Workshop Series: New Directions in the Theory & History of International Law Workshop II: Beauty and Power: Aesthetics, History, & International Law

19-20 octobre 2023

Daniel R. Quiroga-Villamarín

Kate Miles (University of Cambridge) 

Daniel R. Quiroga-Villamarín (Geneva Graduate Institute)

Andrea Bianchi (Geneva Graduate Institute)

Noëlle-Laetitia Perret & Ignazio Alessi (University of Geneva)

Stefano Cattelan (Vrije Universiteit Brussel & Carlsberg Foundation)

Marco Velásquez-Ruiz (Pontificia Universidad Javeriana)

Tania Ixchel Atilano (Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin)

Jeong Woo (Jimmy) Kim (Handong International Law School)

Valentin Jeutner (Lund University)

Tanja Aalberts (VU Amsterdam) 

Sofia Stolk (Asser Institute & VU Amsterdam)

Anne Herzberg (Independent Scholar)

Teodora Schrotter (Independent Scholar)

Rashmi Dharia (Sciences Po Law School)

Momchil L. Milanov (University of Geneva)

Lior Weinstein (Hebrew University of Jerusalem)

Renske Vos (VU Amsterdam) 

Sofia Stolk (Asser Institute & VU Amsterdam)

Daniel Joyce (University of New South Wales)

Katie Dyer (Museum of Applied Arts and Sciences, Sydney)

Camilo Castillo Sánchez (Special Jurisdiction for Peace)

Juan Lozano Reyes (Special Jurisdiction for Peace)

Anna Leander (Geneva Graduate Institute)

Julie Billaud (Geneva Graduate Institute)

Fuad Zarbiyev (Geneva Graduate Institute)

Janne Nijman (Geneva Graduate Institute)

Derya Çakim (Geneva Graduate Institute)

The field of international legal history finds itself at a crossroads. After some decades, the tone of the literature on the "turn to history" has turned from celebration to self-critique. Indeed, the last couple of years have witnessed increased calls to pursue new directions in international legal history, departing from the "well-worn paths" initially explored. In this vein, some urge for a localized approach to the study of "legal politics," while others push for a "history of international law in the vernacular," a "grassroots analysis," or a "radical historical critique." In my own work, I have argued for a (new) materialist approach, which resonates with other broader drives for the retrieval of Marxist perspectives in international legal history. Moreover, the "marked absences" of class, gender, and race from the traditional canon of the discipline seem like an increasingly inexcusable exclusion. In sum, the stage is set for a profound reconsideration of the aims, methodologies, and archives of contemporary international legal history. With this in mind, the interdisciplinary workshop series "New Directions in the Theory & History of International Law" aims to create a space where emerging and senior scholars of different traditions can meet and rethink on the past, present, and future of the theory and history of the discipline. For this purpose, the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies (Geneva, Switzerland) will host a series of two-day academic workshop to promote productive conversations between different disciplinary sensibilities and perspectives along three core issues over the next three years.

October 19, 2023

14:15 - 15:45 – Opening Keynote

"Through Image and Object: Constructing, Erasing, Living Visual International Law"

- Kate Miles (University of Cambridge)

Discussant: Andrea Bianchi (Geneva Graduate Institute)

Moderator: Daniel R. Quiroga-Villamarín (Geneva Graduate Institute)

16:15-18:00 – Panel I - Foundations: From the "Middle Ages" to the 19^th Century

Moderator: Daniel R. Quiroga-Villamarin - Discussant: Kate Miles

18:30-20:00: Book roundtable: the sentimental life of international law: literature, language, and longing in world politics (Oxford University Press, 2021)

With Gerry Simpson (London School of Economics)

Separate event organized by Fuad Zarbiyev and the International Law Department

(details to be confirmed)

Workshop participants are highly encouraged to attend

-Conference dinner for speakers-

October 20, 2023

10:15-12:15 – Panel II - Art and Politics in the "Age of Extremes": Perspectives on the 20^th Century

Moderator: Stefano Cattelan - Discussant: Kate Miles

14:15-16:45 – Panel III - The Plural Futures of the Past: (International) Law, Literature, and Institutions

Moderator: Daniel R. Quiroga-Villamarin - Discussant: Kate Miles

17:00-18:30 - Concluding Roundtable: Power & Beauty "as Viewed from Geneva"

- A conversation between Anna Leander, Andrea Bianchi, Julie Billaud, Fuad Zarbiyev, Janne Nijman, & Derya Çakim (Geneva Graduate Institute)

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