Authors: Melissa, Jimmy & Belle As the 2013 International Law Study Tour comes to a close, we thought we’d take a moment to reflect upon our journey over the last two weeks. If you’ve been following the blog you will have noticed that we have had the privilege of visiting some of the world’s leading […]

Authors: Alex, Dajana and Emily After battling our way through the rain, wind and sleet we finally made it to the Peace Palace, which houses the International Court of Justice. Walking towards this magnificent palace and entering its doors we immediately felt a sense of the importance and grandeur of the Court. We were met […]

Authors: Georgina, Alysha, Sue Day 7 began with a much appreciated sleep in (until 7am instead of the usual 6am) and a shorter commute to our first Study Tour destination in The Hague, the International Criminal Court (ICC). After the insightful lecture yesterday by Dr McGonigle on international criminal law, it was great to finally […]

Authors: Prudence, Rebecca, Megan On our second and final day attending lectures at Utrecht University, we woke early and headed to the beautiful town for a 9:15am start. We were treated to a morning presentation by Dr. Brianne McGonigle. For all of us, particularly those with a real interest in international criminal law, the lecture […]

Authors: Joel, Hugh, Ben Lu Day two started with another glorious continental breakfast. Railway tickets in hand, we met Prof Dr Hans Joachim Cremer, from the University of Mannheim; constitutional guru and all round good guy. After discussing the finer details of articles 1 through to 100 of the German Constitution, we joined Prof Dr […]

Authors: Holly, Seb and Ashleigh After 36 hours of cramped airplane seats, catching up on the movies we didn’t watch while studying this year, stopping for Starbucks in Dubai and successfully navigating the German train system (they don’t always run on time) arriving in 5 degree Mannheim was certainly refreshing. The cold weather and promise […]