Workshop in Gender and Family Economics
on June 4, 2025
Published on May 22, 2025– Updated on May 27, 2025
Language as an instrument of political and normative power: the United Nations’ multilingualism and its consequences on international law.
Venue: Maison Internationale de la Recherche, Neuville-sur-Oise. Salle 008
Conference by Léna Sylvestre organised by Raphaël Cahen, Fellow-in-Residence CYAS and CPJP.
Léna Sylvestre is a PhD candidate in legal history at CY Cergy Paris Université (Centre de philosophie juridique et politique) and at the Vrije Universiteit Brussel (CORE research group), as part of a joint doctoral program. Her thesis focuses on the influence of linguistic plurality on the drafting and implementation of international legal norms, through a historical case study of the multilingual regime of the United Nations. Her research lies at the intersection of legal history, international law, and institutional multilingualism studies.
Léna Sylvestre is a PhD candidate in legal history at CY Cergy Paris Université (Centre de philosophie juridique et politique) and at the Vrije Universiteit Brussel (CORE research group), as part of a joint doctoral program. Her thesis focuses on the influence of linguistic plurality on the drafting and implementation of international legal norms, through a historical case study of the multilingual regime of the United Nations. Her research lies at the intersection of legal history, international law, and institutional multilingualism studies.
Contact and information to participate in person or remotely: raphael.cahen@cyu.fr
