The Glasgow Centre for International Law and Security holds an exciting range of academic and professional events throughout the year. From research seminars to public lectures, in our activities, we aim to promote an understanding of how international law operates and helps to shape our world and why international legal research is crucial to this endeavour.

Panel Discussion

New “CURRENT ISSUES BRIEFINGS” Series: US—IRAN RELATIONS IN 2020- Round-table Discussion

The killing, on 3 January, of General Qasem Soleimani has further intensified tensions in US-Iranian relations. It has also prompted a global debate about the permissibility of targeted assassinations...

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ReVisions Seminar Series

ReVisions International Law Series: “International Drugs Laws and the Global Colour Line”, 15 January 2020

We were delighted to host the first seminar of the ReVisions International Law Series in 2020, which took place on 15 January, in the School of Law’s Stair Building. Our speaker , Dr Kojo Koram, Lectu...

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Lecture

The Persecution of the Rohingya — What Role for International Courts?

Since 2016, atrocities committed against the Rohingya in Myanmar have been widely reported — but international action has remained limited.  In late 2019, two international courts have begun to engage...

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Workshop

Northern UK Human Rights Network Meeting

The University of Glasgow and the Glasgow Centre for International Law & Security are delighted to host the next meeting of the NUK Human Rights Network on 6 December 2019. This is an initiative b...

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Panel Discussion

Glasgow Global Security Dialogues

GCILS’ very own Professor Robin Geiß will moderate a panel discussion as part of our “Glasgow Global Security Dialogues” on 5th December 2019. The theme for this event is to discuss contem...

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International Law as a Profession

International Law as a Profession: Prof Helen Duffy (Leiden), Human Rights in Practice (Director)

The International Law as a Profession Series continues on 13 November 2019 with our guest speaker Helen Duffy, Professor of International Human Rights and Humanitarian Law at the University of Leiden ...

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