Strategic Litigation in International Law
Concepts, Actors, and Impact Workshop on Volume 35 (2025) of the Italian Yearbook of International Law
27 November 2025 h 14.30
14.30 Registration and Welcome
15.00 Welcome Addresses:
- Giuseppe Nesi, Università di Trento
- Riccardo Pavoni, Università di Siena
- Daniele Amoroso, Università di Cagliari
FIRST SESSION
Chair: Marco Pertile, Università di Trento
Eric De Brabandere (Universiteit Leiden)
The Concept of Strategic Litigation in International Law: An Overview
Nikolaos Voulgaris (National and Kapodistrian University of Athens)
Reframing the Discussion on the Instrumentalization of International Courts
Philippa Webb (University of Oxford)
The International Court of Justice as a Human Rights Body?
Helmut Philipp Aust (Freie Universität Berlin)
Erga Omnes Partes Obligations and Public Interest Litigation
Letizia Lo Giacco (Universiteit Leiden)
Addressing Community Interests through Advisory Proceedings before the ICJ: An Institutional Perspective
Q & A
Meeting IYIL Editors (private session) 18.00-19.00
28 November 2025 h 9.30
SECOND SESSION
Chair: Serena Forlati, Università di Ferrara
Jane A. Hofbauer (Universität der Bundeswehr München) and Philipp Janig (Universität der Bundeswehr München)
‘Full’ Reparation in Strategic Litigation: The ‘Others’ in the (Court)Room
Fiammetta Borgia (Università di Roma Tor Vergata)
Strategic Litigation and Arctic Governance: Using Law to Safeguard Fragile Ecosystems
10.30 Break
Riccardo Luporini (Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna)
The Next Frontier? Assessing the Potential of Strategic Litigation for Global Biodiversity Conservation
Alice Riccardi (Università Roma Tre) and Andrea Spagnolo (Università di Torino)
Legal Clinics as Strategic Actors in the International Protection of Human Rights?
Jessica Klüger (Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam)
What Does Strategic Litigation Look Like From the Perspective of Governments as Respondents in International Human Rights Disputes?
Q & A
Scientific Committee:
Daniele Amoroso, Università di Cagliari
Giuseppe Nesi, Università di Trento
Riccardo Pavoni, Università di Siena
Marco Pertile, Università di Trento
Paolo Turrini, Università di Trento