Submarines and Underwater Maritime Autonomous Vehicles: New Wine in Old Bottles?
Lecture summary: The regulation of submarines has rarely been an issue of focus in international law. Their military utility has influenced states’ willingness to develop rules that restrict their ope...
3 Maalis 30min
Reading International Law as Stories
Speaker: Prof Tamsin Paige, Deakin Law SchoolLecture summary: Stories serve an integral role in society as, among other things, a meaning making tool. As a method of meaning making, stories are relati...
24 Helmi 33min
Due Diligence at a Crossroads: The Old Road, the New Road, and the Bridge Between
Speaker: Dr Penelope Ridings, International Law CommissionLecture summary: In the last several decades, scholarly views of due diligence in international law have shifted from due diligence as a prima...
13 Helmi 38min
The Systemic Function of General Principles
Speakers: Prof Mads Andenas & Prof Johann Ruben Leiss, University of OsloLecture summary: The lecture explores the systemic function of general principles in international law in light of the ongoing ...
9 Helmi 33min
Russia, the Soviet Union, and Imperial Continuity in International Law
Lecture summary: Empire is a big theme in international law. At the same time, the historical discussion on imperialism and international law had focussed primarily on the West European Empires. This ...
30 Tammi 34min
Marxist Insights for International Law
Speaker: Prof Antonios Tzanakopoulos, University of OxfordNo lecture summary available.Chair: Prof Jan KlabbersThis lecture was given on 23 January 2026 and is part of the Friday Lunchtime Lecture ser...
22 Tammi 39min
Eli Lauterpacht Lecture 2025 - - 'Hard Law in Times of Liquid Modernity: Treaty Law and Practice in the 21st Century' - Santiago Villalpando, Legal Advisor and Director of UNESCO
The speaker for the Eli Lauterpacht Lecture 2025 was Santiago Villalpando, Legal Advisor and Director of UNESCO.Lecture summary: Is international law facing a decline of treaties?In recent years, seve...
2 Joulu 202541min
International Police Cooperation in an Era of Rising Authoritarianism
Lecture summary: Over centuries and across continents, authoritarian governments have demonstrated a large appetite for international cooperation to target political opponents across borders. As the w...
11 Marras 202553min
