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Preparing Lawyers for the Climate and Energy Transition: Experiential Pedagogy, Professional Skills, and Institutional Innovation – 2026 Southeastern Association of Law Schools (SEALS) Annual Conference

Preparing Lawyers for the Climate and Energy Transition: Experiential Pedagogy, Professional Skills, and Institutional Innovation – 2026 Southeastern Association of Law Schools (SEALS) Annual Conference On Saturday, August 1, I organized and moderated the fourth and final interdisciplinary discussion group of my week at the 2026 Southeastern Association of Law Schools (SEALS) Annual Conference on Amelia […]

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The Crime of Aggression, Selectivity, and the International Rule of Law: Reflections from Vienna and a Conversation to Continue – Vienna 2026 · Day 5

The Crime of Aggression, Selectivity, and the International Rule of Law: Reflections from Vienna and a Conversation to Continue – Vienna 2026 · Day 5 The final day of the International Law Association Conference in Vienna offered an especially thought-provoking discussion on one of the most consequential unresolved questions in contemporary international criminal law: how […]

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Paolo Davide Farah: Epistemic Governance, Institutional Legitimacy, and the International Rule of Law – Reflections on the Inaugural Webinar – ESIL Interest Group on European and International Rule of Law Webinar Series · Webinar 1 · Reflection 5/5 

Paolo Davide Farah: Epistemic Governance, Institutional Legitimacy, and the International Rule of Law – Reflections on the Inaugural Webinar – ESIL Interest Group on European and International Rule of Law Webinar Series · Webinar 1 · Reflection 5/5 As Chair, Moderator, and Discussant of the inaugural ESIL Interest Group webinar, I developed a framework intended […]

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Carliss N. Chatman: Commercial Law, Corporate Personhood, and Racial Inequality  – Reflections on the Inaugural Webinar – ESIL Interest Group on European and International Rule of Law Webinar Series · Webinar 1 · Reflection 4/5 

Carliss N. Chatman: Commercial Law, Corporate Personhood, and Racial Inequality– Reflections on the Inaugural Webinar – ESIL Interest Group on European and International Rule of Law Webinar Series · Webinar 1 · Reflection 4/5  As discussant in the inaugural ESIL Interest Group webinar, Carliss N. Chatman brought the perspectives of corporate and commercial law into […]

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The International Rule of Law and International Relations in a Changing World – Reflections from the ILA Vienna Conference, Day 4

The International Rule of Law and International Relations in a Changing World – Reflections from the ILA Vienna Conference, Day 4 What does the international rule of law mean in a world characterized by increasingly different conceptions of law, governance, sovereignty and international order? This was the central question underlying another particularly rich session on […]

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Regional Organizations, Multipolarity and Productive Legal Pluralism — Reflections from the ILA Vienna Conference – Day 3 – 2nd Part

Regional Organizations, Multipolarity and Productive Legal Pluralism — Reflections from the ILA Vienna Conference – Day 3 – 2nd Part Another particularly stimulating discussion today at the 82nd Biennial Conference of the International Law Association in Vienna, during Plenary Panel IV, “Regional Organizations in a Multipolar World: Shaping Global Governance.” The panel examined a question […]

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Beyond Monuments and Objects: Intangible Cultural Heritage in Armed Conflict – Reflections from the ILA Vienna Conference – Day 3 – 1st Part

82nd Biennial International Law ConferenceVienna, Austria · 17–21 August 2026Contours of International Law: Encounters and Evolutions Beyond Monuments and Objects: Intangible Cultural Heritage in Armed Conflict – Reflections from the ILA Vienna Conference – Day 3 At the 82nd Biennial Conference of the International Law Association (ILA) in Vienna, I attended the open working session […]

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In Vienna for the 82nd ILA Biennial Conference: Encounters and Evolutions

Delighted to be in Vienna for the 82nd International Law Association Biennial Conference (17–21 August 2026) — “Contours of International Law: Encounters and Evolutions.” A wonderful start, with the main hall full and the international law community gathered from across the world. Looking forward to the conversations, encounters, and exchanges ahead. If you’re here in […]

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