In this episode, Prof. Tanja Aalberts and Dr Sofia Stolk share their research on the ‘building’ of the international community - The Peace Palace. What role did a curious ritual of gift-giving play in constituting the international community? What transnational, bureaucratic and monetary considerations (and bickering) were at play in the construction of the Peace Palace?
If you want to read more about what is discussed in this episode, please check out the articles by our guests below- (both open access):
T. Aalberts. and S. Stolk. Building (of) the international community: a history of the Peace Palace through transnational gifts and local bureaucracy
T. Aalberts. and S. Stolk. The Peace Palace: Building (of) The International Community
And also have a look at the Legal Sightseeing website: www.legalsightseeing.org