

Public Lectures from the Faculty of Law, University of Cambridge
Faculty of Law, University of Cambridge
The Faculty of Law has a thriving calendar of lectures and seminars spanning the entire gamut of legal, political and philosophical topics. Regular programmes are run by many of the Faculty's Research Centres, and a number of high-profile speakers who are leaders in their fields often speak at the Faculty on other occasions as well.
Audio recordings from such events are published in our various podcast collections. Video recordings are available via YouTube.
Audio recordings from such events are published in our various podcast collections. Video recordings are available via YouTube.
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Apr 13, 2022 • 57min
CILJ 2022: Day 2 Keynote address
Keynote Address: Ms. Maja Groff (4:35)Chair Remarks: Dr. Markus Gehring, University of Cambridge (0:59)This is a recording from the events of the 11th Annual Cambridge International Law ConferenceCambridge International Law Journal, held under the title 'Strengthening Global Governance through International Law: Challenges and Opportunities' on 26 & 27 March 2022 at the Faculty of Law, University of Cambridge.For more information about the conference, and the Journal, see: http://cilj.co.uk/

Apr 13, 2022 • 1h 58min
CILJ 2022: Panel 1 - Strengthening the Role of International Courts and Tribunals
- Remarks from the Chair: Ms. Melina Antoniadis, Public International Lawyer- Nina Herzog, Ph.D. Candidate, University of Leeds - '‘Positive complementarity’ – a threat to ne bis in idem in International Criminal Law?' (2:37)- Pushkar Keshavmurthy, Case Manager, Mumbai Center for International Arbitration / Daniela-Olivia Ghicajanu, LL.M. Candidate, Georgetown University Law Center - 'Security for Costs in ISDS: Is the UNCITRAL Working Group III Leading to the Predictable Global Governance of International Adjudication?' (17:15)- Dr. Agata Kleczkowska, Assistant Professor, Institute of Law Studies of the Polish Academy of Sciences - 'Enforcing International Law Through Sanctions: From Comprehensive to Horizontal Sanctions. Is International Law Heading in the Right Direction?' (31:54)- Xiao Mao, D.Phil Candidate, University of Oxford; Judicial Fellow, International Court of Justice - 'Promoting Global Governance through Granting Effective Remedies: Comparison of Recent Remedy Cases in the International Court of Justice and the International Criminal Court' (51:26)- Sarthak Roy, Human Rights Specialist, Richemont International SA - 'Commissions of Inquiry as Bulwarks Against Impunity' (1:07:06)- Discussion and Q&A (1:20:34)This is a recording from the events of the 11th Annual Cambridge International Law ConferenceCambridge International Law Journal, held under the title 'Strengthening Global Governance through International Law: Challenges and Opportunities' on 26 & 27 March 2022 at the Faculty of Law, University of Cambridge.For more information about the conference, and the Journal, see: http://cilj.co.uk/

Apr 13, 2022 • 1h 60min
CILJ 2022: Panel 2 - Governing the Climate and Environment
- Remarks from the Chair: Professor Marie-Claire Cordonier Segger, Faculty of Law, University of Cambridge- Santosh Anand, Assistant Professor of Law, Alliance University, Bangalore, India - 'Modified Continuity: International Criminal Law and the Vision of ‘Ecocide’' (7:44)- Dr. Carlos Soria–Rodriguez, Marie Skłodowska-Curie Postdoctoral Research Fellow, University of Jaén - 'Marine Renewable Energy Technologies in the High Seas: Challenges and Opportunities to Strengthen International Environmental and Renewable Energy Governance' (22:12)- Thiago Pires Oliveira, Ph.D. Candidate, University of São Paulo / Dr. Tagore Trajano de Almeida Silva, Professor, Catholic University of Salvador - 'The Proposals for Regulation of Methane Emissions as Turning Point of Global Climate Governance: A Socio-legal Approach' (38:46)- Danilo B. Garrido Alves, Ph.D. Candidate, University of Oxford - 'The Analogy between Corporations and International Organizations: towards a new, UNGP-based approach to studying global governance' (54:02)- Ju-Ching Huang, S.J.D. Candidate, Georgetown University Law Center - 'Framing the Future Global Adaptation Law Regime: Principles for the Emerging Dynamics of Climate Change Governance' (1:09:00)- Discussion and Q&A (1:27:30)This is a recording from the events of the 11th Annual Cambridge International Law ConferenceCambridge International Law Journal, held under the title 'Strengthening Global Governance through International Law: Challenges and Opportunities' on 26 & 27 March 2022 at the Faculty of Law, University of Cambridge.For more information about the conference, and the Journal, see: http://cilj.co.uk/

Apr 13, 2022 • 2h 9min
CILJ 2022: Panel 4 - Charting New Frontiers in Cyberspace
- Remarks from the Chair: Ms. Ashrutha Rai, Ph.D. Candidate, University of Cambridge- Dr. Thanapat Chatinakrob, Lecturer, Faculty of Law, Thammasat University, Thailand - 'Rethinking the Scope of International Law Regulating Information Operations: Lesson Learned From a Crime of Online Genocide in Myanmar' (7:00)- Yuan Fang: J.S.D Candidate, Washington University in St. Louis, School of Law - 'The Global Governance of Cyberspace Within the UN Charter Context: Main Issues, Methodology, and the Pathway Forward' (23:45)- Dr. Asaf Lubin, Associate Professor of Law, Indiana University Maurer School of Law - 'The Law and Politics of Ransomware' (38:15)- Dr. María Vásquez Callo-Müller, Post-Doctoral Researcher, University of Lucerne / Dr. Iryna Bogdanova, Research Fellow, World Trade Institute - 'Unilateral Cyber Sanctions and Global Cybersecurity Governance' (56:45)- Dr. Giovanni De Gregorio, Postdoctoral Researcher, Centre for Socio-Legal Studies, University of Oxford / Dr. Roxana Radu, Lecturer, Blavatnik School of Government, University of Oxford - 'Back and Forth in Global Internet Governance: Public and Private Authority Examined' (1:12:50)This is a recording from the events of the 11th Annual Cambridge International Law ConferenceCambridge International Law Journal, held under the title 'Strengthening Global Governance through International Law: Challenges and Opportunities' on 26 & 27 March 2022 at the Faculty of Law, University of Cambridge.For more information about the conference, and the Journal, see: http://cilj.co.uk/

Apr 13, 2022 • 1h 48min
CILJ 2022: Panel 5 - Challenges for Global Governance
- Chair Remarks: Dr. John Barker, Law Fellow, Hughes Hall, University of Cambridge- Emmanuel Saffa Abdulai, Founder and Executive Director, Society for Democratic Initiatives - 'The Emerging Trend in International Law and Global Governance: the African Experience' (5:00)- Medy Dervovic, Research Assistant, Stefansson Arctic Institute / Katharina Heinrich, Junior Researcher, Arctic Centre, University of Lapland - 'Law-Science Nexus in International Law-Making: Perspectives from Arctic Fisheries Governance' (34:08)- Tsubasa Shinohara, Ph.D. Candidate, University of Lausanne - 'Global Governance in International Esports Society?' (50:51)- Marissa Sterling, J.D. Candidate, Georgetown University Law Center - 'Course-Correcting for Unexpected Flow: A Discussion of Trade in Virtual Water and the Global Water Governance Regime' (1:09:00)- Discussion and Q&A (1:18:40)This is a recording from the events of the 11th Annual Cambridge International Law ConferenceCambridge International Law Journal, held under the title 'Strengthening Global Governance through International Law: Challenges and Opportunities' on 26 & 27 March 2022 at the Faculty of Law, University of Cambridge.For more information about the conference, and the Journal, see: http://cilj.co.uk/

Apr 13, 2022 • 1h 38min
CILJ 2022: Panel 6 - Opportunities for Global Governance
- Remarks from the Chair: Dr. Jamie Trinidad, Director of Studies in Law, Wolfson College, University of Cambridge- Dr. Alexandra Harrington, Lecturer in Law, Lancaster University Law School - 'Global Governance and International Law Synergies in the Face of Emergency' (2:53)- Ilias Ioannou, Ph.D. Candidate, Queen Mary University of London - 'Relational Networks in International Trade Platforms’ (24:00)- Hedvig Lärka, Ph.D. Candidate, University of Gothenburg - 'Capital Flight as Creature of Sovereignty: A Posthumanist Approach to Corporate Income Taxation and the ‘Global Tax Base’ of Pillar II?' (41:12)- Discussion and Q&A (59:58)This is a recording from the events of the 11th Annual Cambridge International Law ConferenceCambridge International Law Journal, held under the title 'Strengthening Global Governance through International Law: Challenges and Opportunities' on 26 & 27 March 2022 at the Faculty of Law, University of Cambridge.For more information about the conference, and the Journal, see: http://cilj.co.uk/

Apr 13, 2022 • 1h 59min
CILJ 2022: Panel 8 - Regulating the Global Economy & Closing Keynote
- Remarks from the Chair: Professor Lorand Bartels, Faculty of Law, University of Cambridge- Joel Slawotsky, Faculty, Reichman University - 'Corporate Monitoring of the State to Ensure Compliance with International Law' (8:06)- Keer Huang, Ph.D. Candidate, Wuhan University Institute of Law - 'Development and Challenges of Global Subsidy Governance: An International Investment Law Perspective' (30:12)- Discussion and Q&A (44:40)- Further remarks from the Chair: Professor Lorand Bartels, Faculty of Law, University of Cambridge (1:09:41)- Keynote Address: Professor Ernst Ulrich Petersmann, chaired by Professor Lorand Bartels (1:17:10)This is a recording from the events of the 11th Annual Cambridge International Law ConferenceCambridge International Law Journal, held under the title 'Strengthening Global Governance through International Law: Challenges and Opportunities' on 26 & 27 March 2022 at the Faculty of Law, University of Cambridge.For more information about the conference, and the Journal, see: http://cilj.co.uk/

Apr 13, 2022 • 52min
CILJ 2022: Opening and keynote address
- Keynote Address: Dr. P.S. RaoChaired by Professor Catherine Barnard.0:38 - Mr Darren Peterson and Mr Oliver Hailes6:54 - Professor Catherine Barnard9:03 - Dr P S Rao22:22 - Q&A This is a recording from the events of the 11th Annual Cambridge International Law ConferenceCambridge International Law Journal, held under the title 'Strengthening Global Governance through International Law: Challenges and Opportunities' on 26 & 27 March 2022 at the Faculty of Law, University of Cambridge.For more information about the conference, and the Journal, see: http://cilj.co.uk/

Mar 29, 2022 • 1h 26min
Conversations with Christopher Greenwood #3: Scholarly Works
Between November 2021 and February 2022 Sir Greenwood was interviewed three times. The interviewer is Lesley Dingle.The interviews were recorded, and the audio version is available on this website with transcripts of those recordings:- First Interview (16 November 2021): Early Life and Career- Second Interview (23 November 2021): LSE, ICJ and Master of Magdalene- Third Interview (1 February 2022): Scholarly worksFor more information, see the Squire website at https://www.squire.law.cam.ac.uk/cambridge-law-eminent-scholars-archive

Mar 28, 2022 • 54min
Conversations with Christopher Greenwood #2: LSE, ICJ and Master of Magdalene
Between November 2021 and February 2022 Sir Greenwood was interviewed three times. The interviewer is Lesley Dingle.The interviews were recorded, and the audio version is available on this website with transcripts of those recordings:- First Interview (16 November 2021): Early Life and Career- Second Interview (23 November 2021): LSE, ICJ and Master of Magdalene- Third Interview (1 February 2022): Scholarly worksFor more information, see the Squire website at https://www.squire.law.cam.ac.uk/cambridge-law-eminent-scholars-archive