Conversations with Professor Martti Koskenniemi #1: Reflections on Becoming the Goodhart Professor

Professor Koskenniemi was the Visiting Goodhart Professor of Legal Science for 2008 - 2009 and was interviewed on two occasions by Lesley Dingle. The first interview was held in the Squire Law Libary (December 2008), while the second was in the Goodhart Lodge (August 2009). In the interviews, Professor Koskenniemi reflects first on becoming the annual Goodhart Professor, and then at the end of his tenure on his experiences in the position, including some comments on publications that appeared during this time. Martti Koskenniemi is Professor of International Law and Director of the Erik Castrén Institute of International Law and Human Rights at the University of Helsinki. The interviews were recorded, and the audio version is available on this website with transcript of those recordings: - First Interview (2 December 2008): Reflections on Becoming the Goodhart Professor; - Second Interview (18 August 2009): Reflections on his time as Goodhart Professor. For more information, see the Squire website at http://www.squire.law.cam.ac.uk/eminent_scholars/