Title: A Foucauldian Genealogy of jus cogens
PhD Supervisor: Nico Krisch
Konstantin Kleine is currently working on a PhD in International Law at the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies in Geneva, Switzerland. At the same time, he is a research assistant for a project on regulating plastic production and pollution under the umbrella of the Global Governance Centre. For his PhD, he is researching and writing on an actor-centric genealogy of jus cogens. More generally, he is interested in the borderlands of International Law, the grey zone between law and non-law, and the actors involved in shaping the rules. In previous and present research projects, he is focusing on the effectiveness of hard and soft legal regulations, and policy-oriented solutions. Previously, Konstantin has obtained an LLM in International Law from the Graduate Institute, as well as passed his First German State Examination in Law (with distinction) after studying at Bucerius Law School (Hamburg/Germany) and Dalhousie University (Halifax/Canada). He has also worked from 2015 till 2019 as Assistant in the International Law Commission and in 2017 and 2018 as Teaching Assistant for the Master in International Affairs at the Graduate Institute. Before that, he has worked in different research projects and as Junior Associate in Antitrust and Competition Law in a major law firm in Brussels, Belgium.
Teaching Experience
(2017-2018) Teaching Assistant for the Master in International Affairs at the Graduate Institute
Research Experience
Research Assistant for a project on Regulating Plastic Production and Pollution under the umbrella of the Global Governance Centre
(2015-2019) Assistant in the International Law Commission