KDEC 2105 - The shadow life of the law(figures of the borderline):perspectives from the private side of int. Law

On the borderline, contrasting ontological commitments specific to various legal orders can spark misunderstanding and rejection. The specific lens of private international law will be used here in a largely genealogical enquiry about the various shadowy figures - invisible, stigmatised or excluded - that inhabit the peripheries of contemporary globalized society. Since the emergence of the modern body politic, such figures have always existed although their forms may evolve. What then are their distinct functions within social structures, their place within various political economies, the reasons for their variability along scales of time and space or in the broader (con)text in which they come and go?

A working knowledge of Private and Public international law /The Conflict of Laws

40% Over the semester, students will be asked to provide feedback (3 times) on a class discussion.

40% The students will present a team project at the end of the semester.

20% Participation in class (reading the compulsory class materials every week is therefore crucial).