
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

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

Nov 2, 2015 • 29min
'Legal Idealism and Global Administration' by Professor Patrick Capps
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 'Legal Idealism and Global Administration', was delivered at the Lauterpacht Centre on Friday 23 October 2015 by Professor Patrick Capps, Professor of International Law, Bristol University.
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

Oct 23, 2015 • 27min
'Does transitional justice affect democratic institution-building' by Prof. Chandra Lekha Sriram
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 'Does transitional justice affect democratic institution-building', was delivered at the Lauterpacht Centre on Friday, 16 October 2015 by Professor Chandra Lekha Sriram, Co-Director Centre on Human Rights in Conflict, University of East London.
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

Oct 16, 2015 • 29min
'An International Community: Is there any such thing?' by Dr Stephen Neff
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 'An International Community: Is there any such thing?', was delivered at the Lauterpacht Centre on Friday, 9 October 2015 by Dr Stephen Neff, Reader in International Public Law, Edinburgh University.
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

Apr 2, 2015 • 44min
'The South China Sea Disputes and the Law of the Sea' by Dr Vasco Becker-Weinberg
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 South China Sea Disputes and the Law of the Sea', was delivered at the Lauterpacht Centre on Friday, 13 March 2015 by Dr Vasco Becker-Weinberg, deputy and legal advisor to the Portuguese Secretary of State of the Sea, Government of Portugal.
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

Apr 2, 2015 • 32min
'The immunity of States and international organizations in the face of employment disputes: the new human rights dilemma?' by Dr Philippa Webb
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 immunity of States and international organizations in the face of employment disputes: the new human rights dilemma?', was delivered at the Lauterpacht Centre on Friday, 6 March 2015 by Dr Philippa Webb, The Dickson Poon School of Law, King's College London
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