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ACIL Newsletter December 2019
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The International Judicial Governance project examines the legal, policy, and normative issues raised by the operation of entities entrusted by states and international organisations with governance tasks in respect of international courts and tribunals.
The project was launched with a conference jointly organised by Leiden University and ACIL.
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Looking back on selected ACIL events |
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The ‘International Economic Law and Security Interests’ conference, jointly organised by ACIL researchers Stephan Schill and Geraldo Vidigal with the European Society of International Law Interest Group on International Economic Law covered a wide range of current issues related to the resurgence of national interests in international economic relations.
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After their SGEL lecture on 16 September 2019, Grietje Baars (City, University of London) speaks to us about the long-standing interrelation between international law and (the history of) corporations and their outlook on a societies based on cooperatives, small-scale production and local direct democracy.
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| Terry Gill enters Order of Oranje Nassau |
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Terry Gill, UvA professor of military law and until 1 July 2019 also professor of military law at the Netherlands Defence Academy (NLDA) was awarded the royal decoration of ‘Officer of the Order of Orange Nassau’ on the occasion of his farewell lecture from the NLDA on 19 September in Breda. The Mayor of Breda presented the decoration on behalf of the King of the Netherlands during the reception following the farewell lecture.
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| Big data human trafficking project wins Computable Award 2019 & Amsterdam Science and Innovation Award 2019 |
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| Guiding Principles on Shared Responsibility in International Law |
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| Responsible use of AI technologies in the military context |
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UvA / Asser / ACIL / LACMO members Berenice Boutin, Terry Gill and Tom van Engers have been awarded an NWO grant for their four-year research project ‘Agency and Compliance by Design in Military AI Technologies.’ Focussing on a human-centred approach to military AI technologies, the project seeks to explore ethical and lawful uses of AI in the military.
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During this LACPO forum meeting the LACPO group will discuss the paper on the jus ad bellum in 2040 which Terry Gill recently presented at West Point, the PhD research plan of Bas van Hoek on Accountability in relation to the application of force during military missions and the procedures used in the Netherlands for monitoring and oversight as well as some current developments relating to the withdrawal of US troops along the Northern Syrian border.
Read more.
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| ACIL lecture: International Economic Law And A Fairer Global Order: Back To National Sovereignty? |
In her guest lecture entitled 'International Economic Law And A Fairer Global Order: Back To National Sovereignty?' Alessandra Arcuri (Erasmus University Rotterdam) will discuss the rekindled interest in the nation state and national sovereignty in the context of the international economic order. Read more.
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SSRN publications |
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Brölmann, C. M.
‘ILO Convention Practice: Mixed Methods in Norm-Setting for Social Justice’ (November 18, 2019). Accepted in G Politakis, T Kohiyama and T Lieby (eds), ILO100 – Law for Social Justice (ILO 2019); Amsterdam Law School Research Paper No. 2019-37; Amsterdam Center for International Law No. 2019-18.
Heijer, M. den, Abeelen, T. van Os van den, Maslyka, A.
‘On the Use and Misuse of Recitals in European Union Law’ (30 August 2019). Amsterdam Law School Research Paper No. 2019-31.
Schill, S. W., Tams, C.J., Hofmann, R.
‘International Investment Law and History: An Introduction’ (7 June 2019). Stephan W Schill, Christian J Tams and Rainer Hofmann, ‘International Investment Law and History: An Introduction’ in Stephan W Schill, Christian J Tams and Rainer Hofmann (eds), International Investment Law and History (Edward Elgar 2018); Amsterdam Law School Research Paper No. 2019-16; Amsterdam Center for International Law No. 2019-05.
Schill, S.W.
‘The European Union's Foreign Direct Investment Screening Paradox: Tightening Inward Investment Control to Further External Investment Liberalization,’ 8 August 2019. The article builds on a presentation made at a workshop on ‘Foreign Direct Investment Control in the EU Framework’ organized at the Collège d’Europe in Bruges on 2 February 2018. It is a revised version of the author’s contribution to the workshop proceedings published in Jacques Bourgeois and Nikos; Amsterdam Law School Research Paper No. 2019-17; Amsterdam Center for International Law No. 2019-06.
Sluiter, G.
‘Twenty-Five Years of Contemporary International Criminal Justice’ (15 November 2019). KNVIR - Preadviezen 2019; Amsterdam Law School Research Paper No. 2019-35; Amsterdam Center for International Law No. 2019-17.
Sluiter, G., Tiernan, M.
‘An Effective Defence During the ECCC Investigative Phase’ (15 November 2019). Forthcoming, Journal of International Criminal Justice; Amsterdam Law School Research Paper No. 2019-34; Amsterdam Center for International Law No. 2019-16.
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Articles & PhD theses |
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Boogaard, J.C. van den
PhD thesis on 'Proportionality in International Humanitarian Law – Principle, Rule and Practice,' defended on 2 October 2019, University of Amsterdam
Boogaard, J.C. van den
‘Beginselen van het humanitair oorlogsrecht als didactisch middel en als leidraad voor militair optreden,’ Netherlands Military Law Review, vol. 112, 2019, issue 3
Bosch, G.L.C. van den
PhD thesis (in Dutch) on ‘Oorlog voeren zonder geweld,’ defended on 24 October 2019, University of Amsterdam
Heri, C.
‘Evidence (ECtHR)’, in Hélène Ruiz Fabri (ed.), Max Planck Encyclopedia of International Procedural Law (2019)
Heri, C., Keller, H.*
'Deliberations and Drafting (ECtHR),' in Hélène Ruiz Fabri (ed.), Max Planck Encyclopedia of International Procedural Law (2019)
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Nijman, J.E.
‘Trust and Distrust in International Law: from a Hobbesian to a Grotian World Order?, paper presented at the workshop ‘A Human Community with a Shared Future: Roots of a New Global Order in European and Chinese Civilization’, Beijing Institute for Technology, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, Peking University, ACIL-UvA and Asser Institute, at Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing (China), 21-22 June 2019.
Staal, T.
‘Authority and Legitimacy of Environmental Post-Treaty Rules,’ Hart Publishing, Oxford, 16 May 2019
Terzieva, V.
‘Human Rights Remedies for Violations of the Law of Armed Conflict: Reflections on the Right to Reparation in Light of Recent Domestic Court Decisions in the Netherlands and Denmark,’ ICD Brief 26, September 2019
* author sequence changed: ACIL member is listed first |
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Books & Book chapters |
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Bartels, R., Lawson, C.
'Prosecuting Speech Acts: an examination of the trial of The Prosecutor v. William Samoei Ruto and Joshua Arap Sang,' (Ch.5), in Dojcinovic, P. ‘Propaganda and International Criminal Law: From Cognition to Criminality,’ Routledge, 2019.
Brölmann, C.M. (ed.-in-chief), Alebeek, van R., Nedeski, N., Nollkaemper, P.A. (eds)
‘Jurisprudentie en documentatie internationaal publiekrecht,’ 8th edition, Boom Juridische Uitgevers, 2019.
Venzke, I.
‘The International Court of Justice in the Battle for International Law: Colonial Imprints and Possibilities of Change (1955-75),’ in: Bernstorff, J. von, Dann, P. (eds.) ‘The Battle For International Law. South-North Perspectives on the Decolonization Era,’ Oxford University Press, 2019, p.235-256.
Venzke, I.
‘Authoritative Interpretation,’ in: Ruiz-Fabri, H. (ed.) ‘Max Planck Encyclopedia For International Procedural Law,’ Oxford University Press, 2019.
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Blog posts & podcasts |
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Coster van Voorhout, J.E.B.
‘How bank data analysis helps fight modern slavery – Following the money to catch human trafficking criminals,’ Forensic Finance podcast with Callum Booth, Raila Abas and Cora, produced by The Next Web and ABN Amro, 26 August 2019
Heri, C.
‘Volodina, Article 3, and Russia’s Systemic Problem Regarding Domestic Violence’, Strasbourg Observers Blog, 30 July 2019
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Presentations & Societal Impact |
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Bartels, R.
Appointed, and subsequently sworn in, as an honorary judge [rechter-plaatsvervanger] at the District Court of Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Bartels, R.
Paper presentation ‘Fair Labelling in Military Justice,’ Minerva Center for Human Rights/ICRC Conference on International Humanitarian Law: ‘Military Justice and Armed Conflict’, 11-12 November 2019, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel.
Boogaard, J.C. van den
Presentation on ‘Violations of the IHL proportionality rule: a prosecutable crime?’ Norwegian Military Prosecutors meeting, 20 November 2019, Oslo, Norway.
Brölmann, C.
Organized the workshop ‘International Organizations and State Sovereignty: A Relationship in Flux’ as an Interest Group event at the 2019 ESIL Annual Conference, 12 September 2019, Athens, Greece.
Brölmann, C.
Guest lecturer, teaching the course ‘Theory of International Organizations’ as part of the master programme 'Droit des organisations internationals,' 21 October – 1 November 2019, Jean Moulin Lyon 3 University, Lyon, France.
Brölmann, C.
Appointed delegate member in the ‘International Law Association’ study group on ‘Content and Evolution of the Rules of Interpretation’
Brölmann, C.M.
organised workshop ‘International Organizations and State Sovereignty: A Relationship in Flux’ as an Interest Group event as part of the ESIL Annual Conference 2019, Athens, 12 September 2019.
Donders, Y.
Participation in the ILA Committee on Participation in Global Cultural Heritage Governance, Intersessional meeting, Wolfson College, University of Oxford, 2-3 July 2019, Oxford, United Kingdom.
Heller, K.J.
Opening and closing keynote speeches at 'The New Dawn of Europe after the Great War' conference, 3-5 December 2019, Faculty of Political Science and International Studies, University of Warsaw, Warsaw.
Heri, C.
‘Vulnerability-based coercive obligations as an impetus for more victim-oriented perspectives’, ICON-S Annual Conference on ‘Public Law in Times of Change?’, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, 1-3 July 2019, Santiago de Chile, Chile.
Venzke, I.
Invited workshop presentation on ‘Why Use the Language of the Law in Global Politics?’ at ‘International Legal Argumentation Outside the Courtroom,’ 1 November 2019, University of Michigan Law School, Ann Arbor, USA.
Venzke, I.
Invited workshop presentation on ‘International Law in the Age of Authoritarian Populism,’ at ‘The End of International Public Authority? Contestation, Crisis and Resilience,’ 28 November 2019, Max Planck Institute for International Law, Heidelberg (together with Michael Zürn).
Venzke, I.
Invited workshop presentation on ‘Cognitive Biases and International Law: The Point of Critique,’ at ‘International law’s invisible frames – Social cognition and knowledge production in international legal processes,’ 5 December 2019, Hebrew University, Jerusalem, Israel.
Nedeski, N.
Presentation on 'International Responsibility for Mixed Agreements: It’s All About (Shared) Obligations,' Pre-Conference Event Interest Group The European Union As A Global Actor, ESIL Annual Conference 2019, 12 September 2019, Athens, Greece
Nedeski, N.
Presentation on 'Shared Responsibility for Violation of Human Rights Obligations in Migration Management Contexts', PhD Workshop on 'Legal Implications of European Trends in the Externalisation of Migration Management' organised in collaboration with the Netherlands Network for Human Rights Research, 19 September 2019, Nijmegen, The Netherlands.
Nijman, J.E.
Opening keynote ‘Building an Urban Sense of Belonging: a Glocal Affair’ at ‘A Sense of Belonging in the City’, an international seminar on the role of NGOs in promoting inclusive cities, organized by Asser Instituut and the City of Amsterdam, in collaboration with NieuwWij and MigrationWork, Hotel Casa Amsterdam (16 May 2019) and Amsterdam City Hall (17 May 2019), 16 May 2019.
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Nijman, J.E.
Co-organiser of ‘A Sense of Belonging in the City’, an international seminar on the role of NGOs in promoting inclusive cities, organized by Asser Instituut and the City of Amsterdam, in collaboration with NieuwWij and MigrationWork, Hotel Casa Amsterdam (16 May 2019) and Amsterdam City Hall (17 May 2019).
Nijman, J.E.
Chair of the first session of a joint Asser-University of Kent conference at the Brussels School of International Studies: third annual MELA conference entitled ‘Memory Laws in Europe and Beyond: Towards Ethical Governance of Historical Memory’, involving academics, institutions and civil society, Etterbeek (Belgium), 24 May 2019.
Nijman, J.E.
Co-organisor of the workshop ‘A Human Community with a Shared Future: Roots of a New Global Order in European and Chinese Civilization’ together with Prof Anthony Carty, organised jointly by the Beijing Institute for Technology, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, Peking University, ACIL-UvA and Asser Institute, at Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing (China), 21-22 June 2019.
Nijman, J.E.
Discussant of Gabriel Lentner’s paper ‘Beyond Cynicism and Critique: International Law and the Possibility of Change’ at a AjV and DGIR joint conference, ‘Cynical International Law? Abuse and Circumvention in International and European Law’, 6-7 September 2019, Freie Universität, Berlin, Gewrmany.
Nijman, J.E.
Chair of a Panel at the ‘50 Years NYIL: History, Function, and Future of Yearbooks’, 26-27 September 2019, T.M.C. Asser Institute, The Hague, The Netherlands.
Vidigal, G.
Teaching the module ‘Establishing a Multilateral Dispute Settlement System for Investments: Reconciling the Different Approaches’ at the 5th Training Session of China-AALCO Exchange and Research Program on International Law (CAERP), a course on Pacific Settlement of Disputes to government officials of Asian and African countries. Organized by the Wuhan University Institute of International Law, 28 July - 5 August 2019, Beijing, China.
Vidigal, G.
Presentation ‘Designing Investment Dispute Settlement à la Carte: Insights from Comparative Institutional Design Analysis’ at the International High Level Conference on ‘Multilateral Reform of Investor State Dispute Resolution: A Dialogue between Different Approaches.’ Hosted by Silk Road Institute for International and Comparative Law (SRIICL) and the Collaborative Innovation Centre for Silk Road Economic Belt Legal and Policy Studies, 15-16 September 2019, Xi’an Jiaotong University, China.
Vidigal, G.
Presentation ‘On Mega-Regional Agreements: A Threat to the International Trading System?’ at the ‘Second World Meeting of Societies for International Law,’ 2-3 September 2019, Peace Palace, The Hague, The Netherlands.
Vlaming, F. de
lecture on international criminal law to the 2019 Fellows of Humanity in Action, 2 July 2019, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Vlaming, F. de
Coordination of student volunteer projects jointly organised by the War Reparations Centre and the Nuhanovoc Foundation. The projects started in September 2019 and include research for the war reparations database, working on a report on the question whether a NIAC took or is taking place in Turkey (in cooperation with Legal Network Turkey) and a report on international legal questions related to the situation in Syria (in cooperation with PAX).
Vlaming, F. de
Coordination of student observations of the civil proceedings in the 'Ismail Ziada v Israel Defense Forces' before the The Hague District court. WRC academic director prof Liesbeth Zegveld represents a relative of the victims. The District Court decides about immunity and jurisdiction in January 2020. More information is available in the special database created by WRC student interns and volunteers in cooperation with the Nuhanovic Foundation
Vlaming, F. de
Moderation of a special meeting on the ‘War In Raqqa (2017)’ with senior investigator Donatella Rovera, organised by Amnesty International, 20 October 2019, The Hague
Background information: https://www.amnesty.org.uk/press-releases/syria-new-multimedia-site-tells-story-coalitions-destruction-raqqa
Zegveld, L.
Discussant together with Jeffrey Pondaag (UvA) and Wouter Veraart (VU Amsterdam) at the seminar and report presentation on ‘The impact of litigation in relation to systematic and large scale atrocities by the Dutch military in the Dutch Indies/Indonesia.’ The report was written by Anne-Marie de Brouwer & Eefje de Volder (IMPACT). Amsterdam Law Hub, 12 November 2019, Amsterdam |
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