'International Law: Recollections and Reflections' by Professor Sir Elihu Lauterpacht CBE QC LLD
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The Lauterpacht Centre for International Law (LCIL), University of Cambridge hosts a regular Friday lunchtime lecture series on key areas of International Law. Previous subjects have included UN peacekeeping operations, the advisory jurisdiction of the International Court of Justice, the crime of agression, whaling, children and military tribunals, and theories and practices for proving individual responsibility criminal responsibility for genocide and crimes against humanity.
This lecture, entitled 'International Law: Recollections and Reflections', was delivered at the Lauterpacht Centre on Friday 19th October 2012 by Professor Sir Elihu Lauterpacht CBE QC LLD, Emeritus Professor of International Law, University of Cambridge and Founding Director of the Lauterpacht Centre. For more information about the series, please see the LCIL website at http://www.lcil.cam.ac.uk This entry provides an audio source for iTunes U. |
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| Created: | 2012-10-22 12:18 |
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LCIL International Law Seminar Series MOVED
Cambridge Law: Public Lectures from the Faculty of Law MOVED |
| Publisher: | University of Cambridge |
| Copyright: | University of Cambridge |
| Language: | eng (English) |
| Keywords: | International Law; International Court of Justice; Legal Practice; |
| Abstract: | Professor Sir Elihu Lauterpacht CBE QC LLD, has had a distinguished career in international law, combining teaching and practice on an extensive scale. He was called to the Bar in 1950, became a QC in 1970, and has practiced extensively before the International Court of Justice and other international jurisdictions, as well as before the English courts. He was an ad hoc judge in the Bosnia case before the International Court, has been an arbitrator in NAFTA, ICSID and other arbitrations, the President of the East African Market Tribunal, and a member of the Panel of the UN Compensation Commission, the World Bank and Asian Development Bank Administrative Tribunals and of the Eritrea-Ethiopia Boundary Commission. In this lecture Sir Elihu recounts some of his most memorable moments in the practice and scholarship of international law, and reflects on some of the lessons learnt during his prestigious career. This lecture is a must for those wishing to gain an insight into life as both an international law scholar and practitioner. |
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