PhD Thesis
Title: Black Swans and Derailed Trains: The Role of International Law in Times of Crisis
PhD Supervisors: Nico krisch and Alexis Keller
Expected Completion Date: 2024
By analysing which crises – and why these crises – produce a change in international legal discourse, this thesis aims at challenging the widespread belief that International Law is a discipline of crises. Employing a comparative analysis, I will suggest that crises are not born equal as they are (mis)perceived in different ways.Crises that impact international legal discourse ought to be considered Derailed Trains.
Profile
Marzia is a PhD candidate in International Law at the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies and Teaching Assistant in the department of History of Legal and Political Doctrines at the University of Geneva. Her interests range from philosophy of international law to human rights law, international law in times of crisis, and the relationship between psychology and international law. In 2019, Marzia obtained her Master in Political, Legal, and Economic Philosophy (insigni cum laude) at the University of Bern, where she worked as a Graduate Student Assistant. In 2016, Marzia received her undergraduate degree in Philosophy and Social Sciences (summa cum laude) from Cà Foscari University in Venice. In Italy, she has been locally, regionally, and nationally involved in politics.
Research Interests
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Legal Theories
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Political Philosophy
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Human Rights Law
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Philosophy of International Law
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International Law in Times of Crisis
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Psychology and international Law
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Third World Approaches to International Law
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Relationship between Emotions and International Law
Academic Work Experience
Teaching Experience
Currently working as Teaching Assistant in Legal and Political Theories at the University of Geneva.
Previously: Graduate Student Assistant at the University of Bern (2017-2019).
Teaching Experience: Seminar "The Role of Crisis in International Law: A Philosophical Perspective", University of Geneva, Spring Semesters 2021-2022;
Weekly tutorial in Philosophy of Law, University of Bern, Spring Semester 2019.
Relevant publications and works
Marastoni, M. (2021). COVID-19 and Human Rights Law: A Legal and Philosophical Approach. HUMANA. MENTE Journal of Philosophical Studies, 14(40), 55-87