Prof. Dr. Nico Krisch
Professor of International Law
Nico Krisch is a Professor of International Law and teaches in the fields of law, international institutions and global governance. Before coming to the Hertie School, he was a Senior Lecturer at the Law Department of the London School of Economics and Political Science. Previous positions include postdoctoral fellowships at Merton College (Oxford) and New York University School of Law. He has also been a Visiting Professor of Law at Harvard Law School. Nico Krisch holds a Ph.D. in law from the University of Heidelberg and a Diploma of European Law of the Academy of European Law in Florence, Italy. He is the author of Selbstverteidigung und kollektive Sicherheit (Self-defense and Collective Security, 2001) and of articles on the United Nations, hegemony in international law, and the legal order of global governance. His most recent book, Beyond Constitutionalism: The Pluralist Structure of Postnational Law (2010), was awarded the 2012 Certificate of Merit of the American Society of International Law. Nico Krisch is also a member of the Executive Board of the European Society of International Law.
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'Liquid Authority: Institutions, Law and Legitimacy in Global Governance', 2012 Dasturzada Dr Jal Pavry Memorial Lecture in International Relations, University of Oxford. Podcast here.
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