
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

Nov 8, 2013 • 52min
'Facts, Evidence and Causation: Practice of the ICJ' by Mr Robert Volterra
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 'Facts, Evidence and Causation: Practice of the ICJ', was delivered at the Lauterpacht Centre on Friday 8th November 2013 by Robert G. Volterra, Principal, Volterra Fietta.
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 LCIL website at http://www.lcil.cam.ac.uk

Oct 25, 2013 • 39min
'The Devil and the Holy Water: Will Human Rights Tame War or Will War Corrupt Human Rights?' by Professor Guglielmo Verdirame (audio)
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 agression, 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 Devil and the Holy Water: Will Human Rights Tame War or Will War Corrupt Human Rights?', was delivered at the Lauterpacht Centre on Friday 25 October 2013 by Professor Guglielmo Verdirame, Professor of International Law at the Department of War Studies and the Dickson Poon School of Law, King's College London.
For more information about the series, please see the LCIL website at www.lcil.cam.ac.uk

Oct 18, 2013 • 46min
'Gender Justice and Legitimacy at the International Criminal Court' by Professor Louise Chappell
The Lauterpacht Centre for International Law (LCIL), University of Cambridge hosts regular 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 'Gender Justice and Legitimacy at the International Criminal Court', was delivered at the Lauterpacht Centre on Friday, 18 October 2013 by Professor Louise Chappell, Australian Research Council Future Fellow at the University of New South Wales, and chaired by Dr Sarah Nouwen, Lecturer, Faculty of Law, Cambridge.
For more information about the series, please see the Lauterpacht Centre website at http://www.lcil.cam.ac.uk
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.

Oct 11, 2013 • 40min
'Research as Curiosity' by Professor Jan Klabbers
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 'Research as Curisoity', was delivered at the Lauterpacht Centre on Friday 11 October 2013 by Professor Jan Klabbers, Professor International Law, University of Helsinki, presently Academy of Finland Martti Ahtisaari Chair, and chaired by Professor Marc Weller, Director, Lauterpacht Centre for International Law, University of Cambridge.
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

May 31, 2013 • 55min
'International Law as Smart Power' by Professor Harold Koh
The Lauterpacht Centre for International Law (LCIL), University of Cambridge hosts regular 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 'International Law as Smart Power', was delivered at the Lauterpacht Centre on Tuesday 28 May 2013 by Professor Harold Koh, Sterling Professor of International Law, Yale University and chaired by Professor James Crawford, Whewell Professor of International Law, Cambridge.
For more information about the series, please see the Lauterpacht Centre website at http://www.lcil.cam.ac.uk
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.

May 10, 2013 • 33min
'How Does Customary International Law Change? The Case of State Immunity' by Dr Pierre-Hugues Verdier
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 'How Does Customary International Law Change? The Case of State Immunity'', was delivered at the Lauterpacht Centre on Friday 10 May 2013 by Dr Pierre-Hugues Verdier, Associate Professor of Law, University of Virginia School of Law, and chaired by Dr Michael Waibel, University Lecturer in Law, Cambridge.
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
This entry provides an audio source for iTunesU.

May 10, 2013 • 46min
'The International Lawyer and Social Media' by Professor Sarah Joseph
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 International Lawyer and Social Media', was delivered at the Lauterpacht Centre on Friday 26 April 2013 by Professor Sarah Joseph, Director of the Castan Centre for Human Rights Law at Monash University and chaired by Dr Roger O'Keefe, Senior Lecturer in Law, Cambridge and Deputy Director of the Lauterpacht Centre.
For more information about the series, please see the Lauterpacht Centre website at http://www.lcil.cam.ac.uk
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.
This entry provides an audio source for iTunesU.

May 10, 2013 • 49min
'Too Much History: The Growth of the ius contra bellum' by Professor Randall Lesaffer
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 'Too Much History: The Growth of the ius contra bellum', was delivered at the Lauterpacht Centre on Friday 3 May 2013 by Professor Randall Lesaffer, Professor of Legal History at Tilburg University, and chaired by Dr Sarah Nouwen, University Lecturer in Law, Cambridge.
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
This entry provides an audio source for iTunesU.

Apr 11, 2013 • 1h 6min
Hersch Lauterpacht Memorial Lecture 2010-11, Part 2: 'The United Nations of the Future.The Role of International Law in UN Reform'' by Dr Nico Schrijver
The Hersch Lauterpacht Memorial Lecture is an annual lecture series given in Cambridge to commemorate the unique contribution to the development of international law of Sir Hersch Lauterpacht. These lectures are given annually by a person of eminence in the field of international law and a revised and expanded version of the lectures is usually published in the Hersch Lauterpacht Lecture Series by Cambridge University Press. The lecture comprises three parts, delivered on consecutive evenings, followed by a Q&A session on the fourth day.
The 2010-11 Hersch Lauterpacht Memorial Lecture series, entitled 'The United Nations of the Future. The Role of International Law' was delivered at the Lauterpacht Centre for International Law, University of Cambridge, by Dr Nico Schrijver, Chair of Public International Law, Leiden University and President of the International Law Association, from Tuesday 22nd to Friday 24th February 2011.
This part, entitled 'The Role of International Law in UN Reform' was the second of the three lectures given. Unfortunately, the third lecture in the series was not recorded.

Apr 11, 2013 • 58min
Hersch Lauterpacht Memorial Lecture 2010-11, Part I: 'The United Nations of the Future and the Role of International Law - Introduction and UN Reform during the first sixty-five years' by Dr Nico Schrijver
The Hersch Lauterpacht Memorial Lecture is an annual lecture series given in Cambridge to commemorate the unique contribution to the development of international law of Sir Hersch Lauterpacht. These lectures are given annually by a person of eminence in the field of international law and a revised and expanded version of the lectures is usually published in the Hersch Lauterpacht Lecture Series by Cambridge University Press. The lecture comprises three parts, delivered on consecutive evenings, followed by a Q&A session on the fourth day.
The 2010-11 Hersch Lauterpacht Memorial Lecture series, entitled 'The United Nations of the Future. The Role of International Law' was delivered at the Lauterpacht Centre for International Law, University of Cambridge, by Dr Nico Schrijver, Chair of Public International Law, Leiden University and President of the International Law Association, from Tuesday 22nd to Friday 24th February 2011.
This part, entitled 'Introduction and UN Reform during the first sixty-five years' is the first of the three lectures given.