The overarching concern is why and when an international court (IC) merits criticism and deference of various kinds. Some components under the multidimensional concept of legitimacy are: normative justification, social support, legality, compliance, state consent, as well, as constitutional and public law standards.
News
- New postdoctoral fellows: Johan Vorland Wibye and Matthias Brinkmann Sep. 10, 2020 9:22 AM
- Call for Papers: Political Legal Theory of International Courts and Tribunals 2020 Oct. 8, 2019 4:11 PM
- New postdoctoral fellow: Tommaso Pavone Sep. 11, 2019 3:55 PM
Publications
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Special Issue: UNCITRAL and Investment Arbitration Reform: Matching Concerns and Solutions
Malcolm Langford, Michele Potestà, Gabrielle Kaufmann-Kohler and Daniel Behn have edited a special issue in The Journal of World Investment & Trade.
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The control of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights over amnesty laws and other exemption measures: Legitimacy assessment
Article by Juan Pablo Perez-Leon-Acevedo in Leiden Journal of International Law.
Blog posts
- Researchers meet the European Court of Human Rights Dec. 17, 2018 2:27 PM
- Can Investment Arbitration Fix Itself? Oct. 31, 2018 2:57 PM
- Oslo Recommendations for Enhancing the Legitimacy of International Courts: international judges take a stand on current challenges facing the international justice system Aug. 1, 2018 12:17 PM