Patron's Address - 'The International Court of Justice as a Working Court'

Speaker: His Excellency Judge James Crawford AC, SC, FBA, Judge of the International Court of Justice

Time and date: 5.30pm, Monday 25 September 2017

Venue: Ceremonial Court (Court 1), Federal Court of Australia, Level 21, Law Courts Building, Queens Square, Sydney

Professor Crawford was elected Judge of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in 2014, taking up his post in February 2015. He will speak about his experience as a member of the Court with particular reference to such issues as the jurisdiction of the Court, features that distinguish the ICJ's jurisdiction from that of domestic courts, procedural characteristics of the Court and how its procedures differ from those of domestic courts, enforcement of the ICJ's orders, and the relationship of the Court's jurisprudence to the common law and civil traditions.

Please see the attached flyer for further information.