Hersch Lauterpacht Memorial Lecture 2023: 'Capitalism and the Doctrines of International Law' - Dr B S Chimni, Jindal Global University

Apologies but due to industrial action these lecture dates have been rearranged for a second time to the following times below:

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. 

A series of three lectures by Dr. B.S.Chimni, Distinguished Professor of International Law, O.P. Jindal Global University. Previously, he was for over three decades Professor of International Law, School of International Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University. Between 2004-2006 he was the Vice Chancellor of the W.B. National University of Juridical Sciences, Kolkata. He has been a Visiting Professor at Brown and Tokyo universities, the Graduate Institute, Geneva and the American University of Cairo, and has been visiting fellow at Harvard, Minnesota, and York (Canada) universities and the Institute of Advanced Studies, Nantes. He is an associate member of Institut de Droit International, and Member, Academic Council, Institute for Global Law and Policy (IGLP), Harvard Law School. He is former Vice-President Asian Society of International law and at present Member of its Advisory Council. He is a member of the editorial board of American Journal of International Law and also the former Editor-in-Chief of the Indian Journal of International Law. In 2022 he was honored by the American Society of International Law with its Honorary Membership. The University of London has instituted a scholarship in his name for the MA in Refugee Protection and Forced Migration Studies by distance-learning. He has also received an honorary doctorate from the University of Gothenburg, Sweden. He is the author of International Law and World Order: A Critique of Contemporary Approaches. He is closely associated with the Third World Approaches to International Law (TWAIL) movement. 

Lecture chaired by: Prof Eyal Benvenisti

1.00 pm - 2.00 pm Sandwich Lunch in the Old Library for attendees

2.00 pm - 3.00 pm Tues 14 March

Lecture 1: Mapping the Terrain

Refreshment break 3.30 pm - 4.30 pm Tues 14 March

Lecture 2: Exploring Nexus

Refreshment break 5.00 pm - 6.00 pm Tues 14 March

Lecture 3: Reframing Doctrines

6.15 pm - 7.00 pm Tues 14 March Q&A

 

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