Andreas Føllesdal

Andreas Føllesdal is a Professor at the University of Oslo, affiliated with the Faculty of Law and the Department of Public Law. His research focuses on the intersection of political philosophy and international law, particularly addressing issues of human rights, legitimacy, democracy, and European Union governance.

• Key Research Areas: Human rights, philosophical foundations of international law, EU federalism, judicial legitimacy, and global economic justice.
• Notable Collaborations: Co-led the MultiRights project on multilevel human rights judiciary legitimacy; contributed to EU legal dimensions in Norway (EURNOR).
• Publications: Over 15 recent works in journals like Journal of Social Philosophy, Global Constitutionalism, and Critical Review of International Social and Political Philosophy, with a focus on refugee rights, judicial diversity, and the rule of law.
• Critique of International Courts: Advocates for charitable philosophical analysis to reconcile cultural differences in human rights interpretations while addressing power imbalances in global legal systems.