Phillip Paiement

Bio

My name is Phillip Paiement and I am an associate professor in jurisprudence at Tilburg Law School. I received my PhD from Tilburg Law School in October 2015. Prior to that I completed an LLM in International Human Rights at Criminal Justice at Utrecht University and an MSt in Socio-Legal Research at Oxford University.

My current research focuses on transnational environmental and labour governance. In particular, I focus on the transjurisdictional diffusion of strategic litigation related to climate change, land grabbing, business and human rights. My previous research has focused on intersections between transnational private regulatory regimes and public law. This research is a component of the Constitutionalizing in the Anthropocene research team at Tilburg Law School.

I teach in the fields of jurisprudence, legal theory and comparative law, including courses in the LLB Rechtsgeleerdheid, LLB Global Law and BA Liberal Arts.

Courses

• GLB: Introduction to Global Law II
• Public interest Litigation
• GLB: Perspectives on Law
• GLB: Introduction to Global Law I

Recent publications

1. Transnational auditors, local workplaces and the law

   Paiement, P. (Accepted/In press). Transnational auditors, local workplaces and the law. Transnational Legal Theory.

2. Finding international law in private governance - How codes of conduc…

   Paiement, P., & Melchers, S. (2020). Finding international law in private governance: How codes of conduct in the apparel industry refer to international instruments. Indiana Journal of Global Legal Studies, 27(2), 303-345. https://www.repository.law.indiana.edu/ijgls/vol27/iss2/6/

3. Litigating crisis

   Paiement, P. (Author). (2020). Litigating crisis. Web publication/site, . https://crisis-diary.net/2020/04/23/litigating-crisis/

4. Transnational sustainability governance and the law

   Paiement, P. (Accepted/In press). Transnational sustainability governance and the law. In P. Zumbansen (Ed.), Oxford handbook of transnational law Oxford University Press.

5. Urgent agenda - How climate litigation builds transnational narratives

   Paiement, P. (2020). Urgent agenda: How climate litigation builds transnational narratives. Transnational Legal Theory, 11(1-2), 121-143.