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IG on International Courts and Tribunals | Who Watches the Bench? Judicial Independence and the Uneven Architecture of International Courts | 22 October 2026

05/10/2026 Walter Ilardi ESIL IG Events

The ESIL Interest Group on International Courts and Tribunals

is hosting

Online Event

Who Watches the Bench? Judicial Independence and the Uneven Architecture of
International Courts

22 October 2026, Online
15:00-16:30 CEST (14:00-15:30 UK)
Registration required

ABOUT THE EVENT

As international courts and tribunals address increasingly politically charged disputes, the independence, impartiality and accountability of those deciding them are coming under growing scrutiny. The ESIL Interest Group on International Courts and Tribunals invites you to join this timely discussion exploring judicial disqualification, recusal, conflicts of interest and judicial conduct across UNCLOS, the ICJ, the ICC and ICSID.

Moderator:
Yusra Suedi, University of Manchester

Speakers:
Dari Nof, University of Haifa
Hendrik Mathis Drößler, University of Salzburg
Oktawian Kuc, University of Warsaw

The panel will ask a fundamental question: how evenly have international courts institutionalised the safeguards on which their legitimacy ultimately depends?