International Norm Disputes. The Link between Contestation and Norm Robustness

Book Launch with Prof. Lisbeth Zimmermann, Prof. Nicole Deitelhoff, Dr. Max Lesch, Antonio Arcudi and Anton Peez

Moderator: Prof. Tobias Wille

About the Book
Inter­national norms, insti­tutions, and the inter­national order itself are inc­reasingly under challenge in vir­tually every policy area – from human rights and global health, through trade and climate change, to arms control and inter­national peace and security law. Inter­national relations scholars have begun to study the effects of norm con­testation, backlash against insti­tutions and courts, and the broader crisis of the liberal inter­national order. Whether con­testation weakens or even strengthens inter­national norms has inspired a lively debate in inter­national relations and international law. Does con­testation always intrinsically weaken norms, or is contestation itself a normative force that reinforces norms in their validity through continuous actuali­zation?

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Organizers
Research Initiative “ConTrust: Trust in Conflict – Political Life under Conditions of Uncertainty”
Research Centre Normative Orders