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The liberal post-WWII order posits that international law is a force for good and justice. But to what extent is this truly the case and how might things be made better? This lecture by Prof. Ardi Imseis will challenge this assertion through an examination of the history and praxis of international law demonstrating both the problems and promise of international law and organization at this most pivotal time in modern history.
Event details of On the Façade of the Post-Colonial in International Law and How We Might Do Better
Date
26 November 2025
Time
12:00 -13:30
Room
The Floor, REC Impact
Organised by
RPA Decolonial Futures

About the Speaker

Dr. Ardi Imseis is Associate Professor, Queen’s Law School, and a scholar-practitioner of public international law. He is a former UN official with UNRWA and UNHCR (2002-2014), as well as a Member of the UN commission of inquiry on Yemen (2019-2021). He has served as legal counsel and advocate in cases before the International Court of Justice, most recently in the Advisory Proceedings concerning Obligations of Israel in relation to the Presence and Activities of the United Nations, Other International Organizations and Third States in and in relation to the Occupied Palestinian Territory. Imseis has also provided expert testimony in his personal capacity before other high-level bodies, including the UN Security Council, UN Human Rights Council and UN Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights. Professor Imseis is author of The United Nations and the Question of Palestine (Cambridge University Press 2023), he is former Editor-in-Chief of the Palestine Yearbook of International Law (Brill; 2008-2019), and Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar and Human Rights Fellow, Columbia Law School. Professor Imseis holds a Ph.D. (Cambridge), an LL.M. (Columbia), LL.B. (Dalhousie), and B.A. (Hons.) (Toronto). 

Aftertalk 

This event will be followed by a catered lunch, please register using the link below. 

Roeterseilandcampus - building J/K

Room The Floor, REC Impact
Valckenierstraat 65-67
1018 XE Amsterdam