News and Events

Spring 2009: IILJ International Legal Theory Colloquium Virtues, Vices, and Human Nature in International Law

Upcoming Events

February 27 & March 6, 2009: IILJ Scholars Conference
NYU School of Law

March 4, 2009: Public lecture with Judge T. Meron: "International Criminal Justice: Does It Work?"
6:00-7:30 PM, Furman Hall, Lester Pollack Colloquium.

June 12-13, 2009: The Viterbo V seminar will discuss the issue of Legality Review in the Global Administrative Space. Click here for the Provisional program and call for papers.

All event items on our Events Page

News

Video of session: Lawyering for International Organizations (November 3, 2008) Conversation with Larry Johnson of the UN Office of Legal Affairs (previously from the IAEA and the ICTY), Peri Johnson of the UNDP (previously from the UN and the UNHCR in Conakry, Guinea, West Africa) and Vikram Raghavan of the World Bank.

New opportunity for Post-doctoral and Ph.D. candidates: SIAS Summer Institute "Comparative Perspectives on Federalism and Separation of Powers".

Global Professors teaching at NYU Law 2008-09

Journal of International Law and Politics Special Issue: IILJ; Armed Activities on the Territory of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo v. Uganda

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This site brings together the research, scholarship, teaching, and outreach activities of New York University School of Law's acclaimed international law program.

IILJ Academic and Policy Work

Global Administrative Law

Global Administrative Law is an emerging field that is based upon a dual insight: that much of what is usually termed “global governance” can be accurately characterized as administrative action; and that increasingly such action is itself being regulated by administrative law-type principles, rules and mechanisms – in particular those relating to participation, transparency, accountability and review. The Project homepage provides, amongst other things, details on all forthcoming GAL events, links to numerous full-text articles and working papers, and an extensive bibliography of works in the field.

全球行政法项目中文网页(Chinese)

Financing Development Program

Access to financial capital can be a crucial determinant of countries’ prospects for development. At the same time, the sources of financing available to inhabitants of developing countries, the terms upon which financing is provided and the kinds of projects being financed have become increasingly varied. Significant changes in the global legal order have accompanied these changes in methods of financing development. The research program on financing development will not only map out that legal order but also examine the processes influencing its emergence, its social and economic implications, and the scope for innovation.

Climate Change: Financing Green Development

This project will examine the impact on development and on developing countries of carbon markets and climate-related investment. The objective is to elaborate a more useful and effective framework for climate-based development. It draws on the expertise of NYU Law faculty in climate change, environmental law, development finance, international trade and investment, international transaction taxation and tax policy generally, global institutions, and global regulatory governance. It is closely linked to both the IILJ's Global Administrative Law project and the IILJ Financing Development program.

Private Military and Security Companies

Private Military and Security Companies (PMSCs) play an increasingly significant role in military affairs. Their emergence as important actors in armed conflicts and as security providers in unstable states raises questions about the role of the nation state as the primary military actor. The aim of the IILJ project on PMSCs is to help develop a normative framework for their operations that will form the context for private engagements in states at risk.

Recent Events: April 3-4, 2008 Private Security, Public Order: Governance & Limits

Program in the History and Theory of International Law

This Program encourages scholarship and teaching on topics in the history and theory of international law that are vital to deepening an understanding of the field. The premise of the Program is that the future development of international law depends on sustained theoretical work, including careful historical study, and that collective efforts are needed to enhance worldwide research and teaching in these areas. The Program holds periodic conferences and workshops, sponsors a refereed working paper series, hosts visiting fellows (including faculty from other disciplines, and post-docs), supports research and publications, provides a center bringing together people interested in these fields, and each year offers a set of courses in these areas at the Law School.

Recent Events: March 13-15, 2008: "A Just Empire? The Roman Origins of Modern International Law" More information available here.

International Law and the UN

The IILJ integrates the Law School’s scholarly excellence in international law into the policy activities of the United Nations. Issues examined by the IILJ include the administrative tribunals and the UN, role of the Security Council in strengthening a rules-based international system (jointly with the Permanent Mission of Austria to the UN), the role of the UN Secretary-General in World Politics, and state-building, governance and accountability in United Nations law.

Private and Transactional International Law

NYU School of Law provides a rich academic environment for the study of private and transactional international law. The Law School offers a diverse array of courses, special internship opportunities, and extra-curricular activities designed to provide students with a solid foundation upon which to develop careers in the fields of private and transactional international law – in an academic, governmental, inter-governmental, or professional setting.

Private and Transactional International Law at NYU
(24-page guide)

Publications

International Law and Justice Working Papers

Working Paper 2008/11: Stephen Gardbaum, The Myth and the Reality of American Constitutional Exceptionalism

Working Paper 2008/10: Kevin E. Davis, "Financing Development” as a Field of Practice, Study and Innovation

Working Paper 2008/9: Stephan W. Schill, Enabling Private Ordering-Function, Scope and Effect of Umbrella Clauses in International Investment Treaties