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International Law - Reports and Papers

Chatham House Reports are based on in-depth research conducted by experts based at or attached to Chatham House and include policy recommendations. Briefing Papers are shorter, policy relevant papers written by experts in their field.

Other Resources include other special reports, working papers, conference reports and proceedings, summary reports of meetings and seminars, transcripts and other relevant material.

Chatham House Reports

Iran: Breaking the Nuclear Deadlock
Chatham House Report
Sir Richard Dalton (ed), December 2008

Briefing Papers

The Special Tribunal for Lebanon: The UN on Trial?
Briefing Paper
Nadim Shehadi and Elizabeth Wilmshurst, July 2007

The 'War on Terror': Do the Rules Need Changing?
Briefing Paper
Charles Garraway, September 2006

Torture: an overview of the law
Briefing Paper
Gabriela Echeverria and Elizabeth Wilmshurst, May 2006

The Trial of Saddam Hussein
Briefing Paper
Sonya Sceats, October 2005

State Immunity: The United Nations Convention and its Effect
Briefing Paper
Joanne Foakes and Elizabeth Wilmshurst, May 2005

Terrorism and Weapons of Mass Destruction:United Nations Security Resolution 1540
Briefing Paper
Gabriel H Oosthuizen and Elizabeth Wilmshurst, September 2004

Other Resources

Business and Human Rights: Closing the Gaps
International Law Discussion Group Summary
Chatham House, November 2008

Universal Jurisdiction for International Crimes
International Law Discussion Group Summary
Chatham House, October 2008

The International Criminal Court - Taking Stock
International Law Discussion Group Summary
Chatham House, June 2008

Rights and Responsibilities: An International Perspective
International Law Roundtable Meeting Summary
Chatham House, June 2008

Protection of Works of Art in and after Conflict
International Law Discussion Group Summary
Chatham House, May 2008

Kosovo: International Law and Recognition
International Law Discussion Group Summary
Chatham House, May 2008

Extraordinary Rendition
International Law Discussion Group Summary
Chatham House, April 2008

The Arctic and Climate Change
International Law Discussion Group Summary
Chatham House, February 2008

Private Military and Security Companies
International Law Discussion Group Summary
Chatham House, January 2008

War Powers
International Law Discussion Group Summary
Chatham House, December 2007

Civilians at War: Deconstructing the 21st Century Battlefield
International Law Discussion Group Summary
Chatham House, November 2007

Members only contentNew rules for global governance?
Transcript
Edward Mortimer, October 2007

Filling One of the Gaps in International Justice: Justice Rapid Response
International Law Discussion Group Summary
Chatham House, October 2007

Diplomatic Assurances
International Law Discussion Group Summary
Chatham House, September 2007

The Special Court for Sierra Leone and how it will End
International Law Discussion Group Summary
Chatham House, August 2007

The Security Council, Iran and Non-Proliferation
International Law Discussion Group Summary
Chatham House, May 2007

Anti-Corruption Obligations and the UK System of Prosecution
International Law Discussion Group Summary
Chatham House, April 2007

World Duty Free v The Republic of Kenya: a Unique Precedent?
International Law Discussion Group Summary
Chatham House, March 2007

International Law-Making: Problems of Coherence and Fragmentation
International Law Discussion Group Summary
Chatham House, March 2007

Enforcing Economic and Social Rights
International Law Discussion Group Summary
Chatham House, March 2007

The Principle of Non-Intervention in Contemporary International Law: Non-interference in a state’s internal affairs used to be a rule of international law: is it still?
International Law Discussion Group Summary
Chatham House, February 2007

Waging War: Democratic Control?
International Law Discussion Group Summary
Chatham House, February 2007

From The United Nations Human Rights Commission to the United Nations Human Rights Council: Challenges and Opportunities
International Law Discussion Group Summary
Chatham House, January 2007

State Immunity: An Update in the Light of the Jones Case
International Law Discussion Group Summary
Chatham House, November 2006

The UN Convention Against Corruption - Implementation and Enforcement: Meeting the Challenges
Conference Report
Commonwealth Secretariat and Chatham House, October 2006

Money Laundering: Dealing with Risk and Suspicion
International Law Discussion Group Summary
Chatham House, October 2006

Treatment of Detainees in Iraq
International Law Discussion Group Summary
Chatham House, September 2006

Project Finance and Sustainable Development / Human Rights
Conference Report
Chatham House, September 2006

Universal Civil Jurisdiction
International Law Discussion Group Summary
Chatham House, June 2006

Human rights and Transnational corporations: Legislation and Government Regulation
Workshop summary
Chatham House, June 2006

Business and Human Rights
International Law Discussion Group Summary
Chatham House, May 2006

Financial Sanctions: Principles, problems and enforcement
International Law Discussion Group Summary
Chatham House, April 2006

Transboundary Accountability for Transnational Corporations: Using Private Civil Claims
Working Paper
Myfanwy Badge, April 2006

Freedom of Speech and the Internet: the Problem of Global Communication
International Law Discussion Group Summary
Chatham House, March 2006

What are the relevant legal principles relating to the responsibility of companies and CEOs for violations of international criminal law?
International Law Discussion Group Summary
Chatham House, February 2006

In our name and on our behalf, Louise Arbour
Transcript
Transcript of Louise Arbour, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, February 2006

Methods of resolving maritime boundary disputes
International Law Discussion Group Summary
Chatham House, February 2006

Armed activities on the territory of the Congo: the ICJ judgment in the context of the current peace process in the Great Lakes Region
International Law Discussion Group Summary
Chatham House, January 2006

Legislating Against Terrorism? The French Approach
Meeting Summary
International Law Programme, December 2005

Ship-Boarding: an Effective Measure against Terrorism and WMD Proliferation?
International Law Discussion Group Summary
International Law Programme, November 2005

The Refugees Convention: why not scrap it?
International Law Discussion Group Summary
International Law Programme, October 2005

State Immunity and the New UN Convention
Conference Transcript
International Law Programme, October 2005

Principles of International Law on the Use of Force by States In Self-Defence
Working Paper
Elizabeth Wilmshurst, October 2005

The UN Convention Against Corruption
International Law Discussion Group Summary
International Law Programme, September 2005

Disengagement from Gaza - Legal Issues
Discussion Group Summary
International Law Programme, June 2005

Human rights and transnational corporations: the way forward
International Law Discussion Group Summary
International Law Programme, June 2005

The US/UK Extradition Agreement
International Law Discussion Group Summary
International Law Programme, May 2005

The Law of Armed Conflict: Problems and Prospects
Transcript Summary
International Law Programme, April 2005

Private Military Companies - A Legal Vacuum?
International Law Discussion Group Summary
International Law Programme, March 2005

Lawless World: The US, Britain And The Making And Breaking Of Global Rules
Transcript
International Law Programme, March 2005

The Proliferation Security Initiative: is it Legal? Are we more secure?
International Law Discussion Group Summary
International Law Programme, February 2005

UN Convention on Jurisdictional Immunities of States and their Property
International Law Discussion Group Summary
Elizabeth Wilmshurst, February 2005

The New State Immunity Convention: Commercial Transactions; Human Rights
International Law Discussion Group Summary
International Law Programme, January 2005

The ICJ Advisory Opinion on the Wall
International Law Discussion Group Summary
International Law Programme, November 2004

Human Rights and Transnational Corporations: Beyond UN Norms?
International Law Discussion Group Summary
Daniel Geron, October 2004

Immunity for Dictators?
International Law Discussion Group Summary
Daniel Geron, September 2004

International legal issues arising from Iraq post 28 June
International Law Discussion Group Summary
International Law Programme, July 2004

Norms on the Human Rights Responsibilities of Transnational Corporations: where next?
International Law Discussion Group Summary
International Law Programme, June 2004

International Law on the use of force: a time for change?
International Law Discussion Group Summary
International Law Programme, May 2004