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Friday, 13 October 2017 - 1.00pm
Location: 
Faculty of Law

The Lauterpacht Centre will be holding a Symposium to celebrate the life and work of Sir Elihu Lauterpacht CBE QC LLD, Honorary Professor Emeritus of International Law at the University of Cambridge, Fellow of Trinity College, and founder and Honorary Fellow of the Lauterpacht Centre for International Law, who died on 8 February 2017. The Symposium brings together Sir Eli’s former colleagues, students and friends to remember his influence on the law and their lives, and Fellows from the Lauterpacht Centre to discuss how his vision for a thriving research centre for international law in Cambridge is still very much alive.

The Symposium will be held at the Faculty of Law, University of Cambridge, from 1pm to 6:45pm. Following the symposium there will be a formal dinner in the Hall at Selwyn College.The programme is available here.

Photos of the Symposium are available here

SIR ELIHU LAUTHERPACHT: A SYMPOSIUM TO CELEBRATE HIS WORK AND LIFE 

(a snapshot of the symposium; video duration: 3 mins 25 sec)

 

 OPENING SPEECHES BY RICHARD FENTIMAN, EYAL BENVENISTI AND ROSALYN HIGGINS

(video duration: 31 mins 53 secs)

 

Richard Fentiman

Professor Richard Fentiman

Chair, Faculty of Law, University of Cambridge

(video: symposium opening)

 

Eyal Benvenisti

Professor Eyal Benvenisti

University of Cambridge & Director, LCIL

(video begins at 3 mins 40 secs)

 

Rosalyn Higgins

Dame Rosalyn Higgins

former President of the International Court of Justice

(video begins at 9 mins 22 secs)

 

PANEL 1: SIR ELI'S WORK

 Roger O'Keefe

Professor Roger O'Keefe

Moderator - University College London

(video duration: 7 mins 23 secs)

 Sir Christopher Greenwood

 Sir Christopher Greenwood

Judge of the International Court of Justice

(video duration: 15 mins 16 secs)

 Penelope Nevill

Penelope Nevill

20 Essex Street & King's College London

(video duration: 12 mins 19 secs)

 Stephen M Schwebel

Judge Stephen M Schwebel

former President of the International Court of Justice

(video duration: 13 mins 35 secs)

 Iain Scobbie

Professor Iain Scobbie

University of Manchester

(video duration: 15 mins 56 secs)

 

PANEL II: SIR ELI AND THE LAUTERPACHT CENTRE

Lesley Dingle

Lesley Dingle

Moderator, Squire Law Library, University of Cambridge

(video duration: 13 mins 47 secs)

James Crawford

Judge James Crawford

International Court of Justice & Honorary Fellow, LCIL

(video duration: 18 mins 47 secs)

Emanuela-Chiara Gillard

Emanuela-Chiara Gillard

University of Oxford & European University Institute, Florence

(video duration: 9 mins 53 secs)

Phillipe Sands

Professor Phillipe Sands QC

University College London

(video duration: 20 mins 23 secs)

Andrew Sanger

Dr Andrew Sanger

University of Cambridge

(video duration: 10 mins 5 secs)

Robert Volterra

Professor Robert Volterra

Volterra Fietta, London

(video duration: 14 mins 33 secs)

 

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