Simon Chesterman

About/Bio

Simon Chesterman is Dean of the National University of Singapore Faculty of Law. He is also Editor of the Asian Journal of International Law and Secretary-General of the Asian Society of International Law. Educated in Melbourne, Beijing, Amsterdam, and Oxford, Simon’s teaching experience includes periods at Melbourne, Oxford, Columbia, Sciences Po, and New York University.

Recently Published

International Law in the Asian Century: Conclusion to Opinio Juris and EJIL:Talk! Mini-Symposium

Editor's Note: This post is the final part of a symposium being run by EJIL:Talk! and Opinio Juris in relation to Simon Chesterman's article "Asia's Ambivalence About International Law & Institutions: Past, Present, and Futures", which is available here in draft form, the final version appearing later this month in EJIL. We thank all of those who have contributed to  this symposium.

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Asia’s Ambivalence About International Law & Institutions: Introduction to Opinio Juris and EJIL:Talk! mini-symposium

A decade after moving from New York to Singapore, I began work on this article in the hope of understanding what seemed to me a paradox. Well into the much-vaunted “Asian century”, the states of this region arguably benefit most from the security and economic dividends of a world ordered by international law and institutions — and…

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The Privatization of Intelligence

Editors note: Over the coming days we will be discussing (see here) Professor Simon Chesterman's article: "We Can't Spy . .  . If…

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