On 4 & 5 June, the Global Governance Centre will host the "Emotions & International Law Workshop," taking place in S11 and the Fab.

This workshop brings together scholars from international law, international relations, sociology, and philosophy to engage in conversations about the role of emotion in law. Workshop participants share their projects and idea in four themed conversations: emotions in courts; emotions, conflict, and humanitarianism; law and emotion in technology, migration, and environment; and radical hope.

The workshop will be convened by Anne Saab, Associate Professor of International Law and Director of the LLM in International Law, Aliki Semertzi, Postdoctoral Researcher at the GGC, and Portia Mbabzi Karegeya, PhD candidate and Doctoral Assistant at the GGC. 

Workshop Schedule

Thursday, 4 June 2026

14:00-14:30 - Welcome and Introducing the Emotions and International Law Project

14:30-15:30 - Setting the workshop scene on law and emotions

15:30-16:00 - Coffee break @ The Fab

16:00-`17:45 - Emotions in courts (Themed conversation 1)

Friday, 5 June 2026

09:00-11:00 - Conflict, humanitarianism, emotions (Themed conversation 2)

11:00-11:30 - Coffee break @ The Fab

11:30-12:45 - Technology, migration, environment (Themed conversation 3)

12:45-14:00 - Lunch break @ The Fab

14:00-16:00 - Radical hope (Themed conversation 4)

16:00-16:15 - Wrap-up

16:15-17:00 - Farewell apéro @ The Fab

This event is part of the SNSF project "Emotions and International Law", hosted at the Global Governance Centre.