Quite a claim in today's Economist. Forgotten by whom? People who never heard of Kipling?

Life imitates nature. Belgrade and Milky Way Galaxy.

NEW: Routledge Handbook of the Rule of Law is now available, which I edited. 28 new essays by 30 scholars from around the world, representing about a dozen academic disciplines. Very pleased with how this came together. routledge.com/Routledge-Ha...

In Warwick with @celinetan.bsky.social @vzivkovic.bsky.social @anilyilmaz.bsky.social and the rest of the gang for the UK leg of David Schneiderman's 2024 World Tour!

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The Kindle version of my book is currently on sale for £4.99 in the UK. Imagine how cool and informed you'll sound at parties when tariffs come up, as they inevitably do (at least at the parties I go to... because I bring them up). www.amazon.co.uk/Why-Politici...

The Bank of Mum and Dad (BOMAD) increasingly determines what property you can buy and your salary “If you’re under 45, your life chances and opportunities are increasingly determined by your access to the Bank of Mum and Dad, not by what you earn or learn.” www.ft.com/content/4b7e...

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I have reviewed this fascinating book (@thehistoriann.bsky.social) for Global Intellectual History. I start like this: "How might an empire survive for more than 300 years in vast and distant territories with multi-ethnic populations?" @global-ih.bsky.social www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

superb intro from Janan Ganesh:

One of the greatest dreads of academic existence is marking an email as read by accident...and Outlook just loves helping you do just that

I am hiring 2 PhD students and 1 postdoc! Come to beautiful Basel & join our friendly, dynamic research group to work on the implementation of due diligence legislations in the coffee, cocoa, and palm oil sectors! PhD positions: jobs.unibas.ch/offene-stell... Postdoc: jobs.unibas.ch/offene-stell...

We are delighted to host David Schneiderman at the GLOBE Centre, Warwick Law School with The IEL Collective, for a discussion of 'The Facade of Development' from his forthcoming book, Investment Law's Modernity, on Monday, 2 December 2024, 12.30pm - 2pm GMT. Details & online reg: bit.ly/4fthhML

What a good reminder that it can actually work to make noise about the terrible things* Trump does. *helps if what he does is nominate a sexual predator universally reviled by the entire body tasked with voting on the nomination

📢A “big” conference alert!📢 To all colleagues working in the fields of PIL, IEL, LPE, law & corporations, empire, colonialism: Liverpool is hosting the SLSA annual conference 2025 and the call for papers is out: www.liverpool.ac.uk/law/slsa-202...

2/12 Next up is another review article by @ohailes.bsky.social (LSE), "Putting to Work the Uncanny: Historical Argument in International Economic Law", which also includes a discussion on Orford & "Globalists" by @zeithistoriker.bsky.social www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

🔊🔊Call for Papers: “ISDS Reform: Past, Present, and Future” by @AcadForumISDS Key Dates: •Abstract submission by 31 December 2024 •Speakers notified by 1 February 2025 •Completed papers due by 15 April 2025 •Conference to be held on 29 April 2025 www.afronomicslaw.org/index.php/ca...

To bring back the old glory days of Wordle gloating... Wordle 1,248 2/6 🟨⬜⬜🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

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Here is my starter pack on public international law go.bsky.app/9mPfGRg

Great pleasure to host Anil Yilmaz (Essex) and Oliver Hailes (LSE) yesterday at Warwick Law/GLOBE Centre ( @celinetan.bsky.social ) to discuss the pressing issues of international investment law and energy transition. Had a great discussion and looking forward to next events! #isds #climate

Strong vibes of Dominic Cummings' band of... "misfits". Likely a very similar outcome.