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Hugo de Groot (“Grotius”), 1583-1645

Hugo Grotius


  Antarctica
  Arctic
  Arms Control and Disarmament
  Boundary Delimitation
  Courts and Tribunals
  Criminal Law and Procedure
  Cultural Heritage
  Development
  Diplomatic and Consular Relations
  Diplomatic Protection
  Disaster Prevention and Relief
  Environmental Law
  Health and Science
  Human Rights
  International Civil Aviation
  International Economic Law
  International Labour Law
  International Law
  International Migration Law
  International Organizations
  International Watercourses
  Law of Armed Conflict
  Law of Outer Space
  Law of the Sea
  Law of Treaties
  Peace and Security
  Peaceful Settlement of Disputes
  Regional Organizations
  Rule of Law, Democracy and Good Governance
  Specialized Agencies and Related Organizations
  States
  United Nations



F o r t h c o m i n g
The Antarctic System, 50 Years After the Adoption of the Washington Treaty   Ms. Annick de Marffy-Mantuano
 
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Legal Status
Selected Issues Relating to the Arctic   Mr. Donald M. McRae
 
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Arms Control and Disarmament
Nuclear Weapons and International Law   Mr. Masahiko Asada
The Chemical Weapons Convention: an Overview   Mr. Santiago Oñate Laborde
La convención de armas químicas   Mr. Santiago Oñate Laborde
 
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Introduction
F o r t h c o m i n g
Frontiers, Boundaries, Limits   Mr. Lucius Caflisch
 
Maritime Delimitation
Uti Possidetis and Maritime Delimitations   Mr. Marcelo Kohen
Maritime Boundary Delimitation (Recording facilities courtesy of Seoul National University)   Judge Jin-Hyun Paik
Principles of Maritime Delimitation   Mr. Malcolm Shaw
The Contribution of the International Court of Justice to the Development of the Law of Maritime Delimitation   Judge Peter Tomka
 
F o r t h c o m i n g
The Effects of a Rising Sea Level on Maritime Limits and Boundaries   Mr. Alfred H.A. Soons
 
Territorial Disputes
The International Legal Principles Relating to Territorial Disputes: The Acquisition of Title to Territory   Mr. Malcolm Shaw
Settling Territorial Disputes   Mr. Malcolm Shaw
 
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Administration
The Administrative Challenges to Be Faced in Setting Up an International War Crimes Court and the Lessons Learned   Mr. Robin Vincent
 
International Adjudication and Arbitration
The International Judicial Function   Mr. Georges Abi-Saab
Perspectives on International Dispute Settlement from a Participant   Sir Geoffrey Palmer
The Merits (and Demerits) of International Adjudication and Arbitration   Judge Stephen M. Schwebel
 
F o r t h c o m i n g
Understanding Why International Courts and Tribunals Look and Behave as They Do   Mr. David Caron
Contribution of the Permanent Court of Arbitration to the Peaceful Settlement of Disputes over a Century   Mr. Brooks W. Daly
 
International Court of Justice (ICJ)
Reflections on the Jurisdiction of the International Court of Justice   Judge Awn Shawkat
Al-Khasawneh
La Cour internationale de Justice, juge des souverainetés?   Judge Mohamed Bennouna
La Cour internationale de Justice   Mr. Philippe Couvreur
La Cour permanente de Justice internationale   Mr. Philippe Couvreur
Réunion d'information au Palais de la Paix à l'intention des membres du corps diplomatique   Mr. Philippe Couvreur
The International Court of Justice as the Principal Judicial Organ of the United Nations   Ms. Vera Gowlland-Debbas
Shabtai Rosenne and the International Court of Justice   Judge Rosalyn Higgins
What International Courts (and Judges) May and May Not Do   Judge Rosalyn Higgins
Some Salient Features of the Contemporary International Disputes in the Precedents of the International Court of Justice   Ms. Mariko Kawano
International Court of Justice and Disputes Involving the Interests of Third Parties to the Proceedings or the Common Interests of the International Community as a Whole or of the Community Established by a Convention   Ms. Mariko Kawano
The International Court of Justice and criminal justice   Judge Kenneth Keith
Judicial Activism and the International Court of Justice   Mr. Edward McWhinney
Conseil devant la Cour internationale de Justice   Mr. Alain Pellet
Counsel before the International Court of Justice   Mr. Alain Pellet
The Development of the International Court of Justice Jurisprudence in some key areas   Judge Bernardo Sepúlveda-Amor
The Present and Future Role of the International Court of Justice in the Peaceful Settlement of International Disputes   Judge Jiuyong Shi
 
F o r t h c o m i n g
The Role of the International Court of Justice in the Peaceful Settlement of Disputes   Judge Hisashi Owada
The International Court of Justice and Human Rights   Judge Bruno Simma
Starting a Case under Article 40 of the ICJ Statute   Mr. Sienho Yee
The International Court of Justice's advisory jurisdiction   Mr. Andreas Zimmermann
The International Court of Justice's contentious jurisdiction under Art. 36, paragraph 2, of the Court’s Statute   Mr. Andreas Zimmermann
The International Court of Justice's contentious treaty-based jurisdiction   Mr. Andreas Zimmermann
 
Judiciary
Le rôle du juge international dans un contexte de multiplication des procédures de règlement des différends   Ms. Laurence Boisson de Chazournes
International Law in the Age of Adjudication   Judge Sir Christopher Greenwood
The Role of the International Judge   Sir Elihu Lauterpacht
Assessing the Effectiveness of International Courts: A Goal-based Approach   Mr. Yuval Shany
Jura novit curia et le juge international   Mr. Joe Verhoeven
 
F o r t h c o m i n g
The Functions of an International Judge and Arbitrator   Judge Charles Brower
La multiplication des jurisdictions internationales   Mr. Gilbert Guillaume
Prospects of Judicial Law-Making in Contemporary International Law   Mr. Bing Bing Jia
 
Jurisprudence
El ius cogens en la jurisprudencia internacional   Ms. Mónica Pinto
Les Etats d’Afrique dans la jurisprudence internationale – Quelques éléments introductifs   M. Blaise Tchikaya
 
Procedure
Aspects of the Judicial Process in National and International Courts and Tribunals   Judge Kenneth Keith
 
Regional Courts
The Role of the Judge in International and European Law with Special Emphasis on the European Court of Human Rights   Mr. Rudolf Bernhardt
La Corte Interamericana de Derechos Humanos   Judge Antônio Augusto Cançado Trindade
The African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights: An Introduction   Mr. Frans Viljoen
 
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Criminal Law and Procedure
Criminal Justice Standards
F o r t h c o m i n g
The Independence of the Judiciary and the Integrity of Criminal Justice Personnel   Mr. John Sandage
United Nations Standards for Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice   Mr. John Sandage
 
Criminal Procedure
The Progressive Blending of Legal Traditions in the Procedure of International Criminal Courts   Judge Fausto Pocar
Maintaining Control of War Crimes Trials   Mr. Michael Scharf
 
Genocide
Genocide and International Law   Mr. William A. Schabas
 
F o r t h c o m i n g
Preventing Genocide   Mr. W. Michael Reisman
 
International Cooperation
INTERPOL - Introduction générale   Mr. Laurent Grosse
INTERPOL - Outil de coopération policière et judiciaire   Mr. Laurent Grosse
International Extradition Law   Mr. Ivan Shearer
 
F o r t h c o m i n g
The Obligation to Cooperate and Immunities under the Rome Statute   Mr. Dire Tladi
 
International Criminal Justice
The Future of International Criminal Justice   Justice Richard Goldstone
Reflections on the Prosecution of War Crimes by International Tribunals: A Historical Perspective   Judge Theodor Meron
Justice pénale internationale: progrès et défis   Mr. Nicolas Michel
Completing the Mandate: The Legal Challenges Facing the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia   Judge Fausto Pocar
Fairness and Efficiency in the Proceedings of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia   President Patrick Robinson
The International Criminal Court at a Glance   Judge Sang Hyun Song
The International Criminal Court: Maintaining Judicial Independence in a Political World   Judge Sang Hyun Song
Participation of Victims at the International Criminal Court   Judge Sang Hyun Song
 
F o r t h c o m i n g
Justice for Sierra Leone: The Special Court for Sierra Leone   Mr. David Crane
 
International Criminal Law
What is Transnational Criminal Law?   Mr. Neil Boister
The Evolution of International Criminal Law - A Personal Account   Mr. Benjamin B. Ferencz
Los crimenes de violencia sexual en el derecho internacional penal de los siglos XX y XXI (El nuevo orden jurídico internacional a partir de 1945 y su ausencia de perspectiva de genero)   Judge Elizabeth Odio Benito
The Concept of an “International Crime”   Dr. Roger O'Keefe
The Rise of Individual Criminal Responsibility under International Law   Dr. Roger O'Keefe
Basic Ideas About International Criminal Law   Mr. Kevin Riordan
Command Responsibility   Mr. Kevin Riordan
 
F o r t h c o m i n g
Immunity and International Criminal Law   Mr. Dapo Akande
The Development of Modern International Criminal Law from Nuremberg to the International Criminal Court   Mr. David Crane
The Doctrine of Command Responsibility   Mr. Bing Bing Jia
 
Post Conflict and Transitional Justice
Perspectives on Post-conflict Justice   Mr. M. Cherif Bassiouni
Introduction to Transitional Justice   Mr. Paul van Zyl
 
Terrorism
F o r t h c o m i n g
International Civil Aviation Law and Recent Developments regarding Terrorism   Mr. Denys Wibaux
 
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Droit du commerce et culture: la portée de la Convention sur la diversité des expressions culturelles   Ms. Hélène Ruiz Fabri
The Notion of Cultural Heritage in International Law (Recording facilities courtesy of UNESCO)   Mr. Abdulqawi A. Yusuf
 
F o r t h c o m i n g
Beyond Treaties: A Customary International Law on the Protection of Cultural Heritage   Mr. Francesco Francioni
 
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Международное право и право на развитие (Recording facilities courtesy of the Russian Academy of Justice)   Mr. Aslan Khuseinovich Abashidze
International Law in the Field of Sustainable Development - Evolution, Meaning and Status   Mr. Nico Schrijver
International Law and Sustainable Development   Dr. Kamal Hossain
 
 
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Diplomatic and Consular Relations
Diplomatic and Consular Law — Topical Issues   Ms. Eileen Denza
 
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Diplomatic Protection
Diplomatic Protection   Mr. John Dugard
 
F o r t h c o m i n g
The Protection of Nationals in International Law   Mr. W. Michael Reisman
 
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Disaster Prevention and Relief
Climate Change and Population Movement   Mr. Walter Kälin
 
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Environmental Law
Introduction
International Environmental Law (Recording facilities courtesy of Georgetown University Law Center)   Ms. Edith Brown Weiss
 
F o r t h c o m i n g
International Environmental Law   Mr. Stephen C. McCaffrey
 
Climate Change
Le régime juridique de la lutte contre des changements climatiques   Ms. Laurence Boisson de Chazournes
Protection of the Atmosphere and Codification and Progressive Development of International Law   Mr. Shinya Murase
 
Commons
F o r t h c o m i n g
The Commons (with the Prisoner's Dilemma)   Ms. Edith Brown Weiss
 
Cooperation
Prevention of Transboundary Harm arising from Hazardous Activities   Dr. P. S. Rao
International Liability for Transboundary Harm arising from Hazardous activities: Principles on Allocation of Loss   Dr. P. S. Rao
Transboundary Damage in International Law   Judge Hanqin Xue
国际法上的跨界损害问题   Judge Hanqin Xue
 
Implementation and Compliance
Selected Lessons Learned on Implementation of and Compliance with International Legal Instruments Related to Environmental Protection and Natural Resources Conservation (Recording facilities courtesy of Georgetown University Law Center)   Mr. Mohammed A. Bekhechi
The Principle of Common but Differentiated Responsibilities   Ms. Ellen Hey
 
Intergenerational Equity
The Principle of Intergenerational Equity (Recording facilities courtesy of Georgetown University Law Center)   Ms. Edith Brown Weiss
 
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International Law and Infectious Disease Control   Mr. Gian Luca Burci
The International Regulation of Biotechnology   Mr. Matthias Herdegen
 
F o r t h c o m i n g
The International Legal Regime of Marine Scientific Research   Mr. Alfred H.A. Soons
 
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Human Rights
Introduction
Human Rights and Enforcement   Mr. Anthony D'Amato
International Law and the Challenge of Change   Dr. Kamal Hossain
 
F o r t h c o m i n g
Human Rights   Mr. José E. Alvarez
The Specificity of Human Rights and International Law   Mr. Benedetto Conforti
 
Civil and Political Rights
International Human Rights Protection and the Human Rights Committee   Mr. Nisuke Ando
The Work of the United Nations Human Rights Committee: Enforcing the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights   Ms. Ruth Wedgwood
 
Economic, Social and Cultural Rights
F o r t h c o m i n g
Economic, Social and Cultural Rights   Mr. Philip Alston
The Right to Development and Human Security   Mr. Muthucumaraswamy Sornarajah
 
Environment
F o r t h c o m i n g
Human Rights in an Environment Horizon   Mr. Francesco Francioni
Human Rights and the Environment   Mr. Günther Handl
 
History
A Brief History of International Human Rights Law   Judge Thomas Buergenthal
 
Human Rights Bodies - Introduction
The United Nations Human Rights Treaty Body System   Ms. Jane Connors
Explaining the Human Rights Treaty-Based Complaints Procedures at the United Nations Level   Mr. Markus Schmidt
Human Rights Bodies: The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, the Human Rights Council and Regional Human Rights Bodies   Ms. Ruth Wedgwood
 
Human Rights Council
The Universal Periodic Review of the Human Rights Council and Its Interaction with other Human Rights Procedures   Mr. Markus Schmidt
 
F o r t h c o m i n g
Special Procedures in the Human Rights Council   Mr. Philip Alston
 
Indigenous Peoples
The Rights and Status of Indigenous Peoples   Mr. Siegfried Wiessner
 
Internally Displaced Persons
Treatment of Internally Displaced Persons in International Law   Mr. Walter Kälin
 
Judicial Remedies
The Access of Individuals to International Justice   Judge Antônio Augusto Cançado Trindade
La expansión de la jurisdicción internacional y su importancia para la realización de la justicia   Judge Antônio Augusto Cançado Trindade
 
F o r t h c o m i n g
The Human Person and International Justice (2008 W. Friedmann Award, Recording courtesy of Columbia Journal of Transnational Law)   Judge Antônio Augusto Cançado Trindade
 
Racial Discrimination
The Application of the United Nations Convention on
the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination:
Challenges Ahead
  Mr. Linos-Alexander Sicilianos
 
Regional Perspectives
Human Rights Law in Africa   Mr. Christof Heyns
Human Rights Law in the Caribbean   Mr. Stephen C. Vasciannie
     
Women
The General Framework and the Monitoring Mechanism of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women   Ms. Feride Acar
 
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International Civil Aviation
F o r t h c o m i n g
International Civil Aviation Law: An Introduction   Mr. Denys Wibaux
 
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Introduction
La réglementation internationale du commerce, des investissements et de la monnaie: mise en perspective des développements du droit international économique   Ms. Hélène Ruiz Fabri
 
Commercial Law
Legal Aspects of Electronic Commerce in International Trade (Part I) - Electronic Contracting: Economic Context and Private Law   Mr. José Angelo Estrella-Faria
Legal Aspects of Electronic Commerce in International Trade (Part II) - Electronic Authentication and Signature Methods: Legal Issues and Public Policy   Mr. José Angelo Estrella-Faria
The United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods (CISG), Lecture I: Purposes, Background, History, Nature, Scope and Application   Mr. Harry M. Flechtner
The United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods (CISG), Lecture II: Issues Covered and Key Substantive Provisions   Mr. Harry M. Flechtner
 
Dispute Settlement
Le choix de la méthode de règlement des différends dans un contrat commercial international   Ms. Catherine Kessedjian
La validité des clauses d'élection de for et des clauses compromissoires   Ms. Catherine Kessedjian
Les mesures provisoires et conservatoires   Ms. Catherine Kessedjian
La reconnaissance et l'exécution des décisions judiciaires et des sentences arbitrales   Ms. Catherine Kessedjian
International Commercial Arbitration   Mr. Jernej Sekolec
 
Foreign Investment
An Introduction to the Evolving International Investment Regimes   Mr. José E. Alvarez
New Horizons and Mechanisms: International Law, Trade and Investment
(Seminar in Honour of Sir Elihu Lauterpacht)
  Mr. David C. Caron
Mr. Charles N. Brower
Mr. Donald M. McRae
The Work of the International Law Commission on the "Most-Favoured-Nation" Clause   Mr. Donald M. McRae
A State's Power to Make Meaningful Promises to Foreigners (Recording facilities courtesy of Georgetown University Law Center)   Mr. Jan Paulsson
Foreign Investment, Economic Development and National Sovereignty   Mr. W. Michael Reisman
The Legal Framework Governing Foreign Direct Investment: The Case for Korea   Mr. Hi-Taek Shin
 
F o r t h c o m i n g
Le droit à un procès équitable et la protection internationale des investissements étrangers   Mr. Francesco Francioni
The Role of International Law in Investment Arbitration   Mr. Emmanuel Gaillard
International Investment Law   Mr. Christoph H. Schreuer
 
Trade
Developing Countries, Markets and Competition Laws: How Developing Countries are Trying to Improve Their Economic Wellbeing by Harnessing Markets to Work for Them   Ms. Eleanor M. Fox
 
F o r t h c o m i n g
Competition Law and World Systems: Extraterritoriality, Convergence, and the Prospects for a Unified World System through an International Law of Antitrust   Ms. Eleanor M. Fox
Review of the Major Aspects of the Korea-US FTA   Mr. Hi-Taek Shin
 
United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL)
The Role of UNCITRAL in the Harmonization and the Modernization of the Law of International Trade   Mr. Jernej Sekolec
 
World Trade Organization (WTO)
Interpretation of Treaties: The Experience of the Appellate Body, WTO (Filmed at Cambridge University in conjunction with the Lauterpacht Centre for International Law)   Justice Florentino P. Feliciano
World Trade Organization Rules on Subsidies   Mr. Jesse Kreier
The Relationship between WTO Law and General International Law   Mr. Pascal Lamy
The General Basic Legal Principles that Underpin the International Trading System (The Basic Legal Principles of the WTO)   Ms. Gabrielle Marceau
The Principle of Non-discrimination in International Trade Law   Mr. Makane Moïse Mbengue
The National Treatment Clause in WTO Law   Mr. Makane Moïse Mbengue
The First Years of the Appellate Body and the WTO Dispute Settlement System: A Historical Perspective   Mr. Julio Lacarte Muró
El mecanismo de solución de differencias del GATT y OMC: enseñanzas del pasado   Mr. Julio Lacarte Muró
The World Trade Organization Dispute Settlement System   Mr. Giorgio Sacerdoti
 
F o r t h c o m i n g
The Competence of the WTO   Mr. Steve Charnovitz
 
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The Development of International Labour Law (Recording facilities courtesy of International Labour Organization)   Ms. Anne Trebilcock
The Implementation of International Labour Law (Recording facilities courtesy of International Labour Organization)   Ms. Anne Trebilcock
 
F o r t h c o m i n g
The Contribution of the International Labour Organization to International Law   Ms. Anne Trebilcock
 
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Administrative Governance
What, How, and Who Should Public International Law Regulate? New Problems of Global Administrative Governance   Mr. Benedict Kingsbury
 
Centers for International Law
L'Académie de droit international de La Haye comme instrument de promotion du droit international   Mr. Yves Daudet
The Peace Palace, Court House or Temple?   Mr. Steven van Hoogstraten
 
Customary Law
Jus Cogens in Contemporary International Law   Judge Antônio Augusto Cançado Trindade
Customary International Law   Mr. Anthony D'Amato
 
General International Law
International Public Law   Ms. Ellen Hey
What is General International Law?   Mr. Christian Tomuschat
 
Implementation and Compliance
Successive, Parallel and Contradictory Commitments in International Law   Mr. Emmanuel Roucounas
 
F o r t h c o m i n g
The Role of Power in the Implementation of International Law   Mr. Christopher Pinto
 
International Community
The Diversity of International Obligations   Mr. Yuji Iwasawa
The Evolution of International Society and International Law   Ms. Mónica Pinto
Evolución de la comunidad internacional y del derecho internacional   Ms. Mónica Pinto
 
Legal Theory
International Society and the Ideal of Justice (Filmed at Cambridge University in conjunction with the Lauterpacht Centre for International Law)   Mr. Philip Allott
Категория принципов как правовых регуляторов международных отношений (Recording facilities courtesy of the Russian Academy of Justice)   Ms. Ludmila Nikiforovna Galenskaya
From International to Transnational Law   Mr. Harold Hongju Koh
How Should a Liberal State Treat Non-liberal Cultural Groups? The Jurisprudence of Human Rights and the Standard of Human Dignity   Mr. Menachem Mautner
Reflections on the New Haven School (Courtesy of Yale Law School)   Mr. Myres S. McDougal
The Principle of Systemic Integration in International Law   Mr. Campbell McLachlan
Peaceful Coexistence and Contemporary International Law   Mr. Edward McWhinney
Multiculturalism and Contemporary International Law Making   Mr. Edward McWhinney
The New Pluralism and International Law   Mr. Edward McWhinney
Unilateral Measures and the Concept of Opposability in International Law   Mr. Shinya Murase
Международное право: эволюция прецедента под воздействием прав человека (Recording facilities courtesy of the Russian Academy of Justice)   Ms. Tatiana Nikolaevna Neshataeva
A Trans-civilizational Perspective on International Law   Mr. Yasuaki Onuma
International Law in a Multi-polar and Multi-civilizational World of the 21st Century   Mr. Yasuaki Onuma
On the Causes of Uncertainty and Volatility in International Law   Mr. W. Michael Reisman
The View from the New Haven School of International Law   Mr. W. Michael Reisman
Legitimacy in International Law   President Rüdiger Wolfrum
 
F o r t h c o m i n g
Feminist Analysis of International Law   Ms. Hilary Charlesworth
The Invention of "International Law": Jeremy Bentham and His 1789 Refashioning of the Classical "Law of Nations"   Mr. Mark Weston Janis
Les priorités actuelles du droit international   Mr. Ahmed Mahiou
Towards an International Law of Co-progressiveness   Mr. Sienho Yee
 
National Law
The Relationship between International Law and Municipal Law   Judge Sir Christopher Greenwood
The Role of International Law in National Law   Judge Kenneth Keith
 
National Perspectives
Japan and International Law   Mr. Nisuke Ando
В поисках системного понимания международного права: взгляд из России (Recording facilities courtesy of the Russian Academy of Justice)   Mr. Anatoly Yakovlevich Kapustin
Asia and International Law: A New Era
Distinguished Speakers Panel
  Judge Hisashi Owada
Judge Jiuyong Shi
Judge Kenneth Keith
Ms. Anne Peters
Mr. Marcelo Kohen
Ms. Charlotte Ku
The Encounter of Japan with the Community of Civilized Nations   Judge Hisashi Owada
 
Non-State Actors
Rethinking the Role of Non-State Actors under International Law   Mr. Andrew Clapham
 
Regional Perspectives
The Contribution of Latin American Doctrine to the Development of International Law   Judge Antônio Augusto Cançado Trindade
Protestants, Progress and Peace: the 19th Century Movement for an International Court and Congress: Early Drafts of Today's International Court and the United Nations   Mr. Mark Weston Janis
Asian Perspectives on International Law in the Nineteenth and the Early Twentieth Century   Mr. Shinya Murase
 
Soft Law
F o r t h c o m i n g
Soft Law and International Application   Mr. W. Michael Reisman
 
Sources of Law
General Principles of Law as a Source of International Law   Judge Antônio Augusto Cançado Trindade
The Sources of International Law   Mr. Anthony D'Amato
The Sources of International Law   Judge Sir Christopher Greenwood
La práctica y la teoría de las fuentes del Derecho Internacional   Mr. Marcelo Kohen
 
F o r t h c o m i n g
The Sources of International Law   Ms. Hilary Charlesworth
Strategies for Settling the Hierarchy of Sources and Norms of International Law: Direct Action, Lex Specialis, Lex Posterior and Lex Fundamental   Mr. Sienho Yee
 
Third World Approaches to International Law
Special Panel in Honour of Professor R.P. Anand   Judge Xue Hanqin
Mr. Bhupinder Chimni
Mr. Antony Anghie
Mr. M. Sornarajah
Mr. Surya Subedi
Ms. Usha Natarajan
 
F o r t h c o m i n g
Third World Approaches to International Law   Mr. Antony Anghie
The Third World in the History of International Law   Mr. Antony Anghie
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International Migration Law  - A General Introduction   Mr. Guy S. Goodwin-Gill
Forced Migration - The Evolution of International Refugee Law and Organization   Mr. Guy S. Goodwin-Gill
 
F o r t h c o m i n g
The African Union Convention for the Protection and Assistance of Internally Displaced Persons in Africa (Kampala Convention)   Mr. Minelik Alemu Getahun
The Expulsion of Non-Citizens in International Law   Mr. Guy S. Goodwin-Gill
Migrants' Rights   Mr. Guy S. Goodwin-Gill
The notion of 'refugee' in international law   Mr. Andreas Zimmermann
 
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International Organizations as Law-Makers   Mr. José E. Alvarez
Les relations entre organisations universelles et organisations régionales   Ms. Laurence Boisson de Chazournes
The Law of International Institutions   Judge Antônio Augusto Cançado Trindade
The Role of a Legal Adviser of an International Organization   Mr. Hans Corell
International Organizations and State Sovereignty   Mr. Dan Sarooshi
 
F o r t h c o m i n g
The Role of International Organizations in the Promotion of International Rule of Law   Mr. Lingliang Zeng
 
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The United Nations Convention on the Law of the Non-Navigational Uses of International Watercourses   Mr. Stephen C. McCaffrey
The Evolution, Codification and Current Status of International Water Law (Recording facilities courtesy of Georgetown University Law Center)   Mr. Salman M.A. Salman
تطور وتدوين و الوضع الحالي للقانون المياه الدولي
(Recording facilities courtesy of Georgetown University Law Center)
  Mr. Salman M.A. Salman
Codification of the Law on Transboundary Aquifers (Groundwaters) by the United Nations   Mr. Chusei Yamada
 
F o r t h c o m i n g
Sharing Transboundary Freshwater Resources: The Challenge for International Law   Mr. Eyal Benvenisti
The Law of Navigation on International Watercourses   Mr. Stephen C. McCaffrey
 
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Droit international humanitaire dans le domaine de la protection des victimes de guerre   Mr. Hisakazu Fujita
Droit international humanitaire: Sa mise en oeuvre   Mr. Hisakazu Fujita
Le droit international humanitaire applicable aux conflits armés non internationaux   Mr. Djamchid Momtaz
Non-International Armed Conflict: Specific Challenges in International Law   Mr. Raul C. Pangalangan
Contribution of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia to the Development of International Humanitarian Law   Judge Fausto Pocar
The Use of Weapons   Mr. Kevin Riordan
The Equal Application of the Laws of War: A Principle Under Pressure   Sir Adam Roberts
 
F o r t h c o m i n g
How to Make Customary International Law: An Analysis of the Study "Customary International Humanitarian Law"   Mr. Michael Bothe
The Laws of Armed Conflict - General Course   Mr. David Crane
The Laws of Armed Conflict - The Prohibitions of the Geneva Conventions   Mr. David Crane
The Laws of Armed Conflict - Weapons and Targets   Mr. David Crane
Les armes nucleaires et le droit international humanitaire   Mr. Hisakazu Fujita
The Problem of Multi-national States and their Survival or Disintegration through Armed Conflict Today   Mr. Edward McWhinney
Introduction to International Humanitarian Law   Mr. Marco Sassòli
The Field of Application of International Humanitarian Law: International and Non-International Armed Conflicts   Mr. Marco Sassòli
International Humanitarian Law and International Human Rights Law   Mr. Marco Sassòli
International Humanitarian Law of Non-International Armed Conflicts   Mr. Marco Sassòli
Armed Groups and International Humanitarian Law   Mr. Marco Sassòli
Targeting, Arrest and Detention in Non-International Armed Conflicts at the Crossroads of International Humanitarian Law and International Human Rights Law   Mr. Marco Sassòli
 
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The Progressive Development of International Space Law by the United Nations   Mr. Vladimir Kopal
The Law of Outer Space in the General Legal Field (Commonalities and Particularities)   Judge Vladlen Stepanovich Vereshchetin
 
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Introduction
The Law of the Sea on the Thirtieth Anniversary of the United Nations Law of the Sea Convention   Mr. Tullio Treves
 
Dispute Settlement
The New Law of the Sea and the Settlement of Disputes   Mr. Tullio Treves
 
F o r t h c o m i n g
Islands, Delimitation and Dispute Settlement in Perspective   Mr. Andreas Jacovides
 
International Straits
F o r t h c o m i n g
The Regime of International Straits: Current State of the Law   Mr. Bing Bing Jia
Straits Used for International Navigation   Mr. Tommy Koh
 
Landlocked States
The Landlocked States and the Law of the Sea   Judge Helmut Tuerk
 
Marine Environment
Environmental Law: Preservation of the Marine Environment   President Rüdiger Wolfrum
Gouvernance internationale de la biodiversité marine dans une perspective de développement durable   Ms. Annick de Marffy-Mantuano
Conservation and Use of Marine Biodiversity in Areas Beyond National Jurisdiction   Mr. Dire Tladi
 
Non-State Users
Non-State Users of the Law of the Sea   Mr. Emmanuel Roucounas
 
Security
The Resurgence of Piracy: A Phenomenon of Modern Times   Judge Helmut Tuerk
Security at Sea   President Rüdiger Wolfrum
 
United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS)
25 Years of the Law of the Sea Convention - Has it Been a Success?   Mr. David Freestone
The Art and Science of Chairing Major Inter-governmental Conferences   Mr. Tommy Koh
The Negotiating Process of the Third United Nations Conference on the Law of the Sea   Mr. Tommy Koh
International Legal Regime of Fisheries   Judge Jin-Hyun Paik
The United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea and Beyond   Mr. Tullio Scovazzi
 
F o r t h c o m i n g
The UN Convention on the Law of the Sea, 30 Years After Its Adoption   Ms. Annick de Marffy-Mantuano
Navigational Regime of the Exclusive Economic Zone and High Seas   Judge Jin-Hyun Paik
 
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Introduction
F o r t h c o m i n g
Practical Aspects of Treaty Law: An Overview   Ms. Annebeth Rosenboom
 
Depositary Functions
Practical Aspects of Treaty Law: The Depositary Functions of the Secretary-General   Ms. Annebeth Rosenboom
Participation aux traités multilatéraux déposés auprès du Secrétaire général: Les fonctions de dépositaire du Secrétaire général   Ms. Annebeth Rosenboom
 
Final Clauses
F o r t h c o m i n g
Practical Aspects of Treaty Law: Final Clauses of Treaties   Ms. Annebeth Rosenboom
 
Interpretation
Treaty Conflict   Mr. Jan Klabbers
 
F o r t h c o m i n g
Treaty Interpretation   Mr. Joseph Weiler
 
Registration
Practical Aspects of Treaty Law: Treaty Registration under Article 102 of the Charter of the United Nations   Ms. Annebeth Rosenboom
L’enregistrement des traités en vertu de l’Article 102 de la Charte des Nations Unies   Ms. Annebeth Rosenboom
 
Reservations
F o r t h c o m i n g
Reservations to Human Rights Treaties   Ms. Françoise J. Hampson
The International Law Commission Guide to Practice on Reservations to Treaties   Mr. Alain Pellet
 
Sources of Law
F o r t h c o m i n g
Treaties as Sources of Particular International Law; Opposable Situations and Unilateral Acts of States   Mr. Vladimir-Djuro Degan
 
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Humanitarian Intervention
Unilateral Action and the Transformations of the World Constitutive Process: The Special Problem of Humanitarian Intervention   Mr. W. Michael Reisman
 
Prevention of War
Solving the War Puzzle   Mr. John Norton Moore
 
F o r t h c o m i n g
Human Security and International Law   Judge Hisashi Owada
 
Security Council
Limitations of the Powers of the Security Council?
The Role of Human Rights
  Mr. Michael Bothe
The relationship between the United Nations Security Council and regional security organizations in Africa   Ms. Erika de Wet
The Relationship between the Security Council and
the International Criminal Court
  Ms. Vera Gowlland-Debbas
The Interpretation of Security Council Resolutions   Sir Michael Wood
 
Self-Defense
The Right of Self-Defense in International Law   Mr. Dapo Akande
Article 51 of the United Nations Charter and War against Terrorism (Recording facilities courtesy of University of Zagreb)   Ms. Maja Sersic
 
F o r t h c o m i n g
Terrorism and the Recourse to Interstate Force in Self-defence   Dr. Roger O'Keefe
The Problem of Pre-emptive Self-Defense in Contemporary International Law   Mr. W. Michael Reisman
Use of Force in Self-Defence against Non-State Actors in International Law   Mr. Dire Tladi
 
Terrorism
The Security Council, the Al Qaida Sanctions Regime and Due Process   Mr. Dire Tladi
 
F o r t h c o m i n g
International Legal Framework to Enhance Co-operation in Combating International Terrorism - Contribution of the United Nations   Mr. Rohan A. Perera
Terrorism and Public International Law   Mr. Ben Saul
 
Use of Force
The Prohibition of the Use of Force in International Relations   Mr. Dapo Akande
The United Nations Charter Chapter VII Prohibitions on the Use of Force and Armed Interventions: International Law Lessons from the former Yugoslavia (1999), Iraq (2003), Afghanistan (2005) and Libya (2011)   Mr. Edward McWhinney
La coutume et le droit international relatif à l'emploi de la force   Ms. Mónica Pinto
Current Issues on the Prohibition of Use of Force in International Relations   Mr. Natalino Ronzitti
The International Court of Justice and the Use of Force by States   Judge Bernardo Sepúlveda-Amor
La Corte Internacional de Justicia y el uso de la fuerza por los Estados   Judge Bernardo Sepúlveda-Amor
 
F o r t h c o m i n g
The Prohibition of the Use of Force: What Role for the International Judge?   Mr. Michael Bothe
The Use of Force: What Happens in Practice?   Sir Michael Wood
 
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Lawyering for Peace   Judge Joan E. Donoghue
Peaceful Settlement of Disputes: Paradigms, Plurality and Policy
(Shabtai Rosenne Memorial Lecture)
  Mr. Malcolm Shaw
 
F o r t h c o m i n g
Methods and Techniques of Dispute Settlement   Mr. Ahmed Mahiou
 
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Africa
Les restructurations de l’Union africaine   M. Rafâa Ben Achour
The African Union Commission on International Law (AUCIL): Its Establishment, Mandate, Activities and Challenges   Mr. Adelardus Kilangi
The Development of the Law of Regional Integration in Africa: Its Structure and Pertinent Features   Mr. Adelardus Kilangi
The Establishment of the African Union Commission on International Law and the Question of Fragmentation of International Law   Mr. Adelardus Kilangi
La Commission de l’Union africaine pour le droit international – Un nouveau pilier pour le droit international   M. Blaise Tchikaya
The Role of the African Union in the Maintenance of Peace and Security in Africa (Recording facilities courtesy of UNESCO)   Mr. Adbulqawi A.Yusuf
 
F o r t h c o m i n g
Le rôle des accords et organismes régionaux dans le maintien de la paix et de la sécurité internationales à la lumière de la Charte des Nations Unies et de la pratique internationale   Mr. Maurice Kamto
L’apport des organisations régionales: le cas de l’Afrique   Mr. Ahmed Mahiou
 
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Law, Ethics and Global Governance   Mr. Jan Klabbers
Democratization and International Law (Filmed at Cambridge University in conjunction with the Lauterpacht Centre for International Law)   Mr. Rein Müllerson
 
F o r t h c o m i n g
Is There a Right to Democracy in International Law?   Ms. Hilary Charlesworth
The Rule of Law in an Age of Extremes   Mr. David Crane
The Developing Global Rule of Law   Justice Richard Goldstone
Legal, Institutional and Practical Arrangements for International Cooperation and Good Governance   Mr. John Sandage
 
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International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
F o r t h c o m i n g
The Role of the International Atomic Energy Agency   Mr. Larry Johnson
The Role of the IAEA and its Implementation of Relevant Treaties including the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty   Mr. Johan Rautenbach
 
World Bank
The Role of International and National Environment Related Law in the World Bank (Recording facilities courtesy of Georgetown University Law Center)   Mr. Charles E. Di Leva
International Law Aspects of the World Bank and its Operations (Recording facilities courtesy of Georgetown University Law Center)   Mr. Andrés Rigo Sureda
 
World Health Organization (WHO)
The WHO - An Introduction   Mr. Gian Luca Burci
 
World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)
An Introduction to the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)   Mr. Edward Kwakwa
 
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Immunity
State Immunity: The Absolute and Restrictive Doctrines and New Challenges   Lady Hazel Fox
Immunities from Jurisdiction   Judge Sir Christopher Greenwood
Immunities of the Head of State Under International Law   Judge Sir Christopher Greenwood
State Immunity on the Occasion of the United Nations Convention on Jurisdictional Immunity of States and Their Property   Mr. Gerhard Hafner
National Jurisdiction and State Immunity in the Case Law of the European Court of Human Rights   Judge Christos Rozakis
United Nations Convention of Jurisdictional Immunities of States and Their Property   Mr. Chusei Yamada
 
Jurisdiction
Jurisdiction in International Law: Reflections on The Lotus, Submarine Cables, Counterfeiters and Hijackers   Mr. Roger S. Clark
State Jurisdiction   Judge Sir Christopher Greenwood
 
Recognition
International Law in the Public Space
(Seminar in Honour of Sir Elihu Lauterpacht)
  Mr. John Dugard
Sir Michael Wood
 
F o r t h c o m i n g
Creation, International Recognition and Disappearance of States   Mr. Vladimir-Djuro Degan
 
Responsibility
The International Law Commission's Articles on State
Responsibility: Past and Future
  Mr. James Crawford
The Impact of Security Council Resolutions on State Responsibility   Mr. Giorgio Gaja
The Relationship between Collective Security and State Responsibility   Ms. Vera Gowlland-Debbas
The Rainbow Warrior Case   Judge Kenneth Keith
Responsibility in International Law - An Introduction   Mr. Alain Pellet
La responsabilité en droit international: une introduction   Mr. Alain Pellet
 
Sovereignty
La souveraineté étatique: continuité et mutations   Mr. Christian Dominicé
The Principle of Permanent Sovereignty over Natural Resources in Africa 50 Years after its Promulgation   Mr. Adelardus Kilangi
La relation titres-effectivités dans le contentieux territorial   Mr. Marcelo Kohen
La souveraineté face à la mondialisation   Ms. Brigitte Stern
Redefining Sovereignty in the Globalized World   Mr. Guiguo Wang
经济全球化 与 主权重塑
  Mr. Guiguo Wang
 
F o r t h c o m i n g
Self-determination, Independence and Secession   Dr. Roger O'Keefe
Sovereignty over Natural Resources   Mr. Nico Schrijver
 
Succession
State Secession   Mr. John Dugard
 
F o r t h c o m i n g
State Succession   Mr. Vladimir-Djuro Degan
 
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The MacArthur Award for International Justice, 2008
(Recording courtesy of the John D. & Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation)
  Mr. Kofi A. Annan
Dag Hammarskjöld and the Development of International Law   Mr. Ove Bring
Boutros Boutros-Ghali and his agendas   Mr. Yves Daudet
Boutros Boutros-Ghali et ses agendas   Mr. Yves Daudet
The Procedures for Admission as a Member State of the UN and the Procedures for, and Consequences of, Being Considered a Non-Member State by the General Assembly   Mr. Larry Johnson
The United Nations and Its Contribution to International Peace   Mr. Dan Sarooshi
Part I. The Role of the United Nations in a Changing World   Sir Brian Urquhart
Part II. The Secretary-General of the United Nations   Sir Brian Urquhart
Part III. Developments in the Role of the United Nations in Peacekeeping   Sir Brian Urquhart
 
F o r t h c o m i n g
The Credentials Committee of the General Assembly   Mr. Larry Johnson
Privileges and Immunities of the United Nations   Mr. Larry Johnson
Voting in the Security Council   Mr. Andreas Zimmermann
 
 
 
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