PIL at Oxford

For our fourth and last PIL Discussion Group event for the term, we were delighted to have Professor Patrícia Galvão Teles discuss the topic of ‘The development of International Law by the ILC and the ICJ - The case of Sea-Level Rise.’ We hope to see many of you again next term!

For the final PIL Research Seminar of this Term, we had Shastikk Kumaran discuss his ongoing writing project entitled ‘Non-Violent Evacuation Operations.’ Many thanks to everyone for attending the weekly seminars. We wish everyone a lovely break, and see you in Trinity Term!

For this week’s PIL Research Seminar, we heard from Danilo Garrido on ‘Effective remedies for socio-environmental harm caused by international financial institutions: a review of the IFC’s Compliance Advisor Ombudsman.’ All the best as he prepares for his confirmation!

Please join us for our fourth and last PIL Discussion Group for this term on 12 March. Professor Patrícia Galvão Teles will be discussing the topic “The development of International Law by the ILC and the ICJ - The case of Sea-Level Rise.” For further details, see here:

PIL Discussion Group: The development of Abstract Sea-level rise poses profound challenges to the foundations of international law, calling

For this week’s PIL Research Seminar, Taqbir Huda presented the overview of his DPhil project on ‘Reparations reconsidered: Correction, distribution, or construction?’ We look forward to seeing how his project unfolds over time!

For our third PIL Discussion Group event, we were delighted to have Professor Duncan Hollis and Dr Arun Sukumar present on their project, ‘New Challenges and New Concepts? Prepositioning and Civilian Critical Infrastructure in International Law.’ Thanks, everyone, for attending!

We are hosting a workshop on 18 June 2026 in Oxford for early-career researchers in international law in honour of Sir Ian Brownlie QC. The workshop is organised around three themes: (a) the law of State responsibility; (b) the use of force in international law; and (c) territorial boundaries. The deadline for abstracts is 12 March 2026. Please consider applying!

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https://www.law.ox.ac.uk/content/news/call-papers-international-law-workshop-honour-sir-ian-brownlie-qc

We warmly invite you to our third PIL Discussion Group for the term, happening next Thursday (19 February). Professor Duncan Hollis and Dr Arun Sukumar will present on ‘New Challenges and New Concepts? Prepositioning and Civilian Critical Infrastructure in International Law.’ To know more about the event and register:

PIL Discussion Group: New Challenges and New Abstract State-sponsored cyber prepositioning – long-term, unauthorized access to networks

At this week’s PIL Research Seminar, Shirin Kale presented the outline for her DPhil project on the topic of ‘Obligations of Third States Arising from Breaches of Peremptory Norms.’ Best wishes to Shirin as she prepares for her first milestone!

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: https://www.law.ox.ac.uk/pil-discussion-group/pil-discussion-group