

LCIL International Law Centre Podcast
LCIL, University of Cambridge
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/
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/
Episodes
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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/

Feb 11, 2016 • 29min
'Judicial Law-Making and General Principles of Law' by Neha Jain
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 'Judicial Law-Making and General Principles of Law', was delivered at the Lauterpacht Centre on Friday 13th November 2015 by Neha Jain, Associate Professor of Law at University of Minnesota Law School and LCIL Visiting Fellow.
For more information about the series, please see the LCIL website at http://www.lcil.cam.ac.uk/

Feb 8, 2016 • 46min
'The UK and Allegations of War Crimes in the Occupation of Iraq: A Failure of Accountability?' by Andrew Williams
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 UK and Allegations of War Crimes in the Occupation of Iraq: A Failure of Accountability?' , was delivered at the Lauterpacht Centre on Friday 5th February 2016 by Prof. Andrew Williams, Senior Lecturer in Law at Warwick Law School.
For more information about the series, please see the LCIL website at http://www.lcil.cam.ac.uk/

Feb 5, 2016 • 41min
'International Economic Courts and the Protection of Cultural Heritage' by Valentina Vadi
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 'International Economic Courts and the Protection of Cultural Heritage' , was delivered at the Lauterpacht Centre on Friday 6th November 2015 by Dr Valentina Vadi, Professor of International Economic Law at Lancaster University.
For more information about the series, please see the LCIL website at http://www.lcil.cam.ac.uk/

Nov 27, 2015 • 33min
'20 years on: taking stock of the WTO dispute settlement system and the challenges for the future' by Professor Robert Howse
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 '20 years on: taking stock of the WTO dispute settlement system and the challenges for the future', was delivered at the Lauterpacht Centre on Friday 20 November 2015 by Professor Robert Howse, NYU School of Law.
Please note, the question and answer sections of LCIL lectures are omitted to facilitate a free and frank discussion with participants.
For more information about the series, please see the Lauterpacht Centre website at http://www.lcil.cam.ac.uk

Nov 6, 2015 • 46min
'Arms Trade Treaty: Achievements, Failings, Future' by Professor Laurence Lustgarten
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 'Arms Trade Treaty: Achievements, Failings, Future', was delivered at the Lauterpacht Centre on Friday, 30 October 2015 by Professor Laurence Lustgarten, Associate Research Fellow, Centre for Socio-Legal Studies, Oxford University. Professor Lustgarten was formerly Commissioner, IPCC, and Professor of Law, University of Southampton.
Please note, the question and answer sections of LCIL lectures are omitted to facilitate a free and frank discussion with participants.
For more information about the series, please see the Lauterpacht Centre website at http://www.lcil.cam.ac.uk


