Public International Law Research Seminars
The Public International Law Research Seminars are at the heart of PIL@Oxford research.
These seminars are open to Oxford research (MPhil and DPhil) students and Faculty members working in international law, as well as to visiting scholars. The seminars offer an opportunity for members of the Oxford PIL research community to present their work - at various stages - to fellow students and academics in a friendly and informal atmosphere. If students have a PIL component in their research, but are not currently on the Research Seminar mailing list, please contact the PIL Research Assistant (details below) .
The PIL Research Seminars are currently held in the Wharton Room, All Souls College, and online via Microsoft Teams. Joining instructions are sent by email to all those on the Research Seminar mailing list.
These seminars are held weekly during term time, on Wednesday mornings from 09.30 to 10.30am. Each week a researcher makes a brief presentation on the subject of their research and the topic is then opened for discussion. This is one of the liveliest and most searching forums for discussion of international law at the University, and it is an excellent way of keeping up-to-date in the subject and honing analytical and presentation skills.
Schedule for Trinity Term 2025
Week 1: 30 April 2025
Faculty Session - Judge Theodor Meron
Week 2: 7 May 2025
Tsvetelina van Benthem – International law protections against indoctrination.
Week 3: 14 May 2025
Melanie Schneider – The role of international law in shaping energy security.
Week 4: 21 May 2025
Faculty Session – Professor Antonios Tzanakopoulos
Week 5: 28 May 2025
Aakarsh Banyal – Protection of Foreign Investments at Sea
Week 6: 4 June 2025
Juan-Pablo Pérez-León-Acevedo – Reparations for Mass Atrocities at the International Court of Justice
Week 7: 11 June 2025
Daniel Bodansky – What Could a Global Plastics Agreement Realistically Achieve?
Week 8: 18 June 2025
Ayako Hatano and Professional Group Presentations – TBD
Further information about the PIL Research Seminars
If you would like more information about the PIL Research Seminars, or to join the PIL Research Seminar mailing list, please contact the PIL Research Assistant in the first instance:
PIL Research Assistant: Hosung Ahn.
Senior Faculty Member: Professor Dapo Akande.
