Lauterpacht Centre for International Law
- Lauterpacht Centre for International Law
The Lauterpacht Centre for International Law (LCIL) at the Faculty of Law, Cambridge, England, was founded in 1985 by Sir Elihu Lauterpacht [ [http://www.20essexst.com/bar/q_lauterpacht_e/lauterpacht.htm Sir Elihu Lauterpacht QC] at "20 Essex Street Barristers"] under the name "The Research Centre for International Law". It was renamed in 1997 "to honour the achievements of his father Sir Hersch Lauterpacht and himself". [ [http://www.squire.law.cam.ac.uk/collections/public_international_law.php Squire Law Library] at University of Cambridge] The purpose of the centre is to "promote international law by a combination of individual and group research, whether undertaken privately by scholars or funded externally, and by the publication of monographs and collections of primary materials". [ [http://www.law.cam.ac.uk/centres/index.php#laut University of Cambridge Law research centres] ] The centre is currently directed by Professor James Crawford SC, FBA. [ [http://www.lcil.cam.ac.uk/people/professor_james_crawford.php Lauterpacht Centre for International Law—People] ]
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* [http://www.lcil.cam.ac.uk/ Lauterpacht Centre for International Law]
* [http://www.admin.cam.ac.uk/univ/gsprospectus/subjects/law/law2.html On the Cambridge Graduate Studies Prospectus]
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