Institute for International Law and the Humanities
News and Events
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Publications
Research undertaken by IILAH members is published by a wide variety of leading international publishers, scholarly journals, professional journals, working papers, community and public outlets.
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Projects
Members of the Institute are currently involved in various projects (this is not an exhaustive list, and will be progressively updated).
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Annual Reports
The Institute for International Law and the Humanities (IILAH) profiles and enhances research in a broad range of areas of international law and international legal theory at Melbourne Law School.
IILAH Objectives
To integrate the study of international law with contemporary approaches to the humanities
To facilitate and promote innovative scholarship and critical thinking on emerging questions of international law, governance and justice
To strengthen the role of MLS as a leading centre of research in international law and the humanities
To support the work of younger scholars and those developing new approaches to the field of international law
To encourage engagement between scholars and the community of professionals and activists working on issues of international law and governance in Australia and the Asia Pacific Region
To develop networks with scholars in international law and the humanities, with a particular focus on developing links with scholars in the Global South in order to explore the shared legal legacies of colonialism
Through its activities at Melbourne Law School, IILAH aims to…
Host visits of distinguished and emerging international scholars
Organise conferences, public lectures, workshops and reading groups
Supervise and support the work of graduate research students and early career researchers
Undertake and facilitate collaborative and interdisciplinary research projects both within the University of Melbourne and internationally
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Projects
Members of the Institute are currently involved in various projects (this is not an exhaustive list, and will be progressively updated).
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Publications
Research undertaken by IILAH members is published by a wide variety of leading international publishers, scholarly journals, professional journals, working papers, community and public outlets.
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Resources
View details on our Reading Groups and other resources.
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Past Graduate Researchers
IILAH'S past Graduate Researchers by year of completion.
The IILAH podcast is the online home of lectures and conversations hosted by the Institute for International Law and the Humanities at Melbourne Law School. You can listen to the podcast here, subscribe to the SoundCloud website or on your phone via the SoundCloud app, Apple Podcasts, Spotify and Stitcher.
Forthcoming Events
2026 Past Events
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Silicon Valley and the End-times: The Law, Politics and Economy of Apocalypse
Presented by Melinda Cooper, James Martel, Adil Hasan Khan and Richard Joyce
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- Recording
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Indigenous Knowledge for an Inter-Nations Law: Indigenous Approaches as International Law
Presented by Associate Professor Jonathan Liljeblad (ANU)
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- Recording
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Blue Bonds: Protection of the seas and oceans through financialization?
Presented by Arınç Onat Kılıç (University of Antwerp)
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- Recording
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The British Constitution, Capitalism and Constitutional Change
Presented by Associate Professor Tanzil Chowdhury (Queen Mary University of London)
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- Recording
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Climate Protection as a Driver for the Development of New Legal Concepts
Presented by Professor Angela Schwerdtfeger (Free University Berlin)
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- Recording
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'Nostalgia is not a Strategy': What's Next for International Law in 2026
- Past Event