
LCIL International Law Centre Podcast
The Lauterpacht Centre for International Law is the scholarly home of International law at the University of Cambridge. The Centre, founded by Sir Elihu Lauterpacht QC in 1983, serves as a forum for the discussion and development of international law and is one of the specialist law centres of the Faculty of Law.
The Centre holds weekly lectures on topical issues of international law by leading practitioners and academics.
For more information see the LCIL website at http://www.lcil.cam.ac.uk/
Latest episodes

Apr 25, 2016 • 56min
'The Colombian Peace Process with the FARC and International (Criminal) Law' by Kai Ambos
The Lauterpacht Centre for International Law (LCIL), University of Cambridge hosts a regular Friday lunchtime lecture series on key areas of International Law. Previous subjects have included UN peacekeeping operations, the advisory jurisdiction of the International Court of Justice, the crime of aggression, whaling, children and military tribunals, and theories and practices for proving individual responsibility criminal responsibility for genocide and crimes against humanity.
This lecture, entitled 'The Colombian Peace Process with the FARC and International (Criminal) Law', was delivered at the Lauterpacht Centre on Friday 22nd April 2016 by Kai Ambos, Professor of Criminal Law, Criminal Procedure, Comparative Law and International Criminal Law at the University of Göttingen.

Mar 31, 2016 • 30min
'Can Courts Promote Democracy in an Era of Global Governance? The Case of the Mega Regionals' by Eyal Benvenisti
The Lauterpacht Centre for International Law (LCIL), University of Cambridge hosts a regular Friday lunchtime lecture series on key areas of International Law. Previous subjects have included UN peacekeeping operations, the advisory jurisdiction of the International Court of Justice, the crime of aggression, whaling, children and military tribunals, and theories and practices for proving individual responsibility criminal responsibility for genocide and crimes against humanity.
This lecture, entitled 'Can Courts Promote Democracy in an Era of Global Governance? The Case of the Mega Regionals', was delivered at the Lauterpacht Centre on Friday 15th January 2016 by Professor Eyal Benvenisti, University of Cambridge.
For more information about the series, please see the LCIL website at http://www.lcil.cam.ac.uk/

Mar 14, 2016 • 44min
'Community Interest in International Energy Law: A European Perspective' by Danae Azaria
The Lauterpacht Centre for International Law (LCIL), University of Cambridge hosts a regular Friday lunchtime lecture series on key areas of International Law. Previous subjects have included UN peacekeeping operations, the advisory jurisdiction of the International Court of Justice, the crime of aggression, whaling, children and military tribunals, and theories and practices for proving individual responsibility criminal responsibility for genocide and crimes against humanity.
This lecture, the joint LCIL-CELS lecture by the CJICL Young Scholar, was entitled 'Community Interest in International Energy Law: A European Perspective', was delivered at the Lauterpacht Centre on Friday 11th March 2016 by Dr Danae Azaria, .
For more information about the series, please see the LCIL website at http://www.lcil.cam.ac.uk/

Mar 7, 2016 • 48min
'Leading the Reform of the Global Investment Regime? The EU’s Approach Towards International Investment Law' by Markus Krajewski
The Lauterpacht Centre for International Law (LCIL), University of Cambridge hosts a regular Friday lunchtime lecture series on key areas of International Law. Previous subjects have included UN peacekeeping operations, the advisory jurisdiction of the International Court of Justice, the crime of aggression, whaling, children and military tribunals, and theories and practices for proving individual responsibility criminal responsibility for genocide and crimes against humanity.
This lecture, entitled 'Leading the Reform of the Global Investment Regime? The EU’s Approach Towards International Investment Law', was delivered at the Lauterpacht Centre on Friday 4th March 2016 by Professor Markus Krajewski, University of Erlangen-Nürnberg.
For more information about the series, please see the LCIL website at http://www.lcil.cam.ac.uk/

Mar 3, 2016 • 45min
'The Rise and Rise of Legitimate Expectations: A Reflection on Sources and Development of International Investment Law' by Martins Paparinskis
The Lauterpacht Centre for International Law (LCIL), University of Cambridge hosts a regular Friday lunchtime lecture series on key areas of International Law. Previous subjects have included UN peacekeeping operations, the advisory jurisdiction of the International Court of Justice, the crime of aggression, whaling, children and military tribunals, and theories and practices for proving individual responsibility criminal responsibility for genocide and crimes against humanity.
This lecture, entitled 'The Rise and Rise of Legitimate Expectations: A Reflection on Sources and Development of International Investment Law', was delivered at the Lauterpacht Centre on Friday 26th February 2016 by Dr Martins Paparinskis, Faculty of Laws, UCL.
For more information about the series, please see the LCIL website at http://www.lcil.cam.ac.uk/

Feb 22, 2016 • 43min
'Can Behavioral Economics Inform International Legal Theory?' by Anne van Aaken
The Lauterpacht Centre for International Law (LCIL), University of Cambridge hosts a regular Friday lunchtime lecture series on key areas of International Law. Previous subjects have included UN peacekeeping operations, the advisory jurisdiction of the International Court of Justice, the crime of aggression, whaling, children and military tribunals, and theories and practices for proving individual responsibility criminal responsibility for genocide and crimes against humanity.
This lecture, entitled 'Can Behavioral Economics Inform International Legal Theory?', was delivered at the Lauterpacht Centre on Friday 22nd January 2016 by Anne van Aaken, Professor Law and Economics, University of St Gallen.
For more information about the series, please see the LCIL website at http://www.lcil.cam.ac.uk/

Feb 19, 2016 • 33min
'The Use and Abuse of Analogy in International Humanitarian Law' by Kevin Jon Heller
The Lauterpacht Centre for International Law (LCIL), University of Cambridge hosts a regular Friday lunchtime lecture series on key areas of International Law. Previous subjects have included UN peacekeeping operations, the advisory jurisdiction of the International Court of Justice, the crime of aggression, whaling, children and military tribunals, and theories and practices for proving individual responsibility criminal responsibility for genocide and crimes against humanity.
This lecture, entitled 'The Use and Abuse of Analogy in International Humanitarian Law', was delivered at the Lauterpacht Centre on Friday 19th February 2016 by Kevin Jon Heller, Professor of Criminal Law at SOAS, University of London.
For more information about the series, please see the LCIL website at http://www.lcil.cam.ac.uk/

Feb 18, 2016 • 49min
'Structuralism and International Legal Thought' by Justin Desautels-Stein
The Lauterpacht Centre for International Law (LCIL), University of Cambridge hosts a regular Friday lunchtime lecture series on key areas of International Law. Previous subjects have included UN peacekeeping operations, the advisory jurisdiction of the International Court of Justice, the crime of aggression, whaling, children and military tribunals, and theories and practices for proving individual responsibility criminal responsibility for genocide and crimes against humanity.
This lecture, entitled 'Structuralism and International Legal Thought', was delivered at the Lauterpacht Centre on Friday 27th November 2015 by Justin Desautels-Stein, Associate Professor of Law at University of Colorado Law School.
For more information about the series, please see the LCIL website at http://www.lcil.cam.ac.uk/

Feb 15, 2016 • 57min
'Epistemic Communities in International Law' by Andrea Bianchi
The Lauterpacht Centre for International Law (LCIL), University of Cambridge hosts a regular Friday lunchtime lecture series on key areas of International Law. Previous subjects have included UN peacekeeping operations, the advisory jurisdiction of the International Court of Justice, the crime of aggression, whaling, children and military tribunals, and theories and practices for proving individual responsibility criminal responsibility for genocide and crimes against humanity.
This lecture, entitled 'Epistemic Communities in International Law', was delivered at the Lauterpacht Centre on Thursday 11th February 2016 by Andrea Bianchi, Professor of International Law at the Graduate Institute in Geneva, Dickson Poon Visiting Professor, King’s College London; and Visiting Professor, Faculty of Law, University of Vienna.
For more information about the series, please see the LCIL website at http://www.lcil.cam.ac.uk/

Feb 15, 2016 • 45min
'A Wolf in Sheep's Clothing? Transitional Justice and the Effacement of State Accountability for International Crimes' by Lauren E. Fletcher
The Lauterpacht Centre for International Law (LCIL), University of Cambridge hosts a regular Friday lunchtime lecture series on key areas of International Law. Previous subjects have included UN peacekeeping operations, the advisory jurisdiction of the International Court of Justice, the crime of aggression, whaling, children and military tribunals, and theories and practices for proving individual responsibility criminal responsibility for genocide and crimes against humanity.
This lecture, entitled 'A Wolf in Sheep's Clothing? Transitional Justice and the Effacement of State Accountability for International Crimes', was delivered at the Lauterpacht Centre on Friday 12th February 2016 by Laurel Fletcher, Clinical Professor of Law at the University of California Berkeley.
For more information about the series, please see the LCIL website at http://www.lcil.cam.ac.uk/