Institute for International Law
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The Institute for International Law, established in 1999 and directed by prof. dr. Jan Wouters, opgericht in 1999 en onder leiding van prof. dr. Jan Wouters, is responsible for legal education and research concerning international law and the law of international organisations at K.U.Leuven. The starting point for its research is the finding that there is an increasing interdependence between nation states and consequently an erosion of their sovereign competencies. As those processes are complex, the Institute wants to examine the functioning of international law and the legal developments within international organisations in a broader context: attention is thus paid to the political, ethical, social and economical dimension of international regulation and practice. |
Upcoming activities of the Institute
The following activities will be (or were) organised by or in cooperation with the Institute:
- Lecture Series International Humanitarian Law 2013: Law in Times of Conflict - International Humanitairian Law vs Human Rights, series of 4 lectures (in Dutch) (Organized by the Flemish Red-Cross), every Wednesday from the 6th until the 27th of March 2013, Brussels
- Colloquium Maritime Security: Current Challenges, Thursday 14 March 2013, 09h-12h, Auditorium Zeger van Hee (DV1 91.56), Tiensestraat 41, 3000 Leuven
The Institute's research and publications
At our research page you can find out more about the our projects and the doctoral projects of the individual members of the Institute. The working papers series will give you an idea of a large part of the current research at the Institute:
Our research also resulted in a number of books:
- S. Blockmans, J. Wouters & T. Ruys, The European Union and Peacebuilding. Policy and legal aspects (forthcoming, 2010)
- F. Naert, International Law Aspects of the EU’s Security and Defence Policy, with a Particular Focus on the Law of Armed Conflict and Human Rights (2010)
- C. Ryngaert (ed.), The Effectiveness of International Criminal Justice (2009)
- J. Wouters, L. Verhey & P. Kiiver (eds.), European Constitutionalism beyond Lisbon (2009)
- J. Wouters, E. Drieskens & S. Biscop (eds.), Belgium in the UN Security Council: Reflections on the 2007-2008 Membership (2009)
- C. Ryngaert, Jurisdiction in International Law (2008)
- J. Wouters, A. Nollkaemper & E. De Wet (eds.), The Europeanization of International Law (2008)
- C. Ryngaert, Jurisdiction over Antitrust Violations in International Law (2008)
- A. Follesdal, R. Wessel & J. Wouters (eds.), Multilevel Regulation and the EU: The Interplay between Global, European and National Normative Processes (2008)