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Abstract:

It is an increasingly common refrain – China and the U.S. are heading toward, or already locked in, a new cold war. When powerful states see the existing international legal system as severely constraining their policymaking discretion, they tend to adjust the system to make it more compatible with their own interests and values. Therefore, it is unsurprising for the U.S. to declare that there are cracks in the foundations of international economic order developed after the Second World War and that it is essential for the U.S. to build an international economic system fit for contemporary geopolitical realities. This presentation seeks to explore the nascent features of international economic law in the era of great power rivalry, explain how such new features have disrupted the conventional understanding of international economic law, and speculate on their trajectory.

Speaker: Professor Du Ming, Durham University

Moderator: Associate Professor Lin Lin, National University of Singapore

Venue: Tower Block Meeting Room, NUS Faculty of Law (Bukit Timah Campus)

Register here: https://tinyurl.com/cals230921 (seminar will be presented in-person)

Registration Deadline: 17 September 2023

View the event flyer here.

This Seminar is proudly organised by the Centre for Asian Legal Studies (CALS), Faculty of Law, National University of Singapore.

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