Events and Announcements: 25 October 2020

Events

The International Nuremberg Principles Academy is pleased to announce and invite you to the launch of the third volume of the Nuremberg Academy Series, an anthology entitled The Tokyo Tribunal: Perspectives on Law, History and Memory edited by Viviane E. Dittrich, Kerstin von Lingen, Philipp Osten and Jolana Makraiová. 

Join us for this online live event on 30 October 2020, from 10 a.m. – until 11:30 a.m. CET (Nuremberg time). Register here in advance to receive the link and ID number for the Zoom webinar.

UN Audiovisual Library

In commemoration of the 75th anniversary of the United Nations, the UN Office of Legal Affairs presents a lecture by Mr. Miguel de Serpa Soares, Under-Secretary-General for Legal Affairs and United Nations Legal Counsel, entitled “Seventy-Five Years of International Law-making at the United Nations”.  

This lecture outlines the extraordinary contribution of the United Nations to the development, codification and implementation of international law in branches ranging from the law of treaties to the legal principles governing the protection and preservation of the marine environment, and criminal responsibility for grave violations of international humanitarian law. It pays particular attention to the areas of international law where the work of the United Nations Office of Legal Affairs, established in 1946, has directly contributed. The lecture concludes by looking ahead at the next twenty-five years and addresses some current and future issues where the United Nations can contribute to preserving and strengthening the international legal order. 

You are invited to watch the lecture in English, French, and Spanish or listen to the podcast on the UN Audiovisual Library of International Law website. 

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