Claire Vergerio

Claire Vergerio is Assistant Professor of International Relations at Leiden University. Her first book, War, Sovereigns, and International Law: Alberico Gentili and the Foundational Myth of the Laws of War (Cambridge UP) was awarded the 2024 Francesco Guicciardini prize for best book in Historical International Relations.

Symposium
Interview
International Law and the Political

Fetishizing the State: Gentili and the Myth of the Modern Laws of War

Claire Vergerio Hendrik Simon

According to international humanitarian law, the answer to the question of who is considered a legitimate actor of force is primarily the following: sovereign states. This state-centred answer is often...

Book Review
Symposium
The Justification of War and International Order

War and International Order: The Old and the New

Claire Vergerio

Lothar Brock and Hendrik Simon’s edited book on The Justification of War and International Order (2021) is a rich volume that brings together scholars from across international law, political theory, history, and international...