The Eli Lauterpacht Lecture 2018 - 'Protecting Children in Armed Conflict' by Shaheed Fatima KC

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 KC. 

Lecture Summary: This, based on the forthcoming book of the same title (https://www.bloomsburyprofessional.com/uk/protecting-children-in-armed-conflict-9781509923045/), will consider the position of children in armed conflict by reference to the ‘six grave violations’ as identified by the UN Security Council. It will analyse the protection offered by international humanitarian law, international criminal law and international human rights law; assess related adjudicative accountability mechanisms and outline proposals for reform.

Shaheed Fatima KC is a barrister at Blackstone Chambers, London. She specializes in international law, public law, and commercial law. In January 2017, The Lawyer magazine named her one of its “Hot 100” leading lawyers; in December 2013 she was listed in Chambers UK’s Top Junior Bar 100; in October 2013 she was awarded Junior of the Year in Human Rights and Public Law (by Chambers Bar Awards; having been shortlisted in the same category in 2011); and in 2005 she was awarded the Human Rights Lawyer of the Year Award (by Liberty and Justice). Prior to being appointed Queen’s Counsel in 2016, Ms. Fatima was a member of the Attorney General’s Public International Law “A” Panel (2014-2016) and the Attorney General’s “A” Panel (2011-2016), having previously been on the “B” Panel (2009-2011). She is the lead author of Protecting Children in Armed Conflict (forthcoming September 2018); working on the second edition of her book, International Law and Foreign Affairs in English Courts (forthcoming 2019) and a founding editor of the transatlantic national security blog, “Just Security.”  She has taught law at Pembroke College/University of Oxford, Harvard Law School, NYU School of Law, and the Graduate Institute in Geneva. She is a trustee of the British Institute of International and Comparative Law; an Advocacy Trainer for Gray’s Inn and a member of their Scholarships Committee.

These lectures are kindly supported by Dr and Mrs Ivan Berkowitz who are Friends of the Centre.