Dr. A. (Andrea) Leiter PhD
Assistant Professor
Faculty of Law
Public International Law
Visiting address
- Nieuwe Achtergracht 166
- Room number: 10.03
Postal address
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Postbus 15859
1001 NJ Amsterdam
Contact details
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Profile
Andrea Leiter is the Acting Director of Research at the Amsterdam Center for International Law. Her research focuses on technology enabled governance and is embedded in the Sustainable Global Economic Law (SGEL) project. She researches on global inequality and transnational law making through private actors with a focus on the digital economy and blockchain technology. Supported by a VENI grant from the Dutch Research Council (NWO) she conducts her research project on '(Re)coding Value(s) in the Digital Economy' (2024-2027).
Andrea obtained her PhD in a jointly-awarded degree program between the University of Melbourne and the University of Vienna where she was funded by the Austrian Academy of Sciences. Her resulting manuscript titled ‘Making the World Safe for Investment: The Protection of Foreign Property 1922-1959’ was published with Cambridge University Press. She is a junior faculty member at the Institute for Global Law and Policy at Harvard Law School.
She is the co-founder of the Sovereign Nature Initiative working at the intersection of ecology, economy and technology.
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Service & Editorial Positions
Editor, Crypto Law Review
Managing Editor, Glossary of Distributed Technologies, Internet Policy Review
Program Committee, Cryptoeconomic Systems MIT Press
Review Editor, Technology and Law, Frontiers in Artificial Intelligence
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Consulting
Member, COALA Working Group – DAO Model Law
Legal expert, Odyssey Hackathon – for the challenge ‘Sovereign Nature’ developing technologically enabled solutions towards ‘Protecting Marine Biodiversity in International Waters’ in collaboration with IUCN (International Union for the Conservation of Nature) and ICEL (International Council for Environmental Law)
Advisor, start-up Lexon Foundation – developing human readable programming language
Advisor, German Development Agency GIZ Blockchain Lab – Report ‘International Water Governance and Smart Contracts’
- Director of Research - Sovereign Nature Initiative
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Publications
- refereed (14)
- academic (5)
- professional (2)
- popular scientific (2)
- conference contributions (1)
- recognitions (38)
2025
- Leiter, A. (in press). X. In M. Petersmann, & D. van den Meersche (Eds.), Underworlds – Sites and Struggles of Global Dis/Ordering (LSE International Studies). Cambridge University Press.
2024
- Leiter, A., & Dogot, D. (in press). Augmented Law: Formalism in Blockchain. Journal of Cross-disciplinary Research in Computational Law (CRCL) .
2023
Ferrari, V., Leiter, A., Idelberger, F., Mannan, M., María-Cruz, V., & Bodó, B. (Eds.) (2023). Log Out. A Glossary of Technological Resistance and Decentralization. Institute of Network Cultures.- Leiter, A. (2023). Making the world safe for investment: the protection of foreign property 1922-1959. (Cambridge Studies in International and Comparative Law; Vol. 178). Cambridge University Press. https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009330428 [details]
- Leiter, A. (2023). Perimeters of possibility: legal imagination and structural indeterminacy in international legal thought. Transnational Legal Theory, 14(1), 100-112. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1080/20414005.2023.2203540 [details]
2022
- Leiter, A. (2022). Blocks. In P. Goodrich, D. Gandorfer, & C. Gebruers (Eds.), Research Handbook on Law and Literature (pp. 351-363). (Research Handbooks in Legal Theory). Edward Elgar. https://doi.org/10.4337/9781839102264.00030
- Leiter, A. (2022). Protecting Concessionary Rights: General Principles and the Making of International Investment Law. Leiden Journal of International Law, 35(1), 55-69. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0922156521000601 [details]
- Leiter, A., & Petersmann, M. (2022). Correction to: Tech‑based Prototypes in Climate Governance: On Scalability, Replicability, and Representation. Law and Critique, 33(3), 335-336. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10978-022-09333-2
- Leiter, A., & Petersmann, M. (2022). Tech‑based Prototypes in Climate Governance: On Scalability, Replicability, and Representation. Law and Critique, 33(3), 319–333. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10978-022-09331-4 [details]
2021
- De Filippi, P., & Leiter, A. (2021). Blockchain in Outer Space. AJIL unbound, 115, 413-418. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1017/aju.2021.63 [details]
- Leiter, A. (2021). Contestations over Legal Authority: The Lena Goldfields Arbitration 1930. In K. Greenman, A. Orford, A. Saunders, & N. Tzouvala (Eds.), Revolutions in International Law: The Legacies of 1917 (pp. 315-338). Cambridge University Press. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108860727.017 [details]
2018
- Goldenfein, J., & Leiter, A. (2018). Legal Engineering on the Blockchain: ‘Smart Contracts’ as Legal Conduct. Law and Critique, 29(2), 141-149. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10978-018-9224-0
- Leiter, A. (2018). [Review of: A. Roberts (2017) Is International Law International?]. Melbourne Journal of International Law, 19(1). https://law.unimelb.edu.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0011/3152495/Leiter-unpaginated.pdf
2017
- Leiter, A. (2017). The Silent Impact of the 1917 Revolutions on International Investment Law. ESIL Reflections, 6(10). https://esil-sedi.eu/post_name-115/
2025
- Leiter, A. (2025). Who gets to bet on the future? Cryptostatecraft and the return of Donald Trump to the White House. Web publication or website, Transformative Private Law Blog. https://transformativeprivatelaw.com/who-gets-to-bet-on-the-future/
2024
- Leiter, A. (2024). What Can a Lion Do in the Metaverse? On Multiplicity and Non-Human Agency. In K. Allado-McDowell, J. Kagnaskiy, B. Kames, & C. Mynatt (Eds.), Interspecies Future: A Primer LAS Art Foundation.
- Leiter, A., & Dogot, D. (Eds.) (in press). Audio Lectures in International Law and Technology: Listening to New Normativities. Digital or Visual Products, Völkerrechtsblog. https://voelkerrechtsblog.org/symposium/digital-echoes-listening-to-new-normativities-in-international-law-and-technology/
2021
- Kackovic, M. (Author), Colavizza, G. (Author), & Leiter, A. (Author). (2021). Crypto Art – The new kid on the block. Web publication or website, Global Digital Cultures. https://globaldigitalcultures.org/2021/02/15/crypto-art-the-new-kid-on-the-block/ [details]
2020
- Leiter, A. (2020). Law-making in Cyberspace: a Snapshot from a Field in Motion: Harvard International Law Journal Online Scholarship Frontiers. Harvard International Law Journal. https://harvardilj.org/2020/04/cyber-sovereignty-a-snapshot-from-a-field-in-motion/
2023
- Leiter, A., Mazzi, A., & Smakthin, V. (2023). Introducing DEEP (Decentralised Ecological Economics Protocol): A Pathway to Flipping the Economics of Ecology. Sovereign Nature Initiative. https://sovereignnature.com/features/deep-whitepaper [details]
2022
- Leiter, A. B. (Author). (2022). Interspecies Future Podcast: Pathways forward. Digital or Visual Products https://interspeciesfuture.podbean.com/e/ep8-interspecies-future-pathways-forward/
2022
- Leiter, A., Gandorfer, D., & Ayub, Z. (2022). Breath for Sale: Breathing collectively for a Right to Breathe!. Digital or Visual Products
2021
- Leiter, A. (Author). (2021). Hodl the Void. Digital or Visual Products https://hodlthevoid.com/
2024
- Leiter, A. (in press). Recoding Values: Cryptostatecraft and Experiments in Future Governance. Paper presented at 9th Annual Conference of the European Society of International Law.
Prize / grant
- Leiter, A. (2024). Impact Grant for Research.
- Leiter, A. (2024). Faculty Research Strategic Investment Fund.
- Leiter, A. (2023). VENI: (Re)coding Value(s) in the Digital Economy.
- Leiter, A. & Venzke, I. (2021). Sustainability Teaching Grant.
- Leiter, A. (2020). Global digital art: Categorization, place and economic value in the Crypto art market.
Membership / relevant position
- Leiter, A. (2024-). European DAO Workshop 2024 (DAWO), European DAO Workshop (DAWO) Conference Committee.
Media appearance
- Leiter, A. (01-07-2024). Sovereign Nature Initiative : How to ReFi without carbon credits with Andrea Leiter The Blockchain Socialist. Sovereign Nature Initiative : How to ReFi without carbon credits with Andrea Leiter. https://theblockchainsocialist.com/sovereign-nature-initiative-how-to-refi-without-carbon-credits-with-andrea-leiter/
- Leiter, A. (18-03-2024). Leeuwen-avatars en parkranger-outfits [Print] De Groene Amsterdammer. Leeuwen-avatars en parkranger-outfits. https://www.groene.nl/artikel/leeuwen-avatars-en-parkranger-outfits
- Leiter, A. (02-12-2023). Smart Forests Atlas [Radio]. Andrea Leiter: Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, and Self-Governing Nature. https://atlas.smartforests.net/en/radio/andrea-leiter/
- Leiter, A. (20-09-2022). Interspecies Future [Web]. Interspecies Future: Pathways forward. https://music.amazon.com.br/podcasts/9ab46186-47a1-4793-b6c3-ff6ae94e4fea/episodes/2bfeb8ec-a4e0-4bdc-b524-d4c8249dc236/interspecies-future-…
- Leiter, A. (20-07-2022). Ein dezentrales Recht auf Atmen Ö1 ORF Radiokolleg. Ein dezentrales Recht auf Atmen.
Journal editor
- Ferrari, V. (editor) & Leiter, A. (editor) (2020-2022). Internet Policy Review (Publisher). https://policyreview.info/glossary
Talk / presentation
- Leiter, A. (invited speaker) (14-3-2025). From Nation State to Network State, The University of Melbourne Law School.
- Leiter, A. (invited speaker) (27-2-2025). Cryptostatecraft, Center for Comparative and Public Law (CCPL), University of Hong Kong.
- Leiter, A. (invited speaker) (16-12-2024). Transformative Law with an Anarchist Squint – Notes on Cryptostatecraft, TEGL Conference, Maastricht.
- Leiter, A. (invited speaker) (28-11-2024). Cryptostatecraft: Recoding Value/s in the Digital Economy, School of Law, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK.. https://www.law.ed.ac.uk/news-events/events/cryptostatecraft-recoding-values-digital-economy
- Leiter, A. (speaker) (24-11-2024). Globalisation & Law Network seminar with Andrea Leiter, Globalisation & Law Network seminar .
- Leiter, A. (speaker) (5-9-2024). Recoding Values: Cryptostatecraft and Experiments in Future Governance, ESIL Annual Conference 2024 , Vilnus.
- Leiter, A. (speaker) (10-7-2024). Decentralization, Climate & Environment, EthCC 7 - Blockchain for Good. https://event.theblockchainforgood.org/index.php/podcast/bfgu2-climate-environment/
- Leiter, A. (invited speaker) (5-7-2024). European DAO Workshop 2024, ZHAW Zürcher Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften.
- Leiter, A. (invited speaker) (13-10-2023). DAO @ LexTech Institute, LexTech Institute, Université de Neuchâtel.
- Leiter, A. (invited speaker) (10-9-2023). Funding the Commons Berlin, Blockchain Week Berlin.
- Leiter, A. (speaker) (9-4-2022). Law, Technology and the Human Conference.
- Leiter, A. (speaker) & Dogot, D. (speaker) (11-11-2021). Augmented Order - the Hyper-formalism of Blockchain or Blockchain as Trans-legalism, COHUBICOL -Counting as a Human Being in the Era of Computational Law.
- Leiter, A. (speaker) (11-9-2021). ESIL Closing Panel - Global Law as the End of International Law?, European Society of International Law (ESIL) Annual Conference 2021, Stockholm.
- Leiter, A. (speaker) (1-9-2021). Technology driven agency of 'nature', Normandy Chair for Peace.
- Leiter, A. (speaker) (31-8-2021). Blockchain as a Matter of Jurisdiction - Or where does Consent Live?, Arbeitskreis junger Völkerrechtswissenschafter_innen.
Others
- Leiter, A. (visiting researcher) (24-2-2025 - 18-3-2025). University of Melbourne (visiting an external institution).
- Morvillo, M. (organiser), ten Oever, N. (chair), Catanzariti, M. (participant), Leiter, A. (participant) & Irion, K. (participant) (18-12-2024). Book panel on ‘Disconnecting sovereignty: How Data Fragmentation Reshapes the Law’, Amsterdam (organising a conference, workshop, ...).
- Leiter, A. (organiser) & Vallejo, R. (organiser) (10-10-2024 - 11-10-2024). Law & (De)Valuation Practices (organising a conference, workshop, ...).
- Leiter, A. (visiting researcher) (1-4-2024 - 1-10-2024). SOAM - A community catalyst dedicated to nurturing collaboration, experimentation and learning for transformative change (visiting an external institution).
- Leiter, A. (organiser) (7-11-2023 - 8-11-2023). Treasuries for Planetary Survival, Amsterdam (organising a conference, workshop, ...).
- Leiter, A. (visiting researcher) (1-9-2023 - 1-3-2024). Institute for Advanced Studies (visiting an external institution). https://ias.uva.nl/content/news/2025/02/blogpost-by-andrea-leiter.html?origin=P4tjRRWlT6iSOuH%2BAiDOqA
- Leiter, A. (other) (2-2023 - 8-2023). Tracing the Wild (other).
- Leiter, A. (participant) (22-9-2022). Exploratory Seminar Harvard University Radcliffe Institute, Boston (participating in a conference, workshop, ...).
- Leiter, A. (organiser) (20-5-2022 - 21-5-2022). Experimental Zone, Amsterdam (organising a conference, workshop, ...).
- Leiter, A. (organiser) & Petersmann, M. (participant) (19-5-2022 - 20-5-2022). Theory-Hacks for Radical Contracting: How to Create Value Metabolisms?, Amsterdam (organising a conference, workshop, ...).
- Leiter, A. (other) (1-5-2022 - 1-9-2022). Exhibition: Gas Exchanges and a Right to Breathe (other).
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Ancillary activities
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Stichting Sovereign Nature Initiative
Director of Research
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Stichting Sovereign Nature Initiative
Ferrari, V., Leiter, A., Idelberger, F., Mannan, M., María-Cruz, V., & Bodó, B. (Eds.) (2023). Log Out. A Glossary of Technological Resistance and Decentralization. Institute of Network Cultures.