Abstract
Focusing on providing an insight on the practicalities of international litigation, the talk will address questions including (a) who are the advocates and how are they chosen? (b) what is effective advocacy? (c) how does advocacy differ between the ICJ and arbitral tribunals? (d) how do you support advocates as a junior member of the team?
Bio:
Amy Sander is a barrister at Essex Court Chambers, specialising in public international law (which she taught at Cambridge University). She is recommended in both Chambers and Partners and Legal 500 as a leading junior in public international law. Amy was appointed Junior Counsel to the Crown (the Attorney General’s Public International Law Panel) in 2014. She has appeared before the ICJ in four cases and is currently counsel in a fifth case (Kenya v Somalia). She is a board member of the YPILG and from 2008 to 2014, Amy was an Assistant Editor of the European Human Rights Reports.
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The PIL Discussion Group hosts a weekly speaker event and light lunch and is a key focal point for PIL@Oxford. Topics involve contemporary and challenging issues in international law. Speakers include distinguished international law practitioners, academics, and legal advisers from around the world.
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