ESIL Teaching Corner Webinar | Teaching And Experiencing International Law Through Legal Clinics | 30 October 2026
The European Society of International Law (ESIL)
is hosting
ESIL TEACHING CORNER WEBINAR
“TEACHING AND EXPERIENCING INTERNATIONAL LAW THROUGH LEGAL CLINICS“
30 October 2026, 11:00-12:30 Rome Time, Online
<Registration closes on 30 October 2026 at 10:00 (Rome time)>
THE ESIL TEACHING CORNER WEBINAR SERIES
The ESIL Teaching Corner Webinar Series addresses a significant gap in international legal education by shifting the focus from what is taught to how it is taught. It fosters engagement with theoretical and academic discussions on international law pedagogy through book discussions and exchanges with researchers, while also exploring innovative teaching models, including moot courts, legal clinics, and the use of film, television, and theatre. The initiative further aims to expand the ESIL Teaching Corner by developing additional resources, such as information on moot courts and legal clinics in Europe, as well as multimedia and interactive teaching materials.
Recording of the previous sessions can be found here.
ABOUT THE TEACHING CORNER WEBINAR “DIVERSITY AND TEACHING INTERNATIONAL LAW”
This webinar will convene academics academics engaged in clinical legal education to explore the opportunities and challenges of using legal clinics as a participatory methodology for teaching international law, including the experiences of students and teaching staff and engagement with external partners and academic institutions.
Our guest speakers include:
- Koldo Casla (UN Special Rapporteur on the right to adequate housing; Essex Law School)
- Julia Grignon (Directrice de la Clinique de droit international d’Assas, Université Paris-Panthéon-Assas)
- Robert Heinsch (Director of the Kalshoven-Gieskes Forum on IHL, Leiden University)
- Emilia J. Klebanowski (Radboud University; ESIL Early-Career Network Coordinating Committee)
- Michelle Staggs Kelsall (Co-Director, Centre for Human Rights Law, SOAS)
The webinar is chaired and organised by Giulio Bartolini (Roma Tre University, ESIL Board member)