International legal issues in the news are the focus of free lectures from the Centre for Critical International Law (CeCIL) at the University’s Law School.
In the first on Tuesday 1 November, Dr Sophie Vigneron’s talk The Destruction of Cultural Heritage: From Byzantine Iconoclasm to Daesh, will examine the historical destruction of cultural heritage for religious and/or political purposes. She covers the period from the Byzantine era up to current events in the Middle East. All the CeCIL events in this series take place in The Friends Meeting House, 6 The Friars, Canterbury at 7pm (with tea, coffee and light refreshments available from 6.30pm). They are free and open to all.
Next year on Tuesday 7 March, Professor Nick Grief’s lecture entitled Beyond Law’s Limits? Holding Nuclear-armed States to Account in the International Court of Justice, looks at a case he was involved in for the Marshall Islands. This tiny state in the Pacific Ocean, lodged applications in the International Court of Justice against each of the nine nuclear-armed States, accusing them of violating international law by failing to pursue in good faith and conclude negotiations for the worldwide elimination of nuclear weapons.
On Wednesday, 31 May, Dr Darren Dinsmore’s talk State of Emergency: On Turkey’s Gülenist Purge and the Defence of Human Rights will discuss the state of emergency in Turkey and raise questions such as: What limits can States place on human rights in times of emergency? What is the likely response of the European Court of Human Rights to Turkey’s use of emergency powers? And, what is the role of human rights courts regarding systematic violations of human rights?
For further details on other CeCIL events: www.kent.ac.uk/law/cecil
Image credit: Palmyra, Temple of Bel, by Arlan Zwegers – Palmyra, Temple of Bel, from north-west. License