23 January 2026
Völkerrecht in der Krise – und als Krise
Das Völkerrecht wird vor allem in Katastrophen sichtbar. Krisen waren nie bloß ein äußerer Anlass, sondern stets eine Existenzbedingung des Völkerrechts. Gegenwärtig beobachten wir jedoch beunruhigt: Das Völkerrecht reagiert nicht mehr nur auf Krisen – es befindet sich selbst in der Krise. Doch die Krise des Völkerrechts begann nicht in Gaza, nicht in der Ukraine und nicht in Washington. Sie ist heute sichtbarer und schärfer, doch ihre Wurzeln reichen tiefer. Continue reading >>
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23 January 2026
International Law in, and as, Crisis
International law emerges most visibly in moments of catastrophe – war, mass violence, humanitarian breakdown – when it is called upon to restrain power, assign responsibility, and promise a horizon of order. Crisis has never been external to international law; it has been its condition of existence. Yet today, something more troubling is underway. International law is not only responding to crisis; it is itself in crisis. But its crisis did not begin in Gaza, Ukraine, or Washington. Its roots run far deeper. What is needed now is an international law from below. Continue reading >>
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12 January 2021
Navigating Multiplicity in Law
How do different actors navigate law’s multiplicity? This panel will bring together perspectives from law, critical theory and legal anthropology to discuss how actors’ engagements with legal norms shifts our understanding of law as a unitary order. Continue reading >>
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12 January 2021
Invisible Drivers Behind Formal Law
Formal legal rules do not appear out of thin air. Rather, their emergence is conditioned by frameworks that are invisible to the formalist perspective. This panel looks at how formal law is driven by an array of less visible factors: data, algorithms, and broader “background rules”. Continue reading >>
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