Public Lectures from the Faculty of Law, University of Cambridge

Shannon Raj Singh, Associate Legal Officer at the Special Tribunal for Lebanon, speaking on Panel IV: 'International criminal culpability in the advent of new technologies'. Slides for this presentation are available at: https://resources.law.cam.ac.uk/documents/CILJ_slides/Singh.pptx Cambridge International Law Journal 8th Annual Cambridge International Law Conference, ‘New Technologies: New Chal...

Laura Carter, PhD students at the University of Essex, speaking on Panel II: 'International human rights in the digital context'. Slides for this presentation are available at: https://resources.law.cam.ac.uk/documents/CILJ_slides/Carter.pptx Cambridge International Law Journal 8th Annual Cambridge International Law Conference, ‘New Technologies: New Challenges for Democracy and International Law’...

Dr Gustavo Prieto, Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of Turin, speaking on Panel VII: 'Digitalizing international economic law'. Slides for this presentation are available at: https://resources.law.cam.ac.uk/documents/CILJ_slides/Mose.pptx Cambridge International Law Journal 8th Annual Cambridge International Law Conference, ‘New Technologies: New Challenges for Democracy and International Law...

This panel presentation was given by Saadia Bhatty (Counsel, Gide). The Cambridge Arbitration Day brings together scholars, practitioners, and students for a discussion on recent developments in the field of international arbitration. This year’s event on 16 March 2019 was titled 'Social Aspects of International Arbitration'. The main conference was preceded by a Young Practitioners’ Event organiz...

This panel presentation was given by Mauricio Almeida Prado (Partner, L.O. Baptista). The Cambridge Arbitration Day brings together scholars, practitioners, and students for a discussion on recent developments in the field of international arbitration. This year’s event on 16 March 2019 was titled 'Social Aspects of International Arbitration'. The main conference was preceded by a Young Practition...

This panel presentation was given by Hendrik Puschmann (Partner, Farrer & Co). The Cambridge Arbitration Day brings together scholars, practitioners, and students for a discussion on recent developments in the field of international arbitration. This year’s event on 16 March 2019 was titled 'Social Aspects of International Arbitration'. The main conference was preceded by a Young Practitioners...

This panel presentation was given by Abayomi Okubote (President, Association of Young Arbitrators (Africa)). The Cambridge Arbitration Day brings together scholars, practitioners, and students for a discussion on recent developments in the field of international arbitration. This year’s event on 16 March 2019 was titled 'Social Aspects of International Arbitration'. The main conference was precede...

This panel presentation was given by Marily Paralika (Associate, White & Case). The Cambridge Arbitration Day brings together scholars, practitioners, and students for a discussion on recent developments in the field of international arbitration. This year’s event on 16 March 2019 was titled 'Social Aspects of International Arbitration'. The main conference was preceded by a Young Practitioner...

This panel presentation was given by Charlie Caher (Partner, WilmerHale). The Cambridge Arbitration Day brings together scholars, practitioners, and students for a discussion on recent developments in the field of international arbitration. This year’s event on 16 March 2019 was titled 'Social Aspects of International Arbitration'. The main conference was preceded by a Young Practitioners’ Event o...

This panel presentation was given by Professor Arnaud Nuyts (University of Brussels – Partner, Liedekerke). The Cambridge Arbitration Day brings together scholars, practitioners, and students for a discussion on recent developments in the field of international arbitration. This year’s event on 16 March 2019 was titled 'Social Aspects of International Arbitration'. The main conference was preceded...

In this recording, the panel debate the proposition: Moderator: - Audley Sheppard QC, Clifford Chance For the proposition: - Mark McNeill / Partner, Shearman & Sterling - Wendy Miles QC / Partner, Debevoise Against the proposition - Patricio Grané Labat / Partner, Arnold & Porter - Emilie Gonin / Barrister, Doughty Street Chambers The Cambridge Arbitration Day brings together scholars, pra...

The Cambridge Arbitration Day brings together scholars, practitioners, and students for a discussion on recent developments in the field of international arbitration. This year’s event on 16 March 2019 was titled 'Social Aspects of International Arbitration'. The main conference was preceded by a Young Practitioners’ Event organized in association with the ICC Young Arbitrators Forum (YAF) on 15 M...

In this recording, Professor Richard Fentiman (University of Cambridge) welcomes attendees to CAD 2019. The Cambridge Arbitration Day brings together scholars, practitioners, and students for a discussion on recent developments in the field of international arbitration. This year’s event on 16 March 2019 was titled 'Social Aspects of International Arbitration'. The main conference was preceded by...

In this recording, Andrea Carlevaris (BonelliErede) gives the keynote for CAD 2019. The Cambridge Arbitration Day brings together scholars, practitioners, and students for a discussion on recent developments in the field of international arbitration. This year’s event on 16 March 2019 was titled 'Social Aspects of International Arbitration'. The main conference was preceded by a Young Practitioner...

This panel presentation was given by Silvia Julio Bueno de Miranda (Partner, L.O. Baptista). The Cambridge Arbitration Day brings together scholars, practitioners, and students for a discussion on recent developments in the field of international arbitration. This year’s event on 16 March 2019 was titled 'Social Aspects of International Arbitration'. The main conference was preceded by a Young Pra...

In this recording, Professor Richard Fentiman (University of Cambridge) welcomes attendees to CAD 2019. The Cambridge Arbitration Day brings together scholars, practitioners, and students for a discussion on recent developments in the field of international arbitration. This year’s event on 16 March 2019 was titled 'Social Aspects of International Arbitration'. The main conference was preceded by...

Baron Cornelius Ver Heyden de Lancey (1889-1984) was a wealthy and public-spirited Dutchman who at different times in his life was a dentist, doctor, surgeon, barrister and art historian. In 1970 he created the De Lancey and De La Hanty Foundation, to promote studies in medico-legal topics. The Foundation generously gave Cambridge the Ver Heyden de Lancey Fund, which since 1996 has funded occasion...

On 7 March 2019 Lady Brenda Hale delivered the 2019 Cambridge Freshfields Lecture entitled "Principle and Pragmatism in developing Private Law". Lady Hale is the current President of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom, and non-permanent judge of the Court of Final Appeal of Hong Kong. In the lecture, Lady Hale gave her perspective on whether the development of the law should be guided by doct...

CULS is excited to present a guest lecture by Professor Helle Porsdam on American history and culture through the lens of constitutional law, taking as her point of departure the current political situation in the USA. Helle is is Professor of Law and Humanities at the Center for Studies in Legal Culture in the Copenhagen Faculty of Law, where she teaches American Culture and holds a UNESCO Chair...

The Arbitration Lunches are side-events organised in the weeks leading up to the annual Cambridge Arbitration Day, held this year for the sixth time on 16 March 2019. The first CAD Arbitration Lunch of 2019 took place at the Lauterpacht Centre on 21 February 2019, where Simon Maynard gave a talk entitled "Ensuring the Legitimacy of International Arbitration in a Globally Networked World". Simon is...

On 12 February 2019 the ambridge Socio-Legal Group hosted Maria Fernanda Salcedo Repolês (Associate Professor at the Federal University of Minas Gerais (UFMG), Brazil, Law School. Member of Polos de Cidadania Research and Outreach Program, Coordinator of Time, Space and Senses of Constitution Research Project) who spoke on the subject "Polos de Cidadania Research and Outreach Program: the challeng...

This debate on 1 February 2019 focused on an age-old question between some of the biggest voices in constitutional law. Experience a debate between eminent professors, and hear them justify their preferred theories. This debate ties in with constitutional law teaching. Panellists: - Professor Paul Craig (St. John's College, Oxford), - Professor Christopher Forsyth (Robinson College, Cambridge) Mod...

The Centre for European Legal Studies (CELS) hosts an annual public lecture in honour of Lord Mackenzie-Stuart, the first British Judge to be President of the Court of Justice. Among the eminent scholars of European legal studies invited to give the lecture are Professor Joseph Weiler, former Judge David Edwards of the European Court of Justice, and Advocate-General Francis Jacobs of the European...

On 13 December 2018, the Supreme Court delivered its judgment on the 'Scottish Continuity Bill' (https://www.supremecourt.uk/cases/uksc-2018-0080.html). This Bill was enacted by the Scottish Parliament in order to provide its own version of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018, providing for the continued application of EU law in Scotland from exit day onwards. The legislation was enacted agai...

On 16-17 November 2018, the Lauterpacht Centre for International Law, in collaboration with the Athens Public International Law Center, held a workshop entitled ‘Rethinking Reparations in International Law’, organised by Dr Veronika Fikfak, fellow and director of studies at Homerton College, and Professor Photini Pazartzis, professor at the Faculty of Law at the National & Kapodistrian Univers...