How Personal Characteristics of International Judges Affect Their Rulings: Socio-Legal Perspectives

Name of applicant

Shai Dothan

Institution

University of Copenhagen

Amount

DKK 49,800

Year

2020

Type of grant

Conferences

Summary

This conference examines the impact of international judges’ personal characteristics on their decision-making and reasoning. The contributions will reflect on the ways that personal backgrounds of international judges: gender, race, ethnicity, nationality, religious belief, and age shape their judgments. Papers will apply doctrinal, sociological, and political science perspectives on this problem. They will use empirical methods, focusing on a specific international court or comparing several international courts. The conference will be held at iCourts-the Centre of Excellence for International Courts. It will bring together members of the iCourts team and top researchers from abroad. The conference is expected to lead to a symposium issue at a peer-reviewed law journal.

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