International Law

The international law colloquium brings to the Law School leading interdisciplinary scholars of international law from around the country. Using empirical, economic, realist and other approaches, these scholars are deepening our understanding of treaties, international institutions like the World Trade Organization, inter-state litigation, and other important features of global governance.

Organized by Professors Eugene Kontorovich and John McGinnis

FALL 2007

September 18
Rachel Brewster, Assistant Professor of Law, Harvard Law School
"Unpacking Reputation"

October 2
Julian Ku, Associate Professor of Law, Hofstra University School of Law
"Globalization and Sovereignty"

October 16
Abraham Bell, Visiting Professor of Law, Fordham University School of Law; Professor, Bar Ilan University
"Optimal Proportionality in the Law of War"

October 30
Duncan Snidal, Associate Professor, University of Chicago, Political Science and Public Policy
"Guarding the Equilibrium: Regime Management and the WTO"

November 13
John Yoo, Professor of Law, University of California, Berkeley, Boalt Hall School of Law
"Failed States as Failed Commitments""

November 27
Eric Posner, Kirkland and Ellis Professor of Law, University of Chicago Law School
"Why Do States Enter Treaties?"

FALL 2006

September 18
Curtis Bradley, Richard and Marcy Horvitz Professor of Law and Director of the Center for International and Comparative Legal Studies, Duke University
"Sosa, Customary International Law, and the Continuing Relevance of Erie" (pdf)

October 2
Allison Marston Danner, Professor of Law, Vanderbilt University
"Why States Join the International Criminal Court" (with Beth Simmons) (pdf)

October 16
Tom Ginsburg, Professor of Law and Political Science and Director of the Program in Asian Law, Politics, and Society; University of Illinois College of Law
"Locking in Democracy: Constitutions, Commitment, and International Law" (pdf)

October 30
Karen Alter, Associate Professor of Political Science, Northwestern University
"Agents or Trustees? International Courts in Their Political Context" (pdf)

November 13
Andrew Guzman, Professor of Law, University of California, Berkeley
"International Tribunals: An Economic Analysis" (pdf)

December 4
Joost Pauwelyn, Professor of Law and Director of the JDLLM Program in International and Comparative Law, Duke University