Events

The Manchester International Law Centre organises seminars, workshops, and lectures throughout the academic year. Its flagship events are the Melland Schill Lecture and the Gillian White Lecture.

Upcoming events

The Erosion of the Right to Humanitarian Assistance

13:00 - 15:00 23 March 2026

In this Guest Lecture, Professor Patrycja Grzebyk will guide us through the legal foundations of the right to humanitarian assistance and explore contemporary developments that place it under increasing strain. Patrycja Grzebyk is Associate Professor at the University of Warsaw; author of over 150 publications, including The Russian-Ukrainian..

Multispecies Deconstructions of the “Human" within International Human Rights Law

13:00 - 15:00 27 April 2026

Critical multispecies studies reveal that the philosophical, social, and legal pedestal on which human subjects are placed within Western modernity rests on faulty foundations. This session offers a posthumanist deconstruction of the human (we are animals, our bodies contain multitudes of life-forms, we exist within and not apart from nature)..

MILC Multi-Book Launch

12:00 - 13:30 29 April 2026

MILC is delighted to host a multi-book launch celebrating recent publications by our faculty. The event brings together important debates on regional trade in the Global South, the function of secrets in international law, the influence of individuals in international courts, and the interplay between law and money. Join us for a collective co..

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