Book Launch: "Legitimacy of Unseen Actors in International Adjudication"
Thursday, 20 June 2019

The CIDS and PluriCourts Center of Excellence (Oslo University) were delighted to invite you to the launch of the book "Legitimacy of Unseen Actors in International Adjudication" (CUP 2019), edited by Prof. Freya Baetens, PluriCourts- Centre for the Study of the Legitimate Roles of the Judiciary in the Global Order, Oslo University.

International courts and tribunals differ in their institutional composition and functions, but a shared characteristic is their reliance on the contribution of individuals other than the judicial decision-makers themselves. Such 'unseen actors' may take the form of registrars and legal officers, but also non-lawyers such as translators and scientific experts. Unseen actors are vital to the functioning of international adjudication, exerting varying levels of influence on judicial processes and outcomes. The opaqueness of their roles, combined with the significance of judicial decisions for the parties involved as well as a wider range of stakeholders, raises questions about unseen actors' impact on the legitimacy of international dispute settlement.

This book aims to answer such legitimacy questions and identify 'best practices' through a multifaceted enquiry into common connections and patterns in the institutional composition and daily practice of international courts and tribunals.

More information about the book can be found here.

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Book Launch: "Legitimacy of Unseen Actors in International Adjudication"

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Registration Date

Registration before
Monday, 17 June 2019 at 23:59

Location

Villa Moynier
Rue de Lausanne 120b
P.O. Box 67, 1211 Geneva 21

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