Lecture: Engle on "The Grip of Sexual Violence in Conflict: Carceral Feminism meets Human Rights"

On February 7, 2022, Karen Engle (Univ. of Texas - Law) will deliver the eighth lecture of the 2021-2022 Essex Public International Law Lecture Series. The topic is: "The Grip of Sexual Violence in Conflict: Carceral Feminism meets Human Rights." 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 Paolo Galizzi on “Air, Atmosphere and Climate Change” and a lecture by Claudio Grossman on “Reparations to Individuals for Violations of International Human Rights Law and International Humanitarian Law.”

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The Audiovisual Library of International Law is also available as a podcast on SoundCloud and can also be accessed through the relevant preinstalled applications on Apple or Google devices, or through the podcast application of your preference by searching “Audiovisual Library of International Law.”

Lecture: Storr on "From Sacred Trust to Common Heritage: The Uncommons History of the Common Heritage of Mankind"

On January 31, 2022, Cait Storr (Univ. of Technology Sydney - Law) will deliver the seventh lecture of the 2021-2022 Essex Public International Law Lecture Series. The topic is: "The Conundrum for International Law of Rising Sea Levels." Details are here.

Lecture: Murphy on "The Conundrum for International Law of Rising Sea Levels"

On January 17, 2022, Sean Murphy (George Washington Univ. - Law) will deliver the sixth lecture of the 2021-2022 Essex Public International Law Lecture Series. The topic is: "The Conundrum for International Law of Rising Sea Levels." Details are here.

Lecture: Contesse on "Three Features of Inter-American Constitutionalism"

On December 7, 2021, Jorge Contesse (Rutgers Univ. - Law) will deliver a lecture on "Three Features of Inter-American Constitutionalism" at Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne. Registration is here.

Lecture: Hernández on "The Determinability of International Law: Situating Interpretive Authority"

On December 13, 2021, Gleider Hernández (Univ. of Leuven; Open Universiteit) will deliver the fifth lecture of the 2021-2022 Essex Public International Law Lecture Series. The topic is: "The Determinability of International Law: Situating Interpretive Authority." Details are here.

Lecture: Heathcote on "Women, Peace and (Maritime) Security"

On November 29, 2021, Gina Heathcote (SOAS Univ. of London - Law) will deliver the fourth lecture of the 2021-2022 Essex Public International Law Lecture Series. The topic is: "Women, Peace and (Maritime) Security." Details are here.

Lecture: Singh on "Goddesses, Rivers, Mountains: Omnipresence over Universalisation in the Himalayan States"

On November 25, 2021, Prabhakar Singh (Jindal Global Law School) will deliver a lecture on Zoom hosted by Peking University Law School. The topic is: "Goddesses, Rivers, Mountains: Omnipresence over Universalisation in the Himalayan States.” Details are here.

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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The Audiovisual Library of International Law is also available as a podcast on SoundCloud and can also be accessed through the relevant preinstalled applications on Apple or Google devices, or through the podcast application of your preference by searching “Audiovisual Library of International Law.”

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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The Audiovisual Library of International Law is also available as a podcast on SoundCloud and can also be accessed through the relevant preinstalled applications on Apple or Google devices, or through the podcast application of your preference by searching “Audiovisual Library of International Law.”

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.