What is the point of international law? A Conversation with Richard Hermer KC
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Venue:
Birkbeck Main Building, Malet Street
Richard Hermer KC PC and Prof Stewart Motha will discuss the strains on the rules-based international order, and the threats and vulnerabilities to it exposed by wars in Gaza, Iran, and Ukraine; and other disputes such as U.S assertions regarding Greenland, the undermining of the International Criminal Court; the unresolved question of sovereignty in relation to the Chagos Archipelago; and state obligations on climate policy after the ICJ Advisory Opinion on Climate Change.
Contact name: Stewart Motha
Speakers-
Prof Stewart Motha
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Stewart's current research examines the place of 'nature' in climate litigation. He is also developing a project with European partners on global commons beyond national jurisdiction; and is examining the ecological and security dangers presented by nuclear energy and nuclear proliferation.
Stewart is also the founder and host of the podcast, Countersign, which examines a range of current legal and political issues.
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Richard Hermer KC PC
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Richard Hermer was Attorney General between 5 July 2024 and 20 July 2026.
Richard was called to the Bar in 1993 and he took silk in 2009. He was previously Head of Chambers at Matrix and has served as a Deputy High Court Judge.
As a barrister, Richard has been involved in many prominent cases and legal matters, including acting for 900 victims of the Grenfell Tower fire, Guantanamo Bay detainees; advising Caribbean countries in their claims for reparations concerning slavery; as well as Kenyan Mau Mau victims of British torture in their claims against the UK.
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