European Journal of International Law 2005 16(2):255-297; doi:10.1093/ejil/chi117
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Review Essay Symposium: Philip Allott’s Eunomia and The Health of Nations Thinking Another World: ‘This Cannot Be How the World Was Meant to Be’
An event to mark the retirement of Professor Philip Allott, Professor of International Public Law, University of Cambridge, 28–29 May 2004
This symposium comprises an abridged transcript of an event
held to mark the retirement of Professor Philip Allott from
his chair at the University of Cambridge on 30 September 2004.
On 28–29 May 2004, a small gathering of his colleagues
from several universities and various disciplines attended the
one and a half day event in Cambridge. The focus of the workshop
was on Professor Allott’s work and the central theme,
‘this cannot be how the world was meant to be’.
The event commenced with an outline by Professor Allott of his
recent work and thoughts on the state of the world, summarized
in his Seven Theses. Papers were then delivered by four leading
jurists in international law, Professor Iain Scobbie (University
of London), Professor Karen Knop (University of Toronto), Professor
Martti Koskenniemi (University of Helsinki) and Professor Tom
Franck (NYU). Dame Roslyn Higgins concluded the event with final
remarks. Each of the speakers analysed and critiqued Philip’s
work, particularly Eunomia (1990, 2nd ed., 2001) and The Health
of Nations (2002). Much time was devoted during the workshop
to discussion which followed each presentation. Extracts of
this discussion, along with the papers delivered, are published
in this symposium.
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