Centre for International Courts and Tribunals hosts first Annual Lecture with Baker & McKenzie
14 June 2011
On 13 June, UCL’s Centre for International Courts and Tribunals (CICT), in collaboration with Baker & McKenzie, hosted their first Annual Lecture: 'The Function of Litigation in the International Community'. Held in the historic Middle Temple Hall, the lecture was delivered by Professor Vaughan Lowe QC, Chichele Professor of Public International Law and Fellow of All Souls College in the University of Oxford, who is also a practising Barrister at Essex Court Chambers.
Taking its cue from the pioneering work of Sir Hersch Lauterpacht, the lecture addressed issues and challenges facing the international community on the function of international litigation and the rule of law.
The lecture was chaired by Professor Philippe Sands QC, CICT Director, who thanked Professor Lowe for "a tour de force that set an ambitious and provocative set of challenges for all involved in the work of international courts and tribunals, and raised the bar for future lectures in the series."
The Centre on International Courts and Tribunals was established at UCL's Faculty of Laws in 2002. It serves as the London home of the Project on International Courts and Tribunals (PICT), which was established in 1997 by FIELD in London and the Center on International Cooperation at New York University.
The lecture is available to download: