International Law and the Concepts of Balance of Power and Spheres of Influence Chair: Benedict Kingsbury, New York University School of Law Panelists: 1. Milos Vec, Max-Planck-Institute for European Legal History, "Were "Balance of Power" and "Sphere of Influence" Legal Principles?" 2. Victor Kattan, University of London, "The Balance of Power and the Three Partitions of Poland: War and the Law of Nations in the Eighteenth Century" 3. Gregor Novak, University of Vienna, "The Balance of Power Today"