Panel I: From Award to Execution: Evolving Court Support in the Enforcement Stage, Panel II: Access to justice in international arbitration
Speakers: Sir Robin Knowles CBE, Justice Jawad Hassan, Can Eken, Crina Baltag, Saleem Sheikh, Manuel Penades, Dharshini Prasad & Angeline Welsh KC
Professor David Kennedy discusses international law, global governance, world systems, the politics of expertise, and the current conjuncture with Professor Susan Marks and members of the audience.
Speakers: Professor David Kennedy and Professor Susan Marks
In the first of a series of workshops addressing the question of national interest in the wake of the end of globalisation, Professor Peter Ramsay and Dr Richard Johnson will discuss whether or not electoral reform is in the national interest before a discussion with workshop participants.
Speaker: Richard Johnson
Moralists think that if the ends of revolution are right, revolution cannot be wrong. Legalists think that since the means of revolution are wrong, revolution cannot be right. In this lecture Lea Ypi revisits their arguments and offers an alternative that cuts across the divide. She examines revolution not in relation to the justice demanded by specific agents but grounded on a philosophical theory of history that focuses on collective progress.
Internationally acclaimed Iranian filmmaker Sepideh Farsi will present her award-winning documentary Put Your Soul on Your Hand and Walk (112 mins) at LSE Law School.
Our panel of three experts will discuss whether there really is such a thing as the national interest, whether it really is back, who decides what it is, and what effects thinking in terms of national interest may have on politics both within individual states and between them.
Speakers: Philip Cunliffe, Anand Menon, Helen Thompson
Join us for an evening of remembrance celebrating the life and work of Professor Conor Gearty, beloved teacher, mentor, and friend. Speakers will share personal tributes reflecting on Conor’s extraordinary generosity, wit, and profound humanity. Known for his exuberant spirit and disarming humour, Conor touched countless lives through his passionate teaching, unwavering commitment to justice, and genuine care for those around him.
Governing intergenerational social dilemmas, from climate change and biodiversity loss to artificial intelligence (AI) safety, poses a distinctive credibility problem.
Speaker: Oren Perez Chair: Veerle Heyveart Discussant: Ashfaq Khalfan
Clean air is an essential element of the human right to a clean, healthy and sustainable environment and a precondition for the enjoyment of rights including life and health. Yet most people still do not enjoy clean air.
Speakers: Astrid Puentes Riaño, Gregor Singer,
Debbie Obafemi, Chris Griffiths, Jemima Hartshorn, Dryden Goodwin, Suzanne Bartington Chair: Joana Setzer (LSE)
This talk draws from Jessica Greenberg's recent ethnographic monograph: Justice in the Balance: Democracy, Rule of Law and the European Court of Human Rights. Greenberg will discuss the practices, ideologies and normative frameworks that define the rule of law, and whether and how these can weather a moment of profound crisis in Europe and beyond.
Speaker: Professor Jessica Greenberg Chair: Professor Jacco Bomhoff
The lecture examines how public law has evolved since Lester and Jowell’s 1987 article challenged the view that it concerns only procedure, not substance. It explores developments in principles such as legitimate expectations, human rights, equality, policy conformity, and the shift toward proportionality and reasonableness in judicial review.
Speaker: Lord Justice Rabinder Singh Chair: Professor Jo Murkens
The legal profession is being fundamentally reshaped by advances in artificial intelligence and automation. Lawyers, in-house counsels, regulators, and legal technologists are experimenting with new models, tools, and business structures, creating both opportunities and challenges for those entering the profession.
