Prof. Dr. Thomas Schmitz [Law and Globalisation]

Law and Globalisation Contribution to the courses Law and Globalization (LL.M) and Hukum dan Globalisasi (MIH)	07.11.26
Semester 1, 2026/27; LL.M: Monday, 14.09. - 16.11.2026, 09:00 - 11:30, and Thursday, 24.09., 12:00 - 14:30, room B.2.1 MIH: Friday, 18.09. - 23.10.2026, 08:00 - 10:30 (Class A) resp. 13:00 - 15:30 (Class B), room II.1.2, and Saturday, 26.09., 09:00 - 11:30 (Class A) resp. 12:00 - 14:30 (Class B)
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Course Contribution Description

At the Faculty of Law of Universitas Gadjah Mada the courses are shared by several lecturers. This website informs about my 10 resp. 6 lectures in the courses "Law and Globalization" (Intern. LL.M program) and "Hukum dan Globalisasi" (MIH, Classes A and B) in Semester 1, 2026/2027. They complement those of my colleague Dr. Ranga Aditya Dachlan resp. of my colleagues Dr. Laurensia Andrini and Dr. Haekal Al Asyari. They focus on the subject areas "Globalisation and the world order of states" (part 2 in both courses) and "Preserving the rules-based international legal order in turbulent times" (part 3 of the course, only in the LL.M program).

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	Contents
	Diagram 1 (Forms of international cooperation, supranational cooperation and integration)

Slides presented in the lectures (® aids for illustration)
- Slide 1 (The word order of sovereign territorial states; concerning § 1)
- Slide 2 (The sovereignty of the state; concerning § 2)
- Slide 3 (The development from the solitary loner state to intern. trade, joint markets, multilateral inter- and supran. cooperation,
                integration and globalisation; concerning § 3)
- Slide 4 (The facets of globalisation; concerning § 4)
- Slide 5 (Outlook: the prospects of globalisation; concerni-but cooperating territorial states; concerning § 6)
- Slide 7 (The challenge of the rules-based intern. legal order by the rise of hegemonic global "bullies" and the cowardness
                of the intern. community; concerning § 7)
- Slide 8 (The European and German commitment to preserve and expand the rules-based, multilateral and institutionalised
                global cooperation and trade; concerning § 8)
- Slide 9 (IEU-CEPA - an important step to sustain globalisation and promote international trade and cooperation in a rules-based
                international legal order; concerning § 9) [Please read to prepare for lecture on 16.11.!]

Contents (summary/details)

Part 2: Globalisation and the world order of states

	§ 1 The world order of sovereign states
	§ 2 The sovereignty of the state
	§ 3 The development from the solitary loner state to international trade, joint markets, multilateral inter- and supranational cooperation, integration and globalisation
	§ 4 The facets of globalisation
	§ 5 Outlook: the prospects of globalisation

Part 3: Preserving the rules-based international legal order in turbulent times (only in the LL.M program)

	§ 6 The rules-based international legal order of sovereign but cooperating territorial states
	§ 7 The challenge of the rules-based international legal order by the rise of hegemonic global "bullies" and the cowardness of the international community
	§ 8 The European and German commitment to preserve and expand the rules-based, multilateral and institutionalised global cooperation and trade
	§ 9 The Indonesian-European Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (IEU-CEPA) of 2025 - an important step to sustain globalisation and promote international trade and cooperation in a rules-based international legal order

Bibliography (selection for this course contribution for further studies)

	Burguete, Victor; Sánchez Margalef, Héctor (editors): The EU and the Global South: allies in a multipolar world?, CIDOB Report 13/2026 (with 10 contributions from all over the world)
	Cameron, David R.; Ranis, Gustav; Zinn, Annalisa Zinn (eds.): Globalization and Self-Determination: Is the Nation-State under Siege?, 2006
	Hassan, Daud: The Rise of the Territorial State and the Treaty of Westphalia, Yearbook of New Zealand Jurisprudence vol. 9 (2026), p. 62 ff.
	Schmitz, Thomas: Integration in der Supranationalen Union. Das europäische Organisationsmodell einer prozeßhaften geo-regionalen Integration und seine rechtlichen und staatstheoretischen Implikationen [Integration in the supranational union. The European model of organisation for process-oriented, geo-regional integration, and its concomitant legal and theoretical implications], 2001, English summary at www.thomas-schmitz-eu.de/SupranUnion/SupranUnion_en.htm.
	Schmitz, Thomas: Integration through Law - the European Approach of Supranational Georegional Integration, in: ASEAN Studies Center, Faculty of Social & Political Sciences, Universitas Gadjah Mada (ed.): Conference Proceeding: International Conference on Asean Studies (ICONAS 2019): Rethinking Law, Institution and Politics in Advancing Partnership for Sustainable ASEAN Community, Yogyakarta, 13-14/03/2019, 2019, p. 1 ff.
	Schmitz, Thomas: Towards a globalisation of law? Comments from the European perspective in view of the experiences with the Europeanisation of law, in: Ridwan Arifin/Dani Muhtada/Rahayu Fery Anitasari (eds.), Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Indonesian Legal Studies (ICILS 2020), Semarang, 01.07.2020, 2021.

Links

A. Relevant legal sources and institutions

International law: Charter of the United Nations (UN Charter) of 1945, Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties of 1969, International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) of 1966, International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (CESCR) of 1966, Paris Agreement of 2015

European Union law: Treaty on European Union (= EU Treaty), Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (= FEU Treaty)

	Institutions: United Nations
	More links will follow during the course.

B. Links concerning special subjects

	concerning § 1 I: Encyclopedia Britannica, Territorial principle
	concerning § 3 III 1: Thomas Schmitz, The federal state, Course material, 2019; James Madison; Alexander Hamilton; John Jay, The Federalist Papers, 1787/88 (invention of the federal state)
	concerning § 3 IV: Peter Vanham, A brief history of globalization, World Economic Forum 2019
	concerning § 3 V: Eurasian Economic Union (a Eurasian organisation of integration), ECOWAS (a West African organisation of integration), ASEAN (a Southeast Asian organisation of integration)
	concerning § 4 II: International Organisation for Standardization (ISO)
	concerning § 4 IV: United Nations, International Legal Instruments (for the prevention of terrorism); United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime (UNTOC) of 2000, United Nations Convention against Corruption (UNCAC) of 2003, United Nations Convention against Cybercrime (UNCC) of 2024
	concerning § 4 VI: United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sease (UNCLOS) of 1982
	concerning § 4 VII: Thomas Schmitz, Towards a Globalisation of Law? Comments from the European Perspective in View of the Experiences with the Europeanisation of Law, in: in: Ridwan Arifin; Dani Muhtada; Rahayu Fery Anitasari (editors), Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Indonesian Legal Studies (ICILS 2020), Semarang, 01.07.2020, 2021.
	concerning § 5 II: Gregory Messenger, Reform of the World Trade Organization: Considering Paths to a Renewed Trade Regime, LSE Public Policy Review 4 No. 2 (2026), article 9; World Health Organization, WHO Pandemic Agreement, 2026
	concerning § 6 III: Wikipedia, Multilateralism, updated 10.2026
	concerning § 7 III: Permanent Court of Arbitration, Award of 12.07.2016, Case No. 2013-19, South China Sea Arbitration
	concerning § 7 V 1: Thomas Schmitz, Sponsoring a War of Aggression? The German Basic Law and the Continuing Large-Scale Import of Russian Fossil Fuels, Online-Konferenzbeitrag, Vilnius 23.08.2022; Christoph Hasselbach, Merz criticized for selective approach to international law, Deutsche Welle 27.03.2026 (about criticism by legal scholars at the German Federal Chancellor's legal assessment of the US abduction of the Venezuelan President as "complex")
	concerning § 7 V 2: Irene Sarwindaningrum, Tata Perilaku Laut China Selatan, 24 Tahun yang Penuh Liku, Kompas 17.07.2026 (also available in English)
	concerning § 8 I: European External Action Service, EU agenda for a renewed multilateralism, 01.08.2025 (about the European commitment to multilateral cooperation in a rules-based international order)
	concerning § 8 II: Ursula von der Leyen's highly criticised speach of 09.03.2026, calling to abandon the traditional, rules-based European foreign policy in favour of a "more realistic and interest-driven foreign policy"
	More links will follow during the course.