ESIL Interest Group History of International Law

ESIL Interest Group History of International Law

Tuesday 11 October 2022

CALL FOR RESPONDENTS: Book launch event D. VAN DEN MEERSSCHE, "The World Bank's Lawyers: The Life of International Law as Institutional Practice" (DATE: TBA mid-November, DEADLINE: 21 October 2022).

 

Source: OUP

In cooperation with the ESIL Interest Group on International Organizations, the IG History of International Law is organizing an online book launch event for Dimitri van den Meerssche's (formerly at the Asser Institute and Edinburgh Law School, currently at Queen Mary University London) upcoming monograph on the history of lawyers at the World Bank. Professor van den Meerssche will present the main points of his book, followed by 7-10 minutes of comments from two respondents. The IG History of International Law is sending out an open call for respondents. If you are interested in reviewing "The World Bank's Lawyers: The Life of International Law as Institutional Practice" and acting as a respondent in the book launch event on Zoom in mid-November (exact date TBA), send an email to florenz.volkaert@ugent.be and negar.mansouri@graduateinstitute.ch with your cv and a short motivation (max. 500 words) attached, explaining why you would like to review the book and act as a respondent, and some of the main points you would like to raise. The deadline for sending in your candidature is the 21st of October 2022.