
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 2, 2015 • 41min
'International Law and World War I' by Professor Oliver Diggelmann
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 Law and World War I', was delivered at the Lauterpacht Centre on Friday, 27 February 2015 by Professor Oliver Diggelmann, Institute for Public International Law, University of Zurich
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 • 51min
'Access to justice: revolutionizing the role of women' by Dr Ilaria Bottigliero
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 criminal responsibility for genocide and crimes against humanity.
This lecture, entitled 'Access to justice: revolutionizing the role of woment', was delivered at the Lauterpacht Centre on Friday 13 February 2015 by Dr Ilaria Bottigliero, Director of Research and Learning, International Development Law Organisation.
Please note, the question and answer sections of LCIL lectures are omitted to facilitate a free and frank discussion with participants. Contributors appear in their own individual capacity. Any views expressed are their own and do not necessarily reflect of the views of the Lauterpacht Centre or other related institution.
For more information about the series, please see the Lauterpacht Centre website at http://www.lcil.cam.ac.uk

Mar 6, 2015 • 32min
'Strategically Created Treaty Conflicts and the Politics of International Law' by Dr Surabhi Ranganathan
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 'Strategically Created Treaty Conflicts and the Politics of International Law', was delivered at the Lauterpacht Centre on Friday, 6 February 2015 by Dr Surabhi Ranganathan, Assistant Professor of Law, University of Warwick, UK.
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

Feb 26, 2015 • 44min
'The Law as to Reciprocity in Asymmetrical Warfare' by Professor Robbie Sabel
The Lauterpacht Centre for International Law (LCIL), University of Cambridge regularly hosts lectures 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 Law as to Reciprocity in Asymmetrical Warfare' was delivered on Thursday, 5 February 2015 by Ambassador (Ret.) Professor Robbie Sabel, Hebrew University Jerusalem. For more information about the lecture, please see the LCIL website at www.lcil.cam.ac.uk

Feb 26, 2015 • 42min
'Challenges to Arbitrators' by Professor Stefan Kröll
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 'Challenges to Arbitrators' was delivered on Friday, 30 January 2015 by Professor Stefan Kröll, Bucerius Law School, Hamburg. For more information about the series, please see the LCIL website at www.lcil.cam.ac.uk

Feb 17, 2015 • 45min
'On the Siren Song of Sui Generis: Customary law, humanitarian law, and the ILC' by Professor Robert Cryer
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 'On the Siren Song of Sui Generis: Customary law, humanitarian law, and the ILC' was delivered on Friday, 16 January 2015 by Robert Cryer, Professor of International and Criminal Law, University of Birmingham, UK. For more information about the series, please see the LCIL website at www.lcil.cam.ac.uk

Feb 17, 2015 • 45min
'TTIP, CETA, TPP and the Post-Bali WTO: Toward a New World Trade Order?' by Professor David A. Gantz
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 'TTIP, CETA, TPP and the Post-Bali WTO: Toward a New World Trade Order?' was delivered on Friday 28 November 2014 by David A. Gantz, Samuel M. Fegtly Professor of Law and Director of the International Trade and Business Law Program at the University of Arizona. For more information about the series, please see the LCIL website at www.lcil.cam.ac.uk

Feb 5, 2015 • 39min
'Science and international environmental law: a meeting of minds, or two disciplines worlds apart?' by Jolyon Thomson
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 'Science and international environmental law: a meeting of minds, or two disciplines worlds apart?' was delivered on Friday 21 November 2014 by Jolyon Thomson, Deputy Director, Defra Legal Advisers, London. For more information about the series, please see the LCIL website at www.lcil.cam.ac.uk

Feb 5, 2015 • 36min
'The Principle of Due Diligence: A Core Principle of International Human Rights Law?' by Lorna McGregor
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 Principle of Due Diligence: A Core Principle of International Human Rights Law?' was delivered on Friday 7 November 2014 by Lorna McGregor, Director of the Human Rights Centre and a Reader in Law at the University of Essex. For more information about the series, please see the LCIL website at www.lcil.cam.ac.uk

Feb 5, 2015 • 34min
'The Power of Process: Procedural Fairness in Security Council Decision-making' by Dr Devika Hovell
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 Power of Process: Procedural Fairness in Security Council Decision-making' was delivered on Friday 31 October 2014 by Dr Devika Hovell, Assistant Professor in Public International Law, LSE. For more information about the series, please see the LCIL website at www.lcil.cam.ac.uk