UEA Law School Podcast Series

UEA Law School

The University of East Anglia (UEA) Law School is a highly respected and innovative law school located in Norwich, England. Established in 1977, the Law School has a rich history of providing high-quality legal education to students from around the world. https://www.uea.ac.uk/web/about/law-school/research/research-blog

  1. International Law Conversations: A Discussion between Rishi Gulati and Aleksandar Ivanovski

    28 OCT

    International Law Conversations: A Discussion between Rishi Gulati and Aleksandar Ivanovski

    In this episode, Dr Rishi Gulati is in conversation with Dr Aleksandar Ivanovski on his experiences as an international lawyer. In a number of episodes of this podcast series, one key theme is to learn from a diversity of lawyers as to the path they took, challenges confronted, and how they were tackled and overcome. The discussion not only touches on substantive legal issues of significance, but also on the personal stories of the lawyers who played a part in tackling them. This episode discusses various aspects of Dr Ivanovski’s work who is a Belgian-Macedonian lawyer, academic, and an EU legal expert. He completed an undergraduate legal qualification at Ss. Cyril and Methodius University of Skopje, holds an LLM degree from the University of Amsterdam, and a PhD from Queen Mary University of London on the principle of equal treatment in EU tax and State aid law. He presently serves as director of CFE Tax Advisers Europe, has previously worked for EU institutions, and as a tax inspector. In 2022, Ivanovski coined the phrase “grey zone” in the conversation on the need to regulate the tax advisors’ profession. The discussion weaves between Ivanovski’s personal journey as a lawyer, and the range of substantive issues he has been involved in, including Apple’s EU tax dispute, the prospective accession of his home country North Macedonia to the EU, and the challenges to the international order more generally.

    53 min
  2. International Law Conversations: A Discussion between Rishi Gulati and Gentian Zyberi

    29 SEPT

    International Law Conversations: A Discussion between Rishi Gulati and Gentian Zyberi

    In this episode, Dr Rishi Gulati is in conversation with Professor Gentian Zyberi on his experiences as an international lawyer who has effectively combined academic work and the practice of international law. In the next few episodes of this podcast series, one key theme is to learn from a diversity of lawyers as to the path they took, challenges confronted, and how they were tackled and overcome. The discussion not only touches on substantive legal issues of significance, but also on the personal stories of the lawyers who played a part in tackling them. This episode discusses various aspects of Professor Zyberi’s work who is currently Head of Department and Professor of International Law and Human Rights at the Norwegian Centre for Human Rights. He is a member of the Permanent Court of Arbitration, member of the Scientific Committee of the EU Fundamental Rights Agency, and President of the Albanian branch of the International Law Association. Previously, he has been a member of the UN Human Rights Committee, and has appeared as counsel before international courts and tribunals. Professor Zyberi holds a bachelor’s degree in law (Bcum laude) from Tirana University School of Law in Albania, and a Master’s and PhD degree from Utrecht University School of Law.

    47 min
  3. Climate Change Advisory Opinions: Insights from the ICJ and Beyond with Rishi Gulati and Rohan Nanthakumar

    11 AUG

    Climate Change Advisory Opinions: Insights from the ICJ and Beyond with Rishi Gulati and Rohan Nanthakumar

    In this episode, Dr Rishi Gulati is in conversation with Mr Rohan Nanthakumar about the Climate Change Advisory Opinions recently issued by various international courts, including the International Court of Justice. Rohan Nanthakumar is a public and international lawyer, and has been consulting counsel at Blue Ocean Law and served as a member of Vanuatu’s counsel team for the climate change advisory proceedings in the ICJ. He was also instructed in the climate advisory proceedings before the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea and the Inter-American Court of Human Rights. Rohan has an LLM from the University of Cambridge, has previously worked for the Australian and Victorian Governments, and is about to Join the Victorian Bar, Australia. The discussion focuses on the core takeaways from the various Advisory Opinions on Climate Change, especially the ICJ, compares and contrasts the various decisions, and importantly, considers the impact of the opinions, including on Climate Change Litigation before domestic courts. Rohan also gives very useful tips to students and other lawyers on how to get involved in work in this sphere.

    1h 6m
  4. Greenland, Self-Determination, and the Geopolitical Contest | Dr Rishi Gulati and Prof Maria Ackrén

    8 APR

    Greenland, Self-Determination, and the Geopolitical Contest | Dr Rishi Gulati and Prof Maria Ackrén

    In this episode, Dr Rishi Gulati is in conversation with Professor Maria Ackrén on Greenland, self-determination, and the geopolitical contest in this context. Maria Ackrén is Professor in Political Science at the Ilisimatusarfik/University of Greenland, and the Head of Research at the Nasiffik-Centre for Foreign and Security Policy. She has a BA in Political Science from Mid-Sweden University Sundsvall, and undertook a MA and PhD from Åbo Akademi University in Turku, Finland. Amongst other areas, Professor Ackrén is an expert on Greenlandic and Arctic affairs. This is a highly timely discussion on the contemporary debate around Greenland’s aspiration’s for self-determination, as well as the geopolitical contest generated due to its rich resources.

    37 min
  5. The exercise of self-defence in outer space | Dr Rishi Gulati with guest Dr Chris O'Meara

    28 FEB

    The exercise of self-defence in outer space | Dr Rishi Gulati with guest Dr Chris O'Meara

    In this episode, Dr Rishi Gulati is in conversation with Dr Chris O'Meara about his article titled Self-defence in outer space: anti-satellite weapons and the jus ad bellum which is forthcoming in the Leiden Journal of International Law. Dr O'Meara is a Senior Lecturer in Law at the University of Exeter. He is an expert in conflict and security la, and holds a PhD in International Law and an LLM in International Law from University College London. Amongst other publications, he is the author of Necessity and Proportionality and the Right of Self-Defence in International Law (OUP, 2021) and his book The Right of Self-Defence in International Law is also to be published by OUP. The conversation provides a background to anti-satellite (ASAT) weapons, the circumstances in which self defence may be used in outer space in this context, and a future outlook of the regime.

    49 min
  6. The Rise of International Commercial Courts: Dr Rishi Gulati and guest Professor Giesela Rühl

    17 FEB

    The Rise of International Commercial Courts: Dr Rishi Gulati and guest Professor Giesela Rühl

    In this episode, Dr Rishi Gulati is in conversation with Professor Giesela Rühl on the rise of international commercial courts. Professor Rühl has held the Chair of Civil Law, Civil Procedure, European Private and Private International Law, International Civil Procedure and Comparative Law at Humboldt-University of Berlin since 2020. She is the Secretary General of the European Association of Private International Law, and amongst other leading works, is the co-editor of New International Commercial Courts: A Comparative Perspective (Larcier-Intersentia, 2024). The conversation touches on defining international commercial courts, where have they been created, what are their features, how are these courts innovative, the challenges they face, and the future of international commercial courts.

    47 min
  7. The launch of the Elgar Companion to UNIDROIT (Edward Elgar, 2024) co-edited by Ben Köhler, Rishi Gulati and Thomas John

    7 FEB

    The launch of the Elgar Companion to UNIDROIT (Edward Elgar, 2024) co-edited by Ben Köhler, Rishi Gulati and Thomas John

    This podcast is a recording of the launch of the Elgar Companion to UNIDROIT (Edward Elgar, 2024) co-edited by Ben Köhler, Rishi Gulati and Thomas John. This is the third and final in the trilogy of books on the three key international institutions mandated to work on private international and international private law. The Elgar Companions to the HCCH and to UNCITRAL have already been published in 2020 and 2023 respectively. The Elgar Companion to UNIDROIT brings together a diverse selection of contributors from a variety of legal backgrounds to present the past, present and future prospects of UNIDROIT’s instruments. The book was launched by the President of UNIDROIT, Professor Dr. Maria Chiara Malaguti on 17 January 2025. The podcast also includes a presentation by Professor Dr. Dres. h.c. Herbert Kronke, who spoke on the topic of “UNIDROIT and the EU”.

    57 min
  8. Double Standards in International Law: Dr Rishi Gulati and and guest Dr. Patryk Labuda

    7 JAN

    Double Standards in International Law: Dr Rishi Gulati and and guest Dr. Patryk Labuda

    In this episode, Rishi Gulati is in conversation with Dr Patryk Labuda on the topic of Double Standards in International Law. Patryk Labuda is presently Assistant professor of international law and international relations at the Central European University. Previously, he has been an assistant professor at the University of Amsterdam, and has held positions at the Geneva Academy of International Humanitarian Law and Human Rights, New York University School of Law, the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, University of Zurich, the Polish Academy of Sciences, and Free University of Berlin. The discussion focuses on what the phrase double standards in international law actually means, how double standards are manifested in contemporary practice, how double standards impact the credibility of international law, and what can be done about it.

    49 min
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The University of East Anglia (UEA) Law School is a highly respected and innovative law school located in Norwich, England. Established in 1977, the Law School has a rich history of providing high-quality legal education to students from around the world. https://www.uea.ac.uk/web/about/law-school/research/research-blog

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