EACL Special Issue 2026/27 in the Carbon & Climate Law Review
The European Association of Climate Law (EACL) is pleased to announce its first annual EACL Special Issue in the Carbon & Climate Law Review (CCLR).
The special issue will bring together selected research contributions from the EACL community connected to the themes, questions and discussions of the EACL Annual Conferences.
For this inaugural issue, contributions may relate to either the First EACL Annual Conference in Berlin (2025) or the Second EACL Annual Conference in Helsinki (2026).
Who can submit?
The Call for Submissions is open to EACL members.
You do not need to have presented at an EACL Annual Conference to submit. Contributions from EACL members who did not attend either conference are welcome, provided that the contribution has a clear and substantive connection to the themes, questions or discussions of the 2025 or 2026 EACL Annual Conference.
We particularly welcome contributions reflecting the breadth of the EACL community, including different jurisdictions, methodological approaches and emerging areas of climate law research.
What can be submitted?
The Special Issue is expected to contain approximately 5–8 contributions.
Full research articles: approximately 5,000–8,000 words.
Shorter contributions: approximately 1,500 words, including, for example:
- case or judgment notes;
- country or jurisdictional case studies;
- shorter analytical contributions; and
- other concise contributions addressing a relevant climate law issue.
All submissions should constitute a substantive scholarly contribution and demonstrate a clear connection to the relevant EACL conference themes.
The Special Issue will be published open access in the Carbon & Climate Law Review.
For further information on manuscript guidelines please refer to the official CCLR author guidelines.
Selection of contributions
As the Special Issue has a limited number of available contributions, submission does not automatically guarantee publication.
Submissions will be assessed with particular regard to:
- academic quality and originality;
- relevance to the themes and discussions of the EACL Annual Conferences;
- contribution to the thematic coherence of the Special Issue;
- relevance to the broader field of climate law; and
- where possible, the contribution to the breadth and diversity of the EACL research community.
The EACL aims to combine an open and inclusive Call with a focused selection of contributions capable of forming a coherent and high-quality Special Issue.
The EACL Special Issue 2026/2027 is edited by the EACL board members Michael Mehling and Michael Kalis in cooperation with representatives from this year’s hosting institute, the University of Eastern Finland and The Center for Climate Change, Energy and Environmental Law (CCEEL).
Submission
Submission deadline: 31 October 2026
Please submit your manuscript in accordance with the author guidelines mentioned above via mail to:
- info@eacl.eu
Questions concerning the Special Issue can be directed to:
- info@eacl.eu
Not yet an EACL member?
The Special Issue is open to EACL members.
Membership offers more than eligibility for this Call. EACL provides a growing platform for scholars working on climate law to meet, exchange ideas, present research, develop collaborations and contribute to the emerging European climate law research community.
If your research engages with climate law, climate governance or related legal questions, we would be delighted to welcome you to the Association.
Become a member
Looking for another opportunity to publish?
The EACL Climate Law Blog publishes contributions on a rolling basis, providing a flexible and accessible forum for shorter analyses, case comments, perspectives and emerging research.
If you miss the Special Issue deadline, your contribution does not fit the format of the CCLR issue, or your submission is not selected, the EACL Climate Law Blog offers another opportunity to share your work with the climate law community throughout the year.