Testing the Limits of International Law: Symposium at Univ. of Georgia, Oct. 28-29

Peter Spiro and Dan Bodansky at the University of Georgia Law School are hosting a symposium this weekend to discuss and critique Jack Goldsmith and Eric Posner’s informative and provocative book, The Limits of International Law. I discussed the book’s central thesis — that international law is merely a reflection of states acting rationally to pursue their interests in relation with other states — in an earlier post. In addition to Goldsmith and Posner, papers are being presented by Philippe Sands (London), David Golove (NYU), Kal Raustiala (UCLA), Andrew Guzman (Boalt), Ken Anderson (American) and Allen Buchanan (Duke, philosophy). Oh, and yours truly will be presenting as well. If you’re in the neighborhood of Athens (Georgia, that is) come on by. I’ll post some reflections next week.