Online Writing School

ABOUT THE SCHOOL

Publishing at the international level can be challenging for scholars, and for early-career scholars in particular. It is crucial for their academic careers and the wide dissemination of knowledge, yet little systematic training is offered to do this task effectively. The ICON•S Online Writing School is here to help.

This Online Writing School answers the questions every author faces:

  • How do you get published in an international journal?
  • How does the peer-review process work?
  • How do you write an abstract and an introduction?
  • How do you structure an article?

… and more.

What the school covers

Each edition is a series of one-hour online lectures given by internationally recognized legal academics. Topics covered in past editions include:

  • Choosing a topic and framing a research question
  • Writing an effective abstract
  • Writing an effective introduction
  • Structuring an article
  • Writing a literature review
  • Writing a comparative constitutional law article
  • Writing a theoretical article
  • Writing on and from the Global South
  • Writing in English as a non-native speaker
  • Interdisciplinary and comparative legal research
  • Preparing a grant proposal
  • Writing a book proposal
  • Writing a book review
  • Preparing an article for submission

How it works

The school has been held online, on Zoom, every year since 2022, in February or March. Lectures are open to everyone, but every participant must register in advance; each year some 2,000 people from across the world sign up. The dates, the program and the registration link are published on this page each year and announced to ICON•S members by email.

REGISTRATION

Registration for the 2027 edition of the Online Writing School will open in early 2027. The dates, the program and the registration link will be published on this page and announced to ICON•S members by email.

Speakers

Speakers in past editions have included:

  • Rehan Abeyratne
  • Richard Albert
  • Shreya Atrey
  • Cora Chan
  • Lynette Chua
  • Gráinne de Búrca
  • Erin Delaney
  • Rosalind Dixon
  • Michaela Hailbronner
  • Ran Hirschl
  • Aileen Kavanagh
  • Tarunabh Khaitan
  • Chien-Chih Lin
  • Vanessa MacDonnell
  • Virginia Mantouvalou
  • Jaclyn Neo
  • Sarah Nouwen
  • Stefano Osella
  • Sofia Ranchordás
  • Dinesha Samararatne
  • Sergio Verdugo
  • Joseph H.H. Weiler

PREVIOUS EDITIONS

The Online Writing School has been held online every year since 2022. The programs of the 2022 to 2026 editions can be viewed below.

FOR INQUIRIES REGARDING THE ONLINE WRITING SCHOOL

Contact us via email: icons@icon-society.org

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