About this book launch
The words and actions of States have a significant influence on law-making across all fields of international law. But what of silence and inaction? This event celebrates the launch of the new book, State Silence Across International Law, coming from the State Silence project led by Dr Danae Azaria and funded by the European Research Council (grant ID: 850706). This new book argues that State silence is interpreted in its ‘context’. During the twentieth and twenty-first century, the framework of international law underwent profound transformation. As a result, the contexts in which State silence may be interpreted have become complex and are not well understood. This ground-breaking book brings together 21 renowned international law experts in various fields of international law who endeavour to provide a better understanding of how State Silence has been interpreted taking into account the hierarchy of norms, the rise of international organizations and multilateralism in fields of international law that concern peace and security, human rights, cyber law, the law of the sea, environmental law and international economic law.
The speakers
- Dr Danae Azaria is Associate Professor at UCL’s Faculty of Laws and the Principal Investigator of the European Research Council grant (ID: 850706) on State Silence; book’s editor.
- Sir Michael Wood, KCMG KC, is Barrister at Twenty Essex, UK.
- Professor Rob Howse, Lloyd C. Nelson Professor of International Law at NYU School of Law.
The commentators
- Professor Jan Klabbers, Whewell Chair of Public International Law, Faculty of Law, University of Cambridge
- Professor Phoebe Okowa, QMUL, Member of the International Law Commission
This book launch is part of the ILA events series, sponsored by the UCL Centre for Ethics & Law, and the State Silence grant (ERC grant ID: 850706)
