This course looks at the role of public international law in global governance, through the lenses of regime contestation, compliance and design. Another main motif that will runs through the lectures is that contemporary public international law already structures and is in turn the product of much the sort of ongoing, global participatory processes for which some proponents of its radical reform advocate. That is, within the orthodox formal strictures of the existing international legal system, the generation, interpretation and application of operative rules of law and the certification of legal fact reflect a complex social dynamic, in part contestational, in part deliberative, amongst a heterogeneous array of state and non-state actors. This characterization of the present international legal system will be substantiated and the merits of such a system assessed through detailed attention to the rules and modern practice.
Given the current crisis of multilateralism, it is imperative to analyze possible causes and plausible solutions. This discussion presupposes an understanding of the architecture of the global system, its shortcomings and strategies to promote compliance as well as the processes of contestation that have ran in parallel to international organizations and frames.
The course will count on the contribution of specialists on topics central to global governance, ranging from bilateral investment, regional integration, international trade, the United Nations, human rights, climate change, current challenges and the future of the international liberal order.- Docente: Alberto do Amaral Junior
- Docente: Cristiane de Andrade Lucena Carneiro