Susanne Baer’s scientific contributions

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Theorizing Transnational Law – Observations on a Birthday
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October 2009

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German Law Journal

Susanne Baer

There are many ways to theorize transnational law. As always, there is a mainstream, and there are “sidestreams.” However, it may be more interesting to consider from which direction such theories develop. Here, in appreciation of what the German Law Journal did to transnational legal conversations, I suggest to consider three directions in transnational legal studies: (1) theorizing from above; (2) theorizing from below; and (3) theorizing from inside. As you will see, much of the theories are in the German Law Journal (GLJ).

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... Transnational law in the contemporary age is widely known to have been first proposed by the US international lawyer, Philip Jessup, to include all law regulating cross-border actions or events (Vagts et al. 2014). The main directions in theorizing transnational law have been summarized as follows: the mainstream direction comprises a network of treaty bodies, governments, and international lobbying; the second direction adopts a sociolegal and critical approach that understands law as a phenomenon in transnational settings; the third direction benefits from comparative legal studies (Baer 2011). ...

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A Call for Rethinking International Arbitration: A TWAIL Perspective on Transnationality and Epistemic Community
Theorizing Transnational Law – Observations on a Birthday
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  • October 2009

German Law Journal

Susanne Baer