Lecture by Philippe Gautier

On 14 October 2020, Philippe Gautier will give a public lecture (from 13.00 to 14.30) as part of the 2020-21 International Order & Justice Lecture Series at Ghent University (Volume III).  The title of the lecture is 'The ICJ and the peaceful settlement of disputes between States: New Challenges'. Mr Gautier will also take part in a closed seminar (from 15.00 and 16.30) with (post-)doctoral researchers. 

Philippe Gautier, of Belgian nationality, was appointed to the post of ICJ Registrar on 22 May 2019. He was the Registrar of the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLOS) since 2001, having served as Deputy-Registrar of the same Tribunal from 1997 to 2001. Prior to that, he had held the positions of Deputy Director, Head of the Law of the Sea/Antarctica Office (1991-1995), and Director, Head of the Treaties Division (1995-1997), at the Belgian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Mr. Gautier is a member of various scientific and learned bodies, extraordinary professor at the Université catholique de Louvain and a visiting professor at various other universities, where he lectures on several aspects of international law, in particular the law of the sea. He is also the author of numerous publications. The Registrar assists the Court in the exercise of its judicial functions and is responsible for diplomatic relations between the Court and States. He is also responsible for all the departments and divisions of the Registry.

For all practical information, see the Lecture Series and Specialist Course flyers!