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Article on Lord Bingham and his new book 'The Rule of Law'
18 February 2010'Iraq War was Illegal, says former Lord Chief Justice' by Stephen Moss, published in The Guardian, 8 February 2010 Click here to read full article
Quantifying Antitrust Damages:Towards Non-Binding Guidance for Courts
16 February 2010On 1 February 2010, Dr Gunnar Niels from Oxera visited the Institute to discuss the Oxera report. The report is part of the European Commission's project to provide non-binding...
In Memoriam: Sir Ian Brownlie
12 January 2010The Institute is deeply saddened to report the death of Sir Ian Brownlie. Sir Ian was a longstanding member of the Institute, including having served for many years as...
Presentation by Audley Sheppard
6 January 2010Audley Sheppard gave a presentation on 'Arbitrator Independence in ICSID Arbitration', based on his paper published in 'International Investment Law for the 21st Century: Essays in Honour of Christoph...
New Publication: Medicinal Bioprospecting:Policy Options for Access and Benefit-Sharing
27 August 2009Press Release
Joshua Rozenberg interviews Lord Bingham on the Rule of Law
26 August 2009As part of the British Institute of International and Comparative Law launch of the Bingham Centre for the Rule of Law, Joshua Rozenberg, Member of the Bingham Centre Appeal...
Human Rights Fact Finding Guidelines launched at the British Institute of International and Comparative Law
29 June 2009The International Bar Association's Human Rights Institute in conjunction with the Raoul Wallenberg Institute, launched a set of human rights fact finding guidelines during a conference at the British...
BIICL's Annual Conference on Business and International Law was held on 5 June. Read more ...
23 June 2009The Annual Conference of the British Institute of International and Comparative Law was held on Friday 5 June 2009 at Goodenough College, London. The Conference took as its theme,...
Institute Research Fellow publishes on the global crisis and protectionism
5 May 2009Dr Sergey Ripinsky, Research Fellow in International Law at the British Institute of International Law, has recently authored an article on the global crisis and protectionisn, which was published...
Competition Law Forum: Antitrust Marathon III: Antitrust and the Rule of Law
9 April 2009On Friday 17 April, the British Institute's Competition Law Forum and Loyola's Institute for Consumer Antitrust Studies are co-sponsoring the third in its series of Antitrust Marathons. Antitrust Marathon...
Professor Jo Shaw joins the ICLQ Editorial Board
16 March 2009The Institute welcomes Professor Jo Shaw of the Edinburgh Law School to the Editorial board of the International and Comparative Law Quarterly (ICLQ), following confirmation of her appointment by...
Sir Arthur Watts Senior Research Fellow in Public International Law
6 March 2009Sir Arthur Watts (1931-2007) was one of the most highly regarded - and widely liked - British international lawyers of his time. He moved from a varied and adventurous...
BIICL Annual Conference 2009: Call for Papers from new scholars on Business and International Law
11 February 2009The 2009 Annual Conference of the British Institute of International and Comparative Law will be held on Friday 5 June 2009 in London. The theme of the conference will...
Competition Commission Chairman delivers Keynote address at 7th Annual Merger Conference
28 November 2008The British Institute of International and Comparative Law's 7th Annual Merger Conference took place on Thursday 13 November 2008 and was held at The Law Society in Chancery Lane. It...
In Memoriam: Nigel Fox Bassett
24 November 2008Nigel Fox Bassett was the senior partner at Clifford Chance, the London-based law firm, from 1990 to 1993, and he was closely involved in the 1987 merger that created...
Lord Bingham delivers Annual Grotius Lecture on the 'Rule of Law in the International Order'
18 November 2008The rule of law in the international legal order is damaged in those situations where there is a 'willingness of some states in some circumstances to rewrite the rules...
Christopher Greenwood elected judge of the ICJ
18 November 2008The British Institute of International and Comparative Law congratulates Professor Christopher Greenwood on his election as a judge of the International Court of Justice. The Court plays a vital...
The Bingham Centre for the Rule of Law
17 November 2008As part of our celebrations to mark the 50th Anniversary of the British Institute for International and Comparative law, we wish to honour the work of our Chairman, The...
Job Opportunity: Herbert Smith Senior Fellow in Private International Law
31 October 2008The Institute is seeking to appoint an exceptional candidate as the Herbert Smith Senior Research Fellow in Private International Law to lead the Institute's research and events programme in...
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