The Arab-Israeli conflict and the making of public international law

The usual question asked is the relevance of International Law to the century long Arab Israeli Conflict. To many the answer is none at all, a demonstration of its ability to achieve neither justice nor order let alone peace. The Elie Kedouri Lecture will reverse the question and explore the relevance of the Arab Israeli Conflict to the shaping of public international law arguing that the conflict has had a profound effect on some of the most fundamental norms and institutions of international law, as well as illustrating a surprising measure of wisdom and efficacy in this process.

Speaker: Professor Joseph Weiler, President of the European University Institute (EUI), and University Professor at NYU Law School
Chaired by: Professor Charles Tripp FBA

Free, no registration required. For more information, please visit www.britishacademy.ac.uk/arab-israeli-conflict-and-making-public-international-law