Colloquium

Postnational Law and its Theory

Nico Krisch, HSoG

Isabelle Ley, HU

Spring 2010

The Ends of International Law

Hertie School of Governance

Friedrichstr. 180

Room 2.32

This colloquium is an effort to bring together a group of people from in and around Berlin who share an interest in broader reflections on law beyond the state. We plan to meet around four times per semester in an informal setting to discuss a text we have all read, sometimes with an outside invited speaker. The text will be briefly introduced (and critiqued) by a commentator, but most of the time at the sessions will be reserved for discussion. The main aim of the colloquium is to stimulate thinking and exchange, and after our sessions we hope to continue both over dinner.

We do not have a strict language policy. As long as all participants understand both languages, contributions can be in German or English.

Everybody who is interested in the colloquium should write to Ines André-Schulze (andre-schulze@hertie-school.org) to be included in our mailing list. All welcome!

Thursday, 18 March 2010, 18:30-20:30:

Paradigms of International Law

A. v. Bogdandy & S. Dellavalle, ‘Universalism Renewed: Habermas' Theory of International Order in Light of Competing Paradigms', German Law Journal 10:1 (2009), 5-29 [full text]

Commentator: Isabelle Ley, HU

Thursday, 15 April 2010, 18:30-20:30:

The Critical Paradigm

M. Koskenniemi, ‘The Politics of International Law', European Journal of International Law 1 (1990), 4-32 [full text] 

M. Koskenniemi, ‘The Politics of International Law - 20 Years Later', European Journal of International Law 20 (2009), 7-19 [full text]

Commentator: Georg Nolte, HU

Thursday, 6 May 2010, 18:30-20:30:

Progress in International Law?

Guest speaker: Thomas Skouteris, American University, Cairo (we will read a part of his new book, The Notion of Progress in International Law, Martinus Nijhoff Publishers, 2010)  

Commentator: Alexandra Kemmerer, Wissenschaftskolleg

Tuesday, 8 June 2010, 18:30-20:30

An International Rule of Law?

Jeremy Waldron, ‘Are Sovereigns Entitled to the Benefit of the International Rule of Law?', Working Paper (2008), [full text]

Commentator: Christian Volk, GRAKOV