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20 May Punishing Atrocities Symposium: Thoughts on the Arc of the Universe and International Justice
(that is, individuals) increasingly became international law players – the State had responsibilities to them and they had rights and responsibilities vis-a-vis the State, under international law. Since then, we’ve experienced another dimension in which the individual has increasingly figured in international law – what Prof. Cherif Bassiouni noted to be the growing criminalization of international law and internationalization of criminal law. The former refers not only to the development of international tribunals, but also to the less obvious fact that while violations of international law are not per se...04 Mar HILJ Symposium: Convergence, Reaction, and Translation: Human Rights in History
[Christopher N.J. Roberts is Associate Professor of Law at the University of Minnesota Law School.] This post is part of the Harvard International Law Journal Volume 54(1) symposium. Other posts from this series can be found in the related posts below. Convergence The most important studies stimulate a host of unlikely conversations. In this regard, “Getting to Rights,” a path-breaking article that examines the effect of international rights texts on domestic constitutions and practices does not fall short. Its contribution to the literature on rights convergence is already part of...
29 Mar Justice in Extreme Cases Symposium: Introduction from the Author
[Darryl Robinson is an Associate Professor at Queen’s University Faculty of Law (Canada), specializing in international criminal justice.] I am deeply grateful to each of the scholars who have contributed to this symposium. Together they have produced a wonderful collection of insightful reactions. I also thank Opinio Juris, and in particular Kevin Heller and Jessica Dorsey, for hosting this exchange. Justice in Extreme Cases is about the criminal law theory of international criminal law (ICL). The project grows out of my PhD studies at Leiden University, and was given helpful...12 Apr VJIL Symposium: Sungjoon Cho Answers to Kelly, Shaffer, and Trachtman
[Sungjoon Cho is currently a Visiting Professor of Law at Northwestern University School of Law. He is also Professor of Law and Norman and Edna Freehling Scholar, Chicago-Kent College of Law.] This post is part of the Virginia Journal of International Law Symposium, Volume 52, Issues 1 and 2. Other posts in this series can be found in the related posts below. First of all, I would like to thank Profs. Shaffer, Trachtman and Kelly for their valuable comments my Article, “Beyond Rationality: A Sociological Construction of the World Trade...07 Feb Introducing the Opinio Juris/ EJIL:Talk! Joint Symposium on Anthea Roberts’ “Is International Law International?”
sociology of the field of international law and the beginning of a new field of comparative international law. In an era in which Western dominance over international law no longer looks certain, this book provides the tools for a more nuanced understanding of international law’s politics, revealing the deeper meanings and stakes of current debates. To discuss the book’s findings and main claims, EJIL:Talk! and Opinio Juris have assembled a distinguished group of international lawyers from all over the world. The discussants on EJIL:Talk! will be Professors Hélène Ruiz Fabri...05 Jul LJIL Symposium Vol 25-2: Fairness in International Environmental Law – Against Pragmatism?
[Eric Posner is Kirkland & Ellis Professor of Law and Aaron Director Research Scholar at the University of Chicago] This post is part of the Leiden Journal of International Law Vol 25-2 symposium. Other posts in this series can be found in the related posts below. Mario Prost and Alejandra Torres Camprubi’s article begins promisingly, with its criticism of IEL scholars’ “tacit disciplinary mindsets” which see international environmental law against all evidence as a “heroic and transformative project.” But while one would have expected the authors then to launch a...04 Mar HILJ Symposium: A Response to “International Vote Buying”
[William W. Burke-White is Deputy Dean and Professor of Law at University of Pennsylvania Law School.] This post is part of the Harvard International Law Journal Volume 54(1) symposium. Other posts from this series can be found in the related posts below. Natalie Lockwood’s article, “International Vote Buying,” recently published in the Harvard International Law Journal, makes an important contribution to a set of understudied questions around the legality and appropriateness of international vote-buying. Lockwood quickly admits that international law itself says little about the legality of such vote buying...
04 Apr COVID-19 Symposium: COVID-19 in Conflict-Affected Areas–Armed Groups as Part of a Global Solution
[Marcos Kotlik is the Academic Coordinator of the IHL Observatory at the University of Buenos Aires School of Law, and a PhD in International Law candidate at the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies. Ezequiel Heffes is a Thematic Legal Adviser at Geneva Call. This post was written in their personal capacity and does not represent the views of any institution] Conflict-affected areas are particularly vulnerable to the spread of COVID-19. Several countries where armed conflicts are taking place have already reported cases – more will surely surface in...