{"id":3925,"date":"2018-09-25T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2018-09-25T09:25:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/staging.voelkerrechtsblog.org\/articles\/conference-announcement-and-cfp-cynical-international-law\/"},"modified":"2021-01-20T12:51:02","modified_gmt":"2021-01-20T11:51:02","slug":"conference-announcement-and-cfp-cynical-international-law","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/voelkerrechtsblog.org\/de\/conference-announcement-and-cfp-cynical-international-law\/","title":{"rendered":"Conference Announcement and CfP: Cynical International Law?"},"content":{"rendered":"

V\u00f6lkerrechtsblog<\/em> is proud to announce its support of a joint conference of the Working Group of Young Scholars in Public International Law (Arbeitskreis junger V\u00f6lkerrechtswissenschaftler*innen<\/em> \u2013 AjV) and the German Society of International Law (Deutsche Gesellschaft f\u00fcr Internationales Rech<\/em>t \u2013 DGIR) on the topic of<\/p>\n

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Cynical International Law? <\/strong><\/p>\n

Abuse and Circumvention in Public and Private International Law as well as European Law<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

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6 – 7 September 2019, Freie Universit\u00e4t Berlin<\/p>\n

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The conference departs from the idea that cynicism in international law appears to be ubiquitous. Actors seem to abuse international law or circumvent the purpose of its rules on many occasions. This is particularly evident where illiberal, populist or autocratic actors try to profit from the legitimacy of lawful conduct, while arguably acting against the spirit of the law. Situations in which states advance international legal arguments of self- determination and humanitarian intervention in this manner in order to justify the use of force have received much attention. Further, one could call it cynical when states undermine international organizations, e.g. by obstructing the election process of the organizations\u2019 organs, or when international standards are eroded due to minimalist implementation, e.g. by reducing climate law\u2019s \u2018nationally determined contributions\u2019 to zero. Likewise, non-state actors might use international law in a cynical way. Examples include the potential abuse of investment protection mechanisms and of strategic litigation before international judicial bodies.<\/p>\n

Read more about the topic in the Call for Papers published here<\/a> and on the conference website<\/a>. More information including program and registration will be published on our blog<\/a> and on the conference website.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

The conference will be held in English and German. Its concept is specifically designed to enable an exchange between younger and more established academics and practitioners. The keynote speech introducing the topic will be held by Professor Gerry Simpson<\/a> (LSE).<\/p>\n

V\u00f6lkerrechtsblog<\/em> will accompany the conference with contributions on the issue in order to enable discussion and exchange between our readers and conference participants.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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