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Journey of a Molecular Detective; David Sherratt

Richard Reid

Richard Reid, historian of Africa, in conversation with Stanley Ulijaszek.
Public International Law Discussion Group (Part II)

The Rise of Investor-State Arbitration: Rethinking Key Moments

What explains the rise of investor-state arbitration? To the extent that investor-state arbitration had founding fathers, what were their motivations, what constraints did they have, what was their thinking?
Public International Law Discussion Group (Part II)

The Internalisation of Investment Treaties and the Rule of Law Promise

Investment treaties are often said to have two principal effects for the states that enter into them. First, it is asserted that investment treaties act to increase levels of foreign investment in host states.
Public International Law Discussion Group (Part II)

Due Diligence: An Obligation under International Law

This talk will examine the legal nature of due diligence, namely whether it is a free-standing obligation under customary international law or a standard by which compliance with specific obligations may be assessed.
Public International Law Discussion Group (Part II)

Interpretation of Security Council Resolutions and the Status of Explanation of Votes

Even though UN Security Council resolutions may have major consequences for the disputes and states concerned, some of the resolutions are ambiguous in their meaning.
Public International Law Discussion Group (Part II)

Regime Interaction in Ocean Governance

Oceans are increasingly under pressure; be it for the multiplication and diversification of economic activities performed at sea, for the consequences of climate change, or for the deterioration of their environmental health.
Public International Law Discussion Group (Part II)

Corporations and Human Rights Regulation

This talk will consider the regulation of corporations for the human rights impacts of their activities.
Public International Law Discussion Group (Part II)

The 2020 UN Human Rights Treaty Body Review: strengthening or strangling the system?

Following a difficult and protracted process, in 2014 the UNGA adopted Resolution 68/268 which set out to strengthen the UN human rights treaty body system.
Public International Law Discussion Group (Part II)

The Legal Metamorphosis of War

War does not escape the transformations global governance has experienced in the past decades.
Public International Law Discussion Group (Part II)

Travaux, Commentaries and Encyclopedias - how we write them and how we use them

The presentation will discuss the approaches to writing such reference works (based on the speaker's experience with the Update of the ICRC Commentaries to the 1949 Conventions, and the Max Planck Encyclopedia of International Procedural Law).
Public International Law Discussion Group (Part II)

The Consequences of Brexit

Since the 24 June 2016, the politics of Brexit – in both the UK and the EU – has driven the negotiations and discussion surrounding the UK's departure from the EU.
Public International Law Discussion Group (Part II)

The Analogy between States and International Organizations

An analogy between States and international organizations has characterised the development of the law that applies to intergovernmental institutions on the international plane.
Public International Law Discussion Group (Part II)

Unmaking the ocean

This talk will discuss elements of a research project that explores the evolution of the law of the sea over the course of the 20th century
Public International Law Discussion Group (Part II)

Addressing key challenges to the prohibition of torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment

The absolute prohibition of torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment is under considerable pressure.
Public International Law Discussion Group (Part II)

The Trump Administration and International Law: Will It Get Better or Worse?

The talk will review the Trump administration’s record in international and national security law over the last 18 months, and will address challenges ahead, including the administration’s counter-terrorism policies and approach to international agreement
Public International Law Discussion Group (Part II)

In Search of a Better World: A Human Rights Odyssey

Professor Akhavan will speak about his recent book In Search of a Better World: A Human Rights Odyssey, the 2017 CBC Massey Lectures which became the best-selling non-fiction book in Canada.
Public International Law Discussion Group (Part II)

Interaction between Hard Law and Soft Law in United Nations Law-Making

From a law-making perspective 'soft-law' is simply a convenient description for a variety of non-binding, normatively worded instruments used in contemporary international relations by states and international organisations.
Public International Law Discussion Group (Part II)

Proving International Crimes

International criminal tribunals face an enormous task when they seek to analyse the thousands of pages of evidence that are presented in the course of their trials...
Public International Law Discussion Group (Part II)

The Oxford Guidance on the Law Relating to Humanitarian Relief Operations in Armed Conflict

The provision of life-saving assistance to people affected by armed conflict lies at the heart of humanitarian actors’ operations...
Public International Law Discussion Group (Part II)

Planetary Defence: Asteroids, Nuclear Weapons and International Law

This paper examines issues related to the question of 'planetary defence', in the sense of responding to an asteroid - or any other type of Near-Earth Object (NEO) - were such a body to be detected as being on a collision-course with the Earth and predict

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