Law

CEENRG Thursday seminars: ‘New state capitalism and state responsibility for climate change’

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Speaker: Dr Arjuna Dibley (Assistant Professor, Faculty of Law, National University of Singapore) The Cambridge Centre for Environment, Energy, and Natural Resource Governance (C-EENRG) is hosting a seminar series throughout the 2025-26 academic year. State-owned enterprises (SOEs) are the most important global suppliers…

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CEENRG Thursday seminars: ‘The global geography of climate attitudes, North and South’

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Speaker: Dr Davide Luca (Associate Professor of Economic Geography, Department of Land Economy, University of Cambridge) The Cambridge Centre for Environment, Energy, and Natural Resource Governance (C-EENRG) is hosting a seminar series throughout the 2025- 26 academic year. Climate change is both materially and…

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Roundtable on Assessing the Impacts of the Climate Change Advisory Opinions

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Time: 18.15 hrs – 19.30 hrs Register here In a matter of a few years, three international courts issued groundbreaking advisory opinions on climate change. An initial advisory opinion by the International Tribunal on the Law of the Sea (ITLOS) that focused on climate-related obligations under the Law of the Sea Convention…

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Sixth Annual Wolfson Sir David Williams Law Society Event

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You are cordially invited to the Sixth Annual Wolfson Sir David Williams Law Society Event on Friday, 7th March in Wolfson College. This signature event brings together a distinguished community of legal scholars, practitioners, and students for a day of rigorous intellectual exchange and networking. The day is divided into two segments. You are welcome…

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Talking Animals, Law and Philosophy event: ‘Global Animal Law and Global Warming’

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Please join us for our next event in the Talking Animals, Law & Philosophy series. Speaker: Anne Peters, Director of the Max Planck Institute for Comparative Public Law and International Law, Heidelberg All events take place on Zoom from 5-6.30pm (UK time). They are free and open to all. For more information about the…

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Evening Lecture: ‘The End (and Future) of States’ – Prof Monica Hakimi, Columbia Law School

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Lecture and Q&A: 5 pm – 6 pm Please note this event is in person only. No registration required. Lecture summary: This talk draws attention to—and offers a theory that ties together and explains—two globally transformative trends. First, states across the world are facing extraordinary threats, ranging from interstate aggression to violent nonstate groups to…

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‘The Anatomy of an Investment Treaty Case’ – Camilla Gambarini, Withers

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Time: 2 pm – 3 pm This event is in person only. No registration required. Speaker: Camilla Gambarini is a Special Counsel in the public international law and international arbitration team of Withers in London. Dual qualified as Avvocato (Italy) and Solicitor Advocate (England & Wales), Camilla’s expertise in public international law covers boundary disputes,…

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Friday Lecture: ‘The Systemic Function of General Principles’ – Prof Mads Andenas & Prof Johann Ruben Leiss, University of Oslo

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Register here if attending online Lecture summary: The lecture explores the systemic function of general principles in international law in light of the ongoing work of the ILC on general principles of law and recent practice of international courts and tribunals, such as the Climate Change Advisory Opinion of the International Court of Justice from…

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Friday Lecture: ‘The Systemic Function of General Principles’ – Prof Mads Andenas & Prof Johann Ruben Leiss, University of Oslo

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Register here if attending online Lecture summary: The lecture explores the systemic function of general principles in international law in light of the ongoing work of the ILC on general principles of law and recent practice of international courts and tribunals, such as the Climate Change Advisory Opinion of the International Court of Justice from…

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CULS event: ‘Climate Change and the Law Panel’

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Join CULS x Cambridge Climate Society for a panel discussion on Climate Change and the Law! The event brings together leading experts to explore how legal systems are adapting to the climate crisis following the ICJ’s 2025 Advisory opinion. Speakers include Dr Lovleen Bhullar (who will be covering the content of the ICJ…

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