{"id":7181,"date":"2026-10-23T11:13:02","date_gmt":"2026-10-23T11:13:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/lawbulletin\/?p=7181"},"modified":"2026-10-23T15:25:56","modified_gmt":"2026-10-23T15:25:56","slug":"is-international-law-dying-come-along-to-professor-kubo-macaks-inaugural-lecture","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/lawbulletin\/2026\/10\/23\/is-international-law-dying-come-along-to-professor-kubo-macaks-inaugural-lecture\/","title":{"rendered":"Is International Law Dying? Invitation to Professor Kubo Ma\u010d\u00e1k’s Inaugural Lecture"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

You are warmly invited to attend Professor Kubo Ma\u010d\u00e1k<\/a>‘s Inaugural Lecture:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Wednesday 11 November<\/strong>
Inaugural lecture:<\/strong> 16:00 – 17:00
Drinks Reception: <\/strong>17:00 – 18:00<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Venue:<\/strong> Matrix Lecture Theatre, Building One and online via Teams<\/p>\n\n\n\n

About the lecture<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

\u2018Is International Law Dying?\u2019<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

When the Norwegian Nobel Committee awarded the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize to South African jurist Navi Pillay, many saw it as not only a well-deserved personal honour, but also a deliberate message of support for international law. But amid seemingly endless violations of its rules around the world, was this a sign of hope or merely a fleeting tribute to a dying project?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Registration is now open – please  register with Eventbrite<\/a><\/strong> to secure your place, and you can read more about Professor Kubo Ma\u010d\u00e1k’s work here.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dr Kubo Ma\u010d\u00e1k is Professor of International Law at the University of Exeter, United Kingdom. Kubo is the author of Internationalized Armed Conflicts in International Law<\/em><\/em> (Oxford University Press, 2018), co-author of the Handbook on Developing a National Position on International Law and Cyber Activities: A Practical Guide for States<\/em><\/em> (2025), and has published widely in leading journals such as the European Journal of International Law, International & Comparative Law Quarterly, and the International Review of the Red Cross. He serves as the General Editor of the Cyber Law Toolkit<\/em><\/em>, an award-winning online resource on the international law of cyber operations. From 2019 to 2023, he was a Legal Adviser at the International Committee of the Red Cross in Geneva.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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