Public International Law Research Seminars
The Public International Law Research Seminars are at the heart of PIL@Oxford research.
These seminars are open to Oxford research (MPhil and DPhil) students and Faculty members working in international law, as well as to visiting scholars. The seminars offer an opportunity for members of the Oxford PIL research community to present their work - at various stages - to fellow students and academics in a friendly and informal atmosphere. If students have a PIL component in their research, but are not currently on the Research Seminar mailing list, please contact the PIL Research Assistant (details below) .
The PIL Research Seminars are currently held in the Wharton Room, All Souls College, and online via Zoom. Joining instructions are sent by email to all those on the Research Seminar mailing list.
These seminars are held weekly during term time, on Wednesday mornings from 09.30 to 10.30am. Each week a researcher makes a brief presentation on the subject of their research and the topic is then opened for discussion. This is one of the liveliest and most searching forums for discussion of international law at the University, and it is an excellent way of keeping up-to-date in the subject and honing analytical and presentation skills.
Schedule for Hilary Term 2024
Week 1: 17 January 2024
Xiaotian Yu –Interrogating contracting parties' binding interpretation under international investment agreements
Week 2: 24 January 2024
Eleni Methymaki –Mapping the Role of Domestic Law in International Adjudication
Week 3: 31 January 2024
Alison Duxbury –The Right to Life of Members of Armed Forces
Week 4: 7 February 2024
Jessup Team Presentation
Week 5: 14 February 2024
Priya Uls and other Faculty members - Academic Development Session
Week 6: 21 February 2024
Jack Sproson–Learning from Syria: An Analysis of the Legal & Policy Frameworks Governing Remotely Managed Humanitarian Aid Provision in Conflict-Affected Settings
Week 7: 28 February 2024
Tsvetelina van Benthem –Mistaken identification of targets under the law of armed conflict: five challenges in clarifying legal protections
Week 8: 6 March 2024
Jonathan Hell – Acts of aggression as an ipso facto violation of the right to life: Scrutinising the Human Rights Committee’s proposed link between human rights law and the jus ad bellum
Further information about the PIL Research Seminars
If you would like more information about the PIL Research Seminars, or to join the PIL Research Seminar mailing list, please contact the PIL Research Assistant in the first instance:
PIL Research Assistant: Ayako Hatano.
Senior Faculty Member: Professor Dapo Akande.
