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Dr Jed Odermatt

Senior Lecturer

The City Law School Academic law programmes

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Dr Jed Odermatt
City, University of London
Northampton Square
London EC1V 0HB
United Kingdom

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About

Overview

Dr Jed Odermatt is a Senior Lecturer at the City Law School, City, University of London where he is co-convenor of the International Law and Affairs Group (ILAG) and member of the Institute for the Study of European Law (ISEL) . Jed’s research interests relate to public international law, international dispute settlement, the law of international organizations and EU external relations law. He is a member of the Coordinating Committee of the European Society of International Law (ESIL) Interest Group EU as a Global Actor and Co-rapporteur of the International Law Association (ILA) Study Group International Law of Regional Organisations . He is the author of International Law and the European Union (Cambridge University Press, 2021). Jed teaches and supervises in the areas of public international law and international human rights law.

Qualifications

  • PhD, University of Leuven, Belgium
  • LLM International and European Law, Tilburg University, The Netherlands
  • Bachelor of Law and Legal Practice (Hons), Flinders University, Australia
  • Bachelor of International Studies (Hons), Flinders University, Australia
  • Postgraduate Diploma in Academic Practice, City, University of London, United Kingdom

Administrative roles

  • Co-convenor, International Law and Affairs Group (ILAG)
  • Managing Editor, City Law Forum
  • Research Ethics Committee, City Law School
  • Assistant Dean (Enterprise)

Employment

  • Postdoctoral Researcher, Centre of Excellence for International Courts (iCourts), University of Copenhagen, Sep 2016 – Aug 2018
  • Max Weber Fellow, European University Institute, Sep 2015 – Aug 2021
  • Doctoral Researcher, Levuen Centre for Global Governance Studies, University of Leuven, Sep 2010 – Aug 2015
  • Junior Researcher, Asser Institute, Jul 2008 – Aug 2010

Memberships of professional organisations

  • European Society of International Law, Interest Group 'EU as a Global Actor', Member of Coordinating Committee, Apr 2020 – present
  • International Law Association, Study Group: International Law of Regional Organisations (co-rapporteur)
  • Society of Legal Scholars

Teaching

LU1013 Foundations of Contract Law (LLB)
LU2025 Foundations of Public International Law (LLB)
LMM128 International Human Rights in Law & Practice (LLM)

Research students

Andrea Maria Pelliconi

Thesis title: Demographic Engineering and Forced Migration in International Law and Practice. A Human Rights Assessment

Christopher Arvidsson

Thesis title: Addressing the Improbable: Law, Courts and Existential Risks

Aminah Karim

Thesis title: The Forgotten Genocide: The Bangladesh Liberation War of 1971. Why are the atrocities committed during the Liberation War, not identified as a formal genocide by the international community?

Publications

Publications by category

Books (2)

Chapters (34)

  • Odermatt, J. (2022). Invoking Customary International Law before the Court: Racke. In Butler, G. and Wessel, R.A. (Eds.), EU External Relations Law: The Cases in Context Oxford: Hart.
  • Odermatt, J. (2022). The European Union’s Role in the Making and Confirmation of Customary International Law. In Lusa Bordin, F., Müller, A.T. and Pascual-Vives, F. (Eds.), The European Union and Customary International Law Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
  • Odermatt, J. (2021). The International Court of Justice and the Court of Justice of the European Union: Between Fragmentation and Universality of International Law. In Skordas, A. (Ed.), Research Handbook on the International Court of
    Justice     Edward Elgar.
  • Odermatt, J. (2021). Articles 16-19 Institutional Provisions. In Van Calster, G. and Reins, L. (Eds.), The Paris Agreement on Climate Change: A Commentary Edward Elgar Publishing. ISBN 978-1-78897-918-4.
  • Schäfer, S. and Odermatt, J. (2021). Nomen est Omen? The Relevance of ‘EU Party’ in International Law. In Levrat, N., Kaspiarovich, Y., Kaddous, C. and Wessel, R.A. (Eds.), The EU and Its Member States' Joint Participation in International Agreements Oxford: Hart.
  • Odermatt, J. (2021). Institutional Provisions. The Paris Agreement on Climate Change: A Commentary (pp. 373–374). ISBN 978-1-78897-918-4.
  • Odermatt, J. (2021). Institutional Provisions. The Paris Agreement on Climate Change: A Commentary (pp. 371–372). ISBN 978-1-78897-918-4.
  • Odermatt, J. (2021). Institutional Provisions. The Paris Agreement on Climate Change: A Commentary (pp. 369–370). ISBN 978-1-78897-918-4.
  • Odermatt, J. (2021). Institutional Provisions. The Paris Agreement on Climate Change: A Commentary (pp. 364–368). ISBN 978-1-78897-918-4.
  • Odermatt, J. (2020). The EU and International Institutions. In Wessel, R.A. and Larik, J. (Eds.), EU External Relations Law Text, Cases and Materials Hart Publishing. ISBN 978-1-5099-2676-3.
  • Odermatt, J. (2020). The EU’s Economic Engagement with Western Sahara: Assessing the Compatibility of Agreements with International Law. In Duval, A. and Kassoti, E. (Eds.), The Legality of Economic Activities in Occupied Territories: International, EU Law and Business and Human Rights Perspectives Routledge. ISBN 978-0-367-25498-8.
  • Odermatt, J. (2020). Brexit and International Legal Sovereignty. In Santos Vara, J. and Wessel, R.A. (Eds.), The Routledge Handbook on the International Dimension of Brexit Routledge.
  • Odermatt, J. (2020). Convergence through EU Unilateralism. In Fahey, E. (Ed.), Framing Convergence with the Global Legal Order: The EU and the World Hart. ISBN 978-1-5099-3439-3.
  • Odermatt, J. (2020). Facultative Mixity in the International Legal Order – Tolerating European Exceptionalism? In Chamon, M. and Govaere, I. (Eds.), EU External Relations Post-Lisbon: The Law and Practice of Facultative Mixity Brill. ISBN 978-90-04-42198-1.
  • Wessel, R.A. and Odermatt, J. (2019). The European Union’s Engagement with Other International Institutions: Emerging Questions of EU and International Law. In Wessel, R.A. and Odermatt, J. (Eds.), Research Handbook on the European Union and International Organizations Cheltenham: Edward Elgar.
  • Odermatt, J. and Wessel, R.A. (2019). The Challenges of Engaging with International Institutions The EU and Multilateralism Under Strain. In Odermatt, J. and Wessel, R.A. (Eds.), Research Handbook on the European Union and International Organizations Cheltenham: Edward Elgar.
  • Odermatt, J. (2019). Brexit, justice and dispute settlement. On Brexit (pp. 111–126). Edward Elgar Publishing.
  • Odermatt, J. (2018). Brexit and British trade policy. Routledge Handbook of the Politics of Brexit (pp. 80–91). ISBN 978-1-138-04936-9.
  • Odermatt, J. (2018). The European Union as a cybersecurity actor. Research Handbook on the EU’s Common Foreign and Security Policy Edward Elgar Publishing. ISBN 978-1-78536-407-5.
  • Odermatt, J. (2018). The Principle of Autonomy: an Adolescent Disease of EU External Relations Law? In Cremona, M. (Ed.), Structural Principles in EU External Relations Law Oxford: Hart Publishing.
  • Wouters, J. and Odermatt, J. (2016). International Banking Standards, Private Law, and the European Union. Private Law in the External Relations of the EU (pp. 171–200). Oxford University Press.
  • Wouters, J. and Odermatt, J. (2016). Assessing the Legality of Decisions. In Hurd, I., Johnstone, I. and Cogan, J.K. (Eds.), The Oxford Handbook of International Organizations (pp. 1006–1006). Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-967220-2.
  • Wouters, J. and Odermatt, J. (2016). Certain Expenses of the United Nations (Article 17, paragraph 2 of the Charter): advisory opinion, [1962] ICJ Reports 151. In Ryngaert, C., Dekker, I.F., Wessel, R.A. and Wouters, J. (Eds.), Judicial Decisions on the Law of International Organizations (pp. 191–191). Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-874361-3.
  • Wouters, J., Chané, A.L. and Odermatt, J. (2015). The european union: A shadowy global actor?: The UN system as an example. The Actors of Postnational Rule-Making: Contemporary Challenges of European and International Law (pp. 163–184). ISBN 978-1-138-85666-0.
  • Wouters, J., Anna-Luise, C., Odermatt, J. and Ramopoulos, T. (2015). Improving the EU's Status in the UN and the UN System: An Objective without a Strategy? The European Union in International Organisations and Global Governance: Recent Developments Hart Publishing. ISBN 978-1-84946-700-1.
  • Wouters, J., Odermatt, J. and Ramopoulos, T. (2015). Worlds Apart? Comparing the Approaches of the European Court of Justice and the EU Legislature to International Law. In Cremona, M. and Thies, A. (Eds.), The European Court of Justice and External Relations Law: Constitutional Challenges Hart Publishing. ISBN 978-1-84946-832-9.
  • Wouters, J. and Odermatt, J. (2014). Quis custodiet consilium securitatis?: Reflections on the law-making powers of the security council. The Security Council as Global Legislator (pp. 71–96). ISBN 978-0-415-74337-2.
  • Ramopoulos, T. and Odermatt, J. (2013). EU Diplomacy: Measuring Success in Light of the Post-Lisbon Institutional Framework. Global Power Europe - Vol. 1 (pp. 19–35). Springer Berlin Heidelberg. ISBN 978-3-642-32411-6.
  • Wouters, J. and Odermatt, J. (2013). Norms Emanating from International Bodies and Their Role in the Legal Order of the European Union. Between Autonomy and Dependence (pp. 47–68). T. M. C. Asser Press. ISBN 978-90-6704-902-3.
  • Wouters, J., Kerckhoven, S.V. and Odermatt, J. (2013). The EU at the G20 and the G20’s Impact on the EU. The EU's Role in Global Governance (pp. 259–271). Oxford University Press.
  • Wouters, J., Odermatt, J. and Ramopoulos, T. (2013). The Status of the European Union at the United Nations General Assembly. The European Union in the World Essays in Honour of Marc Maresceau Martinus Nijhoff Publishers. ISBN 978-90-04-25914-0.
  • Ramopoulos, T. and Odermatt, J. (2013). EU Diplomacy: Measuring Success in Light of the Post-Lisbon Institutional Framework. Global Power Shift (pp. 19–35).
  • Reydams, L. and Odermatt, J. (2012). Mandates. International Prosecutors (pp. 81–112). Oxford University Press.
  • In Smith, M., Keukeleire, S. and Vanhoonacker, S. (Eds.), The Diplomatic System of the European Union. In Routledge.

Internet publications (12)

  • Odermatt, J. and Cardwell, P.J. (2023). Eurovision: even before the singing starts, the contest is a fascinating reflection of international rules and politics. The Conversation.
  • Odermatt, J. (2022). Green Power and SCE Solar v Spain: From the Primacy of EU Law to Lex Superior. City Law Forum.
  • Odermatt, J. (2022). Options for a Peace Settlement for Ukraine: Option Paper IV – Ukrainian Pathways to the European Union. Opinio Juris.
  • Odermatt, J. (2021). Motivation and the Design of Online Learning Platforms. Learning at City.
  • Odermatt, J. (2021). Contesting Consent: Why the EU-Morocco Trade Agreements Were Concluded Without the Consent of the People of Western Sahara. Verfassungsblog.
  • Odermatt, J. (2021). EU General Court: EU-Morocco trade agreements concluded without the consent of the people of Western Sahara. City Law Forum.
  • Odermatt, J. (2021). International Law and the European Union: The Challenge of Integrating Multiple Perspectives. City Law Forum.
  • Odermatt, J. (2021). European Citizens’ Initiative on trade in goods originating in occupied territories. City Law Forum.
  • Odermatt, J. (2017). Lex Specialis and the Interpretation of Article 50 TEU. E-International Relations.
  • Odermatt, J. (2016). Brexit and International Law. EJIL Talk!.
  • Odermatt, J. (2015). House of Cards (Season 3): International Law and American Power. Centre de droit international - Université libre de Bruxelles.
  • Odermatt, J. (2014). Court of Justice of the European Union finds Draft Agreement on EU Accession to ECHR is Incompatible with EU Law. Cambridge International Law Journal Blog.

Journal articles (29)

Reports (10)

  • Odermatt, J. (2020). Certain Expenses of the United Nations (Article 17, Paragraph 2, of the Charter), 20th July 1962 (ICJ GL No 49, [1962] ICJ Rep 151, ICGJ 221 (ICJ 1962)), OXIO 225..
  • Odermatt, J., Wouters, J., De Baere, G., Van Vooren, B., Raube, K., Ramopoulos, T. … Tanghe, Y. (2013). The Organisation and Functioning of the European External Action Service: Achievements, Challenges and Opportunities. Directorate-General for External Policies of the Union. ISBN 978-92-823-4134-6.
  • Lutchman, R. Demirel v Stadt Schwäbisch Gmünd, Final judgment, Case C-12/86, [1987] ECR 3719, ILEC 064 (CJEU 1987), 30th September 1987, Court of Justice of the European Union [CJEU]; European Court of Justice [ECJ]..
  • Odermatt, J. Onkel Sam, Anklagemyndigheden v Poulsen and Diva Navigation Corporation, Final judgment, Case C-286/90, [1992] ECR I-6019, ILEC 052 (CJEU 1994), 24th November 1992, Court of Justice of the European Union [CJEU]; European Court of Justice [ECJ]. Oxford University Press.
  • Odermatt, J. Firma Brita GmbH v Hauptzollamt Hamburg-Hafen, Final judgment, C-386/08, [2010] OJ C100/4, [2010] ECR I‐1289, ILEC 010 (CJEU 2010), 25th February 2010, Court of Justice of the European Union [CJEU]; European Court of Justice [ECJ]; European Court of Justice (4th Chamber). Oxford University Press.
  • Odermatt, J. Firma Brita GmbH v Hauptzollamt Hamburg-Hafen, Final judgment, C-386/08, [2010] OJ C100/4, [2010] ECR I‐1289, ILEC 010 (CJEU 2010), 25th February 2010, Court of Justice of the European Union [CJEU]; European Court of Justice [ECJ]; European Court of Justice (4th Chamber)..
  • Odermatt, J. Anastasiou I, The Queen v Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, Cypfruvex (UK) Limited (intervening) and Cyprus Fruit and Vegetable Enterprises Limited (Cypfruvex) (intervening), ex parte SP Anastasiou (Pissouri) Limited, Judgment, Case C-432/92, [1994] ECR 3087, ILEC 090 (CJEU 1994), 5th July 1994, Court of Justice of the European Union [CJEU]; European Court of Justice [ECJ]..
  • Odermatt, J. Air Transport Association of America and ors v Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, Judgment, Case C-366/10, [2012] OJ C49/7, ILEC 001 (CJEU 2011), [2012] 2 CMLR 4, 21st December 2011, Court of Justice of the European Union [CJEU]; European Court of Justice [ECJ]; European Court of Justice (Grand Chamber)..
  • Odermatt, J. Opinion pursuant to Article 218(11) TFEU - Draft international agreement - Accession of the European Union to the European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms - Compatibility of the draft agreement with the EU and FEU Treaties, Opinion, Case C-2/13, EU:C:2014:2454, ILEC 086 (CJEU 2014), 18th December 2014, Court of Justice of the European Union [CJEU]; European Court of Justice [ECJ]..
  • Odermatt, J. Segi and ors v Council of the European Union, Spain (intervening) and United Kingdom (intervening), Judgment, Case no C-355/04 P, (2007) ECR I-1657, (CJEU 2007), 27th February 2007, Court of Justice of the European Union [CJEU]; European Court of Justice [ECJ]; European Court of Justice (Grand Chamber)..

Working papers (5)