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    De-Ritualizing International Law

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    Chatting with Lys Kulamadayil

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    Are We Living in an Eastphalian Moment?

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    Self-Reflexivity on the Judicial Bench

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    Stabilizer, Servant and Seductress - Economic Nationalism and the Use of Law

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    Promise and Pitfalls of Polytheism: A critique of The World Development Report 2017

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    This article offers a critical analysis of the 2017 World Development Report on Governance and the Law. The Report marks a shift away from the single-minded worship of the market (World Development Reports [WDR] 2000/2001 and 2002) as well as the elevation of the state and the rule of law to the World Bank’s pantheon (WDR, 2005). Its expansive polytheism now includes law and recognises its local plurality along with its imbrication in power asymmetries. This move to a capacious and diverse pantheon, which accommodates variety albeit at the expense of stringency, may possibly please those calling for a sensitivity to context instead of one-size-fits-all prescriptions. But it is unlikely to generate either a coherent theoretical perspective on law or a coherent set of policy recommendations. In terms of argument, language, and style, the Report is thus characterised by a curious disjunction between some important insights on the role of law in society on the one hand, and proposals on development governance on the other. The Report’s recognition of the double-edged nature of law and its acknowledgement of the vexed relationship between law, politics and power are weakened, for instance, by an exclusively positive appreciation of law’s functions in the policy arena. In view of its many unresolved tensions sustained in an attempt to cater to the tastes of a variety of different constituencies, the Report is likely to be less influential for development policy and practice than anticipated

    #31 UN-Behindertenrechtskonvention: Ableismus und Recht(-swissenschaft)

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    Die UN-Behindertenrechtskonvention gehört zu den jüngsten Instrumenten im Werkzeugkasten des Internationalen Menschenrechtsschutzes. Besonders ist sie nicht zuletzt deshalb, weil sie allgemein so verstanden wird, dass sie (primär) keine neuen Rechte einführt, sondern vor allen Dingen den Umfang bestehender Menschenrechte für Menschen mit Behinderungen klarstellt. Erik Tuchtfeld hat mit Lys Kulamadayil zum einen über die UN-Behindertenrechtskonvention gesprochen, zum anderen aber auch einen kritischen Blick nach innen – auf diskriminierende Strukturen in der Rechtswissenschaft selbst – geworfen. Wir freuen uns über Lob, Anmerkungen und Kritik an ⁠[email protected]⁠. Abonniert unseren Podcast ⁠via RSS⁠, über ⁠Spotify⁠ oder überall dort, wo es Podcasts gibt. Folgt uns gerne auch ⁠auf unserem neuen Bluesky-Account⁠. Hintergrundinformationen: ⁠Lys Kulamadayil, Ableism in the college of international lawyers: On disabling differences in the professional field, Leiden Journal of International Law 2023, 1-15⁠ ⁠Frédéric Mégret, The Disabilities Convention: Human Rights of Persons with Disabilities or Disability Rights?, Human Rights Quarterly 2008, 494-516⁠ ⁠Oscar Schachter, Invisible College of International Lawyers, Northwestern University Law Review 1977, 217-226⁠ ⁠Deutsches Institut für Menschenrechte, Monitoring-Stelle UN-Behindertenrechtskonvention⁠ (mit Verweis auf die offizielle Übersetzung der UN-BRK sowie die Schattenübersetzung des Netzwerks Artikel 3) Moderation: ⁠Erik Tuchtfeld, LL.M. (Glasgow)⁠ & ⁠Jan-Henrik Hinselmann, LL.M. (NYU)⁠ Grundlagen: ⁠Dr. Isabel Lischewski⁠ Interview: ⁠Dr. Lys Kulamadayil⁠ & ⁠Erik Tuchtfeld, LL.M (Glasgow)⁠ Schnitt: ⁠Daniela Rau⁠ Credits: ⁠United Nations, UN Chief [António Guterres] at the 12th session of the Conference on the rights of Persons with Disabilities, 13.06.2019, YouTub
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