PluriCourts - Centre for the Study of the Legitimate Roles of the Judiciary in the Global Order
PluriCourts has ended
PluriCourts - Centre for the Study of the Legitimate Roles of the Judiciary in the Global Order was a Center of Excellence at the University of Oslo led by Andreas Føllesdal and Geir Ulfstein. The centre was funded by the Research Council of Norway for the period 2013 – 2023.
PluriCourts' research
PluriCourts studied the legitimacy of international courts and tribunals (ICs) from legal, political science and philosophical perspectives. The normative, legal, and empirical soundness of charges of illegitimacy were explored to understand and assess how ICs do, could, and should respond.
PluriCourts examined research themes such as multidimensional legitimacy standards, separation of authority, independence and accountability, performance, and comparative advantages of a variety of international courts and tribunals.
Its researchers studied an array of ICs dealing with questions related to various topics such as human rights, trade, criminal law, investments, environmental cases, the law of the sea and EU law.
Annual Reports
- PluriCourts concluding report 2013⎯2023 (pdf)
- PluriCourts annual report 2021 (pdf)
- PluriCourts annual report 2020 (pdf)
- PluriCourts annual report 2019 (pdf)
- PluriCourts annual report 2018 (pdf)
- PluriCourts annual report 2017 (pdf)
- PluriCourts annual report 2016 (pdf)
- PluriCourts annual report 2015 (pdf)
- PluriCourts annual report 2014 (pdf)
- PluriCourts annual report 2013 (pdf)
PluriCourts Core Reading List
Key texts that each bring an important perspective to the study of the legitimacy of international courts and tribunals.
Research Plans
PluriCourts' research plan describes the scope and focus of the research at the Centre.
- Research plan 2018-2023 (pdf)
- Research plan 2013-2018 (pdf)