Public International Law Discussion Group

Previous PILDG Events

Thursday 10 May 2012
International criminal tribunals: Experiments? Works in progress? Institutions that are here for good? A practitioner's view 
Sir Geoffrey Nice QC, Temple Garden Chambers

Thursday 3 May 2012
International Law and the Use of Force: What Happens in Practice? 
Sir Michael Wood KCMG, 20 Essex Street; International Law Commission; Lauterpacht Centre for International Law

Thursday 26 April 2012
Tackling Torture through Prevention: the experience of the Optional Protocol to the UN Convention against Torture  
Professor Malcolm D Evans, University of Bristol

Thursday 8 March 2012
International Energy Law for the 21st Century 
Professor Catherine Redgwell, Professor of International Law, UCL

Thursday 1 March 2012
State Responsibility for International Terrorosim 
Dr Kimberley Trapp, College Lecturer in Law, Newnham College, Cambridge

Thursday 23 February 2012
The Jurisdictional Immunities case (Germany v Italy) - judicial development of natural law 
Dr Alexander Orakhelashvili, University of Birmingham

Thursday 16 February 2012
The Restitution of Removed Cultural Properties: a Historical Precedent 
Tullio Scovazzi, Professor of International Law, University of Milano-Bicocca, Milan

Thursday 9 February 2012
Another look at the interpretation of treaties 
Sir Frank Berman, Visiting Professor in International Law, All Souls College, Oxford

Thursday 2 February 2012
The Place of National Preferences in International Trade Law 
Professor DU Ming Michael, Assistant Professor, Law Faculty, Chinese University of Hong Kong

Thursday 26 January 2012
Investment Treaty Arbitration: The (New) Law of State Responsibility? 
Dr Martins Paparinskis, Junior Research Fellow, Merton College, University of Oxford

Thursday 19 January 2012
The Role of the International Court of Justice in the Formulation and Development of Fundamental Norms of International Law 
Vera Gowlland Debbas, Emeritus Professor of Public International Law at the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies in Geneva and a Visiting Professor at University College London

Thursday 1 December 2011
The Autonomy of EU Law and International Human Rights Law 
Professor Piet Eeckhout, King's College London

Wednesday 30 November 2011
International Law and the Middle East: A Conversation with Ambassador Daniel Taub 
Ambassador Daniel Taub, Israeli Ambassador to the UK

Thursday 24 November 2011
A Political Theory of International Law and Human Rights 
Professor Bill Bowring, University of London

Thursday 17 November 2011
The Presidency of the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea and the 'National State Extension' Concern 
Professor Sienho Yee, Fowler Hamilton Visiting Research Fellow, Christ Church, Oxford; Changjiang Xuezhe Professor and Chief Expert, Wuhan University Institute of International Law

Thursday 10 November 2011
Military Necessity and International Humanitarian Law 
Dr Anthony Cullen, University of Leeds

Thursday 3 November 2011
Palestine, Statehood and the Challenges of Representation 
Professor Goodwin-Gill, All Soul's College, University of Oxford

Thursday 27 October 2011
A Reluctant Guardian? The International Court of Justice and the Concept of 'International Community' 
Dr Gleider Hernandez, Durham University

Thursday 20 October 2011
The Al-Skeini decision of the EuropeanCourt of Human Rights - a Landmark on the Extraterritorial Application of Human Rights Law? 
Dr Ralph Wilde, University College of London

Thursday 13 October 2011
A Mechanism for UN Accountability for Violations of Human Rights: The Kosovo Human Rights Advisory Board 
Professor Christine Chinkin, London School of Economics

Thursday 26 May 2011
International Criminal Justice vs. the Arms Trade: Two Elements of Globalization Collide 
Prof James Stewart, University of British Columbia

Thursday 19 May 2011
Bridging the Gap: The International Criminal Court and the State 
Prof Olympia Bekou, University of Nottingham

Thursday 12 May 2011
The Contested Borderland of Foreign Relations Law 
Prof Campbell McLachlan QC, Victoria University of Wellington

Thursday 5 May 2011
More about the Place of Public International Law in the WTO and Vice-Versa: the Recent China - USA Anti-Dumping Dispute 
Prof Gabrielle Marceau, World Trade Organization

Thursday 10 March 2011
Human Rights and Root Causes 
Prof Susan Marks, LSE

Thursday 3 March 2011
Diallo in the ICJ: Human Rights Protection and Comparativism 
Prof Mads Andenas, University of Oslo

Thursday 24 February 2011
Theater of the Rule of Law 
Dr Stephen Humphreys, LSE

Thursday 17 February 2011
Iraq: An Initial Assessment of the Evidence Generated by the Chilcot Inquiry  Cancelled
Prof Marc Weller, University of Cambridge

Thursday 10 February 2011
Detention and Counter Terrorism 
Prof Sir Nigel Rodley, University of Essex

Thursday 3 February 2011
WTO Law and Human Rights: Sustainable Development - a Lens through which to Integrate Fragmented Fields  
Dr Emily Reid, University of Southampton

Thursday 27 January 2011
Enforcement action in contested waters: legal and policy issues 
Dr Irini Papanicolopulu

Thursday 20 January 2011
The Trials of Samo and Tufft and the Development of International Criminal Law  
Dr Emily Haslam , University of Kent

Thursday 2 December 2010
'The Trials of Samo and Tufft and the development of international criminal law' 
Dr Emily Haslan, University of Kent

Thursday 25 November 2010
Treaty Interpretation in the WTO: Beyond the Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties 
Dr Fiona Smith, University College London

Thursday 18 November 2010
The Representations of International Arbitration 
Professor Emmanuel Gaillard, Shearman&Sterling

Thursday 11 November 2010
The Human Rights Committee of the ICCPR and Problems of Implementation : Challenges and Prospects 
Professor Sandy Ghandhi , University of Reading

Thursday 4 November 2010
Not taking International Law seriously: The US Supreme Court in Medellin v Texas 
Professor Mark Janis, University of Connecticut

Thursday 28 October 2010
Progressive Development of International Law and its "softer" Codification 
Professor Mary Footer, University of Nottingham

Thursday 21 October 2010
Rethinking the Law of Internal Armed Conflicts 
Mr Sandesh Sivakuraman, University of Nottingham

Thursday 14 October 2010
Some Reflections of Law and Poetry: The Poetry of Judges and the Judges of Poetry 
Judge Al-Khasawneh, Judge International Court of Justice

Thursday 20 May 2010
Transnational/Asymmetric Wars and Responsibility 
Professor Iain Scobbie, SOAS

Thursday 13 May 2010
International Immunities and Human Rights: Mapping the Contours of an Uneasy Relationship 
Professor Craig Barker, University of Sussex

Thursday 6 May 2010
The Idea of Legitimate Authority and the (Democratic) Rule of International Law 
Mr Steven Wheatley, University of Leeds

Thursday 29 April 2010
Enforcing International Security: What Role for Individual States? 
Professor Christian Tams, University of Glasgow

Thursday 11 March 2010
CANCELLED 

Thursday 4 March 2010
CANCELLED 

Thursday 25 February 2010
Principles of International Internet Law 
Robert Uerpmann, University of Regensberg

Thursday 18 February 2010
The Reception of International Law by the European Court of Justice 
Anne Thies, University of Reading

Thursday 11 February 2010
The Interpretation of "Direct Participation in Hostilities" 
Charles Garraway, British Red Cross

Thursday 4 February 2010
Agency Costs in International Law 
Sandeep Gopalan, National University of Ireland Maynooth

Thursday 28 January 2010
Necessity in International Economic Law 
Asif Qureshi, University of Manchester

Thursday 21 January 2010
The International Humanitarian Law Implications of Peacekeepers Vested with Enforcement Powers 
James Sloan, University of Glasgow

Thursday 3 December 2009
The European Court of Human Rights: The First Half-Century 
Dr Ed Bates , University of Southampton

Thursday 26 November 2009
Prosecuting Indonesian War Crimes in Portuguese Timor: The International Legal Protection of Journalists in Armed Conflict 
Dr Ben Saul , University of Sydney

Thursday 19 November 2009
Jurisdiction Over Foreign Armed Forces: Examining the Calipari/Lozano Case 
Dr Aurel Sari , University of Exeter

Thursday 12 November 2009
Hague Academy of International Law Information Session AND The Special Tribunal for Lebanon 
Professor Yves Daudet , Secretary-General, Hague Academy of International Law

Thursday 5 November 2009
The Security Council, The Security Imperative, and International Law 
Professor Nigel White , University of Nottingham

Thursday 29 October 2009
Lauterpacht's Method 
Dr Patrick Capps , University of Bristol

Thursday 22 October 2009
The Accountability of International Organisations: The Role of Civil Society 
Ms Treasa Dunworth , University of Auckland

Thursday 15 October 2009
Prospects and Challenges in International Criminal Justice 
Judge Philippe Kirsch , Judge ad hoc, International Court of Justice

Thursday 21 May 2009
International Organisations and Human Rights 
Dr Guglielmo Verdirame, University of Cambridge and 20 Essex St

Thursday 14 May 2009
The International Criminal Court's Early Practice: Building Legitimacy? 
Professor Robert Cryer, University of Birmingham

Thursday 7 May 2009
The exclusionary rule of evidence: Art 3 ECHR and Art 15 CAT 
Mr Raza Husain, Matrix Chambers

Thursday 30 April 2009
Maxims of Public International Law in the Jurisprudence of the Yugoslavia Tribunal 
Dr Jan Nemitz, International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia

Monday 16 March 2009
Recent Developments in International Environmental Law: A Subject Comes of Age? 
Prof. Alan Boyle, University of Edinburgh

Thursday 5 March 2009
International Law in the Case-Law of the ECtHR 
Judge Ineta Ziemele, European Court of Human Rights

Thursday 26 February 2009
Understanding the international territorial administration accountability deficit: Trusteeship and the legitimacy of international organizations 
Dr. Ralph Wilde , UCL

Thursday 19 February 2009
Legal Implications of the Kosovo Declaration of Independence  
Prof. Kaiyan Homi Kaikobad, Brunel University

Thursday 12 February 2009
Insolvent States  
Dr. Michael Waibel , University of Cambridge

Thursday 5 February 2009
Reading and Rereading the Caroline Correspondence, 1838-1842 
Mr. Dino Kritsiotis, University of Nottingham

Thursday 29 January 2009
Recent Developments in WTO Dispute Settlement (And Anything Else You Ever Wanted to Know About the WTO) 
Mr. Bruce Wilson , Legal Affairs Division, World Trade Organization Secretariat

Thursday 22 January 2009
International Climate Change Policy: Precepts for US Foreign Policy 
Prof. Daniel Bodansky, University of Georgia

Thursday 4 December 2008
Combating Modern Piracy: International and Regional Responses 
Dr D Guilfoyle, UCL

Thursday 27 November 2008
The Emergence of General Principles of Procedure in International Adjudication 
Dr Chester Brown, Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Thursday 20 November 2008
Revisiting the Element of Practice in Customary International Law 
Prof F Pazartzis, University of Athens

Thursday 13 November 2008
The Enforcement of Investment Awards in National Courts 
Prof A Reinisch, University of Vienna

Thursday 6 November 2008
Geopolitical Context and Some Legal Aspects of the Georgia-Russia War of 2008 
Prof R Mullerson, Kings College London

Thursday 30 October 2008
Litigation over Marine Resources: Perspectives from Australian Experience 
Dr N Klein, Macquarie University

Thursday 23 October 2008
Questions and Answers on   Cancelled
Prof HH Koh, Yale Law School

Thursday 16 October 2008
Towards a Europeanisation of International Law? 
Prof J Wouters, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven

Thursday 9 October 2008
The Contribution of EU Practice to International Law 
Prof F Hoffmeister, European Commission Legal Service; Vrije Universiteit Brussel

Thursday 15 May 2008
Sovereignty Disputes and Protection of Natural Resources in Armed Conflict 
Dr P Okowa, Queen Mary (University of London)

Tuesday 13 May 2008
Supranational Review of Domestic Courts in NAFTA 
Prof J Westbrook, University of Texas at Austin

Thursday 8 May 2008
Attribution of Collective Conduct to States and International Organizations in Light of Behrami and Al Jeddah 
Prof J Crawford, University of Cambridge

Thursday 1 May 2008
The Role of the International Lawyer in the Diplomatic Service 
J Wessblad-Hardh, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Sweden

Thursday 24 April 2008
Holding the UN Security Council Accountable for violations through Domestic and Regional Courts: A Case of be Careful what you wish for? 
Prof E de Wet, University of Amsterdam

Thursday 6 March 2008
Impermissible Reservations Revisited: A View from the International Law Commission 
Professor G Gaja, Member of the International Law Commission, Judge ad hoc ICJ, University of Florence

Thursday 28 February 2008
Participation of Civil Society in Environmental Justice 
Professor M Fitzmaurice, Queen Mary, University of London

Thursday 21 February 2008
International Law, the Bancoult Litigation and the Prospect of Resettling the Chagos Islands 
Mr S Allen, Brunel University

Thursday 14 February 2008
International Financial Institutions before National Courts 
Mr J Wurm, EMLE, University of Vienna, Associate Editor ILDC

Thursday 7 February 2008
The United Nations 
Professor A Aust, Practitioner, Visiting Professor LSE et al

Thursday 31 January 2008
International Arbitration: A Practitioner's View 
Mr M Davison & Mr S Nesbitt, Lovells LLP

Thursday 24 January 2008
International Law of Foreign Investment: Emerging Chaos or Emerging System? 
Dr F Ortino, KCL, University of London

Thursday 17 January 2008
What Future for the 'Right to Seek Asylum' Fifty Years after the Universal Declaration of Human Rights? 
Professor G Goodwin-Gill, Senior Research Fellow, All Souls College

Thursday 22 November 2007
Withdrawal from international investment instruments: the case of Bolivia 
A. Escobar

Thursday 15 November 2007
International Law 
AV Lowe, University of Oxford

Thursday 8 November 2007
The Role of the International Lawyer in International Tribunals 
M. Zgonec-Rozej

Thursday 1 November 2007
Bugs, bags, and breaches of the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations 
Professor E Denza

Thursday 25 October 2007
Global Governance and International Law 
N. Krisch

Thursday 18 October 2007
Jurisdicion at Sea: Prospecting and Exploitation of Marine Biological Resources 
M. Gavouneli

Thursday 11 October 2007
Pacta Sunt Servanda 
C. Tomuschat, Humboldt University Berlin

Thursday 17 May 2007
The Diplomatic Conference of Geneva of 1949 Revisited: Minimum Protection for Civilians who Have Taken Part in Hostilities in a Combat Zone 
Dr. Yutaka Arai-Takahashi

Thursday 10 May 2007
Accountability: When is a State Answerable for Acts of Individuals? 
Lady Hazel Fox

Thursday 3 May 2007
The International Court of Justice and the Use of Force 
Judge Bernardo Sepulveda-Amor

Thursday 26 April 2007
Collective Non-Recognition as a Third-Party Countermeasure 
Dr. Stefan Talmon

Thursday 8 March 2007
Customary International Humanitarian Law: Why is it Relevant Today? 
Professor Louise Doswald-Beck

Thursday 1 March 2007
The Social Foundations of Global Governance: International Law through the Lens of Socio-legal Studies 
Professor Brownen Morgan

Thursday 22 February 2007
The Role of the Legal Adviser of an International Organisation 
Dr Edward Kwakwa

Thursday 15 February 2007
Accountability of the International Economic Organizations 
Dr Andres Rigo Sureda

Thursday 8 February 2007
Practising Public International Law as a Barrister 
Mr Wordsworth

Thursday 1 February 2007
International Dispute Settlement: Developments and Challenges 
Professor Maurice Mendelson

Thursday 25 January 2007
State immunities in the case-law of the European Court of Human Rights 
Judge Christos Rozakis

Thursday 18 January 2007
The United Nations & WMD Non-proliferation Law: Resolution 1540 and the Limits of Chapter VII 
Professor Daniel Joyner

Thursday 30 November 2006
'International Law: Is it Fit for Purpose?' 
Professor Gillian Triggs, The Director of the British Institute of International and Comparative Law

Thursday 23 November 2006
"International Law and the Forging of a Multilayered System of Global Governance" 
Dr. Charlotte Ku, Acting Director of the Lauterpacht Centre for International Law, University of Cambridge

Thursday 16 November 2006
"The Dynamics of the International Convention for Elimination of Racial Discrimination: Recent Developments" 
Professor Linos-Alexandre Sicilianos, The University of Athens

Thursday 9 November 2006
The Seductive Idea of “Transformational Military Occupation” 
Professor Sir Adam Roberts, Balliol College

Thursday 2 November 2006
Justice, Reconciliation and Due Process: An Introduction to the History and Case Law of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda 
Dr. Suzanne Chenault, International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda

Thursday 26 October 2006
The American Tradition of International Law' 
Professor Mark Janis, The University of Iowa College of Law

Thursday 19 October 2006
"International Criminal Courts" 
Judge Inés Mónica Weinberg de Roca, The Presiding Judge of Trial Chamber III of the International CriminalTribunal for Rwanda

Thursday 12 October 2006
The Encounter of Japan with the "Community of Civilized Nations" 
Judge Hisashi Owada, The International Court of Justice

Thursday 25 May 2006
"The Publication Process at Oxford University Press" 
Mr John Louth, Oxford University Press

Thursday 18 May 2006
Careers in International Law: The Role of the International Lawyer in an International Organization  Cancelled
Dr Edward Kwakwa, World Intellectual Property Organization

Thursday 11 May 2006
Topic TBA  Cancelled
Dr Gerry Simpson, London School of Economics

Thursday 11 May 2006
"Sovereignty, Corruption and Failed Agreements: International Law and Tropical Forests" 
Catherine MacKenzie

Thursday 4 May 2006
State-Centrism, International Law and the Anxieties of Influence 
Dr Susan Marks, University of Cambridge

Thursday 27 April 2006
Some Reflections on the International Law-making Process 
Professor Alan Boyle, University of Edinburgh

Thursday 9 March 2006
'The Congo v Rwanda: judgement of the ICJ from the eyes of an ad hoc judge 
Professor John Dugard, International Law Commission and Leiden University

Thursday 2 March 2006
International Law in the European Court of Justice 
Judge Allan Rosas, European Court of Justice

Thursday 23 February 2006
The Recent US-China Currency Dispute in International Law: Trade and Monetary Relations 
Mr. Charles Proctor, Partner with Bird&Bird, London

Thursday 16 February 2006
International Litigation concerning the Conflict in the African Great Lakes Region: The Congo-Uganda Case in Context 
Dr Alexander Orakhelashvili, Jesus College, Oxford

Thursday 9 February 2006
What can Iraq, 7/7, Northern Ireland and the Terrorism Bill Teach Us: Building national security and human rights as a counter-terrorism strategy  
Dr. Rhiannon Talbot, University of Newcastle upon Tyne

Thursday 2 February 2006
From Self-Determination of Peoples to Self-Determination of Regimes 
Professor Achilles Skordas, University of Bristol

Thursday 26 January 2006
The Role of Domestic Courts in the Implementation of International Responsibility 
Professor Andre Nollkaemper, Universiteit van Amsterdam

Thursday 19 January 2006
First Cases at the International Criminal Court 
Professor William Schabas, Irish Centre for Human Rights

Thursday 1 December 2005
Careers in International Law: The Role of the International Lawyer in an International Organization  Cancelled
Dr Edward Kwakwa, Legal Counsel at WIPO, formerly at the UNHCR and WTO

Thursday 1 December 2005
The Application of International Law by English Courts: Doctrines of Restraint and Non-Justiciability 
Dr Dapo Akande, (Oxford University, St Peter's College)

Thursday 24 November 2005
'The New Tribunalism': Liberal Sensibilities in the Age of Adjudication 
Thomas Skouteris , University of Leiden

Thursday 17 November 2005
Careers in International Law: Role of International Lawyer in Private Practice 
Karyl Nairn and Ana Stanic , Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher and Flom

Thursday 10 November 2005
Exploiting the ambiguities of Article 65 of the Law of the Sea Convention: current practice of the International Whaling Convention 
Prof Patricia Birnie

Thursday 3 November 2005
Diplomatic conference on the revision of the Suppression of Unlawful Acts Against the Safety of Maritime Navigation Treaties 
Dr Rosalie Balkin , IMO

Thursday 27 October 2005
The Limits of Institutionalism and Pragmatism in International Law - Any Other Way Forward? 
Prof Anthony Carty, University of Westminster

Thursday 20 October 2005
Between legitimacy and efficacy: challenges in international criminal justice 
Dr Morten Bergsmo , ICC

Thursday 13 October 2005
Public International Law in Oxford 
Members of the PIL Faculty , Oxford University

Thursday 19 May 2005
Presentation of Works in Progress  Cancelled
Oxford Research Students

Thursday 12 May 2005
Title to be confirmed  Cancelled
Dr Morten Bergsmo, Senior Legal Adviser and Chief of the Legal Advisory Section in the Office of the Prosecutor at the International Criminal Court

Thursday 5 May 2005
Violations of Fundamental Norms of International Law and the Exercise of Universal Jurisdiction in Criminal Matters 
Professor Andreas Zimmerman, Professor of Law and Director of the Walter-Schücking Institute for International Law, University of Kiel

Thursday 28 April 2005
Careers in PIL: The Role of The International Lawyer in Diplomatic Service 
Sir Frank Berman QC, Former Legal Adviser to the Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Thursday 10 March 2005
Title to be confirmed 
Professor Christine Chinkin, London School of Economics

Thursday 3 March 2005
Careers in PIL: Some Personal Reflections 
Dr Christopher Staker, Barrister, 39 Essex Street Chambers, Formerly Counsel Assisting the Solicitor-General of Australia, Principal Legal Secretary at the ICJ and Senior Appeals Counsel, ICTY

Thursday 24 February 2005
The international community and international law-making: towards an inclusive international legal system 
Professor Robert McCorquodale, Head of School, Nottingham University

Thursday 17 February 2005
Careers in PIL: The role of the international lawyer in private practice and in NGOs 
Lorna McGregor; Robert Volterra, Lawyer at REDRESS, a London based NGO which seeks reparation for victims of torture; Partner and head of Public International Law Group at Herbert Smith

Thursday 10 February 2005
Human rights without borders: applying human rights treaties beyond state territory 
Dr Ralph Wilde , University College London

Thursday 3 February 2005
International Law and International Relations: The State of the Art and the State of the World 
Dr Andrew Hurrell , Director of the Centre for International Studies and Fellow of Nuffield College, Oxford

Thursday 27 January 2005
Corporate Voluntarism and Human Rights: The Adequacy and Effectiveness of Voluntary Self-Regulation Regimes 
Dr Penelope Simons, Oxford Brookes University

Thursday 20 January 2005
This Lawless World: The US, Britain and The Remaking of Global Rules 
Professor Philippe Sands QC, Matrix Chambers and University College London

Thursday 2 December 2004
The Security Council and the Use of Force (though not Iraq 2003) 
Sir Michael Wood KCMG, Legal Adviser, Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Wednesday 1 December 2004
The Role of the Official Sector in Sovereign Debt Workouts: the Case of Iraq 
Lee Buchheit, Leading practitioner in sovereign finance and Partner of Cleary, Gottlieb, Steen and Hamilton in New York which has just been selected to advise Iraq on restructuring its external debt

Thursday 25 November 2004
The Holocaust Restitution Movement 
Professor Roger Alford, Pepperdine University School of Law, author of a forthcoming book on the Holocaust Restitution Movement and formerly Senior Legal Advisor with the Claims Resolution Tribunal for Dormant Accounts in Switzerland.

Thursday 18 November 2004
Global Administrative Law: Accountability, Participation and Judicial Review in Global Governance 
Dr Nico Krisch, Junior Research Fellow at Merton College

Thursday 11 November 2004
Reconciling Economic, Social and Environmental Law for Sustainable Development: The Case of Free Trade Agreements 
Marie-Claire Cordonier Segger, Oxford D Phil Student and Director of the Centre for International Sustainable Development Law at McGill University

Thursday 4 November 2004
Prosecuting Saddam Hussein: The Iraqi Special Tribunal for War Crimes 
Salem Chalabi, Former Director General of the Tribunal

Thursday 28 October 2004
Recent Approaches to Torture in English Law 
Professor Malcolm Evans OBE, Head of Law School, University of Bristol and author of numerous books, chapters and articles on the law relating to torture

Thursday 21 October 2004
The Implementation of International Human Rights Standards 
Chris Sidoti, Director, International Service for Human Rights, Geneva and formerly Australian Human Rights and Equal Opportunities Commissioner

Thursday 14 October 2004
The Advisory Opinion of the International Court of Justice on the Legal Consequences of the Construction of a Wall in the Occupied Palestinian Territory 
Professor Vaughan Lowe and Dr Guy Goodwin-Gill, Professor Lowe is Chichele Professor of Public International Law and was Counsel for Palestine in the proceedings before the International Court of Justice. Dr Goodwin-Gill is Senior Research Fellow at All Souls and was Counsel for Jordan in the proceedings before the International Court of Justice.

Thursday 20 May 2004
Interdicting Weapons of Mass Destruction at Sea 
Dr Stefan Talmon, University Lecturer in Public International Law , St Anne’s College, Oxford

Thursday 13 May 2004
The International Criminal Court: Some Reservations concerning Amnesties 
Mr Dwight Newman, DPhil Candidate, St John’s College, Oxford

Thursday 6 May 2004
Preparing for the Qualifying Test  Cancelled
Postgraduate students and staff

Thursday 29 April 2004
Publishing a Research Thesis with OUP 
Mr John Louth, Senior Editor, Academic & Scholarly Law Publishing

Thursday 11 March 2004
The Emerging International Regime on People Trafficking 
Ryszard Piotrowitz, University of Wales

Thursday 4 March 2004
Topic to be advised 
Manuel Beccerra, National University of Mexico

Thursday 26 February 2004
Iraq: the Reckoning 
Anthony Aust, British Institute of International and Comparative Law

Thursday 19 February 2004
Torture in Israel (to be confirmed) 
Eyal Benvenisti, Tel Aviv University

Thursday 12 February 2004
Genocide in International Law (to be confirmed) 
William Schabas, University of Ireland

Thursday 5 February 2004
Proceedings for Revision of Judgments in the ICJ 
Maurice Mendelson, Blackstone Chambers / University College London

Thursday 29 January 2004
The Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf: Technical Science, Star Chamber, or Quasi-Judicial Tribunal? 
Robert Volterra, Herbert Smith, London

Thursday 22 January 2004
Applying to do a Research Degree in PIL 
Various

Thursday 13 November 2003
The Practice of International Arbitration 
Jan Paulsson, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, Paris

Thursday 30 October 2003
Environmental Necessity in International Law 
Massimiliano Montini, University of Siena

Monday 20 October 2003
Transnational Legal Process After September 11 
Harold Koh, Yale University

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