LCIL International Law Centre Podcast

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 True Nature of International Law', was delivered at the Lauterpacht Centre on Friday 8 March 2013 by Professor Philip Allott, Emeritus Professor of International Public Law, University of Cambridge and chaired by Dr Sarah Nouwen. Unusually for LCIL lectures, the question and answer section of this lecture has been retained. 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.

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 'Reducing Genocide to Law: Definition, Meaning, and the Ultimate Crime', was delivered at the Lauterpacht Centre on Friday 22 February 2013 by Professor Payam Akhavan, Professor of International Law, McGill University. For further reading on the topic, please see Professor Akhavan's book, Reducing Genocide to Law, published in 2012 by Cambridge University Press. 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 (Photo: Cover extract from Akhavan, 'Reducing Genocide to Law', CUP, 2012 showing Eleanor Roosevelt dining with delegates in Paris during the 1948 meeting of the UN General Assembly at which both the Genocide Convention and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights were adopted.) This entry provides an audio source for iTunes U.

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 'Credit Rating Agencies: Using Indicators to Measure Transnational Governance Responses to the Global Financial Crisis', was delivered at the Lauterpacht Centre on Friday 15 February 2013 by Professor Mary E.. Footer, Professor of International Economic Law, University of Nottingham 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 LCIL website at http://www.lcil.cam.ac.uk (Photo credit: Durand/The Telegraph)

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 Criminal Court's Role in Promoting International Justice - A Comparison of the Sudan, Kenya and Libya Situations', was delivered at the Lauterpacht Centre on Friday 1 February 2013 by Mr Karim Khan QC and Mr Rodney Dixon both of Temple Garden Chambers, 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 LCIL website at http://www.lcil.cam.ac.uk

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 'Amity, Enmity and Identity', was delivered at the Lauterpacht Centre on Friday 25th January 2013 by Dr Rory Brown, Barrister, 9 Stone Buildings, London and author, inter alia, of 'Fighting Monsters: British-American War-making and Law-making' (Hart, 2011). For more information about the series, please see the LCIL website at http://www.lcil.cam.ac.uk (Photo credit: Cristian V.)

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 Court of Justice and Territorial Questions , was delivered at the Lauterpacht Centre on Friday 12th October 2012 by Professor Malcolm Shaw QC, Essex Court Chambers and University of Leicester. For more information about the series, please see the LCIL website at http://www.lcil.cam.ac.uk/ Speakers appear in their own personal capacity. Any views expressed are those of the speaker and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Lauterpacht Centre or other related institution.

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 Falklands/Malvinas and the Peaceful Settlement of Disputes' , was delivered at the Lauterpacht Centre on Friday 23rd November 2012 by Professor Marcelo Kohen, Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies, Geneva. For more information about the series, please see the LCIL website at http://www.lcil.cam.ac.uk/ Speakers appear in their own personal capacity. Any views expressed are those of the speaker and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Lauterpacht Centre or other related institution. (Photo credit: PA)

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 'Wombats, Weapons and Water - Environmental Protection and the Law of Armed Conflict' , was delivered at the Lauterpacht Centre on Friday 16th November 2012 by Dr Catherine MacKenzie, University Lecturer in Law, University of Cambridge and Fellow of Selwyn College, Cambridge. For more information about the series, please see the LCIL website at http://www.lcil.cam.ac.uk/ (Photo credit: Steve McCurry)

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 'Mediating the Arab Spring: Some Legal Issues', was delivered at the Lauterpacht Centre on Friday 9th November 2012 by Professor Marc Weller, Professor of International Law, University of Cambridge and current Director of the Lauterpacht Centre. For more information about the series, please see the LCIL website at http://www.lcil.cam.ac.uk/

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 Centre Reasserts Itself: The International Court of Justice and the Unity of International Law' , was delivered at the Lauterpacht Centre on Friday 2nd November 2012 by Professor Mads Andenas, University of Oslo and Institute of Advanced Legal Studies, University of London. For more information about the series, please see the LCIL website at http://www.lcil.cam.ac.uk (Photo credit: International Court of Justice)