Friday 13 March 2026 5:30pm to 6:30pm
Faculty of Law, LG19 (The Arthur Goodhart Lecture Theatre)
About
Speaker: Professor Joan Donoghue
Professor Donoghue characterises her law school years (1978-1981) and the ensuing two decades as a period of consolidation and growth in international law. By contrast, today’s law students start their careers at a time when there are daily news stories about muscular national leaders who stifle opposition, prioritise personal advantage, disparage international law and show disregard for human life and dignity. Daunting as the situation may be, Professor Donoghue believes that the youngest generation of international lawyers has comparative advantages that equip them to lead in responding to the challenges that the strongmen present to international law and institutions. She calls attention, for example, to the regional diversity within the group, the ease with which students can access competing viewpoints, their capacity to harness technologies for good and the reputation of their generation for impatience.
Drinks reception to follow in the lower atrium.
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