We had a full house at our Careers in International Law session, led by Professor George Galindo (Universidade de Brasília, Brazilian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and ILC Member), covering pathways into government, diplomacy, and international organisations.

Grateful to Simon Visiting Professor George Galindo for leading the workshop ‘Beyond the Core’ and guiding the discussion of faculty and PhD papers on how international law operates across different semi-peripheries. And thank you to the MILC community for the rich engagement.

We were thrilled to have a full house join us for a roundtable with Dr Megan Donaldson (UCL), Prof George Galindo (Brasília & Simon Visiting Prof), & Prof Nehal Bhuta (Edinburgh), chaired by Dr Justina Uriburu (Manchester), on transparency, secrecy, & who governs in a changing international order.

Join us for ‘Green Transition: Environmental, Legal, Macroeconomic Governance’, a workshop exploring how credit policy, law, and finance can drive a just green transition.

📅 19 November 2025 | 13:30–15:00

📍Williamson 4.08 & 💻 Zoom

Featuring Simon Youel (Positive Money)

We are thrilled to announce the 2025 Melland Schill Roundtable.

Nehal Bhuta (Edinburgh), Megan Donaldson (UCL), and George Galindo (Brasilia) will examine how technology, secrecy, and multipolarisation are reshaping global governance.

Open to all 👉 www.eventbrite.com/e/melland-sc...

We’re delighted to host Dr Edwini Kessie, Director of Agriculture & Commodities at the WTO, for a talk on ‘The WTO in Today’s More Turbulent Policy Environment’.

🗓️ 13 Oct 2025, 3pm
📍Roscoe 1.009, @officialuom.bsky.social

Join us for insights on global trade in an era of volatility! #WTO

Warmest congratulations to MILC alumnus Ibrahim Olabi on his appointment as Syria’s Permanent Representative to the UN. 👏 Ibrahim completed his LLM in Security and International Law with us in 2015.

With great sadness, MILC notes the death in Colchester on April 18 of Professor Francoise Hampson from the University of Essex. She had a formidable intellect, particularly in the field of international humanitarian and human rights law.

‘Our epistemic work is a pathway to resistance.’ A powerful Gillian White lecture by the formidable Professor @celinetan.bsky.social. We are grateful for your bold and disruptive insights – illuminating the world, if not making it better.

We are pleased to share that the 2025 Gillian White Lecture will be delivered by Professor @celinetan.bsky.social, titled ‘Telling Different Stories: Overcoming Methodological Othering and Epistemological Silences in IEL Scholarship’.

Join us on 25 March at 4 pm. All welcome!

📢 Join us for a double book launch celebrating International Law & Universality (OUP 2024) & Expansion in IHRL (Brill 2024)!📚✨

🎙️Talk by Işıl Aral & Jean d’Aspremont: ‘The Universality of International Law & Its Discontent’

📅 10 March | ⏰ 4 pm

📍Samuel Alexander A7

We had a full house at the launch event for the MILC Law and Diplomacy Forum, featuring Ambassador Mzukisi Qobo. Thank you all for engaging in a discussion about the role of the WTO in the context of great power competition, the digital economy, a new Trump administration, and the climate emergency.

📢 The Manchester International Law Centre — 2nd Semester Events 2024/25

Join us for a compelling series of talks, book launches, and events featuring leading scholars and diplomats, as we explore key issues in international law — past and present.

📆 Check out the full schedule on the poster!

Yesterday, MILC kicked off Semester 2’s Brown Paper series with Dr Emma Scali, Lecturer in International Law @official-uom.bsky.social and MILC faculty member. Emma presented her work in progress titled ‘A-Legality and the Question of Sovereign Debt in International Law’. Stay tuned for more!

🎉 We are thrilled to announce that MILC is now active on Bluesky!

Stay tuned as we continue to share updates, events, and insights into the dynamic world of international law. Follow us here to stay informed about MILC’s activities and the work of our affiliated members.

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