Beyond Western Archives: Drafting New Histories of International Law

The historical turn has taken scholars of both international and European law into the archives. Resulting accounts have enriched our understanding of the contingency of law’s creation and contestation, but have often remained tethered to classic western centres and the archives they are home to. Recent work has grappled with the challenge of drafting histories beyond these sites: reading against the grain of existing sources, expanding the conventional understanding of what qualifies as an archive, and identifying new sites of inquiry. For this seminar, we are joined by two scholars who are spearheading this effort. Together, we will explore how to move beyond western archives and what we can gain by doing so.

This event is part of the three-part seminar series History in Law: How and Why? organised by postdoctoral fellows at the Jean Monnet Center, Hauser Program, and the Remarque Institute.

With

Karin Loevy, NYU School of Law

Idriss Fofana, Assistant Professor, Harvard Law School

This event is open for NYU fellows and staff.  Please RSVP by email to sv3252@nyu.edu

For questions please contact sv3252@nyu.edu

Moderated by

Sebastian von Massow, Hauser Global Fellow, Institute for International Law & Justice NYU

Kindly sponsored by the Jean Monnet Center NYU School of Law