Events and Announcements: 22 October 2021

Events

Interdisciplinary Series of Public Lectures on ‘Decolonising Law’: The University College of London (UCL) is pleased to announce an interdisciplinary series of public lectures on topics concerned with the relationships between law, race, imperialism, colonialism, anti-imperialism, and de-/anti-/post-colonialism. These lectures will take place online on Zoom, at a time chosen to maximise the possibility of live attendance globally.  Each session will last one hour, with 5 minutes for a short introduction, 35 minutes for the lecture, and 20 minutes for Q & A. Attendance is open to all, without a fee—registration is required, which can be done here. In most cases, the event will be recorded, and posted online on this page afterwards. Convened by Ralph Wilde and Alonso Gurmendi Dunkelberg, with the greatly appreciated organizational support of Lisa Penfold, Events Manager at UCL Laws. For more information about the series of public lectures, go here.

T.M.C. Asser Institute Annual Lecture – Europe’s role in the world: We will organise the Annual T.M.C. Asser Lecture 2021 with speaker Brigid Laffan (European University Institute) on 25 November 2021. The title of her lecture is: ‘Europe’s role in the world: player or plaything?’ In her Lecture at the Peace Palace, Brigid Laffan will analyse the challenges facing Europe in ‘a world of geopolitical shift and shock’. According to Brigid Laffan: “We are witnessing a return of Great Power competition and competition between political and economic systems. Urgent challenges – digitalisation, the future of work, the climate crisis, migration and inequality – require national, regional and global responses. The European Union, a polity but not a state, has to adapt and adjust to shifts in global politics. But it struggles to amass collective power or to deploy strategically its resources and capabilities. What are its challenges?” For more information about the lecture, go here.

‘International Judges and Academics in Discussion’ Event: The Brunel University London International Law Group announces its institution with an online inaugural event titled ‘International Judges and Academics in Discussion.’ The event is being held in two parts, on October 20th and November 4th respectively and hosts the International Criminal Court Judge Kimberly Prost, the former UK Judge to the International Criminal Court, Howard Morrison and Mark Drumbl. Part II hosts the European Court of Human Rights Judges, Iulia Motoc and Ganna Yudkivska as well as Marko Milanovic. The Group will be holding fortnight online panel discussions and a Junior Scholars’ Conference. More details on these can be found at the Brunel University London’s events page or by emailing the Group’s co-Directors, Dr Patricia Hobbs and Dr Solon Solomon. Join Part I by clicking  here. The link details for Part II will appear here in due course.

Announcements

Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies, LL.M. in International Law – Applications are open!

Applications are now open for the LL.M. in International Law at the Graduate Institute, Geneva, for the academic year 2022-2023 starting in September 2022. The intensive 10-month programme offers a rich course selection, covering not only the foundations of public international law but also allowing students to specialise in one of three different concentration streams: Protection of the Individual in International Law, International Environmental Law and Governance, and International Economic Law. The deadline to apply is 15 January 2022. Apply here.

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