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

Recent publications

1. Constitutionalising in the Anthropocene

   Fleurke, F., Somsen, H., Lindahl, H., Petersmann, M-C., Leach, M., & Paiement, P. (Accepted/In press). Constitutionalising in the Anthropocene. Journal of human rights and the environment.

2. Displacing the human? - Foucauldian analyses of the convention on bio…

   Paiement, P. (2022). Displacing the human? Foucauldian analyses of the convention on biological diversity. Review of European, Comparative & International Environmental Law, 31(2), 325-330.

3. Reimagining the energy corporation - Milieudefensie and others v Roya…

   Paiement, P. (Accepted/In press). Reimagining the energy corporation: Milieudefensie and others v Royal Dutch Shell Plc. In Netherlands yearbook of international law 2021 (Vol. 52). (Netherlands Yearbook of International Law). Asser Press.

4. Transnational auditors, local workplaces and the law

   Paiement, P. (2021). Transnational auditors, local workplaces and the law. Transnational Legal Theory, 12(3), 390-414.

5. 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/