Lauterpacht Centre for International Law

A series of three lectures by Professor Tom Ginsburg , Leo Spitz Professor of International Law, Ludwig and Hilde Wolf Research Scholar, Professor of Political Science, The University of Chicago Law School. All lectures are held at the Lauterpacht Centre at 6 pm on Tuesday 12 March, Wednesday 13 March and Thursday 14 March with a Q&A at 1 pm on Friday 15 March (sandwich lunch from 12.30 pm). The Hersch Lauterpacht Memorial Lecture is an annual three-part lecture series given in Cambridge to commemorate the unique contribution to the development of international law of Sir Hersch Lauterpacht. These lectures are given annually by a person of eminence in the field of international law.

10, 11 and 12 November 2003 Mr Jan Paulsson,Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, Paris The theme of the 2003 Lectures was “Denial of Justice in International Law” . The last comprehensive work devoted to denial of justice in international law was Alwyn Freeman’s seminal monograph, The International Responsibilities of States...

Dr Nico Schrijver is Professor of International Law and Academic Director of the Grotius Centre for International Legal Studies, Leiden University. He currently serves as the President of the worldwide International Law Association and the President of the Netherlands Society for International Law. He is also a member of...

The Eli Lauterpacht Lecture was established after Sir Eli's death in 2017 to celebrate his life and work. This lecture will take place on the first Friday lecture of the Centre at the start of the Michaelmas Term in any academic year. The Eli Lauterpacht Lecture for 2018 will be delivered by Shaheed Fatima QC . These lectures are kindly supported by Dr and Mrs Ivan Berkowitz who are Friends of the Centre .