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JurisDictions: International law podcastAuthor: T.M.C. Asser Instituut
How is it that a movie about a childrens toy can raise tensions over territorial sovereignty? And why is it that certain international disputes draw more global attention than others? This monthly educational podcast by the Asser Institute, research centre for international and European law, explores such questions. It focuses on the stories behind international legal concepts and issues that shape our world. Language: en-gb Genres: Science, Social Sciences Contact email: Get it Feed URL: Get it iTunes ID: Get it |
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Marketing Justice
Tuesday, 10 March, 2026
We sometimes hear discussions that frame international dispute settlement in the language of markets. Consider the various discussions surrounding how international actors engage in ‘forum shopping’, looking for their preferred international dispute settlement venue amongst various available options. But what happens when we begin imagining courts and tribunals as active participants in this market? In what sense could we speak of courts and tribunals engaging in marketing? Guests Dr Georgia Antonopoulou, Assistant Professor in Commercial Dispute Resolution, Birmingham Law School, College of Arts and Law. Professor Christine Schwöbel-Patel, Warwick Law School, the University of Warwick Host Eduardo Silva de Freitas, PhD candidate at Erasmus University Rotterdam and junior researcher in private international law at the T.M.C. Asser Institute. Further reading Christine Schwöbel-Patel, 'Spectacle in international criminal law: the fundraising image of victimhood' (2016) 4 London Review of International Law 247. Christine Schwöbel-Patel, 'The ‘Ideal’ Victim of International Criminal Law' (2018) 29 European Journal of International Law 703. Georgia Antonopoulou, 'The ‘Arbitralization’ of Courts: The Role of International Commercial Arbitration in the Establishment and the Procedural Design of International Commercial Courts' (2023) 14 Journal of International Dispute Settlement 328. Georgia Antonopoulou, 'Forum Marketing in International Commercial Courts?' (2024) 44 Oxford Journal of Legal Studies 860.
