li>Education in Lawyer and Judicial Ethics<\/li>\n<li>Entrepreneurship, Innovation, and Technology in the Legal Profession and the Judiciary<\/li>\n<li>Globalization and Comparative Legal Ethics<\/li>\n<li>Governmental Lawyers and Ethics<\/li>\n<li>Leadership in Ethics<\/li>\n<li>Philosophy and Ethics<\/li>\n<li>Regulation of the Legal Profession<\/li>\n<li>Rule of Law and Legal Ethics<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>The Conference will be organized into panel sessions. Normally, four to five papers will be presented in any one session. Applicants may submit individual papers, which will be assigned to appropriate panels by the organizers. Proposals for a panel session, involving paper presentations or other formats, are encouraged. Proposals for an individual paper must include the author\/s, paper title, institutional affiliation, and an abstract of no more than 100 words. Proposals for panels must include the name of all panelists, paper title, institutional affiliation, and a panel abstract of no more than 250 words summarizing the papers. In addition to identifying conference stream, all abstracts should include up to five key words. In order to accommodate a diverse group of presenters, participants should not present in more than two events.<\/p>\n<p>To summarise, proposals can be submitted in any of the following categories<strong>.\u00a0 Submissions must be made<\/strong> <strong>via the links provided below (email submissions will not be accepted).<\/strong><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Full Panel Submission <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Proposals for a panel session, involving paper presentations or other formats, are encouraged.<\/li>\n<li>Panel will be scheduled for 90 minutes.<\/li>\n<li>3-4 presenters plus a moderator who may also present, or 5 presenters with a non-presenting moderator. Before you include someone as a speaker, please confirm that person is willing and able to participate.<\/li>\n<li>ILEC 2026 is an in-person event, but in order to balance conference resources and expand accessibility, the conference will accommodate pre-arranged panels with limited virtual participation, with a maximum of 1 presenter who is presenting virtually and with up to four presenters physically in attendance at the conference to present and manage the panel in Singapore.<\/li>\n<li>In order to accommodate a diverse group of presenters, participants should not present in more than two events.<\/li>\n<li>Proposals for full panels must include title plus panel description of no more than 250 words summarizing the paper and the paper,<\/li>\n<li>full names of all participants, their institutions, and paper titles, and Identify stream.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/nus.syd1.qualtrics.com\/jfe\/form\/SV_0ojG12OwoINZxmm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Click here for full panel submission<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>The first round of abstracts has been received and is being reviewed. A second round of abstracts will be accepted for review until 1 May using the same link.<\/em><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Individual Paper Submission<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Proposal for individual papers, which will be assigned to appropriate panels by the organizers.<\/li>\n<li>Maximum of 2 co-presenters per paper (co-presenters have the same amount of panel time as one presenter)<\/li>\n<li>Proposals for an individual paper must include the author\/s, paper title, institutional affiliation, and an abstract of no more than 100 words.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/nus.syd1.qualtrics.com\/jfe\/form\/SV_9RISNEI02TFVxQi\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Click here for individual paper submission<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>The first round of abstracts has been received and is being reviewed. A second round of abstracts will be accepted for review until 1 May with notice of outcome by 18 May using the same link.<\/em><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Round Table<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>A minimum of 3 discussants (including the moderator); or a maximum of 5 discussants plus 1 separate moderator.<\/li>\n<li>Before you include someone as a speaker, please confirm that person is willing and able to participate. (Note that some round tables may be scheduled for 60 minutes, and some may be scheduled for 90 minutes. Please include your preference, and we will do our best to accommodate it.)<\/li>\n<li>Proposals for a round table must include a title, round table description of no more than 250 words, full names of all participants and their institutions, and the proposed conference stream.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/nus.syd1.qualtrics.com\/jfe\/form\/SV_eGa1AIj85B2oWDY\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Click here for round table submission<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>The first round of abstracts has been received and is being reviewed. A second round of abstracts will be accepted for review until 1 May with notice of outcome by 18 May using the same link.<\/em><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Volunteer Moderator<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>We welcome volunteers who are interested in moderating selected sessions.<\/li>\n<li>Appointments will be made at the discretion of the organizer based on the volunteer&#8217;s stated research interests, qualifications, and experience.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/nus.syd1.qualtrics.com\/jfe\/form\/SV_3Qs6zfscGOd93rU\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Click here to register as a volunteer moderator<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"javascript:void(0);\" id=\"fl-accordion--label-2\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-controls=\"fl-accordion--panel-2\">Contact the Conference Secretariat <\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\" id=\"fl-accordion--icon-2\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"fl-accordion--panel-2\"><i>Expand<\/i><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"mailto:ILEC2026@nus.edu.sg\">ILEC2026@nus.edu.sg<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"javascript:void(0);\" id=\"fl-accordion--label-3\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-controls=\"fl-accordion--panel-3\">Prior Conferences<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\" id=\"fl-accordion--icon-3\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"fl-accordion--panel-3\"><i>Expand<\/i><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\tILEC X &#8220;Legal Professionals in a Digitalising World&#8221;<br \/>\nUniversity of Amsterdam Law School, July 2024\n<hr \/>\nILEC IX &#8220;Lawyers in A World of Crisis&#8221;<br \/>\nUCLA School of Law, Los Angeles, CA, USA August 2022\n<hr \/>\nILEC VIII &#8220;Legal Ethics in the Asian Century&#8221;<br \/>\nMelbourne Law School, Australia December 2018\n<hr \/>\n<p>ILEC VII &#8220;Ethics and Regulation of Lawyers Worldwide: Comparative and Interdisciplinary Perspectives&#8221;\u00a0Fordham Law School, New York, USA July 2016<\/p>\n<hr \/>\nILEC VI &#8220;Legal Ethics at a Time of Regulatory Change&#8221;<br \/>\nCity Law School, London, United Kingdom July 2014\n<hr \/>\nILEC V &#8220;Merging Worlds, Emerging Discourses&#8221;<br \/>\nBanff, Alberta, Canada July 2012\n<hr \/>\nILEC IV &#8220;The Legal Profession in Times of Turbulence&#8221;<br \/>\nStanford Law School, Stanford, USA July 2010\n<hr \/>\nILEC III &#8220;Integrity in Legal Practice&#8221;<br \/>\nUniversity of Queensland and Griffith University, Australia July 2008\n<hr \/>\nILEC II &#8220;Professional Ethics and Personal Integrity&#8221;<br \/>\nUniversity of Auckland, New Zealand July 2006\n<hr \/>\nILEC I &#8220;New Perspectives on Professionalism: Educating and Regulating Lawyers for the 21st Century&#8221;<br \/>\nUniversity of Exeter, United Kingdom July 2004\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Conference Information Important Timeline Expand Submission of Proposal Deadline: 1 April 2026 The first round of abstracts has been received 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