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Conclusions: Reconsidering the Individual in International Law

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Peters,  Anne       
Max Planck Institute for Comparative Public Law and International Law, Max Planck Society;

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Peters, A., & Sparks, T. (2024). Conclusions: Reconsidering the Individual in International Law. In T. Sparks, & A. Peters (Eds.), The Individual in International Law: History and Theory (pp. 387-417). Oxford: Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/oso/9780198898917.003.0018.


Cite as: https://hdl.handle.net/21.11116/0000-000F-B3C4-9
Abstract
The concluding chapter brings together the key findings from each part of the volume, and suggests a forward research agenda for scholars of the individual in international law. It first summarises the chapters in the historical and theoretical parts of the book in order to highlight key lessons, overlaps, and contrasts. It then reassesses the key critiques of humanisation in light of the analysis in the various contributions, and demonstrates that the majority of the critiques are answered by a historical and theoretical analysis. The chapter then returns to the three ‘productive’ critiques highlighted in the introduction, namely, that humanisation is neoliberal, neocolonial, and anthropocentric, and argues for open-minded reflection. There is a need to distinguish between humanisation and individualisation, in order to create space for the humanisation thesis to engage with ecocentrism and posthumanism, as well as to better situate individuals within communities and social contexts. Doing so, it argues, will create space for a renewed, ‘second wave’ individual-centred approach to international law.