Unveiling the “Legal Conscience of the Civilized World:” a Critical Look at the Institut de Droit International by Julia Emtseva

“…For the past 150 years, the Institut de Droit International (IDI) has held a prominent position in the field of international law, garnering recognition as one of the world's distinguished professional organizations for international lawyers. …”
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Introduction to the Symposium on 150 Years of the Institut de Droit International and the International Law Association: Cause for Celebration or Concern? by Jeffrey L. Dunoff

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Laboulaye et Kachenovsky et la fabrique du droit international : voyages, réseaux, circulation des savoirs juridiques by Raphaël Cahen

“…They forged networks and participated in the circulation of knowledges by playing the role of intermediary between international lawyers during the making of “global” international law in the years preceding the founding of the Institut de Droit International. Through unpublished archives, this article sheds light on the geography of the travels of international lawyers as well as the particular role of Laboulaye as a Parisian hub for traveling lawyers.…”
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Legal Knowledge as Social and Political Capital by Sara Dezalay

“…The 150th anniversary of the Institut de Droit International (IDI) and the International Law Association (ILA) provides an opportunity to assess the role of legal scholarship in the codification and institutionalization of international law. …”
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The IDI, The ILA, and their Impact on the Institutionalization of International Law in the Americas: Resonances and Dissonances by Juan Pablo Scarfi

“…The Institut de Droit International (IDI) and the International Law Association (ILA) have bequeathed complex and contradictory legacies to the Americas. …”
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The International Law Commission, the Institut, and States by Dire Tladi

“…Unlike the International Law Association (ILA) and the Institut de Droit International (the Institut), the International Law Commission (the Commission, or ILC) is not 150 years old. …”
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The Institutionalization of International Law at a Crossroads: Pacifists, Jurists, and the Creation of the ILA and the IDI by Xiaohang Chen

“…The International Law Association (ILA) and the Institut de Droit International (IDI) were both founded in 1873 at a critical juncture in the history of pacifism and internationalism, in the immediate aftermath of the 1870–1871 Franco-Prussian War and the 1872 British-American Alabama arbitration. …”
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E Pluribus Unum – A dangerous concept for the world since not always those who are not like us are against us by Rein Müllerson

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