A Reading Workshop for this Time

Apr 29, 2025
10:00am - 12:00pm

IILJ History & Theory of International Law

A Reading Workshop for this Time

In contemporary circumstances, notable historic texts relating to international law and legal ordering are being re-read anew, drawing new readers and prompting fresh reflections on the debates surrounding them. In this particular session scholars of law, history, and legal theory have proposed a selection of such texts written by German-language authors in Europe from the 1910s-40s. They have each suggested a reading (in English) which they will introduce, contextualize, and discuss critically with participants.

Join us:

Tuesday, April 29th 10am-12pm, lunch will be provided following the session. 

22 Washington Square North and on Zoom (RSVP here)

With:

Martti Koskenniemi, University of Helsinki

Dialectic of Enlightenment by Max Horkheimer and Theodor Adorno

David Dyzenhaus, University of Toronto

Authoritarian Liberalism? by Hermann Heller

Noor Benghellab, Hauser Fellow, NYU Law School

The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui by Bertolt Brecht

Natasha Wheatley, Princeton University

The Junius Pamphlet, by Rosa Luxemburg

Moderated by:

Alon Jasper, Hauser Fellow, NYU Law School

A Copy of the readings will be sent to those who RSVP.