@matthewserie
Assoc. Prof. of Law, American U. Washington College of Law; Assoc. Member, Oxford Law; lawyer & anthropologist; writes on non-liberal law, international development, transnational business, property, justice; https://www.matthewserie.com/ Views are my own.
I’m saddened to hear Ricardo passed. He taught a lit theory class at Dartmouth that I took in 1996. I remember a presentation I gave on graphic novels. I wore a tie & said “I want this to be an informal presentation” and he said w/o missing a beat: “you just deconstructed yourself.” RIP Ricardo.
Nice to see “Seeing Beyond the Words: What Interdisciplinary Methodologies Reveal About International Law” from Proceedings of 119th Annual Meeting of @asilorg.bsky.social out.
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
Thanks to Mark Pollack for including my brief essay “Narratives of International Law.”
Wow.
I look forward to learning from Natalie Lichtenstein, former GC of #AIIB, and Prof Tamar Gutner this Wednesday. The event is open to the public. If you’re in DC, please join us.
@americanuniversity.bsky.social
#MDBs
#multilaterals
#developmentfinance
#Chinalawanddevelopment
I cannot imagine the devastation this family is experiencing today. This statement is powerful and must be read.
How do we make sense of the work we as legal comparativists do in a world animated by emotions like hatred & fear? I try to make sense of this in “Adversarial Comparativism: The Role of Emotion in U.S.-China Comparative Law Projects” just published in AJCL. academic.oup.com/ajcl/advance...
“The only way to keep the space from imploding is to fill it, to prop up the walls: to claim all the room there still is for speaking, writing, publishing, protesting, voting.”
One Year of Trump. The Time to Act Is Now, While We Still Can. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/18/o...
This is a masterclass in applied sociology. Thank you.
An excellent analysis of recent events.
Looks awesome. Congratulations!
Ending 2025 on a positive note, I’m happy to announce that Inter-Asian Law, edited by myself and Ching-Fu Lin, is just out with @universitypress.cambridge.org.
Please find the Open Access book here: www.cambridge.org/core/books/i...
#comparativelaw
#internationallaw
#lawanddevelopment
#lawandtech
Stay pro-active and engaged in 2026. Democracy is an active verb and requires doing.
“Democracy is being contested in every arena, and it must be defended in each and every one.”
www.foreignaffairs.com/china/illibe...
The International Law & Social Science (ILASS) Interest Group of @asilorg.bsky.social announces 2 prize competitions:
1. ILASS Prize for Best Article
2. ILASS Prize for Best Book
Nominations due Dec 31.
More info: urldefense.com/v3/__https:/...
We're Hiring! Princeton University Press logo at the bottom
We are #hiring!
PUP seeks a Publishing Assistant (Oxford, UK, Hybrid) who will be responsible for providing assistance to the Editorial, Marketing & Sales, Publicity, & International Rights teams. Applications will be accepted through Sunday 4 Jan.
Apply today: www.paycomonline.net/v4/ats/web.p...
Very sorry to hear of Bill’s passing. He was a true scholar and a gentleman. He took the time to get to know junior scholars and gave them a boost through his colloquium. He had a gentle manner but a fierce intellect. Rest in peace.
#legalhistory
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AS A PROFESSOR, I AM ASKING
HOW ARE OUR STUDENTS SUPPOSED TO LEARN IN THESE CONDITIONS?
HOW ARE THEY SUPPOSED TO GO TO SCHOOL AND TAKE EXAMS KNOWING SOMEONE MIGHT JUST SHOW UP WITH AN EASY TO ACQUIRE AUTOMATIC WEAPON?
HOW??????????
College teachers and staff everywhere, take note
I’m never watching “Stop! or My Mom Will Shoot!” again.
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Legal surrealism.
…Life imitating art imitating life…
Free Rahile.
Congratulations, @josephtorigian.bsky.social!
“We are the problem.”
Absolutely agree.
And the thing is - we can do something about that.
Act now.
Petition. Protest. Teach. Write. Voice.
🔴 Starting Dec 1, CHRD is featuring 10 human rights defenders wrongfully imprisoned for 10+ years as we count down to #IntlHumanRightsDay on Dec 10. By commemorating their struggle, we highlight the plight of all imprisoned defenders across 🇨🇳. Join us to demand their #freedom!
Congrats, @jeffreyding.bsky.social!
A win for our judicial system.
On Nov. 14 & 15, I was fortunate to attend a special conference to honor the life & works of Professor Frank Upham of NYU Law School who is retiring. Frank’s approach to understanding the relationships b/w law, politics, & ideology in comparative & socio-legal studies has left a profound legacy.
Looking forward to returning to the #AmericanAnthropologicalAssociation annual meeting after about a 10-year hiatus. If there was ever a time to think outside the box, this is it, and anthros are trained to do exactly that.
Excited to participate in these 2 China legal anthro events.
#legalanthro
Sorry to hear this, @lauratmurphy.bsky.social. Let me know if you come to DC. Would be great to have you speak to my class.
