Sociological perspectives on international economic law and human rights law

• Robert Schuman Centre for Advanced Studies
• GGP: Global Governance Programme

This conference focuses on various sociological aspects pertaining to international economic law and human rights law, as well as to interrelationships between these two major legal fields.

International law is rooted in communities, influencing and affected by social groups and their socio-cultural features. Thus, a variety of socio-cultural factors and processes are intertwined in the formation, interpretation and implementation of international law. This fifth workshop on the sociology of international law focuses on various sociological aspects pertaining to international economic law and human rights law, as well as to interrelationships between these two major legal fields. Contributors will explore diverse interactions between sociological concepts (such as identity, socialisation, collective memory, social control or frames) and broad range of legal rules and institutions in these spheres.

Scientific Committee:

Sungjoon Cho | Chicago-Kent College of Law

Moshe Hirsch | Hebrew University of Jerusalem

Jürgen Kurtz | European University Institute

Andrew Lang | University of Edinburgh

Ron Levi | University of Toronto

Mikael Madsen | iCourts, University of Copenhagen

Hélène Ruiz Fabri | Max Planck Institute Luxembourg for International, European and Regulatory Procedural Law