International Law Colloquium

This scholarly Colloquium presented by the Center for Global Justice examines major theoretical issues in international law. In Spring 2013 the Colloquium focuses on issues of economic globalization and global political and legal order.

As part of College of Law course 7877-1, The International Law Colloquium brings leading scholars in international law and related fields to present works in progress. Faculty, students and members of the community are very welcome to attend any or all speaker sessions. Papers will be available 7-10 days in advance via the Colloquium website. The paper will be presented by one of the conveners, the speaker will reply, and general discussion among all present will follow. It is important that active participants read the paper in advance. Many of the speakers in this semester’s Colloquium are from Pac-12 schools, carrying forward academic links among the Pac-12 universities.

Each session (except March 29) will be held in the Borchard Conference Room, on the second floor of the Law School. Sessions are normally on Fridays from 12:15-2:15 p.m. (excepts are Mon Jan 28 and Mon April 1). A light lunch will be provided in the adjacent room and may be brought into the session.

Colloquium Conveners are Visiting Professor Benedict Kingsbury, and
Samuel D. Thurman Professor of Law Tony Anghie

Please note links for discussion papers below will be available at least seven days before each event. Video will be available after the event takes place.

Speaker Calendar and Study Documents

Friday, Jan 11
Tariq Banuri – University of Utah, former Director, United Nations Division for Sustainable Development. Co-sponsored by the Wallace Stegner Center

Sustainable Development:
Financing Renewable Energy and Low-Carbon Growth

Paper | Video | Event info

Friday, Jan 18
Karen Engle – University of Texas at Austin; Minerva House Drysdale Regents Chair in Law, Founder and Co-Director, Bernard and Audre Rapoport Center for Human Rights and Justice

Anti-Anti Impunity:
On the Criminalization of Human Rights

Paper | Video | Event info

Friday, Jan 25
Anita Ramasastry – University of Washington; D. Wayne & Anne Gittinger Professor of Law, and recently served on the US Department of Commerce Internet Policy Task Force