
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

Mar 9, 2012 • 35min
'Soft Law and the WTO' by Dr Melaku Desta
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 'Soft Law and the WTO', was delivered at the Lauterpacht Centre on Friday 9th March 2012 by Dr Melaku Geboye Desta, Reader in International Economic Law, Centre for Energy, Petroleum and Mineral Law and Policy, University of Dundee. For more information about the series, please see the LCIL website at www.lcil.cam.ac.uk

Mar 5, 2012 • 1h 4min
Hersch Lauterpacht Memorial Lecture 2012: Question and Answer Session with Professor Yuval Shany
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 2012 Hersch Lauterpacht Memorial Lecture, entitled 'Jurisdiction and Admissibility of Cases in International Courts and Tribunals' was delivered at the Lauterpacht Centre for International Law, University of Cambridge, by Professor Yuval Shany, Hersch Lauterpacht Chair of International Law, Hebrew University of Jerusalem from Tuesday 28th February to Thursday 1st March, with the Q&A Session on Friday 2nd March 2012.

Mar 5, 2012 • 1h 3min
Hersch Lauterpacht Memorial Lecture 2012, Part 3: 'Questions of Admissibility before International Courts' by Professor Yuval Shany
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 2012 Hersch Lauterpacht Memorial Lecture, entitled 'Jurisdiction and Admissibility of Cases in International Courts and Tribunals' was delivered at the Lauterpacht Centre for International Law, University of Cambridge, by Professor Yuval Shany, Hersch Lauterpacht Chair of International Law, Hebrew University of Jerusalem from Tuesday 28th February to Friday 2nd March 2012.

Mar 5, 2012 • 59min
Hersch Lauterpacht Memorial Lectures 2012, Part 2: 'The Law Governing Jurisdictional Decisions of International Courts' by Professor Yuval Shany
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 2012 Hersch Lauterpacht Memorial Lecture, entitled 'Jurisdiction and Admissibility of Cases in International Courts and Tribunals' was delivered at the Lauterpacht Centre for International Law, University of Cambridge, by Professor Yuval Shany, Hersch Lauterpacht Chair of International Law, Hebrew University of Jerusalem from Tuesday 28th February to Friday 2nd March 2012.

Mar 5, 2012 • 57min
Hersch Lauterpacht Memorial Lectures 2012, Part 1: 'The Concept of Jurisdiction and Admissibility in International Adjudication - A Theoretical Framework' by Professor Yuval Shany
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 2012 Hersch Lauterpacht Memorial Lecture, entitled 'Jurisdiction and Admissibility of Cases in International Courts and Tribunals' was delivered at the Lauterpacht Centre for International Law, University of Cambridge, by Professor Yuval Shany, Hersch Lauterpacht Chair of International Law, Hebrew University of Jerusalem from Tuesday 28th February to Friday 2nd March 2012.

Feb 24, 2012 • 41min
'Private investment claims for public international law rights: implementation and preclusion of claims' by Mr Alejandro A. Escobar
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 'Private investment claims for public international law rights: implementation and preclusion of claims' was delivered at the Lauterpacht Centre on Friday 27th January 2012 by Mr Alejandro A. Escobar, Parter , Baker Botts LLP and Visiting Professor, University College London. For more information about the series, please see the LCIL website at www.lcil.cam.ac.uk

Feb 24, 2012 • 46min
'EU efforts in conflict management, promotion of democracy and electoral assistance: the experience of Aceh' by Ms Renata Tardioli
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 'EU efforts in conflict management, promotion of democracy and electoral assistance: the experience of Aceh' was delivered at the Lauterpacht Centre on Friday 24th February 2012 by Ms Renata Tardioli, Deputy Head of Mission for Amnesty, Reintegration and Human Rights, Aceh Monitoring Mission (www.aceh-mm.org). For more information about the series, please see the LCIL website at www.lcil.cam.ac.uk

Feb 3, 2012 • 37min
'Putting the "Trade" back in Free Trade: Trade Agreements and the Framework for Consensual Bargains' by Professor Frank J. Garcia
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 'Putting the "Trade" back in Free Trade: Trade Agreements and the Framework for Consensual Bargains', was delivered at the Lauterpacht Centre on Friday 3rd February 2012 by Professor Frank J. Garcia, Professor of International and Comparative Law, Boston College Law School. For more information about the series, please see the LCIL website at www.lcil.cam.ac.uk

Jan 27, 2012 • 1h 4min
LCIL Book Launch: 'Cambridge Companion to International Law' by Professor James Crawford and Professor Martti Koskenniemi
Celebrating the launch of the 'Cambridge Companion to International Law' on 26 January 2012, Professor James Crawford, Professor Martti Koskenniemi and several other contributors discuss the volume and the challenges it presented.

Jan 27, 2012 • 51min
'The Politics of International Law' by Professor Martti Koskenniemi
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 Politics of International Law', was delivered at the Lauterpacht Centre on Thursday 26th January 2012 by Professor Martti Koskenniemi, Professor of International Law and Director of the Erik Castrén Institute, University of Helsinki. For more information about the series, please see the LCIL website at www.lcil.cam.ac.uk