Search: Affective Justice: Book Symposium: A Response
25 Sep An Arab Fling: The West and International Justice in Libya
real. And, as in the case of Hussein, the intervening powers have an interest in a trial of Gaddafi that leaves old ghosts in the closet. The same states which basked in the rhetoric of international justice just a few months ago have guaranteed themselves protection from widespread scrutiny and political accountability for their role in propping up Gaddafi’s regime. This may mean that rather than being a beacon of international justice, the intervention in Libya may unfortunately be another example of the selective and political nature of international justice....10 Apr LJIL Symposium: International Criminal Law and Moral Agency
professes some agnosticism on the question whether criminal law should run the post-conflict justice roost. He is open to thinking about other modalities of justice, “alongside” or “perhaps in alternative” to criminal law. For Darryl, legality concerns only arise “once we adopt a criminal law response.” But if the efforts lie with building a better ICL, then one would assume that the architect of this better system would hope for it to be implemented. In this sense, the agnosticism seems awkward; something more tendentious must be motivating things here. Surely,...
30 Oct Third Annual Symposium on Pop Culture and International Law: An Introduction
...we believe international law is a space for discussion, debate, contestation, critique, and, yes, imagination. We are convinced that exploring the limits of our discipline from the perspective of superheroes, space battles, and Barbenheimer is not just about fun, but about thinking of new ways to approach old debates. We are delighted that our symposium has grown the way it has. Unlike our invite-only symposium of 11 posts in 2021, this year’s edition ran an open call for proposals, leading to 38 pitches from all around the world. This year’s...
07 Aug Reflections on the Symposium on The Principle of ne bis in idem in International Criminal Law by Gaiane Nuridzhanian
...My response will focus on four selected issues, namely the application of ne bis in idem in Article 20(1) to mistrials; the scope of ne bis in idem protection in Article 20(2) of the Rome Statute; the finality requirement and the application of ne bis in idem in Article 20(3) to in absentia trials; and the role of ne bis in idem in transitional justice processes. Ne bis in idem in Article 20(1) and Mistrials In his contribution to this symposium, Daniel R. Ruhweza discusses, among others, the important issue...27 Jun Linos Book Symposium: Comments by Roger Alford
I commend Katerina Linos’ book to our readers and echo the many positive comments that others in this book symposium have shared. Her theory of bottom-up democratic diffusion of norms addresses many of the concerns that have been voiced regarding the democracy deficit that occurs when policy elites borrow from abroad. I want to push Katerina a bit on the question of actors involved in the diffusion process. She notes that “many academics, judges and commentators emphasize how references to foreign law reflect elite predilections antithetical to the views of...21 Jun Berman Book Symposium: Closing Post by Dean Paul Schiff Berman
[Paul Schiff Berman is Dean and Robert Kramer Research Professor at George Washington University Law School.] I want to thank all the participants in this online symposium both for their extraordinarily thoughtful comments on my book and for their many constructive interventions through the years as I have been developing these ideas. I am blessed to be part of a truly supportive academic community, and these posts exemplify all that can be good about thoughtful academic discourse built on dialogue rather than one-upsmanship. Such fruitful academic discourse should not be...
20 Apr Book Symposium: The Responsibility to Protect in Libya and Syria
This week, we have the honor of hosting a symposium on Yasmine Nahlawi’s recent book, The Responsibility to Protect in Libya and Syria: Mass Atrocities, Human Protection, and International Law. From the publisher: This book offers a novel and contemporary examination of the ‘responsibility to protect’ (R2P) doctrine from an international legal perspective and analyses how the doctrine was applied within the Libyan and Syrian conflicts as two recent and highly significant R2P cases. The book dissects each of R2P’s three component pillars to examine their international legal underpinnings, drawing...21 Jun Addressing the Complexity of Climate Change’s Human Cost: A Review of Overheated: The Human Cost of Climate Change by Andrew T. Guzman
its argument, showing how climate change fits within a complex global context. This book is explicit in its primary focus on describing the human problems rather than on solving them. However, in this review, I would like to continue where the book left off by suggesting two implications of Guzman’s exposition for potential solutions. First, this book’s description of the human costs of climate change reinforces the need for linked mitigation and adaptation strategies. With the climate change and its consequences that we have already committed to, even if we...25 Jan Opinio Juris Book Discussion: “The Art and Craft of International Environmental Law,” by Daniel Bodansky
outlining the main themes and claims of the book, we will hear from an impressive group of scholars who will provide critiques and responses to the book. Our commentators for the week are Professors Peter Haas, Scott Barrett, David Freestone and Kal Raustiala. Peter Haas is a professor in the Department of Political Science at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. His work focuses on the effectiveness of international environmental regimes and global governance. He is the co-author of “Global Environmental Governance” (with James Gustave Speth) and has frequently served as...
04 Dec UNSC Veto Power Symposium: Reply to Professors Jalloh and Tladi
[Jennifer Trahan is Clinical Professor and Director of the Concentration in International Law and Human Rights at the NYU Center for Global Affairs and author of Existing Legal Limits to Security Council Veto Power in the Face of Atrocity Crimes (CUP 2020), winner of the “2020 ABILA Book of the Year Award” by the American Branch of the International Law Association.] This is my second and final post in response to the scholarly and thoughtful contributions received related to my book, Existing Legal Limits to Security Council Veto Power in...