The Politics of International Law Seminar Series
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French cartoon illustration of foreign powers carving up China in 1898. By Henri Meyer from supplement to 'Le Petit Journal', 16 January 1898.
The Centre for International and Public Law (CIPL), ANU College of Law is pleased to announce a new seminar series, entitled ‘The Politics of International Law’ led by Dr Ntina Tzouvala.
The international legal order is currently facing unprecedented challenges. At the same time, international law, understood both as academic discipline and professional practice, is undergoing profound transformations that throw into question certainties that have been taken for granted at least since the end of the Cold War.
This series will explore these fundamental questions, to historicise and theorise their origins, and imagine possible answers to our current problems. The seminars are designed to bring internationally-leading voices in the discipline in conversation with scholars from The Australian National University.
Covert Resistance in Pursuit of Symmetry in International Investment Law
Friday 5 March 2021, 12-1pm
Guest Speaker:
Jean Ho, National University of Singapore, Faculty of Law
Chair:
Esmé Shirlow, ANU College of Law
Legalised Identities: Cultural Heritage Law and the Shaping of Transitional Justice
Friday 19 March 2021, 12-1pm
Guest Speaker:
Lucas Lixinski, Faculty of Law, UNSW Sydney
Chair:
Laurajane Smith, ANU Centre for Heritage and Museum Studies
Not Equal: Toward an International Law of Finance
Friday 16 April 2021, 12-1pm
Guest Speaker:
Kangle Zhang, Law School of Peking University/ Faculty of Law, University of Helsinki
Chair:
Will Bateman, ANU College of Law
The presentation will be followed by a live discussion and chat.
A Case Against Crippling Compensation in International Law of State Responsibility
Thursday 29 April 2021, 5-6pm
Guest Speaker:
Martins Paparinskis, University College London, Faculty of Laws
Chair:
Anthea Roberts, ANU School of Regulation and Global Governance
The presentation will be followed by a live discussion and chat.
International Law and the Ecologically Embedded Relational Individual
Friday 14 May 2021, 12-1pm
Guest Speaker:
Sara Seck, Schulich School of Law, Dalhousie University
Chair:
Cassandra Steer, ANU College of Law
The presentation will be followed by a live discussion and chat.
World-making on the Sea
Friday 4 June 2021, 9-10am
Guest Speaker:
Surabhi Ranganathan, University of Cambridge, Faculty of Law
Chair:
Donald Rothwell, ANU College of Law
The presentation will be followed by a live discussion and chat.
Disposable Lives: COVID-19, Vaccines and the Uprising
Friday 16 July 2021, 11am-12pm
Guest Speaker:
Matiangai Sirleaf, University of Maryland School of Law
Chair:
Wayne Morgan, ANU College of Law
The presentation will be followed by a live discussion and chat.
The Social Power and Political Economy of the Right to Food
Friday 30 July 2021, 12-1pm
Guest Speaker:
Michael Fakhri, University of Oregon School of Law & UN Special Rapporteur on the Right to Food
Chair:
Imogen Saunders, ANU College of Law
The presentation will be followed by a live discussion and chat.
International Law and the Politics of History
Friday 20 August 2021, 12-1pm
Guest Speaker:
Anne Orford, Melbourne Law School
Chair:
Desmond Manderson, ANU College of Law
The presentation will be followed by a live discussion and chat.