ESIL Conversations
The Aim of ESIL Conversations
The ESIL Conversations are conceived as a series of online events through which the European Society of International Law (ESIL) aims to contribute to the discourse on international law offering high-level discussions on central questions of international law.
The first series, “Multilateralism in Times of Unilateralism”, is focused on negotiations of major treaties (like the Convention on Crimes against Humanity or the Convention on Protection of Persons in the Events of Disasters, as well as on the future of the United Nations Organisation).
The second series, “Responsibility of States and International Organisations in Times of Accountability Gaps: 25 Years of ARSIWA and 15 Years of ARIO”, aims to critically examine how contemporary practice has exposed legal gaps and revealed new, uncodified tendencies in these areas, calling for a critical reassessment of the solutions adopted by the ILC and an assessment of their current role and potential future developments.
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ESIL Conversations Series “Responsibility of States and International Organisations in Times of Accountability Gaps: 25 Years of ARSIWA and 15 Years of ARIO”
EPISODE 01
Attribution
- SPEAKERS: Freya Baetens, Joyce De Coninck, André Nollkaemper, Yohei Okada, Simon Olleson
- MODERATORS: Lorenzo Gasbarri and Patrycja Grzebyk
- DATE: 28 September 2026
EPISODE 02
Violations of peremptory norms and erga omnes obligations: what role for international responsibility?
13 October, 15:00-16:30 Rome time
EPISODE 03
Reparation
November, TBD
EPISODE 04
ARSIWA and ARIO: What next?
(Date TBD)
ESIL Conversations Series “Multilateralism in Times of Unilateralism”
EPISODE 01
Bumpy road to the Convention on Crime against Humanity
- SPEAKERS: Hervé Ascensio, Mateus Kowalski, Akshaya Kumar, Sean D. Murphy
- MODERATOR: Patrycja Grzebyk
- DATE: 20 March 2026
EPISODE 02
Towards a Treaty on the Protection of Persons in the Event of Disasters
- SPEAKERS: Patrícia Galvão Teles, Isabelle Granger, Enrico Milano, Eduardo Valencia-Ospina
- MODERATOR: Giulio Bartolini
- DATE: 22 April 2026
EPISODE 03
Global Health Law and Governance Between Progress and Challenges
- SPEAKERS: Mark Eccleston-Turner, Björn Kümmel, Suerie Moon, Steven Solomon, Pedro A. Villarreal
- MODERATOR: Gian Luca Burci
- DATE: 5 May 2026
EPISODE 04
The Future of the United Nations Organisation, if any
- SPEAKERS: Jakub Chmielewski, Jacob Katz Cogan, Photini Pazartzis, Arnold Pronto, Marie-Clotilde Runavot
- MODERATORS: Giulio Bartolini and Patrycja Grzebyk
- DATE: 24 June 2026




