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Professor Fitzmaurice to deliver the renowned General Course at the Hague Academy of International Law

The General Course of The Hague Academy of International Law is a comprehensive, multi-week foundational lecture series that provides a broad, overarching reflection on public or private international law.

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Malgosia Fitzmaurice wearing a nazy jacket and glasses.

It lasts throughout an entire three-week session during the Academy's summer or winter courses and consists of 15 total hours of instruction, delivered as one daily morning lecture. Unlike shorter, one-week Special Courses that focus on narrow or specific topics, the General Course examines major trends, structural principles, and the overall unity and evolution of international law.

The Hague Academy of International Law was established in 1923. It is a centre for teaching and research in public and private international law, with the aim of furthering the scientific study of the legal aspects of international relations.

The United Nations General Assembly regularly expresses its appreciation to the Hague Academy of International Law for the valuable contribution it continues to make to the teaching, study, dissemination, and wider appreciation of international law.

Lectures from the General Course (along with other Academy courses) are traditionally published in the renowned Collected Courses (Recueil des Cours) series.

On receiving her invitation, Malgosia Fitzmaurice, Professor of Public International Law at Queen Mary University of London, said: "Being invited to deliver the General Course is widely considered the highest honour in the field. I feel privileged to join a small, elite group of prominent British and UK-affiliated scholars who have delivered it, including Sir Humphrey Waldock (1962), Sir Robert Jennings (1967), Professor James Crawford (2013), and Campbell McLachlan (2024)".

Professor Fitzmaurice is Director of the Environmental Law LLM programme and Co-Director of the Queen Mary Centre for International Law.

 

 

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