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The universalist presumption of international law is challenged by the circumstance that it is often approached, interpreted, and sometimes even applied differently in different places. Interestingly though, for some scholars, the latter represents an ideal worth pursuing, since it allows for a more diverse, less Western-centric approach to international law. In practice, this ideal has found historical expressions through regionalisms and Third World alliances. Whether such diversity in approaches and understandings really leads to a more international international law (Anthea Roberts), or whether it propels fragmentation and weakens the law of the international community, is the main question that will guide this course.
Due to overlapping appointments the session on January 25th has to be cancelled. To substitute for the cancelled session the courses on December 14th, January 4th and January 11th will start at 4:00 pm and end at 6:00 pm. |
