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Please join us for a lecture from the Honourable Judge Dire Tladi. This lecture offers an opportunity to hear directly from a sitting international judge on the role, responsibilities, and limits of international adjudication today.
This event marks the second annual Judging International Justice Lecture. Drawing on his experience as a judge, scholar, and former government adviser, Judge Tladi will reflect on how international courts engage with complex global challenges and how legal reasoning is shaped by institutional mandates, historical context, and evolving international realities.
The event will be followed by a conversation with Professor Anna Spain Bradley, MacArthur Foundation Chair in International Justice and Human Rights at UCLA School of Law and Faculty Director of The Promise Institute for Human Rights, followed by a Q&A.
This lecture is organised by The Promise Institute for Human Rights at UCLA, will take place at the Asser Institute in The Hague and will be followed by a reception.
About the speaker(s)
Judge Dire Tladi has served as a Judge of the International Court of Justice since 6 February 2024. He holds a PhD in Law from Erasmus University Rotterdam and is a Professor of International Law at the University of Pretoria. He has advised the South African government, including as Special Adviser to the Minister of International Relations and Cooperation, and has made significant contributions to international legal scholarship through his work with the United Nations International Law Commission and his extensive publications.
Anna Spain Bradley is the MacArthur Foundation Chair in International Justice and Human Rights at UCLA School of Law and the Faculty Director of The Promise Institute for Human Rights at UCLA (with locations at UCLA Law and in Europe). She previously served as UCLA’s Vice Chancellor for Equity, Diversity and Inclusion and Special Advisor on Strategic Planning and Values. An expert in international law, international dispute resolution and human rights, Professor Spain Bradley’s current research focuses on two areas: the legal history and doctrinal development of racism in international law and the study of emotion in international judicial thought.
Kate Mackintosh is the executive director of The Promise Institute for Human Rights at UCLA (Europe).
Machiko Kanetake is the academic director and the chair of the executive board of the T.M.C. Asser Instituut. She is also Professor of International Law and Security Governance at the University of Amsterdam.