Heading to Pitt Law this morning for the 17th Transnational Commercial Law Teachers Meeting. Looking forward to two days of discussions on “Transnational Commercial Law in Times of Change: The Challenges of Technology and Fragmentation and Opportunities for Reform” and to presenting my work on secured transactions, AI infrastructure and systemic risk, as well as […]
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Building Connections Across International Law: Reflections from the ILA Vienna Conference in the ABILA Summer/Fall Newsletter I am pleased to share that the Summer/Fall 2026 Newsletter of the American Branch of the International Law Association (ABILA) includes my reflections on the 82nd Biennial Conference of the International Law Association, held in Vienna from August 17–21, […]
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What Happens When Governments Increasingly Rely on AI Systems that They May Not Have The Capacity to Fully Understand, Audit, or Contest? A thoughtful new review of our Routledge and gLAWcal – Global Law Initiatives for Sustainable Development volume, Artificial Intelligence, Governance and Sustainable Development: Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, by Monita Varence LLM, LLB, […]
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Participating in the 17th Transnational Commercial Law Teachers Meeting at the University of Pittsburgh School of Law I am pleased to participate in the 17th Transnational Commercial Law Teachers Meeting, taking place on October 8–9, 2026 at the University of Pittsburgh School of Law. The full post is available here: https://lnkd.in/gWX9-VXC This year’s meeting addresses […]
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A Very Encouraging Beginning — ILA Study Group on International Law, Global Challenges, and Emerging Powers I was delighted today to chair the Introductory and Consultative Webinar of the newly established International Law Association (ILA) Study Group on “International Law, Global Challenges, and the Impact of Emerging Powers on Global Governance.” More information about the […]
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Teaching The Great Hack in 2026: Data, Power, Consent, AI, and Competing Visions of Technology Law As part of my Technology Law course at the University of Tulsa College of Law, I recently asked my students to watch the Netflix documentary The Great Hack and write a short analytical reflection. The assignment was deliberately open-ended. […]
Read MoreA wonderful conversation today for Webinar 3 of the European Society of International Law (ESIL) Interest Group on European and International Rule of Law Webinar Series. From Environmental Law in Context to Comparative Environmental Governance: Justice, Sustainability, and the Rule of Law brought together Rebecca Bratspies, Carmen G. Gonzalez, Tseming Yang, Sara K. Phillips, PhD, […]
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OPEN WEBINAR | International Law, Global Challenges & Emerging Powers I am pleased to announce the introductory and consultative webinar of the newly established International Law Association (ILA) Study Group on “International Law, Global Challenges, and the Impact of Emerging Powers on Global Governance.” More information about the Study Group can be found here: https://paolofarah.wordpress.com/2026/06/03/new-ila-study-group-approved-international-law-global-challenges-and-the-impact-of-emerging-powers-on-global-governance/ […]
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100 registered participants — and the conversation begins in just a few hours. It is a pleasure to see such strong interest in Webinar 3 of the European Society of International Law (ESIL) Interest Group on European and International Rule of Law Webinar Series: From Environmental Law in Context to Comparative Environmental Governance: Justice, Sustainability, […]
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AI Governance Is Everywhere — But the Deeper Question Is How AI Is Transforming Governance As the conversation around artificial intelligence moves rapidly beyond questions of innovation and ethics toward governance, institutional design, accountability, constitutionalism, and the rule of law, I thought this was a good moment to bring back a series I published earlier […]
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