PIL @ Oxford

Public International Law Group @OxfordLawFac of the @UniofOxford | @oxfordpil.bsky.social

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All of us from the @OxfordLawFac and around the UK and the world gathered today at All Souls to honour our dedicated teacher, caring supervisor, generous colleague, globe-trotting football fan, and *brilliant* international lawyer Catherine Redgwell. Thank you, Catherine! ❤️

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Congratulations to Dr Natasha Holcroft-Emmess, who has been awarded the Oxford Nicolas Berggruen Prize for Best Doctoral Dissertation in Philosophy, Law & Politics 2026! Read more here: https://t.co/iAi3Wokfob

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On 17 June, we had the pleasure of hosting the Oxbridge Public International Law Doctoral Exchange Workshop at Jesus College, Oxford. To see more of what happened at the workshop, click here: https://t.co/ehFz9Okrwc

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It was a great pleasure to host an international law workshop in honour of Sir Ian Brownlie QC, during which we reflected on his significant contributions to international law scholarship. Thank you all for joining this meaningful occasion and contributing to the discussions 🥳

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Our international law workshop in honour of Sir Ian Brownlie QC kicked off in a packed Old Library at All Souls College. @milesmjackson and @DapoAkandeLaw welcomed everyone on behalf of the PIL Group, and @StefanTalmon reflected on the life of Sir Ian Brownlie QC.

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For panel four, Deepti Panda and Joshua Kriesmann presented their papers, with @federica_paddeu and @pierre_dargent as respondents and Malcolm Shaw KC as chair.

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For panel three, @HimanilRaina and Jonathan Hell presented their papers, with Ian Park and Kimberley Trapp as respondents and Sir Malcolm Evans as chair.

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For panel two, @JuliaMiklasova and Marta Canneri presented their papers, with @FernandoLBordin and @ATzanakopoulos as respondents and Nina Jorgensen as chair.

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For panel one, we had Agnes Rydberg and Evie Stavropoulou present their papers, with @MPaparinskis and @bodanskydm as respondents, and Guy Goodwin-Gill as chair.

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For our final PIL Research Seminar for this academic year, we had Hossein Sedehi present on “International Organizations’ Objective Legal Personality as Customary International Law.” We look forward to seeing his project develop over time! 🥳

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For this week’s PIL Research seminar, we were delighted to welcome lawyers from the Royal Navy and the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office who completed their International Law Course to present and discuss cross-cutting issues with the attendees.

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For this week’s PIL Research Seminar, Dr Can Eken, an academic visitor at the Faculty of Law, presented on the topic “Confidentiality and Legitimacy in International Commercial Arbitration: Are They Mutually Exclusive?” followed by a discussion with our Research Group members.

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At this week’s PIL Research Seminar, Holly Leung presented on the topic ‘Origins of ‘peaceful purposes’ in the Law of the Sea Convention.’ We look forward to seeing how this term unfolds throughout her project!

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The International Dispute Settlement class visited the International Court of Justice (ICJ) to experience first-hand international dispute settlement in action. We thank the Registrar, the Information Department, the Judges and Officers of the Court for the warm hospitality.

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Time’s flying as we’re already now midway through Trinity Term! For this week’s PIL Research Seminar, we had Professor Irini Papanicolopulu present on the topic ‘Freedom of the Seas: A Principled Approach.’

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We were very delighted to have Sir Tim Eicke KC deliver a presentation titled ‘The European Court of Human Rights: A Look Behind the Scenes’ at our second PIL Discussion Group for this Term. As always, our thanks also go to everyone who joined us in person and online!

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For our second PIL Research Seminar of this term, we had Daniel Byam Shaw present on ‘The Evolution of Self-Determination (1945-2019).’ We look forward to seeing his research unfold!

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We are pleased to invite you to our second PIL Discussion Group event for this term. Sir Tim Eicke KC will be presenting on ‘The European Court of Human Rights: a look behind the scenes’. For further details, see here: https://t.co/K5eEkZ0clQ

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At this week’s PIL Research Seminar, Taha Almasri presented on ‘A Legal History of the Concept of Coercion in the Principle of Non-intervention.’ All the best in his research!

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For our first PIL Discussion Group for Trinity Term, we were delighted to have Professors Başak Çalı and Laurence Helfer present on the topic ‘Rethinking Human Rights Treaty Withdrawals: A Process-Based Approach.’ Many thanks to everyone for coming!

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Welcome back, everyone! We warmly invite you to our first PIL Discussion Group event for Trinity Term. Professors Başak Çalı and Laurence Helfer will be discussing the topic ‘Rethinking Human Rights Treaty Withdrawals: A Process-Based Approach’. See here: https://t.co/CN8xcoT09Q