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CISD Annual Lectures and Special Events
Before leaving SOAS to return to Harvard, we were lucky enough to get visiting professor David Kennedy into the studio to answer some questions on his book "Of War and Law". In the interview, Professor Kennedy is questioned by SOAS international law lecturer, Dr. Catriona Drew, and CISD student Sarang Shidore.
On the 13 November 2009, former CISD student, Nana Boakye-Adjei, presented her research into the millions of pounds lost each year by UK international development agencies. This event was co-hosted by Stamp Out Poverty.
Photo: Nana Boakye-Adjei (centre) with Dr Jan Toporowski (SOAS Economics Department), right.
A lecture given by Professor Noam Chomsky at SOAS on the 27th October 2009.
It
is widely felt that the fall of the Soviet Union left a unipolar world,
dominated by the remaining superpower, and that the "moment" is coming
to a close with the collapse of the Anglo-Saxon "free market" economic
model. Investigation of this two-decade "moment" can provide
considerable insight into what came before, and possibilities for
shaping the future.
The 7th Ruth Steinkraus-Cohen International Law Lecture
'International Dispute Settlement: Developments and Challenges'
Professor Maurice Mendelson QC
Blackstone Chambers Barristers; Emeritus Professor of International Law, University College London
This event is hosted by
The United Nations Association - Westminster Branch, the Centre for International Studies and Diplomacy, and the International Committee, the Bar Council
The 2008 Annual Lectures:
8 May 2008,CISD Annual Lecture
Angelo Gnaedinger, Director General of the International Committee of the Red Cross
"International Humanitarian Law: Its relevance in contemporary conflict"
Brunei Gallery Lecture Theatre at 18:00
Angelo Gnaedinger talks to students following the May 2008 Annual lecture
10 March 2008, Annual International Law lecture
Dr Hans Blix, Chairman of the WMD Commission and former UN Weapons Inspector
"Law and Peace"
co-hosted by the United Nations Association Westminster
Read address by Hans Blix to the International Law Association in June 2006 here
Swedish diplomat, international human rights lawyer, weapons inspector and disarmament campaigner, Dr Hans Blix is the 2007 recipient of the Sydney Peace Prize. Read his address here: The Globalization of Peace
Dr Hans Blix at dinner with a student following his lecture
The 2007 Annual Lecture:
Sir Christopher Meyer, 10th May 2007
'21st Century Diplomacy: Advancing Global Values or The National Interest?'
It
is widely felt that the fall of the Soviet Union left a unipolar world,
dominated by the remaining superpower, and that the "moment" is coming
to a close with the collapse of the Anglo-Saxon "free market" economic
model. Investigation of this two-decade "moment" can provide
considerable insight into what came before, and possibilities for
shaping the future.
The 7th Ruth Steinkraus-Cohen International Law Lecture
