European Court of Human Rights

Speaker:
Professor Vaughan Lowe

Vaughan Lowe is Chichele Professor of Public International Law, and a Fellow of All Souls College, in the University of Oxford. He was formerly Reader in International Law in the University of Cambridge; and before that he taught at the universities of Cardiff and Manchester and, as a visiting professor, in the USA. He practices in the field of international law as a barrister from Essex Court Chambers, London, and has appeared in cases before the English courts, international arbitral tribunals, the European Court of Human Rights, the Inter-American Commission of Human Rights, the International Tribunal on the Law of the Sea, and the International Court of Justice. He has been a member of arbitral tribunals constituted under the UN Law of the Sea Convention and NAFTA. He writes extensively on matters of international law.

Recent writings include: International Law (Oxford University Press, 2007); "The Interplay between Negotiation and Litigation in International Dispute Settlement" in Ndiaye and Wolfrum (eds), Liber Amicorum Judge Thomas A. Mensah (Koninklijke Brill NV, 2007); "The Chatham House Principles of International Law on the Use of Force in Self-Defence", 55 ICLQ 963-972 (2006); "Jurisdiction", International Law, 2d ed., (ed. M. Evans) OUP 2006, pp 335-360; The Use of Force in the British Tradition of International Law (Alberico Gentili, L’uso Della Forza Nel Diritto Internazionale, Centro Internazionale di Studi Gentiliani, San Ginesio, Dott.A. Giuffrè Editore, 2006).

Teacher's Workshop:

Following the lecture by Professor Vaughan Lowe, a special workshop has been arranged with EUROCLIO (the Standing Conference of European History Teachers Associations). This innovative workshop will bring together history teachers from secondary and higher education institutions.

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