PhD Thesis
Title: Competition among International Courts and Tribunals
PhD Supervisor: Fuad Zarbiyev
Expected Completion Date: 2025
My thesis looks into the dynamic relationship between international courts and tribunals. By applying the social ecological theory to the world of international adjudicative bodies, it examines if and how international courts compete with each other. It aims to capture the strategic bahaviours of the actors in this competition and analyse its implications.
Profile
Zelin Li is a PhD candidate in international law at the Graduate Institute. Her research focuses on international adjudication and legal theories. She holds an LLM degree from University College London and a bachelor's degree from Dalian Maritime University. She passed the Bar Examination in China in 2017.
RELEVANT PUBLICATIONS AND WORKS
Zelin Li, Inter-court competition in non-adjudicative activities: a case study of the International Court of Justice presidential speeches, 1991–2022, Journal of International Dispute Settlement, Volume 16, Issue 3, September 2025, https://doi.org/10.1093/jnlids/idaf043
Research Interests
- International dispute settlement
- Sociological approach to international law
- Social ecology theory
- Interaction between international organisations
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