It is the task of international courts and tribunals to establish the facts from which to draw normative conclusions in all cases that come before them. This task, however, is complicated where those facts necessitate engagement with specialised epistemic fields other than law such as science. Cases that require engagement with science are an increasingly common feature of international adjudication, from Pulp Mills and Whaling before the International Court of Justice, to more recent climate change cases before regional human rights courts. This inquiry asks what we can learn from recent practice of international courts with regard to the particular challenges presented by complex facts, including issues such as the role of experts and usefulness of particular fact-finding powers.
Dr James Gerard Devaney is Senior Lecturer in Law. He has studied law at the European University Institute in Florence, Italy (PhD 2015, LLM 2012), the University of Glasgow (LLM (distinction) 2010) and the University of Strathclyde (LL.B (Hons) 2009).
He has held fellowships from Re: constitution and the Royal Society of Edinburgh, and taught in a visiting capacity at the University of Sydney, Australia and the University of Kobe, Japan.
He is also a qualified lawyer, being a member of the Bar of the State of New York, and has advised states in proceedings before the International Court of Justice.
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- Dr James Devaney
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- School of Law
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- Hybrid Event (On Campus Venue - A21)
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