Opening remarks explore the future of international law in light of populism and geopolitical changes.
In her opening remarks held at the 20th European Society of International Law’s Annual Conference, Heike Krieger creates a scenario of how international law and its scholarly community will have developed by the year 2035. She focuses on possible consequences resulting from the rise of right-wing populist movements and geopolitical shifts. Based on a longue durée perspective, her remarks argue in favour of a reconstruction of the existing international legal order.
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