Past MILC events
MILC members organise and host a range of events and activities to promote the importance of international legal research, the study of international law, and cross disciplinary engagement concerning global governance.
- 21 March 2025: ‘The Purported Authority of the ICC over Sitting Heads of State and Government Despite Their Immunities: From Putin to Netanyahu’ by Emanuele Cimiotta (University of Perugia)
- 3 March 2025: ‘Systemic Integration of International Law: Investment Arbitration and Human Rights’ by Richard Wagenlander (Somerville College, Oxford)
- 10 March 2025: Double Book Launch, ‘The Universality of International Law and Its Discontent’ with Jean d’Aspremont (University of Manchester & Sciences Po) and IÅ?il Aral (Koç University)
- 27 February 2025: Book Launch, ‘The Incoherence of Human Rights in International Law: Absence, Emergence and Limitations’ with Suraya Subedi (University of Leeds), Nicolette Butler (University of Manchester), and Louisa Ashley (Leeds Beckett University)
- 11 February 2025: ‘The World Trade Organization in a Changing Global Order’ by Mzukisi Qobo (Ambassador and Permanent Representative of South Africa to the WTO)
- 29 January 2025: ‘“A-Legality” and the Question of Sovereign Debt in International Law’ by Emma Scali (University of Manchester)
- 11 April 2024: ‘Attempting to Kill the Law of Peace’ by Mary Ellen O’Connell (University of Notre Dame) in collaboration with the Humanitarian and Conflict Response Institute
- 8 April 2024: Book Talk, ‘The European Court of Human Rights and the Norm Against Torture’ with Ezgi Yildiz (California State University)
- 7 March 2024: Workshop, ‘EU Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive and its Impact on LDCs’ with Tarcisio Gazzini (University of Padua), Avidan Kent (University of East Anglia), and Kristian Siikavirta (Universities of Helsinki/Vaasa)
- 4 March 2024: WILNET International Women’s Day Lecture, ‘Gender Parity at the International Court of Justice: The 2026 Elections and Beyond’ with Jessica Corsi (City University London) and Gail Lythgoe (University of Edinburgh)
- 28 February 2024: Book Talk, ‘The Many Paths of Change in International Law’ with Nico Krisch (Geneva Graduate Institute) and Ezgi Yildiz (California State University)
- 19 February 2024: Research Seminar, ‘Britain, Iraq and the Politics of Genocide’ with Hawraman Ali (University of Manchester)
- 5 February 2024: Conversation, ‘The South Africa v. Israel ICJ Case and the Genocide Convention’
- 20 April 2023: ‘Uniform treaty interpretation as seen through leading cases on the Hague Child Abduction Convention’ by Paul Beaumont (University of Stirling)
- 23 March 2023: ‘Consent as a Defence to the Use of Force’ by Federica Paddeu (University of Cambridge)
- 8 March 2023: ‘Legal Issues in Digital-Only Trade Agreements’ by David Collins (City University)
- 2 March 2023: ‘Territorial sovereignty in Africa’ by Mamadou Hébié (Leiden University)
- 13 February 2023: ‘Indigenous Peoples’ Religious Freedom in Land-Grabbing Conflicts: An Insight from the Regional Human Rights Systems’ by Núria Reguart-Segarra (Universitat Jaume)
- 28 November 2022: ‘Foreign Investment and Territorial Disputes’ by Eric De Brabandere (Leiden University)
- 21 November 2022: ‘Guantanamo’s Legacy: From a Legal Black Hole to the Fight against Torture’ by Lisa Hajjar (University of California)
- 14 November 2022: ‘When Environmental Protection and Human Rights Collide’ by Marie-Catherine Petersman (University of Tilburg)
- 24 October 2022: ‘International Law as a Profession’ by Neil McDonald (UK Attorney General’s Office)
- 17 October 2022: ‘Justice Processes for Ukraine: The ICJ Case and Special Tribunal’ with Aarif Abraham (Garden Court North Chambers) and Oksana Zolotaryova (Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine)
- 3 October 2022: ‘International Law as a Profession’ by Maria Smirnova (Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights)
- 26 September 2022: Discussion, ‘What is international law good for?’ and MILC start-of-term social
- 25 June 2019: MILC Emerging Scholars Workshop
- 26 March 2019: ‘Crisis or Continuity? Global Constitutionalism as a Change in International Law(yers)’ by David Scott (University of Manchester)
- 25 March 2019: ‘The Dispute Settlement Minuet Between Trade and Investment’ by Andrea Bjorklund
- 20 March 2019: ‘Trade Agreements and Gender: How Far Can and Do They Go?’ by Kamala Dawar
- 7 March 2019: ‘The Contributions of United Nations Security Council Resolutions to the Law of Non-International Armed Conflict: New Evidence of Customary International Law’ by Gregory Fox
- 18 February 2019: ‘How Contractual Disputes Turn into Investment Treaty Arbitrations: Exploring the Interplay Between Commercial and Treaty-Based Claims’ by Vitaliy Kozachenko
- 4 December 2018: ‘The Myth of Coherence and Consistency in International Investment Arbitration’ by Eric De Brabandere
- 3 December 2018: ‘Revisiting Judicial Decisions in International Criminal Law Adjudication’ by Letizia Lo Giacco
- 30 November 2018: ‘Multilateral Trade Rule-Making and the Contributions of the WTO to the Development of International Trade and Investment Rules’ by John Adank
- 26 November 2018: ‘Lawfare: The Law Against Democracy’ by Rafael Valim
- 5 November 2018: ‘From Peace to Security: The Techno-Managerial Turn in Global Security Governance’ by Delphine Dogot
- 16 October 2018: ‘Points of Intersection: The Use of the Rules of Organisations in Different Courts’ by Mariela Apostolaki
- 5 October 2018: ‘Naming without Shaming: Accusations and International Law in Global Cybersecurity’ by Duncan Hollis
- 2 October 2018: ‘The State of Exception: The Legal Form of Neoliberalism’ by Rafael Valim
- 19 September 2018: ‘The Political Economy of Vulnerability’ by Martha McCluskey and Lua Yuille
- 13–15 September 2018: ESIL Annual Conference, ‘International Law and Universality’
- 28 June 2017: ‘Sign and Structure in International Law Theory’ by John R. Morss (University of Australia), with comments by Ozlem Ulgen (Birmingham City University)
- 26 June 2017: ‘The Ukraine v. Russia Case before the International Court of Justice’ by Iain Scobbie (University of Manchester)
- 26 June 2017: ‘The Settlement of Concurrent Applications by the European Court of Human Rights from Areas Outside the Territorial State’s Effective Control (Crimea, Eastern Ukraine)’ by Antal Berkes (University of Manchester)
- 20 June 2017: ‘Violence against Women’s Health: An International Law Perspective’ by Sara De Vido (Centre for Human Rights Studies, Venice)
- 15 June 2017: ‘Terrorism in International Perspective: Whither Egypt and Tunisia?’ by Mohamed Arafa (Alexandria University)
- 14 June 2017: Roundtable, ‘A Fresh Look at Non-State Actors and the Formation of Customary International Law’
- 6 June 2017: ‘Sustainable Development’s Global Governance in a Multi-Actor International Community’ by Sebastian Preller (University of Manchester)
- 16 May 2017: Roundtable with ESIL support, ‘Universal International Law?’
- 9 May 2017: ‘Syrian Chemical Weapons Use and American Tomahawk Response’ by Dan Joyner (University of Alabama)
- 26 April 2017: ‘EU Economic Sanctions from the Public International Law Perspective’ by Matthew Happold (University of Luxembourg)
- 11 April 2017: ‘Injection of Justice: The Role of International Law in Transforming Institutions in Russia’ by Maria Smirnova (University of Manchester)
- 29 March 2017: ‘International Law in Times of Emergency: Invoking Necessity as a Circumstance Precluding Wrongfulness’ by Yang Liu (University of Manchester)
- 28 March 2017: ‘Environmental Rights in Marine Spaces’ by Richard Barnes (University of Hull)
- 14 March 2017: ‘International Criminal Justice and the Tribunal in Cambodia’ by Alex Batesmith (University of Liverpool)
- 3 March 2017: ‘Energy Installations at Sea’ by Maria Gavouneli (University of Athens)
- 28 February 2017: Research presentation by Alexis Galán
- 27 February 2017: Research presentation by Isil Aral (University of Manchester)
- 26–27 January 2017: Workshop, ‘The Role of International Organizations and Non-State Actors in the Formation of Customary International Law’
- 31 January 2017: Research presentation by Olivier Corten (Université Libre de Bruxelles)
- 28 November 2016: ‘The WTO Law in International (Dis)order’ by Victor do Prado (WTO)
- 17 November 2016: ‘Baseball Arbitration to Resolve International Law Disputes: Nudging States to Step Up to the Plate’ by Joost Pauwelyn (Geneva Graduate Institute and Georgetown Law)
- 19 October 2016: ‘Decolonising Jurisprudence: Public Interest Standing in Post-Colonial Settings’ by Elizabeth O’Loughlin (University of Manchester)
- 5 October 2016: ‘State Theory, State Order, State System — Jus Gentium and the Constitution of Public Power’ by Nehal Bhuta (EUI)
- 30 September–1 October 2016: Workshop, ‘Justice in Non-International Armed Conflicts’
- 15 September 2016: ‘The Role of Amicus Curiae Briefs in the International Court of Justice’ by Lena Pineros (University of Manchester)
- 20 May 2015: ‘International Law and WWI: War and Peace in Contention: Neutrality after the Great War’ by Stephen Neff (University of Edinburgh)
- 12 May 2015: ‘Have Recent Regulations Spelt the Death of Fractional Reserve Banking?’ by Emilios Avgouleas (University of Edinburgh)
- 22 April 2015: ‘International Law and WWI: The Laws of War at Sea’ by Steven Haines (University of Greenwich)
- 5–6 March 2015: Experts’ workshop, ‘Guidelines on Justice in Non-International Armed Conflicts’
- 3 March 2015: ‘International Law and WWI: The Indian Army in Mesopotamia’ by Charles Garraway (University of Essex)