Cities and International Law

Introduction

As the world goes urban, a growing interest has arisen over the global role of cities and local communities in international relations. The international meeting addresses the impact of cities on the development of international law, on the occasion of the publication of the Research Handbook edited by Helmut Aust and Janne Nijman (Elgar, 2021) as well as of a special issue of the Italian Yearbook of International Law. The purpose of the event is to shed some light on how international law is shaped, interpreted and implemented by cities in various fields, ranging from climate change over human rights and migration to security governance.  

Program

10.00 - Welcome address and First panel

Introduction: Janne Nijman, University of Amsterdam and Geneva Graduate Institute

Speakers:

• Eliana Augusti, Università del Salento
• Riccardo Pavoni, Università di Siena

Chair: Francesco Francioni, EUI

Q&A

11.30 - Second panel

Speakers:

• Christine Bakker, Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna e British Institute of International and Comparative Law
• Mirko Sossai, Università degli Studi Roma Tre

Chair: Giuseppe Nesi, Università di Trento

Q&A

Final remarks: Helmut Aust, Freie Universität Berlin

13.00 - Conclusion of the Meeting

Scientific organizers

• Giuseppe Nesi, Università di Trento
• Mirko Sossai, Università degli Studi Roma Tre