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Posts published in May 2012

Call for papers: International Law, Genocide and Imperialism: The Colonial Origins of Human Rights?

Critical Legal Conference 2012 Stockholm, 14-16 September 2012 Call for papers for the stream International Law, Genocide and Imperialism: The Colonial Origins of Human Rights? In Memoriam Vincent Keter Stream organisers: Jose-Manuel Barreto (Goldsmiths College London), Fernanda Bragato (UNISINOS, Porto Alegre), Prabhakar Singh (National University of Singapore). Anghie’s thesis according to which the ‘colonial origins of international law’ can be found in the context of the Conquest of America and the works of Francisco de Vitoria led to a re-thinking of international law. This thematic has also attracted the attention of critical legal scholars like Fitzpatrick, Kennedy and Koskenniemi, and…