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Breaking the Wall to International Cooperation

Anne van Aaken

Social Sciences & Humanities

Anne van Aaken initiated a breakthrough in how we think about international law. Focusing on the psychology/behavioral economics of international law and legal theory, she offers a new understanding of compliance, of how cooperation comes about and on the behavior of relevant actors in international law (eg arbitrators and humanitarian negotiators). This research may save lives if negotiators are able to understand their own and their counterparties biases and heuristics in negotiation.

Tags: Global Cooperation

Anne van Aaken

University of Hamburg

Anne van Aaken (Dr. iur. and MA Economics) is A.v.Humboldt Professor for Law and Economics, Legal Theory, Public International Law and European Law, University of Hamburg. She was Professor at the University of St. Gallen from 2006-2018. She was Vice-President of ESIL and of EALE, and is the Chair of the EUI Research Council. She is co-editor of the Journal of International Dispute Settlement and a member of the editorial boards i.a. of the American and the European Journals of International Law and International Theory. She has been consultant for the IBRD, OECD, UNCTAD, GIZ.

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