Resolving Conflicts in the Law, edited by Chiara Giorgetti and Natalie Klein, honours the work of Professor Lea Brilmayer whose intellectual contribution and influence span scholarly debate and the practice of both public and private international law. The bookâs essays are from leading international law scholars and practitioners in the fieldâincluding Michael Reisman, Stephen Schwebel, Erin OâConnor OâHara, John Crook, Philippa Webb, Kermit Roosevelt, Harold Kohâand reflect on contemporary and cutting-edge questions of international law. Each contribution enriches and advances scholarly debate on topics of law for which Lea Brilmayer is well known, including: international dispute settlement; conflicts of law; international relations theory; secession and territorial and maritime sovereignty.
Chiara Giorgetti, Laurea in Giurisprudenza(Bologna), MSc(LSE), LLM JSD(Yale) is Professor of Law at Richmond Law School, where she teaches and researches on international dispute settlement, international investment arbitration and state sovereignty. She authored and edited several books. She clerked at the ICJ. Natalie Klein, BA(Juris) LLB(Hons)(Adelaide) LLM JSD (Yale) is Professor at UNSW Sydney Faculty of Law where she researches and teaches in law of the sea as well as international dispute settlement. She was formerly Dean of Macquarie Law School, Australia.
Acknowledgements Professor Lea Brilmayer: Biographical Note Professor Lea Brilmayer: Selected Publications Notes on Contributors
1 âThis is your wake-up callâ: Lea Brilmayerâs Impact as a Scholar and Teacher âChiara Giorgetti and Natalie Klein
2 Lea Brilmayer: How Contacts Count âHarold Hongju Koh
3 Professor Brilmayer and the Third Restatement âKermit Roosevelt III
4 Choice-of-Law Rules as Geographic Scope Limitations âCarlos M. Vázquez
5 Forum non Conveniens: Recent Developments at the Intersection of Public and Private International Law âPhilippa Webb
6 Meddling in Internal Affairs: The Boundaries of Non-Intervention in a World without Boundaries âW. Michael Reisman
7 Jurisprudential Space Junk: Treaties and New Technologies âRebecca Crootofââ
8 Recognition, Rewards, and Regime Change âWilliam J. Moon
9 Functional State Recognition and International Economic Law âKathleen Claussen
10 Why Sub-State Groups Are Endowed with Rights âLaura S. Underkuffler
11 Why International Organizations are Accountable to You âEyal Benvenisti
12 Are International Mass Claims Commissions the Right Mechanism to Provide Redress to Individuals Injured under International Law? âChiara Giorgetti
13 Land and Sea: Resolving Contested Land and Disappearing Land Disputes under the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea âNatalie Klein
14 Professor Lea Brilmayer and the Quest for Evidence from Space âJohn Crook
15 The Eritrea-Ethiopia Claims Commissionâs Partial Awards on Eritreaâs and Ethiopiaâs Diplomatic Claims âRobert G. Volterra
16 The Misinterpretation and Misapplication of the Minimum Standard of International Law âStephen M. Schwebel
17 Conflict of Laws: A Recipe for Transformative Contributions âErin OâHara OâConnor
Relevant to academic libraries, postgraduate students and practitioners in the areas of public international law, conflicts of law, international dispute settlement, law of the sea, territorial sovereignty, secession, laws of war.