The World in a Court: On the Glocalization of International Law
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Abstract: The International Court of Justice, also known as the “World Court,” is the oldest and only international court with general subject-matter jurisdiction of unlimited geographical scope. It is also a court with a strong organizational culture that is shaped by a small club of insiders. Our main data, drawn from a series of interviews with these insiders, suggests that the Court’s organizational culture provides a local backbone for the global development of international law. By providing a point of overlap between (competing) legal traditions, languages, and professional groups, the World Court contributes to the ‘glocalization’ of international law.
Speakers:
Esmé Shirlow is an Associate Professor at the Australian National University’s College of Law where she teaches and researches in the fields of public international law, international dispute settlement, and international investment law and arbitration. Esmé is currently a Visiting Academic at the Oxford Centre for Socio-Legal Studies. She is the General Editor of the Australian Year Book of International Law and an Associate Editor with the ICSID Review and Kluwer Arbitration Blog. She is Vice-President (Australia) of the Australian and New Zealand Society of International Law, and Co-Chair of the Society’s International Economic Law Interest Group. Esmé is admitted as a solicitor in the Australian Capital Territory and maintains a practice in the field of international law advising parties to investment treaty claims and in proceedings before the International Court of Justice. Prior to joining the ANU, she worked in the Australian Government’s Office of International Law.
Florian Grisel is an Associate Professor of Socio-Legal Studies at the University of Oxford, and the Deputy-Director of the Centre for Socio-Legal Studies. His research explores the emergence of law beyond the state, in both global and local settings.
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The Public International Law Discussion Group at the University of Oxford is a key focal point for PIL@Oxford and hosts regular speaker events. Topics involve contemporary and challenging issues in international law. Speakers include distinguished international law practitioners, academics, and legal advisers from around the world.
PIL Discussion Group Convenor: Ayako Hatano
The Discussion Group's meetings are part of the programme of the British Branch of the International Law Association and are supported by the Law Faculty and Oxford University Press.
The speaker will commence at 12:45pm UK Time and the speaker will present for around 30-40 minutes, with around 30 minutes for questions and discussion. The meeting should conclude by 2pm UK Time.
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