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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...
In Memoriam: Norman Marsh QC CBE
28 October 2008From The Times Lady Hazel Fox CMG QC Norman Marsh: law reformer Norman Marsh was more a polymath than a lawyer, a man of culture and vision, possessing a remarkable ability to...
In Memoriam: Mick Belson
24 October 2008The Institute was very sad to lose Mick Belson, who died in September 2008. Mick had been Publications Consultant for seven years and in that time had been central...
In Memoriam: John Usher
24 October 2008It was with great sadness that we learned of the death of our colleague and ICLQ board member John Usher in September 2008. John, who was head of the...
Can International Law Provide an Effective Response to Climate Change?
2 October 2008Can International Law Provide an Effective Response to Climate Change? 01/10/08 Over the next 18 months - with a deadline for the end of 2009 - the international community will try...
Competition Law Forum: Report on Regulation 1/2003
30 September 2008Regulation 1/2003 is the centrepiece of the European Commission's project to 'modernise' the enforcement of the EC competition rules. After more than five years experience with this enforcement framework,...
Investment Treaty Forum Conference
22 September 2008On 18-19 September, the Institute's Investment Treaty Forum hosted a two-day conference on 'The Energy Charter Treaty: Energy security, investment protection and future developments'. The choice of the topic...
The British Institute of International and Comparative Law Newsletter
8 September 2008Please find below the link to the summer edition of the Institute's newsletter. /files/3727_newsletter_vol_02.pdf
Latest Rapid Response Briefing: Prosecuting Sudanese President Al-Bashir before the ICC
29 July 2008The Institute's latest Rapid Response briefing took place on 24 July 2008, exploring the implications of the recent request by the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court for the...
Rapid Response Briefing: After Lisbon - Opprobrium or Opportunity?
8 July 2008The aim of this Rapid Response Briefing held at the British Institute of International and Comparative Law on 1 July 2008 was to explore the effects of Ireland's recent...
Institutes hosts celebrations for 400th Anniversary of death of Alberico Gentili
16 June 2008Alberico Gentili, the Italian jurist, is considered to be the founder of modern public international law. His work and achievements are closely studied by the Centro Internazionale Studi Gentiliani...
Institute appoints new Dorset Fellow in Public International Law
22 May 2008The Institute is delighted to announce the appointment of Sarah Williams as the new Dorset Fellow. Sarah will lead the Institute's research and events programme in public international law. Sarah...
Institute launches e-newsletter
15 May 2008The Institute has relaunched its newsletter in electronic format and circulated it to all its members; it can also be accessed below. The aim is to keep members and...
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