Melbourne Law School Institute for International Law and the Humanities

Welcome to the IILAH Web Site

The Institute for International Law and the Humanities is dedicated to integrating the study of international law with contemporary approaches to the humanities. It facilitates and promotes innovative scholarship and critical thinking on emerging questions of international law, governance and justice, and strengthens the role of Melbourne Law School as a leading centre of research in this area.

Events

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IILAH Seminar: International Law and Translation: Overcoming Legal Pluralism and Linguistic Diversity   Sieglinde Pommer (Harvard) will discuss legal translation as a means of addressing the challenges of multilingualism and diverse legal cultures and institutions in international law. 12:45PM Wed 15 Jul.
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National Human Rights Institutions Workshop: Creating change? NHRIs’ (In)Action in the Asia-Pacific Region   This workshop will be hosted by the Institute for International Law and the Humanities (IILAH) and the Postgraduate Law Students Association (PLSA), at the Melbourne Law School. 9:00AM Wed 22 Jul.
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IILAH Seminar: From Security Council Resolution 1325 to 1820   Ms Gina Heathcote (SOAS) will explore the capacity of Security Council resolutions to offer tools for achieving gender justice in post-conflict situations. 12:45PM Tue 28 Jul.
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IILAH Public Seminar, Multilateralism as Terror: International Law, Haiti and Imperialism presented by Dr China Miéville   The Institute for International Law and the Humanities invites you to a public seminar presented by Dr China Miéville. 5:30PM Thu 20 Aug.
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IILAH Symposium: Interregnums: Between the National and the Post-National   The Symposium will look at a key question: From the perspective of the Left can nation states offer space for political or revolutionary projects? 9:00AM Wed 28 Oct.
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IILAH/ARC Workshop: Reasons of State: Security, Civility, Immunity, Life   This two-day workshop will explore the histories, objects, passions and strategies of modern statecraft. 9-10 Nov.
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CERDIN/IILAH Workshop: Evaluating Critical Approaches to International Law, Université Paris I (Panthéon-Sorbonne)   The workshop is sponsored by CERDIN (Université Paris I) and IILAH (Melbourne Law School). 11-12 Dec.