Beyond Borders: Decolonization’s Challenges to International Law
University of Messina, Department of Law
3 July 2025 9:00 Room 1 “Romano Tassone”
Welcome greetings, Prof. Alessio Lo Giudice, Director of the Department of Law, University of Messina
Introductory remarks, Prof. Marcella Distefano, University of Messina
When International Law Crosses Borders: a Decolonial Perspective, Prof. Freddy Duncan Mnyongani, University of Kwazulu-Natal, South Africa
Reconciling Universalism and Pluralism: The UN Human Rights Council and the Imperative of Human Dignity, Prof. Livio Scaffidi Runchella, University of Messina
Racial Borders: the Concept of Race and the Regulation of International Migration, Dr. Giuseppe Gallo, University of Messina
Crossing Lines, Shifting Powers: Decolonizing Treaty-Making in Global Health Law, Dr. Alessandro Sebbio, University of Messina