Afterword: Laurence Boisson de Chazournes and Her Critics

• de Chazournes, Laurence Boisson 1

Abstract

This rejoinder clarifies some aspects of my Foreword article, ‘Plurality in the Fabric of International Courts and Tribunals: The Threads of a Managerial Approach’, that may have been misconceived, such as the connection with the discourse of ‘managerialism’. It also expands on the role that international adjudicators, states and litigants must play in preventing chaos as well as highlighting what is now a real challenge, namely the rise of political backlash. Ultimately, we should not forget that the fabric of international courts and tribunals is itself vulnerable.

• 1International Law and International Organization, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland