Lecture: Johns on "The Digitization of Humanitarianism and its Discontents"

On November 15, 2021, Fleur Johns (Univ. of New South Wales - Law) will deliver the third lecture of the 2021-2022 Essex Public International Law Lecture Series. The topic is: "The Digitization of Humanitarianism and its Discontents." Details are here.

Lecture: Sellers on "Unlocking Slavery Crimes"

On November 1, 2021, Patricia Viseur Sellers (Special Advisor for Slavery Crimes, Office of the Prosecutor, International Criminal Court) will deliver the second lecture of the 2021-2022 Essex Public International Law Lecture Series. The topic is: "Unlocking Slavery Crimes." Registration is here. Further details are here.

New Additions to the UN Audiovisual Library of International Law

The Codification Division of the UN Office of Legal Affairs recently added new materials to the UN Audiovisual Library of International Law website. They include a lecture given by Jennifer Trahan on “War Crimes Prosecutions”; a lecture by Bogdan Aurescu on “Sea-Level Rise in relation to International Law - A Concrete Contribution by the International Law Commission to Solving a Problem of Pressing Concern for the International Community”; and an introductory note by Donald M. McRae on General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade, 1947.

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Lecture: Dupuy on "About the Universality of Public International Law in the Year 2021 and in the Years to Come"

On October 25, 2021, Pierre-Marie Dupuy (Univ. of Paris (Panthéon-Assas) & Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies) will deliver the opening lecture of the 2021-2022 Essex Public International Law Lecture Series. The topic is: "About the Universality of Public International Law in the Year 2021 and in the Years to Come." Registration is here. Further details are here.

Lecture: Chimni on "Global South, Imperialism and International law: The Post Pandemic Era"

On November 5, 2021, the Collège de France will host a lecture by Bhupinder Chimni on "Global South, Imperialism and International law: The Post Pandemic Era." Details are here.

Lecture: Rae on "The Promotion of Transnational Human Rights: What Role for Canada at the UN?"

On October 20, 2021, the Nathanson Centre on Transnational Human Rights, Crime and Security will host an online lecture by Bob Rae (Permanent Representative of Canada to the United Nations) on "The Promotion of Transnational Human Rights: What Role for Canada at the UN?" Details are here.

Lecture: Prieto on "Blockchain infrastructures and changes in international lawmaking"

On October 20, 2021, the Institute of International Relations in Prague will host an online lecture by Gustavo Prieto (Ghent Univ.) on "Blockchain infrastructures and changes in international lawmaking." Details are here.

Lecture: Evans on "What is to become of the UN Human Rights Treaty Body system?"

On September 28, 2021, Malcolm Evans (Univ. of Bristol - Law) will deliver online the 2021 Grotius Lecture of the British Institute of International and Comparative Law. Details are here.

New Additions to the UN Audiovisual Library of International Law

The Codification Division of the UN Office of Legal Affairs recently added new materials to the UN Audiovisual Library of International Law website. They include a lecture given by Inga Winkler on “The Human Rights to Water and Sanitation” and an introductory note by Daniel Bodansky on the Paris Agreement, 2015.

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Lecture: Wood on "The Role of the International Law Commission in Shaping International Law"

On October 14, 2021, the Centre for European and International Legal Affairs at Queen Mary University of London will host its annual lecture in-person and online. It will be delivered by Michael Wood on "The Role of the International Law Commission in Shaping International Law." Details are here.

Lecture: Orford on "International Law and the Politics of History"

On June 21, 2021, Anne Orford (Univ. of Melbourne - Law) will deliver a lecture on "International Law and the Politics of History" as part of the Essex Public International Law Lecture Series. Details are here.

Lecture: Wennerström on "ECHR Protocol 15 – Brighton Revisited"

On June 14, 2021, Erik Wennerström (Judge, European Court of Human Rights) will deliver a lecture on "ECHR Protocol 15 – Brighton Revisited" as part of the Essex Public International Law Lecture Series. Details are here.

Lecture: Urrutia on "International law and the problems with high seas fishing - the future ahead"

On June 3, 2021, Osvaldo Urrutia (Universidad Católica de Valparaíso; Senior Legal Adviser on Fisheries and Ocean Affairs, Government of Chile) will deliver a lecture on "International law and the problems with high seas fishing - the future ahead" as part of the Essex Public International Law Lecture Series. Details are here.

Lecture: Otto on "Rethinking International Law's 'Peace': A queer feminist perspective"

On May 24, 2021, Dianne Otto (Univ. of Melbourne - Law) will deliver a lecture on "Rethinking International Law's 'Peace': A queer feminist perspective" as part of the Essex Public International Law Lecture Series. Details are here.

New Additions to the UN Audiovisual Library of International Law

The Codification Division of the UN Office of Legal Affairs recently added an introductory note by Heiner Bielefeldt and Michael Wiener on the Declaration on the Elimination of All Forms of Intolerance and of Discrimination Based on Religion or Belief of 1981 to the Historic Archives of the UN Audiovisual Library of International Law website.

Lecture: Caracciolo on "The regime of international straits - freedoms, rights and obligations at stake"

On May 17, 2021, Ida Caracciolo (Judge, International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea) will deliver a lecture on "The regime of international straits - freedoms, rights and obligations at stake" as part of the Essex Public International Law Lecture Series. Details are here.

New Additions to the UN Audiovisual Library of International Law

The Codification Division of the UN Office of Legal Affairs recently added new materials to the UN Audiovisual Library of International Law website. They include an introductory note by Judith Gardam on the Protocols Additional to the Geneva Conventions of 12 August 1949; and the procedural history of the Agreement governing the Activities of States on the Moon and Other Celestial Bodies, 1979.

Lecture: Tanzi on "A common but differentiated law of international adjudication"

On May 6, 2021, Attila Tanzi (Univ. of Bologna - Law) will deliver a lecture on "A common but differentiated law of international adjudication" as part of the Essex Public International Law Lecture Series. Details are here.

Lecture: Modirzadeh on "Passion and International Law of War Scholarship"

On May 10, 2021, Naz Khatoon Modirzadeh (Harvard Univ. - Law) will deliver a lecture on "Passion and International Law of War Scholarship" as part of the Essex Public International Law Lecture Series. Details are here.

Lecture: Knop on "Gender and the Lost Private Side of International Law"

On April 26, 2021, Karen Knop (Univ. of Toronto - Law) will deliver a lecture on "Gender and the Lost Private Side of International Law" as part of the Essex Public International Law Lecture Series. Details are here.