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

Nour Benghellab-Outtas, 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.