Call for Papers: Tax Justice & Human Rights Symposium, McGill, June 2014

We invite paper proposals for a Tax Justice and Human Rights Research Collaboration Symposium, to be held at the McGill Faculty of Law, Montreal, Quebec, from Wednesday to Friday, 18-20 June 2014.

The symposium will explore the fundamental connections between taxation and human rights by providing a forum for collaboration among students/emerging scholars, academics, civil society organization representatives, tax justice advocacy groups, tax policy makers, and researchers from around the world. The symposium seeks especially to bring developing-world perspectives into the discourse and to foster scholarly work for dissemination both within and beyond the academic setting.

The plurality of experience, in terms of training, background, country of origin, and area of expertise, will ensure that discussions and activities at the conference will have real-world impact. Indeed, there is a need within the tax-policy world for more cross-pollination between academic researchers and on-the-ground decision-makers. The connections and networking that we envision will take place at this conference should allow for meaningful discussions for years to come.

Paper proposals must be between 300-500 words in length and should be accompanied by a short résumé.

Please submit your proposal to the conference convener Professor Allison Christians, at [allison dot christians at mcgill dot ca].

Deadline for submissions: 30 April 2014. Successful applicants will be notified in early May 2014.

An initial 3-5 page sketch of the paper must be submitted by the end of May for circulation among panelists and feedback from the conference committee, but completed papers are not required; rather, we seek a readiness to collaborate and develop new heuristics for thinking about taxation and human rights. 

Conference fees for presenters will be covered by the conference organizers; travel and accommodation bursaries may be available to scholars and tax justice advocates from the Global South in connection with support from the Tax Justice Network, Canadians for Tax Fairness, Halifax Initiative, and other partners.

Please visit the Symposium's page on the Stikeman Chair in Tax Law website for more information.