Book Launch | The Oxford Handbook of International Law in Europe, Eds: Anne van Aaken, Pierre d’Argent, Lauri Mälksoo, Johann Justus Vasel
The Hanse-Office
is delighted to host the event
Book Launch Invitation
“The Oxford Handbook of International Law in Europe”
Eds: Anne van Aaken, Pierre d’Argent, Lauri Mälksoo, Johann Justus Vasel
on Monday, 2nd June 2025 at 18:15 followed by a reception
at the Hanse-Office, av. Palmerston 20, 1000 Brussels
(Registration and entry as of 18:00)
This handbook provides a comprehensive account of how international law is understood and practised in Europe, which is defined for the purposes of the book as Council of Europe countries, in the past and in the present. It is separated into parts covering Europe’s values, intellectual traditions, and institutions, as well as examinations of European countries and regions. The book is a study of regionalism in international law, but also a study of the impact of a region which, at least historically, has had an overwhelming influence on the development and interpretations of international law.
A diverse group of leading scholars and practitioners of international law are led by three overarching focus points and open questions: the success and failures of the pacifying effect of international law, the diversity of international legal experiences and traditions within Europe, and the impact of European ideas on international law globally. By examining these areas, the book also analyses Europe’s changing role in the world, and the impact of global influences on the understanding of international law in European countries.
A reflection on those questions is ever more important and timely in a changing world where Europe finds itself deprived of long held beliefs in its security and geopolitical place, yet may be starting to lead a liberal world order. The book launch will discuss those three focus points with a view to today and Europe’s future.
Introduction open access: Editors’ Introduction | The Oxford Handbook of International Law in Europe | Oxford Academic
Event Programme
Introduction
Dr Claus Müller, Director Hanse-Office
Moderation
Gleider Hernandez, President of the European Society of International Law, Professor of Public International Law at KU Leuven
Panelists
Anne van Aaken, Professor for Law and Economics, Legal Theory, Public International Law and European Law (Alexander von Humboldt Professor 2018-2023), Co-Director, Institute of Law and Economics, University of Hamburg
Pierre d’Argent, Professor of International Law at the University of Louvain, Member of the Institut de droit international, Member of the Bar of Brussels (Foley Hoag LLP)
Lauri Mälksoo, Professor of International Law at the University of Tartu (EE), member of the Institut de Droit International and the Venice Commission of the Council of Europe
Andreas von Arnauld, Professor of International Law, Walther-Schücking Institute, University of Kiel
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