We are pleased to announce that the 3rd IVR (Internationale Vereinigung für Rechts- und Sozialphilosophie, International Association for Philosophy of Law and Social Philosophy) Japan International Conference on “Law, Democracy, and Relationships” will be held in Kanazawa from 27 to 29 March 2026. The conference will feature plenary lectures and general sessions. Confirmed speakers include Prof. Peng-Hsiang Wang from Academia Sinica and Prof. Akiko Nozaki from Dokkyo University. Prof. Wang will deliver the 14th Kobe Lecture, which will be open to the public. The official language of the conference is English.
We invite researchers and postgraduate students to submit paper proposals for general sessions. While papers on any topics in the fields of legal philosophy, political philosophy, ethics, and applied ethics (broadly defined) are welcome, papers related to the conference’s theme will be given special consideration. Panel proposals on any relevant topics are also encouraged.
We plan to publish selected papers on the conference’s theme in a special issue of an international journal. The Call for Papers will be released by July 2025.