PIL @ Oxford
Public International Law Group of the University of Oxford
- For our second PIL Discussion Group event of the term, we were delighted to have Ambassador Mario Oyarzábal to deliver a talk on the topic of ‘Diplomatic Asylum in Latin America: Continuity, Crisis, and Legal Evolution.’ Thank you all for attending the seminar!
- For this week’s PIL Research Seminar, we had Gayathree Devi Kalliyat Thazhathuveetil presenting on ‘Treaty-Based Human Rights Obligations of De Facto Regimes.’ We wish her the very best on her project 🥳
- We are excited to share the Hilary 2026 term card 🎉 All are welcome to join either in person or online. Please also note that we will hold our second Discussion Group event this Thursday (5 February). To know more about our upcoming events, see here: www.law.ox.ac.uk/pil-discussi...
- We warmly invite you to our second PIL Discussion Group for this term on 5 February. Ambassador Mario Oyarzábal will deliver a talk on ‘Diplomatic Asylum in Latin America: Continuity, Crisis, and Legal Evolution.’ To register, please click here: www.law.ox.ac.uk/content/even...
- At this week’s PIL Research Seminar, Jørgen Sørgard Skjold, an academic visitor at St Anne’s College, presented on ‘Non-legally binding international agreements: reflections on practice and possible legal consequences.’
- Today we held our first Discussion Group event of the year and of Hilary Term. Professors Mads Andenæs and Johann Leiss (University of Oslo) presented on “Equivalent Protection and Participatory Protection in European Human Rights Law.” Thank you, everyone, for a lively discussion!
- Welcome back, everyone! To kick us off with the Hilary Term, Juan-Pablo Pérez-León-Acevedo presented the outline of his DPhil thesis, ‘Reparations for Mass Atrocities at the International Court of Justice.’ We wish him the best as he prepares for his viva!
- Happy New Year! Our first PIL Discussion Group event for the Hilary term will take place on 22 January. Professors Mads Andenæs and Johann Leiss will present on ‘Equivalent Protection and Participatory Protection in European Human Rights Law'. To register: tinyurl.com/kvjv3fmv
- For the final PIL Discussion Group of the term, Dr Jessica Howley presented on ‘Overlapping Individual and Interstate Claims: Recent Trends’. Thank you, everyone, for a lively discussion, and we hope to see you next term!
- For the final PIL Research Seminar of the term, we heard from Katharina Neumann on ‘The Role of International Environmental Law in Addressing Agricultural Greenhouse Gas Emissions – The Case for a Sectoral Approach.’
- In this week’s PIL Research Seminar, we heard a fascinating presentation by Stephany Aw on ‘Third States in the Proceedings of International Courts and Tribunals.’
- We are excited to warmly invite you to our last PIL Discussion Group event of the term on Thursday, 4 December 2025. Dr Jessica Howley will present: 'Overlapping Individual and Interstate Claims: Recent Trends'. For details and registration, click here: www.law.ox.ac.uk/content/even...
- For this week’s PIL Discussion Group seminar, we were delighted to have Associate Professor Geraldo Vidigal discuss his forthcoming book, “Adjudicating over Anarchy: Judicial Remedies, Compliance, and Enforcement in International Law.” Thank you to everyone for joining us!
- In this week’s PIL Research Seminar, we heard from Yue Cao on ‘Unilateral Economic Measures and the Non-Intervention Principle: The Definition and Scope of Domaine Réservé.’
- For this week's PIL Research Seminar, we had Taha Almasri for a fascinating presentation on his DPhil research on 'Principle—non-intervention; concept—coercion.' Thank you for joining us and for sparking great discussion among the group!
- Please join us for our third PIL Discussion Group seminar on November 20, 2025. Dr @geraldovidigal.bsky.social will deliver a talk entitled ‘Adjudicating over Anarchy: Judicial Remedies, Compliance, and Enforcement in International Law.’ See further here www.law.ox.ac.uk/content/even...
- For this week’s PIL Discussion Group seminar, we were delighted to have Prof @oonahathaway.bsky.social discuss her project entitled ‘War Unbound.’ We look forward to seeing how the project unfolds. As always, we thank everyone for joining us both in person and online.
- As we’re halfway through the term, we had our last round of New Student presentations today at the PIL Research Seminar. We heard from João, Joshua, and Odinaka about their research proposals. We look forward to seeing their projects develop throughout their studies!
- We continued with the New Students presentations, where Daisy, Holly, Taqbir, and Will discussed their research outlines that cover a wide range of topics at this week’s PIL Research Seminar—wishing them the very best in their respective projects!
- We warmly invite you to our second PIL Discussion Group event of this term, scheduled for next Thursday, 6 November 2025. Prof @oonahathaway.bsky.social will deliver a talk entitled ‘War Unbound’. For more information and to register for the event, see here: www.law.ox.ac.uk/content/even....
- In this week’s PIL Research Seminar, Dan Byam Shaw and Quinn Farr presented their DPhil research proposals. We were also delighted to be joined by Charlotte Magnus, visiting from Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, who provided an overview of her research.
- We were delighted to have Prof Jorge E. Viñuales at our first PIL Discussion Group event of the academic year. He presented on ‘Bringing Climate Change before the ICJ: Process, Outcome and Pure Conjecture.’ Thanks, everyone, for joining us!
- Welcome to the 25/26 Academic Year 🥳 We began our PIL Seminars by having two of our new research students, Hossein and Bianca, present their outlines. We look forward to seeing their work develop throughout the year!
- Join us for our first PIL Discussion Group of this academic year next Thursday, 16 October 2025! Prof Jorge E. Vinuales will be presenting on the topic of ‘Bringing Climate Change before the ICJ: Process, Outcome and Pure Conjecture’. For more information, see here: www.law.ox.ac.uk/content/even...
- We are so excited to welcome all back to our new academic year! The term card for Michaelmas is now out - do join us for a fruitful discussion 🥳 Light lunch will be available for those attending in person.
- ❗Prof Lavanya Rajamani shares her insights on the ICJ's Advisory Opinion on Climate Change in the @abilaofficial.bsky.social's podcast, International Law Chats - together with Andrew B. Loewenstein, Prof @niluferoral.bsky.social and Ambassador Franz Perrez. www.law.ox.ac.uk/content/news...
- 🎧 In the latest episode of EJIL: The Podcast!, Prof Lavanya Rajamani, together with Profs Margaret Young and Phoebe Okowa, discuss the ICJ’s groundbreaking advisory opinion on the obligations of States in respect of climate change. Listen now: www.ejiltalk.org/ejil-the-pod... @ejiltalk.bsky.social
- 🚨Give the new episode of the ‘Fire and Wire’ podcast a listen as Prof Lavanya Rajamani shares her insights on climate and human rights 🌎 ⚖️ www.law.ox.ac.uk/content/news...
- Delighted to again welcome lawyers from the Royal Navy and the FCDO to Oxford for the International Law Course, where they presented at our final PIL seminar. We’ve had an amazing year - many thanks to our presenters and all who participated. See you next academic year!👋
- For our final PIL seminar, we heard from Ayako Hatano on ‘Reconceptualising Internalisation of International Law: A Case Study of Racialised Hate Speech in Japan’.
- Happy Week 8! We are excited to kickstart our final week of Trinity Term with the International Law Workshop in Honour of Sir Frank Berman KCMG KC. We have a great itinerary lined up - watch this space! ✨
- We are delighted to have hosted the first Oxford-Bonn doctoral exchange workshop at sunny Oxford 🌞 We had such a fruitful discussion the past two days - with many lifelong friendships formed!
- Today at our Week 7 PIL Seminar, we are delighted to have Professor @bodansk.bsky.social share his insights on the topic ‘Towards an International Legally Binding Instrument to End Plastic Pollution’.
- If you’re in Oxford this Friday (13 June 2025), join us for a special public lecture by Professor Sienho Yee! The lecture will be held in-person at the @oxfordlawfac.bsky.social, and is part of the first Oxford-Bonn doctoral exchange workshop. 🥳 No registration is required.
- We heard from Juan-Pablo Pérez-León-Acevedo at today’s PIL seminar, where he shared on his research topic, ‘Reparations for Mass Atrocities at the International Court of Justice’.
- What a way to dispel the 5th week blues! Today, Aakarsh Banyal presented on ‘Protection of Foreign Investments at Sea’ at our PIL Seminar.
- We’re now mid-way through Trinity Term! 🌞 Today, we had the fantastic opportunity to hear from Prof @atzanakopoulos.bsky.social on ‘International Law and Domestic Courts: Quantum Uncertainty’.
- Thank you all for a lively discussion to close off the final discussion group of this term – and to Profs Kimberley Trapp and Alex Mills for guiding us through their research. See you next term! 🥳 This is part of the ILA British Branch seminar series and supported by OUP Law.
- At today’s PIL seminar, @melanieschndr.bsky.social presented her research on ‘The Role of International Law in Shaping Energy Security’.
- Join us next Thursday - online or in person - for our final Discussion Group this term! Professors Kimberley Trapp and Alex Mills will present on ‘Jurisdictional Disconnections - State Jurisdiction and Human Rights’. Register here: www.law.ox.ac.uk/content/even...
- Today, Prof René Provost presented his research on ‘Legal Pluralism and War: Lessons from Informal Courts of PoW Camps and Jewish Ghettos’. Thank you to everyone who participated in our discussion group – both online and in-person!
- Happy Week 2 everyone! In today’s PIL seminar, Tsvetelina van Benthem shared interesting aspects of her research on ‘International Law Protections against Indoctrination’.
- We’re delighted to have Prof René Provost at our PIL Discussion Group next Thursday, where he will discuss ‘Legal Pluralism and War: Lessons from Informal Courts of PoW Camps and Jewish Ghettos’. Register to join us in person or online: www.law.ox.ac.uk/content/even...
