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The Bingham Centre
16 December 2011The Bingham Centre's Response to the Government's Green Paper on Justice and Security Following a meeting that was held at the Centre in November 2011 to discuss the Government's Green...
Sir Franklin Berman KCMG QC appointed as Chair of the Institute's Board of Trustees
5 December 2011Sir Frank replaces Alex Layton QC who had served as Chair of the Board since 2005. Sir Frank Berman joined HM Diplomatic Service in 1965 and was Legal Adviser to...
Arthur Watts Senior Research Fellow in Public International Law
3 November 2011Follow this link to read full details.
Dorset Senior Research Fellowship in Public International Law
2 November 2011Follow this link to read full details.
International and Comparative Law Quarterly selected for coverage by Thomson Reuters
25 October 2011The British Institute of International and Comparative Law is delighted to announce that the ICLQ has been selected for coverage in Thomson Reuters' products and services. The journal will...
Bingham Centre for the Rule of Law holds workshop at All Souls College Oxford
26 September 2011The Bingham Centre held a Workshop on this subject at All Souls College, Oxford on 23 and 24 September, hosted by Sir Jeremy Lever KCMG QC. The purpose was...
BIICL Papers at the 2011 Commonwealth Law Ministers Meeting
1 September 2011During its July 2011 Meeting in Sydney, Commonwealth Law Ministers and Senior Officials considered two papers that had been prepared by the Institute. The first paper was the result of...
50th Anniversary of the Antarctic Treaty
17 August 2011The 50th anniversary of the entry into force of the Antarctic Treaty was marked by the adoption of a Declaration on Antarctic Co-operation at the recent consultative meeting held...
Professor Jeffrey Jowell awarded knighthood
13 June 2011The British Institute of International and Comparative Law is delighted to announce that Jeffrey Jowell, Director of the Bingham Centre for the Rule of Law, has been awarded a...
Summary of Rapid Response Event: Liberating Libya?
28 March 2011Liberating Libya? The legality and consequences of military intervention under international law Click here to read a summary of the Rapid Response Seminar held at the British Institute of International...
A Service of Thanksgiving for the life and work of The Rt Hon Lord Bingham of Cornhill KG
23 March 2011The Lord Bingham of Cornhill A Service of Thanksgiving for the life and work of The Rt Hon Lord Bingham of Cornhill KG will be held in Westminster Abbey at...
Dame Rosalyn Higgins DBE QC, has been appointed as President of the British Institute of International and Comparative Law
9 March 2011The British Institute of International and Comparative Law is delighted to announce the appointment of Dame Rosalyn Higgins DBE QC as its new President. She succeeds the late Rt...
British Institute of International and Comparative Law - Centre for International Law (Singapore) Collaboration
8 March 2011The British Institute of International and Comparative Law and the Centre for International Law at the National University of Singapore signed a Memorandum of Understanding on 21 March 2011...
Launch of the Bingham Centre for the Rule of Law
8 December 2010The British Institute of International and Comparative Law celebrates the launch of the Bingham Centre for the Rule of Law The Institute celebrated the launch of its Bingham Centre for...
The Board of Trustees, members and staff of the British Institute of International and Comparative Law mourn with great sadness the death of The Rt Hon Lord Bingham of Cornhill KG
12 September 2010The Board of Trustees, members and staff of the British Institute of International and Comparative Law have learned with great sadness of the death of The Rt Hon Lord...
N. Jansen Calamita joins Institute as Senior Research Fellow in International Investment Law and Director of the Investment Treaty Forum
3 September 2010The British Institute of International and Comparative Law is delighted to announce that N. Jansen Calamita has joined them as the Senior Research Fellow in International Investment Law and...
Jill Barrett joins Institute as Senior Research Fellow in Public International Law and Dorset Fellow
10 August 2010The British Institute of International and Comparative Law is delighted to announce that Jill Barrett has joined them as the Senior Research Fellow in Public International Law and Dorset...
New Director for the Bingham Centre for the Rule of Law
3 August 2010The British Institute of International and Comparative Law is delighted that Professor Jeffrey Jowell QC will be the inaugural the Director of the Bingham Centre for the Rule of...
'The Rule of Law and Migration'
30 July 2010Institute Director Robert McCorquodale spoke at the Asilah Cultural Festival in Moroccco on 21 July 2010. His talk contributed to the theme of 'The Rule of Law and Migration'. Read...
British Red Cross publishes BIICL study on cross-border disaster assistance in the UK
27 July 2010The purpose of this study, commissioned by the British Red Cross, is to examine the extent to which the legal, administrative and operational framework for disaster response within the...
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