Hersch Lauterpacht Memorial Lectures 2026: Lecture 2: 'Immunities of State Officials and Prosecutions for International Crimes - Where does the Law Stand?' - Prof Dapo Akande, University of Oxford
From Public Lectures from the Faculty of Law, University of Cambridge by Faculty of Law, University of Cambridge
June 9, 2026 · 60 min
About this episode
The episode features the second lecture of the Hersch Lauterpacht Memorial Lectures 2026, focusing on the immunities of state officials in relation to prosecutions for international crimes.
The Hersch Lauterpacht Memorial Lecture is an annual three-part lecture series given in Cambridge to commemorate the unique contribution to the development of international law of Sir Hersch Lauterpacht. These lectures are given annually by a person of eminence in the field of international law. This year's lecture will be given by Professor Dapo Akande, Chichele Professor of Public International Law at the University of Oxford . A sandwich lunch for lecture attendees will be held from 12.30 pm in the Old Library on all days. Lecture 1: 1 pm Monday 8 June - 'International Law Immunities - Do we need them?' Lecture 2: 1 pm Tuesday 9 June - 'Immunities and Prosecutions for International Crimes in Foreign Domestic Courts' Lecture 3: 1 pm Wednesday 10 June - 'Immunities and International Criminal Tribunals'
People in this episode
Host: Faculty of Law, University of Cambridge
Guest: Prof Dapo Akande
Topics covered
- international law
- state officials
- immunities
- prosecutions
- international crimes
Keywords
- Hersch Lauterpacht
- international law
- state immunities
- international crimes
- Dapo Akande
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: University of Oxford
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