Fleur Johns challenged the common ways we think about and discuss international law during a talk this month on ‘Data Territories’, delivered as part of … Read more
Category: International Law
Carlos Bernal: Transitional Constitutionalism and the Colombian Peace Process
CeCIL began the new semester with a fascinating talk on 24 January by Dr Carols Bernal of Macquarie University entitled ‘Transitional Constitutionalism and the Colombian … Read more
John Strawson: ‘International Law and the Making of Palestine’
[Note: while the events discussed here are extremely controversial and a full explanation certainly exceeds the scope of this blog post, for those interested I … Read more
Dr Marina Lostal presents on The Al-Mahdi Case at the International Criminal Court: One Step Forward, Two Steps Back
CeCIL and the Centre for Cultural Heritage were delighted to welcome Dr Marina Lostal (The Hague University) for a joint seminar on international law and … Read more
CeCIL in Canterbury lecture series begins with Dr Sophie Vigneron’s talk on the destruction of cultural heritage
Kent Law School’s Dr Sophie Vigneron delivered a public lecture on ‘The Destruction of Cultural Heritage: From Byzantine Iconoclasm to Daesh’ in Canterbury city centre … Read more
The 1951 Refugee Convention 65 years on – still relevant to today’s crisis?
On Tuesday 18 October, CeCIL’s exploration of vulnerability and resistance in contemporary international law was greatly enriched by an engaging and insightful talk by Alan … Read more
Investigating Genocide?: ISIS Crimes against the Yazidis law lecture
On Tuesday 2 October 2016, Kent Law School’s Centre for Critical International Law (‘CeCIL’) kicked off the 2016-17 academic year with an incredibly articulate and … Read more
Colombia: Counter/Revolution in Present Tense
This article, authored by Senior Lecturer in International Law Dr Luis Eslava, was originally published on the Critical Legal Thinking blog Facing the negative results … Read more
The message at Westgate Avenue through the eyes of a spatial detective
The following article is authored by Kent Law School PhD student Ahmed Memon On a bench at a stop by the road in a little … Read more
Julian Assange verdict: how this curious episode might be brought to an end
This article by Gbenga Oduntan was originally published on The Conversation. The UN’s Working Group on Arbitrary Detention has decided that Julian Assange is being … Read more