ESIL RESEARCH FORUM Istanbul: line-up “Beyond the Western Paradigm? Towards a Global History of International Law” (Istanbul, 21-22 Jan 2016)

“Beyond the Western Paradigm? Towards a Global History of International Law”

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The ESIL Interest Group History of International Law is proud to announce the line-up for its first Workshop on an ESIL Research Forum, hosted in Istanbul (21-22 April 2016).

Convener/Chair
    Thomas Skouteris (The American University in Cairo)
Comments:
    Gerry Simpson (Melbourne Law School)
Panelists:
    Andrei Mamolea (Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies, Geneva): "The Law of War in the Conquest of Indigenous Polities, 1899-1904"
    Stiina Löytömäki (University of Helsinki), "The ‘Mise en Valeur’ of the Colonies and Free versus Forced Labour: France and the Construction of Congo-Ocean railway"
    Martin Clark (Melbourne Law School): "What Can We Learn from the History of Global Historiography? Global Historiography, International Law, and a Method Sketch for a Global History of the Congo Free State"
    Johannes Hendrik Fahner (University of Amsterdam & University of Luxemburg): "The Good, the Bad, and International Investment Law – Decoupling History and Ideology"

We look forward to welcoming you at this scientific event !

(original call for papers here)